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OFK 383 - Bol Vs Johnson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theros Ironfeld (ranked 2078 p4p, 2835 weight class) and Aqissiac Jacira (ranked 235 p4p, 307 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jacira's choice of entrance music: Cherokee War Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Theros Ironfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aqissiac Jacira!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironfeld shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacira tries to sprawl out of it but Ironfeld keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jacira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ironfeld has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Final Mile in the buildup to the fight.
Jacira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacira slaps away a takedown attempt from Ironfeld, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ironfeld keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ironfeld feinted with a counter takedown.
Ironfeld takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jacira has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jacira slips a straight right by Ironfeld.
Ironfeld clobbers Jacira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 It looks like Aqissiac Jacira has been cut.
Jacira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ironfeld sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ironfeld attempts a counter takedown but Jacira avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ironfeld.
Ironfeld appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ironfeld moves forwards but Jacira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jacira catches Ironfeld with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ironfeld fails with the takedown
and Jacira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theros Ironfeld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacira throws out a loose jab but Ironfeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ironfeld half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ironfeld misses with an uppercut.
Ironfeld misses the jab.
Jacira ducks under a wild hook from Ironfeld.
Ironfeld walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ironfeld jabs at Jacira's body.
Jacira swings for the body but Ironfeld moves out of range.
Ironfeld appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ironfeld throws a jab when Jacira was well out of range.
Jacira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacira misses with a looping right.
A jab from Jacira misses.
Jacira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ironfeld lands a slapping body shot.
Ironfeld lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jacira backs up against the cage.
Ironfeld blocks a head kick by Jacira.
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!
Jacira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacira misses with an uppercut.
Ironfeld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ironfeld misses the jab.
Jacira lands a nice looking body shot.
Ironfeld moves away from the strike by Jacira.
Ironfeld dives in and grabs Jacira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jacira pushes down on Ironfeld's head and hops out.
Jacira misses with a looping right.
Ironfeld attempts a counter takedown but Jacira avoids it well and moves away.
Ironfeld ducks under a wild hook from Jacira.
Jacira misses the shot to the body.
Ironfeld feinted with a counter takedown.
Jacira scores with a nice strike.
Jacira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jacira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Jacira.
Ironfeld loads up on a big right hand but Jacira slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacira misses with the combination.
Jacira moves away from the strike by Ironfeld.
Jacira misses with a jab to the body
and Ironfeld counters with a shoot takedown. Jacira fights it but they end up in guard.
Ironfeld postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jacira trying to keep a closed guard but Ironfeld is proving a slippery customer.
Ironfeld slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jacira 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.
Ironfeld is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jacira controls Ironfeld momentarily but Ironfeld frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ironfeld is one step ahead there.
Ironfeld trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacira is controlling Ironfeld's posture.
Jacira working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ironfeld cracks Jacira with a solid left hand.
Jacira is looking to sweep but instead, Ironfeld has passed into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ironfeld passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jacira!
Ironfeld punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Theros Ironfeld will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aqissiac Jacira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice shot by Ironfeld.
Jacira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ironfeld takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ironfeld feints and as Jacira raises his hands in defense, Ironfeld changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacira is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ironfeld won't allow Jacira to sweep him here.
Ironfeld trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacira wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacira is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ironfeld keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jacira's head.
Jacira keeping moving, preventing Ironfeld from controlling successfully.
Theros Ironfeld overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacira keeping full guard, as Ironfeld tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacira 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.
Jacira wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ironfeld is now in half guard.
Jacira is looking to improve his position.
Jacira is positioning himself well to prevent Ironfeld advancing to mount.
Ironfeld lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ironfeld is trying to control. Jacira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jacira tries to get to full guard but Ironfeld has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironfeld lands with a punch from half guard.
Ironfeld wants to control but Jacira is keeping him busy.
Jacira wants to improve his position but Ironfeld is controlling well.
Ironfeld lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ironfeld wants to control but Jacira is keeping him busy.
Ironfeld slips a nice elbow through Jacira's hands, connecting with Jacira's forehead.
Ironfeld seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jacira is trying to get back to full guard.
Ironfeld is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ironfeld.
Ironfeld perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ironfeld seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jacira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jacira trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Ironfeld seems content to control.
Jacira is trying to get back to full guard.
Jacira trying to hold on to Ironfeld's head to control him but Ironfeld postures up.
