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STRIKE! - MMA 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Stan (ranked 4501 p4p, 4504 weight class) and Milton Goodman (ranked 239 p4p, 240 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sub Stan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Goodman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stan is in Goodman's guard.
Stan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Goodman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stan trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stan wants to control from the top but Goodman keeps moving.
Goodman has his foot on Stan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stan works his way back into a safe position though.
Goodman looking for a guillotine here but Stan defends easily.
Stan gets to his feet - Goodman follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Goodman is looking for a sweep.
Goodman is not content to let Stan control the position.
Goodman is trying to control Stan's posture but Stan avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Stan wants to control the pace but Goodman is squirming around nicely.
Stan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Goodman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Stan looking to control but Goodman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goodman working to try and regain half guard.
Goodman is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is trying to escape the mount.
Stan tries to control but Goodman wriggling away.
Goodman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Goodman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Stan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Goodman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stan wants to control the action but instead Goodman gets a body lock and reverses into Stan's guard! Nice work!
Goodman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stan looking for a guillotine here but Goodman defends easily.
Stan is looking for a triangle but Goodman pushes his legs off easily.
Stan is breathing heavily.
Goodman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman pushing down on Stan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stan trying to control but Goodman postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goodman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goodman is looking for a kimura but Stan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Goodman to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goodman lands a nice short elbow.
Goodman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goodman wants to pass the guard but Stan is defending well.
Goodman is looking to take a break and control but Stan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stan wants to control but Goodman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Goodman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goodman is working for a submission of some sort.
Goodman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is keen to just control but Stan is a slippery customer.
Goodman is nestled in close to Stan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goodman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goodman's back!
Stan has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Goodman trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stan working for the choke.
Goodman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Stan avoiding Goodman 's attempts to control his hands.
Stan is looking for the choke from the back position but Goodman is controlling his hands well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Stan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goodman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goodman finds it's way round the side to connect with Stan's head.
Stan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Goodman working for a triangle but Stan defends it easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goodman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stan stopping the sweep attempt from Goodman.
Goodman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Goodman is looking for a triangle but Stan pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman is looking for a triangle but Stan pushes his legs off easily.
Stan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Goodman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stan trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Goodman trying to control the position.
Goodman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stan passes into half guard.
Goodman is staying active underneath Stan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goodman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Goodman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Stan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Goodman has his foot on Stan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stan works his way back into a safe position though.
Goodman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goodman wants to sweep but no luck.
Goodman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stan is aware though and is defending well.
Stan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stan stopping the sweep attempt from Goodman.
Stan trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
Goodman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stan looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goodman tries to strike from the bottom.
Stan trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stan tries to free his leg and advance position but Goodman is retaining full guard.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Stan from controlling successfully.
Goodman is looking for a triangle but Stan pushes his legs off easily.
Stan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goodman punching to the body, from the bottom.
Goodman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Stan from controlling successfully.
Goodman working for a triangle but Stan defends it easily.
Stan tries to free his leg and advance position but Goodman is retaining full guard.
Stan trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
Goodman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stan is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goodman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stan tries to free his leg and advance position but Goodman is retaining full guard.
Goodman is trying to keep Stan in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Goodman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Goodman lands a jab to Stan's midsection.
Stan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodman moves away.
Goodman lands a nice hook to Stan's body. Stan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stan connects with a body shot that sends Goodman's belly button to the back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goodman.
Goodman stuns Stan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goodman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goodman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Goodman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman closes the distance and clinches.
Goodman blocks an elbow strike.
Goodman has Stan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Goodman wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Goodman regains guard immediately.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stan wants to pass the guard but Goodman is keeping the position.
Stan won't allow Goodman to sweep him here.
Goodman is looking for a triangle but Stan pushes his legs off easily.
Stan advances to half guard.
Goodman missing with punches from the bottom.
Goodman is pressing down on Stan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Goodman scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan advances to half guard.
Goodman actively working from the bottom here.
Stan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goodman keeps working.
Goodman tries to get to full guard but Stan has control of the leg.
Stan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Goodman gets back to full guard.
Goodman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goodman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goodman striking off his back but it's not causing Stan any problems.
Stan pushes down on Goodman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Goodman wants to control but Stan is keeping busy.
Stan wants to free his trapped foot but Goodman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Goodman trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goodman is trying to get back to full guard.
Goodman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Goodman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goodman trying to control from the bottom.
Goodman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stan's back!
Goodman connects with a big shot to the side of Stan's head.
Goodman controlling well, preventing Stan from escaping the position.
Goodman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Goodman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goodman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Goodman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Ewing (ranked 4522 p4p, 4286 weight class) and Kareem Ford (ranked 244 p4p, 230 weight class). Kareem Ford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Ford!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ewing tries to close the distance and clinch but Ford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Ford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ford throws a lazy uppercut
and Ewing counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Kareem Ford has been cut.
A shot to the body from Ford misses
letting Ewing counter with a right hand.
Ewing lands with a right hand.
Ewing plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Ford to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Ford just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oliver Ewing!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lehel Bartasz (ranked 3855 p4p, 4895 weight class) and Russell Northrop (ranked 186 p4p, 269 weight class). Bartasz comes into the arena with Manowar... blaring out of the sound system. Russell Northrop has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lehel Bartasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Northrop!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartasz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartasz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Bartasz.
Bartasz connects with an inside leg kick.
Northrop looks for the body kick but Bartasz saw that one coming.
Northrop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bartasz throws a leg kick
and Northrop counters with a good low kick that Bartasz was not able to check.
Lehel Bartasz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Northrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartasz.
Northrop counters with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Northrop - just one landing.
 It looks like Lehel Bartasz has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartasz.
Bartasz with a jab.
Bartasz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Northrop throws a lazy body kick
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Russell Northrop has been cut.
Northrop checks a low kick from Bartasz.
Bartasz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNorthrop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartasz sizes up Northrop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Northrop checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Northrop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bartasz throws a lazy right hand but Northrop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bartasz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Northrop thumps Bartasz with a low kick.
Northrop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bartasz throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Northrop.
Northrop throws out a counter right but Bartasz avoids it with no problem.
Bartasz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Northrop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Northrop only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bartasz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Bartasz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Northrop misses with a low kick as Bartasz jumps back.
Bartasz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bartasz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartasz checks a leg kick.
Bartasz scores with a hook to the body. Northrop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Northrop throws a wild body kick that Bartasz sees coming a mile off.
Bartasz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bartasz misses with a hook
and Northrop counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bartasz. That's going to slow Northrop down.
Bartasz throws a nice looking combination but Northrop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bartasz misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Bartasz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop with the inside leg kick.
Bartasz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Northrop moves away.
Bartasz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bartasz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bartasz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Northrop.
Northrop misses with a looping left.
Northrop throws a hook but Bartasz blocks it.
Northrop blocks the body kick.
Bartasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartasz misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Bartasz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz misses with a looping left.
Bartasz throws a right hand that Northrop ducks under and follows up with a left that Northrop also avoids with ease.
Northrop misses with a hook
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Northrop misses its intended target.
It appears Bartasz was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartasz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Northrop throws a sloppy head kick and Bartasz moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Bartasz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bartasz.
Good leg kick by Bartasz.
Bartasz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Northrop wants to land a leg kick but Bartasz is out of range.
Bartasz throws a big counter combination but Northrop scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Northrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Bartasz misses.
Northrop is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bartasz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Northrop lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bartasz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bartasz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lehel Bartasz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Northrop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Bartasz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bartasz throws the left hand but Northrop avoids the punch easily.
Bartasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Bartasz misses
and Northrop counters with a straight right hand.
Northrop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Bartasz misses.
Northrop only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bartasz slips under a jab.
It looked like Bartasz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bartasz just misses with a punch to the body.
Northrop walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartasz checks the leg kick.
Bartasz misses with an uppercut
and Northrop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartasz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bartasz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop moves out of range of the leg kick from Bartasz.
Bartasz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Northrop lands a big uppercut and Bartasz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bartasz looks OK. Northrop waves Bartasz back to his feet!
 Bartasz is rocked!
Northrop lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Bartasz - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Northrop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russell Northrop!
Our winner, Russell Northrop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thompson (ranked 2720 p4p, 2287 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 141 p4p, 119 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duterte was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Duterte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thompson with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duterte lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thompson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thompson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duterte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Duterte has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Duterte tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Duterte is looking to escape.
Thompson is taking a breather. Duterte says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duterte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duterte has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Thompson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Duterte has tightened it up now! Thompson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodrigo Duterte!
After the fight, Rodrigo Duterte was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Clarke (ranked 2653 p4p, 3043 weight class) and Amadeo Thevenet (ranked 137 p4p, 156 weight class). Clarke comes to the cage accompanied by One Cent, Five Cent, Ten Cent, Dollar - Soca Boys. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Amadeo Thevenet!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thevenet scores with a jab to the head.
Thevenet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clarke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Clarke misses.
Clarke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thevenet appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thevenet has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Thevenet.
Thevenet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Thevenet is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Clarke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thevenet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Clarke has been working on his balance at Final Mile, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Thevenet.
Clarke is looking to land body kicks.
Despite the aggression on Thevenet's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice sprawl there from Clarke as Thevenet shoots in.