That's four 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.
Jacira wants to get back to full guard.
Ironfeld wants to take a breather but Jacira is having none of it.
Jacira is looking to improve his position.
Jacira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jacira trying to control but Ironfeld postures up.
Ironfeld winds up and cracks Jacira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jacira is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ironfeld scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jacira is trying to maintain the position but Ironfeld is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jacira holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jacira manages to get to full guard.
Ironfeld chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theros Ironfeld dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aqissiac Jacira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ironfeld misses with a takedown attempt
and Jacira counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacira scores with a hook to the body. Ironfeld takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jacira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jacira lands with a good body shot.
Jacira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Jacira. No joy for Ironfeld on that attempt.
Jacira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ironfeld doesn't seem bothered though.
Jacira throws a lazy uppercut
and Ironfeld counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacira wants to sweep here but Ironfeld controlling him for the moment.
Jacira keeping moving, preventing Ironfeld from controlling successfully.
Jacira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ironfeld's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ironfeld makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jacira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ironfeld chips away with some ground and pound.
Ironfeld is stalling in the full guard.
Ironfeld preventing the sweep.
Ironfeld landing with the ground and pound.
Jacira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ironfeld is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacira controls Ironfeld momentarily but Ironfeld frees himself.
Jacira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ironfeld won't allow Jacira to sweep him here.
Ironfeld lands a couple of digs.
Jacira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jacira is on top in guard.
Jacira throws a big elbow that misses.
Ironfeld 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.
Ironfeld is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironfeld winds up and cracks Jacira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ironfeld controlling the action here.
Jacira tries to roll over but Ironfeld keeps him under control.
Ironfeld is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
 Jacira is rocked!
Ground and pound from Ironfeld.
Jacira is still in real trouble! Can Ironfeld finish him?
Ironfeld looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ironfeld scores with a big shot! Jacira's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jacira! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theros Ironfeld!
Our winner, Theros Ironfeld, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between White Rain (ranked 1436 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Morello Hawthorne (ranked 117 p4p, 163 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morello Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawthorne tries to counter with a clinch but Rain shakes him off and moves away.
Rain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rain is looking to clinch.
Rain thumps Hawthorne with a low kick.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawthorne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne tries to pull guard but Rain holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawthorne drops back down to his feet.
Rain holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hawthorne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rain for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rain.
Hawthorne scores with a shot to the side of Rain's head.
Rain drags the fight down to the ground.
Rain seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rain trying to keep a closed guard but Hawthorne is proving a slippery customer.
Rain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hawthorne trying to control but Rain is working from the bottom.
Hawthorne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rain is keeping the position for now.
Hawthorne is pushing down on Rain's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rain is fighting to maintain full guard but Hawthorne has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rain is trying to get back to full guard.
Hawthorne is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rain trying to control but Hawthorne postures up.
Hawthorne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rain is just riding it out for now. Hawthorne eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain trying to control but Hawthorne postures up.
Hawthorne prevents Rain from improving his position.
Hawthorne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rain tries to get to full guard but Hawthorne has control of the leg.
Hawthorne is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rain reverses the position - he's now on top in Hawthorne's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hawthorne keeping moving, preventing Rain from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rain postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
White Rain dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hawthorne forces Rain back against the cage and clinches.
Hawthorne tries to work over Rain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawthorne manages to pull guard.
Hawthorne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hawthorne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rain is stalling in the full guard.
Hawthorne 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne is looking for a triangle but Rain pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain trying to control but Hawthorne is working from the bottom.
Rain looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hawthorne trying to keep a closed guard but Rain is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Hawthorne's shoulder, as Hawthorne tries to avoid the shot.
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.
Rain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rain misses with a body punch
and Hawthorne counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rain won't be happy with that.
Hawthorne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rain, who protects the arm well.
Rain gets back to half guard.
Hawthorne is pressing down on Rain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rain is holding on for now.
Hawthorne wants to take a breather but Rain is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne wants to pass to mount but Rain is defending the position.
Hawthorne is trying to control the action in half guard but Rain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hawthorne is pressing down on Rain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rain is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain makes his way to full guard, as Hawthorne worked for a kimura.
Rain looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rain is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawthorne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rain engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morello Hawthorne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawthorne trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morello Hawthorne 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! This is the final round!
Rain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rain scores with a nice head shot.