Thevenet has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Clarke is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Thevenet connects with a body shot that sends Clarke's belly button to the back.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown but Thevenet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thevenet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clarke's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thevenet counters with a straight right hand.
Mark Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thevenet throws out a counter right but Clarke avoids it with no problem.
Thevenet with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thevenet bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Clarke avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thevenet.
Clarke seems a little lost for a moment, as Thevenet dominates the positioning.
Clarke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thevenet is working Clarke over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Thevenet's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Clarke tries to bench press Thevenet off him but Thevenet keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thevenet is looking to take a break and control but Clarke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thevenet scores with a couple of short elbows.
Clarke wants to control but Thevenet postures up.
Thevenet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thevenet scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Clarke to see if he's OK.
Clarke is looking to regain half guard here but Thevenet keeps moving and retains side control.
Thevenet working the head with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thevenet fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Clarke trying to control from the bottom.
Clarke gets back to full guard.
Clarke seems keen to control Thevenet's posture.
Thevenet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clarke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thevenet wants to control from the top but Clarke keeps moving.
Clarke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Clarke keeping moving, preventing Thevenet from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thevenet stopping the sweep attempt from Clarke.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clarke fails with the takedown.
Thevenet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clarke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thevenet wants to sweep but no luck.
Clarke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thevenet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clarke throwing strikes from guard but Thevenet blocks nicely.
Clarke landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadeo Thevenet dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thevenet looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Thevenet. No joy for Clarke on that attempt.
Clarke with a poor takedown
and Thevenet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clarke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thevenet pinned against the cage. Thevenet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thevenet tries to clinch but Clarke is having none of it.
Clarke fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Thevenet.
Clarke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thevenet counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thevenet scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thevenet scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thevenet scoring with punches and elbows.
Clarke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thevenet cracks Clarke with a big right hand but Clarke just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Thevenet's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thevenet lands an elbow.
Clarke tries to improve position but can't.
Thevenet working the ground and pound.
Thevenet is looking to take a break and control but Clarke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thevenet throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Thevenet is looking to take a break and control but Clarke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amadeo Thevenet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clarke taking punishment in the form of punches.
Thevenet taking a breather here.
Thevenet lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thevenet takes a little break here. Clarke wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Thevenet trying to control the action but Clarke is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thevenet scoring with punches and elbows.
Thevenet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Clarke down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thevenet working the ground and pound.
Thevenet lands a few punches from side control.
Thevenet is looking to take a break and control but Clarke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clarke is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Clarke regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadeo Thevenet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clarke swinging wildly here.
Thevenet catches Clarke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thevenet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thevenet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thevenet takes a swing at Clarke's ribcage but misses.
Clarke tries to counter with a takedown but Thevenet is quick to defend against it.
Thevenet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thevenet moves out of range of the leg kick from Clarke.
Thevenet throws out a counter right but Clarke avoids it with no problem.
Amadeo Thevenet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clarke misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thevenet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Thevenet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clarke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thevenet holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke wants to pass the guard but Thevenet is keeping the position.
Clarke throws an elbow that misses. Thevenet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clarke's guard. Nice move by Thevenet!
Clarke keeping moving, preventing Thevenet from controlling successfully.
Thevenet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clarke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mark Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thevenet trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thevenet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clarke trying to control the position from guard on top but Thevenet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarke connects with a couple of short punches.
Clarke preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet pulls Clarke in close to prevent any damage.
Thevenet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarke is one step ahead there.
Clarke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thevenet is keeping the position for now.
Thevenet looking for a sweep. Not yet Thevenet, not yet.
Thevenet wants to hit a sweep here but Clarke passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thevenet there!
Thevenet really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Thevenet that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Clarke.
Clarke looking to finish Thevenet with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thevenet!
 Thevenet is rocked!
Clarke loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Thevenet scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Clarke land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Clarke stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Clarke!
In his post fight interview, Mark Clarke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasty Man (ranked 1818 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Nikora Tama (ranked 101 p4p, 126 weight class). Tama has chosen Haka War Dance as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Nasty Man has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nasty Man seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nasty Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikora Tama!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a lazy right hand but Tama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tama fails with a takedown attempt.
Man throwing a counter right hand but Tama manages to avoid it.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Tama misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tama.
Man has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stormcrow Centre in the buildup to the fight.
Nasty Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikora Tama.
Nice sprawl there from Man as Tama shoots in.
Tama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Nikora Tama has been cut.
Man defending well as Tama loads up on a big left hand.
Tama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama.
Man swings for the body but Tama moves out of range.
Tama closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tama thinking.
Tama wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Tama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man wants to control but Tama is keeping busy.