Rain throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hawthorne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hawthorne trying to control the position from guard on top but Rain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawthorne slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain is defending against the submission attempts here by Hawthorne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne is looking to take a break and control but Rain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rain trying to control from the bottom.
Hawthorne trying to control the action but Rain is working from the bottom.
Rain moves into full guard.
Hawthorne works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawthorne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rain manages to get to full guard.
Rain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawthorne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hawthorne trying to control the position from guard on top but Rain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
White Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Rain strikes.
Rain stuffs the takedown.
Rain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawthorne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawthorne wants to clinch up but Rain keeps it at a distance.
Rain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hawthorne moves into the clinch.
A short left from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne jumps guard but Rain turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hawthorne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Rain controls the action.
Hawthorne presses Rain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawthorne's elbow.
Hawthorne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
White Rain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morello Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rain.
Hawthorne has a couple of punches blocked by Rain.
Hawthorne tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
Hawthorne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Rain.
A bit of stalling here from Rain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne tries to pull guard but Rain won't allow it.
Rain leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rain seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rain lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to White Rain.
I think Rain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... White Rain!
White Rain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 1269 p4p, 2107 weight class) and Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 167 p4p, 249 weight class). Boytsov comes to the cage accompanied by AMAZING. Cruzeiro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jah Jah The Conqueror by Linval Thompson. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boytsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Boytsov looks to throw the jab but Cruzeiro is out of range.
Boytsov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boytsov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruzeiro throws the left hand but Boytsov avoids the punch easily.
Boytsov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cruzeiro manages to circle out of the way.
Boytsov tries to clinch up.
Cruzeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruzeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Boytsov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boytsov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boytsov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick that knocks Boytsov off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Boytsov to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
Cruzeiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boytsov in his tracks.
A jab from Boytsov does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruzeiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boytsov closes the distance and clinches.
Boytsov blocks a body shot from Cruzeiro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruzeiro.
Boytsov decides to pull guard.
Boytsov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boytsov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruzeiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Boytsov is retaining full guard.
Boytsov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruzeiro's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov is looking to pass into half guard but Cruzeiro pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cruzeiro is in guard.
Boytsov is trying to keep Cruzeiro in close.
Boytsov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cruzeiro stacks Boytsov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cruzeiro!
Cruzeiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boytsov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boytsov is trying to improve his position.
Boytsov can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov is looking for a sweep.
Boytsov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cruzeiro controlling from the full mount.
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.
Boytsov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Cruzeiro is stalling here but it's allowed Boytsov to get half guard.
Boytsov wants to sweep but Cruzeiro has passed to side control!
Cruzeiro tries to move to mount but Boytsov blocks the move with his legs.
Cruzeiro working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boytsov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cruzeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Boytsov.
Cruzeiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Boytsov counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Boytsov.
Boytsov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cruzeiro misses with a straight left.
Boytsov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cruzeiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruzeiro misses the jab.
Boytsov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cruzeiro misses with a left hand
and Boytsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boytsov tries to clinch but Cruzeiro is having none of it.
Cruzeiro flicks out a counter leg kick but Boytsov steps away.
Boytsov gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boytsov.
Boytsov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cruzeiro is defending well.
Cruzeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boytsov is trying to pull guard but Cruzeiro has him pressed against the cage.
Boytsov avoids the elbow strike from Cruzeiro, against the cage.
Cruzeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Boytsov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov successfully pulls guard.
Cruzeiro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cruzeiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Boytsov is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boytsov wants to sweep here but Cruzeiro controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boytsov is on top in guard.
Boytsov throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cruzeiro dives on top into guard.
Cruzeiro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boytsov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruzeiro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cruzeiro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boytsov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruzeiro is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov has his feet on Cruzeiro's thighs here. He's pushed Cruzeiro off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cruzeiro screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dmitry Boytsov!
Dmitry Boytsov took some time post fight to say the following; 'Mad respect for Julio's career !'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 1225 p4p, 1765 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 99 p4p, 134 weight class). Jaroslav has chosen The Sound of Running Feet as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaroslav.
We've been hearing reports that Craven has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses.
Craven checks a leg kick.
Jaroslav moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Craven.
Craven throws a head kick but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Craven scores with a kick to the body.
Jaroslav motions for Craven to come forward. Jaroslav throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaroslav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Craven.
Craven blocks a head kick by Jaroslav.
Craven manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jaroslav on his heels. He'll look to pass Jaroslav's guard now, I'm sure.
Craven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet but Craven is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Craven drops back looking for a leg! Jaroslav is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jaroslav manages to kick Craven off! Craven jumps back into Jaroslav's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav wants to stand up but Craven is controlling him.
Jaroslav avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Craven passes into half guard.
Craven scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Craven wants to control but Jaroslav is keeping him busy.
Craven is working for a kimura here but Jaroslav manages to reverse the position and he's now in Craven's guard.
Jaroslav pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craven is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jaroslav trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
Craven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Craven is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jaroslav is aware though and is defending well.
Jaroslav is in close to Craven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaroslav advances position into side control!
Craven can't do much from the bottom here.
Jaroslav is looking to take a break and control but Craven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Craven wants to get back to his feet but Jaroslav drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven tries to buck Jaroslav off but Jaroslav is having none of it.
Jaroslav is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Craven knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Craven is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaroslav decides to stand back up.
Craven lands a two punch combo.
Jaroslav throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaroslav looks to land a right hand but Craven moved out of range.
Craven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Craven blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses.
Craven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Felix Jaroslav has been cut.
Jaroslav misses with an attempted mid kick.
Craven throws a series of strikes that have Jaroslav backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaroslav takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven connects with a jab.
Craven lands an overhand right.
Craven blocks the body kick.
Craven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaroslavs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaroslav fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jaroslav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Craven misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Craven. Beautiful body shot.
Craven feints a jab promting Jaroslav to slip. Craven then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jaroslav slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Craven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Craven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Craven looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jaroslav!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Jaroslav's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Craven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaroslav looks for the body kick but Craven saw that one coming.
Craven lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Craven scores with a kick to the body.
Jaroslav throws a series of punches but Craven moves out of range.
Jaroslav paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Craven defending well as Jaroslav loads up on a big left hand.
Craven tries to bum rush Jaroslav with a series of wild strikes but Jaroslav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Craven 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craven scoring with some ground and pound.
Craven landing some decent shots from guard.
Jaroslav can't keep his opponent in guard - Craven advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Craven looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jaroslav with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Destin Craven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav is looking to escape.
Craven is keen to just control but Jaroslav is a slippery customer.
Craven wants to work for an arm triangle but Jaroslav is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Craven trying to control from half guard but Jaroslav is working away.
Jaroslav on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Craven seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jaroslav does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jaroslav is trying to stand.
Craven looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Craven there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jaroslav on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jaroslav is defending against the submission attempts here by Craven.
Craven is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jaroslav sees it coming and defends easily.
Craven seems to be working for a kimura but Jaroslav defends the submission attempt.
Craven wants to pass to mount but Jaroslav is defending the position.
Craven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaroslav can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven trying to control the action but Jaroslav is working from the bottom.
Craven is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jaroslav defends it well.
Jaroslav is looking to escape.
Craven is just content to waste time from the top position. Jaroslav takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Craven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Craven prevents Jaroslav from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Craven fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jaroslav to the ground. Craven is now in Jaroslav's guard.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Craven manages to pass to side control.
Craven trying to control from Jaroslav's half guard. Jaroslav has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Craven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Craven wants to pass the guard but Jaroslav is keeping the position.
Jaroslav is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Craven is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craven with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jaroslav is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Craven is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Jaroslav's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Craven dives in and scores a takedown into Jaroslav's guard.
Craven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Craven postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Craven stands and throws Jaroslav's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Craven working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jaroslav is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav is working to avoid the ground and pound but Craven connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav wants to get back to his feet but Craven drags him back down.
Craven working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Craven working the ground and pound.
Craven goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jaroslav rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Craven's guard! Nice work there by Jaroslav!
Craven looking for a sweep. Not yet Craven, not yet.
Jaroslav working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Craven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Jaroslav from controlling successfully.
Jaroslav throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaroslav tries to free his leg and advance position but Craven is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Craven wants to stand up but Jaroslav is controlling him.
Craven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaroslav is one step ahead there.
Craven working for a triangle but Jaroslav defends it easily.
Craven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaroslav is one step ahead there.
Jaroslav wants to stand but Craven has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Craven is looking to stand up but Jaroslav isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven keeping full guard, as Jaroslav tries to pass.
Jaroslav stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jaroslav misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaroslav lands a front kick.