Man tries to get to full guard but Tama has control of the leg.
Tama working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Tama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama is trying to control. Man wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Man tries to get to full guard but Tama has control of the leg.
Tama in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Man tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nikora Tama!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Radovic (ranked 743 p4p, 1893 weight class) and Itziar Belmond (ranked 34 p4p, 91 weight class). Radovic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BAGS!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Radovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itziar Belmond!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Belmond.
Radovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belmond tries to clinch but Radovic is having none of it.
Radovic throwing a counter right hand but Belmond manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Belmond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Radovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belmond throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Radovic dodges the punch combination from Belmond.
Radovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belmond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmond walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Radovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Radovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Itziar Belmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belmond.
Radovic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Belmond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radovic avoids a kick to the body.
Belmond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belmond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belmond misses with a double jab
and Radovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Itziar Belmond has been cut.
Belmond thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Radovic if he has to take too many more of those.
Radovic throws a body kick that misses.
Belmond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Radovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Belmond throws a combination that misses
and Radovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Belmond has Radovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Radovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Radovic is trying to break free.
Belmond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radovic.
Radovic breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Belmond.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belmond throws a right hand that Radovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Radovic also avoids with ease.
Belmond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Radovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Belmond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belmond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Radovic counters with a head kick that drops Belmond to the mat! Belmond scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Belmond is rocked!
Radovic fakes the body blow, causing Belmond to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Belmond goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Niko Radovic!
A victorious Niko Radovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Side (ranked 640 p4p, 1908 weight class) and Nick Durling (ranked 31 p4p, 93 weight class). Side's entrance music is In the Dark - Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc . A fine choice. Durling has chosen BABYMETAL - KARATE as his entrance music. Nick Durling has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Side!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Durling!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Side throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Durling releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Durling closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Durling lands in his opponent's guard.
Side trying to control the position.
Side working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Durling.
Durling postures up in Side's guard and throws a big left but Side blocks it.
Side is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durling is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Durling's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Durling has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Side is keeping the position for now.
Durling wants to control from the top but Side keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Durling not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Durling.
A shot to the body from Durling misses
and Side counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Durling thinking.
Side avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Durling misses
and Side counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Nick Durling has been cut.
Durling misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durling throws a jab when Side was well out of range.
Side takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Durling drives through with a takedown into Side's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Side has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Durling trying to control but Side is working from the bottom.
Durling forces his way into half guard.
Side makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Side.
Durling wants to control from the top but Side keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Side controls Durling momentarily but Durling frees himself.
Durling missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Side controlling Durling's posture.
Durling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Durling is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Durling trying to control but Side is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Side can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Durling controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Durling misses with a straight right.
Side gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Side throws a series of punches but Durling moves out of range.
Durling lands a really nice looking cross but Side seems unphased.
Durling slips under a jab from Side.
Durling misses with a right hand
and Side counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Durling thinking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Side takes a swing at Durling's ribcage but misses.
Side looks to score with a jab to the body but Durling is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Durling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Durling's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Durling looks to throw the jab but Side is out of range.
Side uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durling.
It looked like Side was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Side digs a good body shot into Durling's ribs.
Side throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durling! But no joy.
Durling staying out of range there.
Durling throws out a counter right but Side avoids it with no problem.
Durling lands a jab to the nose.
Durling shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Side is rocked!
Side being controlled here, momentarily.
Oh Side is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durling arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Side's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nick Durling!
Nick Durling seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Iron Side spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll back and knock him out!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Berge (ranked 1127 p4p, 2294 weight class) and Topf Deckel (ranked 48 p4p, 110 weight class). The key to victory for Tobias Berge has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tobias Berge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Topf Deckel!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Berge.
Berge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Deckel wants to counter the offense by Berge and move into the clinch position.
Berge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deckel.
Berge scores with a jab.
Deckel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berge scores with a hook.
Deckel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deckel ducks under a wild hook from Berge.
Deckel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deckel is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Berge is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Topf Deckel!
After winning the bout, Topf Deckel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Tobias Berge stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's whatever man. I'm gonna go smoke some weed after I get home and forget this ever happened.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Draught (ranked 1208 p4p, 1874 weight class) and Gaetan Hart (ranked 72 p4p, 103 weight class). Draught's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, JACKEDANDSTACKEDMASSMONSTER. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Draught!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaetan Hart!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draught tries to clinch
and Hart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart drops his hands momentarily and Draught takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Draught fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hart on the side of the head.
Draught swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
Draught clinches up with Hart and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hart throws an elbow but misses.
Draught throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Draught lands a nice elbow.
Hart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Draught swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Draught softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Draught.