Craven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jaroslav.
Craven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaroslav at a distance.
Jaroslav gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jaroslav walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Craven checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Craven moves out of range as Jaroslav throws a body kick.
Jaroslav blocks a head kick by Craven.
Jaroslav on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Craven takes a jab right on the kisser.
Craven tests Jaroslav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Destin Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Destin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaroslav looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Craven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaroslav misses with a hook. Craven ducked under it nicely.
Jaroslav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaroslav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaroslav loads up on a big right hand but Craven slips the punch.
Craven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaroslav.
Craven drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jaroslav sprawls and moves away.
Jaroslav misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Jaroslav.
Craven tried to counter with a leg kick but Jaroslav avoided it.
Felix Jaroslav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaroslav chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Craven can pounce on him.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick
and Craven counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Craven pushes down on Jaroslav's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Craven keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Felix Jaroslav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craven slips a nice elbow through Jaroslav's hands, connecting with Jaroslav's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Destin Craven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Craven 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destin Craven!
After the fight, Destin Craven 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Esposito (ranked 1148 p4p, 1805 weight class) and Honza Hohol (ranked 137 p4p, 205 weight class). Honza Hohol acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohol connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Esposito's hands.
Esposito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Esposito works over Hohol's head and body with a nice combination.
Esposito gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Esposito takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hohol.
Hohol throws a head punch that misses.
Hohol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esposito trying to stall but Hohol improves his position.
Hohol swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hohol letting Esposito take a breather here.
Esposito controlling the action here for a moment.
Esposito gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
Hohol has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hohol misses with the head strike.
Hohol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito stalls.
Esposito pushes Hohol back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hohol misses with a punch to the body.
Hohol has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Esposito seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hohol can turn it around.
Hohol can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Esposito works on Hohol's body with a couple of short punches.
Esposito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hohol.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Hohol.
Hohol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hohol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hohol's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hohol fails to land.
Hohol avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
Hohol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hohol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito.
Hohol tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Hohol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hohol throws a head punch that misses.
Hohol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito stalling in the clinch.
Hohol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hohol throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito digs a right hand underneath Hohol's ribcage. Hohol let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hohol prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hohol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Hohol backwards.
Esposito blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Hohol.
Hohol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito is leaning against Hohol and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hohol looks winded!
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Esposito content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Esposito.
Esposito stalls.
A body shot lands from Esposito.
Esposito gets through Hohol's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
A short right from Esposito on the inside.
A short right from Esposito on the inside.
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!
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Hohol's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hohol is rocked!
Esposito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hohol is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Esposito.
Esposito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hohol backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands a big right hand that drops Hohol! The killer instinct kicks in and Esposito finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Esposito!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Esposito!
Leonardo Esposito seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Essien Ekuoba (ranked 864 p4p, 2249 weight class) and Kingsley Brown (ranked 54 p4p, 108 weight class). Ekuoba comes to the cage accompanied by Pure Water. Kingsley Brown told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Essien Ekuoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kingsley Brown!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a combination but Ekuoba avoids it well.
Ekuoba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Ekuoba ducks down to avoid it.
Ekuoba throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown misses with a hook. Ekuoba ducked under it nicely.
Ekuoba lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Kingsley Brown has been cut.
Ekuoba scores with a nice strike.
Ekuoba throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Essien Ekuoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekuoba misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws a fast counter high kick but Ekuoba manages to duck under it in time.
A head kick by Brown misses
letting Ekuoba counter with a right hand.
Ekuoba drops Brown with a beautiful combination! Brown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ekuoba is looking for the KO!
Brown is rocked!
That has opened up Kingsley Brown's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekuoba lands an uppercut, right on the button! Brown tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Essien Ekuoba!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bomstaerk (ranked 1518 p4p, 978 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 164 p4p, 104 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bomstaerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomstaerk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bomstaerk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Soares!
Bomstaerk lands some shots froms side control.
Bomstaerk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soares keeps working.
Bomstaerk in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Soares tries to improve position but can't.
Bomstaerk taking a breather here.
Bomstaerk is looking to take a break and control but Soares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomstaerk taking a break here but Soares is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bomstaerk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soares does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bomstaerk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bomstaerk is trying to control the action in half guard but Soares is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Soares tries to roll over but Bomstaerk keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bomstaerk lands a nice short elbow.