Draught lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hart or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart avoids a wild elbow strike from Draught.
Draught prevents a body shot from Hart.
Still in the clinch, Draught scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart blocking some punches.
Draught misses with a punch on the inside.
Draught scores with a shoulder strike.
Draught misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draught working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Draught prevents a body shot from Hart.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draught tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hart stalling in the clinch but Draught improves position.
Draught misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draught.
A head punch on the inside from Draught fails to land.
Hart blocking some punches.
Draught lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Gaetan Hart has been cut.
Hart taking a breather.
Hart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Draught fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Draught has closed the distance and engaged Hart in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draught lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Draught misses with an elbow over the top.
Draught swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draught throws an elbow but it misses.
Draught lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hart.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Draught misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draught can't get the takedown.
Draught misses with a punch to the body.
Hart is trying to maintain a safe position but Draught gets an underhook and turns Hart into the cage.
Draught tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Draught back against the cage.
Draught lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Gaetan Hart's cut even more.
Draught misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draught misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to circle away but Draught has him pinned against the cage.
Hart blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hart.
Draught blocking some punches.
Draught throws a punch but it's blocked by Hart.
Hart lands an uppercut.
It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Hart misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Draught misses with some punches.
Hart misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Hart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hart lands a left hand.
Hart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Draught, against the cage.
Draught misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draught goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draught working aggressively here.
Draught tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draught blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Draught blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hart tries to break free but Draught pushes him back against the cage.
Draught misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hart fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart blocking some punches.
Hart has Draught pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Draught dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hart is looking to land body kicks.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Hart releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Draught dives in for a single leg takedown but Hart sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hart tries to throw a body punch but Draught avoids it by throwing Hart back against the cage.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Draught throws a punch but it's blocked by Hart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Draught working aggressively here.
Hart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Draught swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draught or not.
Draught swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught misses with some punches.
Draught throws a punch but it's blocked by Hart.
Draught pushes off an throws an elbow but Hart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carlton Draught has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hart stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draught working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draught misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draught fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draught pushes off an throws an elbow but Hart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Draught tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Draught back against the cage.
Draught swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Draught misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draught tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draught working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Draught fails to land.
Hart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draught is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Draught is working for takedown but Hart is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Draught fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught looking to throw knees to the head but Hart is blocking nicely.
Draught tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Draught back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Draught misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart gets through Draught's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draught fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Draught is keeping busy.
Hart wants a takedown but no success here.
Draught misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draught misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Hart to work.
Hart pushes Draught back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draught lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hart tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Draught swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draught avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carlton Draught has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaetan Hart.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Draught uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draught.
Hart lands an uppercut.
Draught misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draught creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draught looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Draught working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Draught tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Draught misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Draught swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hart.
Hart trying to stall but Draught improves his position.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draught lands with a light punch inside.
Draught has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hart after a bit of a struggle.
Draught cracks Hart with a nice body shot.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Draught lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draught misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draught swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draught misses with the head strike.
Draught lands a body shot.
Draught lands a left hand.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Draught makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draught lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Draught dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hart wants it to stay on the feet.
Hart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Draught misses with a body punch
and Hart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Draught, as that shot connected.
Hart misses with a straight right.
Hart slips a jab from Draught.
Hart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draught lands with a right hand.
Hart fails to land with a series of punches.
Draught misses with a body shot.
Hart throws out a counter right but Draught avoids it with no problem.
Draught connects with a crisp jab.
Draught keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carlton Draught is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draught rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draught tries to clinch up.
Draught sizes up Hart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Draught lands a really nice looking cross but Hart seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draught lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Draught dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Hart throws an overhand right that lands on Draught's shoulder, as Draught tries to avoid the shot.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hart takes one to the chin there.
Draught lands a glancing blow to the side of Hart's head.
Draught closes the distance and pushes Hart back into the cage.
Hart is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Draught pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hart has had enough of the clinch but Draught keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hart stalling in the clinch.
Hart misses with a punch to the body.
Hart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draught.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draught.
Hart stalling.
Hart tries to land knees in the clinch but Draught avoids the damage to the body.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draught pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carlton Draught has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaetan Hart.
A left lands for Draught.
It looks like Draught has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draught paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draught feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hart throws a leg kick but Draught checks it.
Draught throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draught tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Hart misses.
A little feinted left hand from Draught on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draught misses with a body shot.
Hart appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Draught lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draught.
Draught scores with a jab to the jaw.
Draught closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hart quickly recovers to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Draught stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draught's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Draught showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draught has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Draught!
A very excited looking Carlton Draught made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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