That's two 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.
Bomstaerk is looking to advance position but Soares won't allow it.
Soares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bomstaerk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soares is trying to get back to full guard.
Bomstaerk 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.
Bomstaerk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bomstaerk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bomstaerk trying to control from half guard but Soares is working away.
Soares looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk is trying to control the action in half guard but Soares is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bomstaerk looks to land a strike but Soares avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bomstaerk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bomstaerk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bomstaerk wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
Bomstaerk lands a couple of digs.
Bomstaerk wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
Bomstaerk scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bomstaerk is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Soares has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bomstaerk is looking to defend but Soares has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bomstaerk! Soares pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bomstaerk taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gabriel Soares!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Chambers (ranked 288 p4p, 711 weight class) and Jan Moder (ranked 36 p4p, 90 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jax Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Moder!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moder counters with a left to the body.
Jax Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moder is looking to chop away at Chambers's legs.
Moder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chambers's head.
Moder jabs Chambers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moder throws a body shot but no joy.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Chambers's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chambers tests Moder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chambers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moder.
Moder has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chambers looks to throw the jab but Moder is out of range.
Chambers throws a jab when Moder was well out of range.
Jab from Moder.
A swing and a miss from Chambers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moder. Chambers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Moder misses
and Chambers counters with a straight right hand.
Chambers throws a body punch but Moder moves out of range.
Moder throws out a counter right but Chambers avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chambers connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Chambers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moder.
Moder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chambers.
Chambers throws a one two combo.
Chambers checks a low kick from Moder.
Nice cross by Moder.
Nice uppercut there from Chambers.
Moder lands a jab to the nose.
Moder clinches up against the cage.
Moder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Moder missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chambers lands a right hand.
Moder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chambers's defenses.
 It looks like Jax Chambers has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Moder.
A head punch on the inside from Moder fails to land.
Moder misses with a punch to the body.
Moder blocks an uppercut.
Moder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moder is looking to slow Chambers down with leg kicks.
Chambers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chambers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moder misses with a body shot.
Chambers misses with a looping left.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moder counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Moder throws a hook to the side of Chambers's head but Chambers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moder lands a head shot.
Moder misses with a hook
and Chambers counters with a nice uppercut.
Moder loads up on a big right hand but Chambers slips the punch.
Moder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moder staying out of range there.
Chambers lands a nice hook to Moder's body. Moder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moder throws a jab when Chambers was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chambers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moder's head backwards.
Chambers slips under a jab from Moder.
Moder misses with a looping left.
Moder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moder lands a leg kick that knocks Chambers off balance momentarily.
Moder misses with a straight right.
Chambers throws a hook to the side of Moder's head but Moder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chambers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moder throws a push kick but Chambers slaps the foot to one side.
Moder moves out of range of the strikes.
Chambers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moder on the side of the head.
Chambers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moder throws a body punch but Chambers moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chambers throws a hook but Moder avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chambers manages to avoid it.
Moder throws a front kick aimed at Chambers's knee but Chambers avoids it well.
Moder misses with a looping left.
Chambers lands an overhand right.
Moder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chambers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moder.
Moder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chambers manages to avoid it.
Moder slips under a jab from Chambers.
Moder walks into a straight right hand from Chambers.
Chambers throws a shot from downtown. Moder moves away and avoids it.
Chambers just misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers lands a nice shot that snaps Moder's head back.
Chambers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moder checks a leg kick.
Moder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chambers's head.
Moder takes one on the button.
Chambers lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Moder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jax Chambers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chambers drops Moder with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moder looks back up at him and smiles so Chambers waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Moder is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Chambers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moder is still on wobbly legs! Can Chambers finish him?
That kick from Moder tenderised Chambers's leg. Chambers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moder seems to have recovered his senses.
Moder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moder lands a jab.
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!
Moder connects with a single shot there.
Jax Chambers is winning the standup battle so far.
Chambers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chambers ducks under a wild hook from Moder.
Moder avoids the body shot from Chambers.
Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moder.
Moder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chambers counters with a nice uppercut.
Moder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chambers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chambers cracks Moder with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Moder looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chambers finish him?
Chambers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chambers checks a leg kick nicely.
Chambers throwing a counter right hand but Moder manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chambers cracks Moder with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Moder looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chambers finish him?
Moder throws a shot from downtown. Chambers moves away and avoids it.
Chambers fakes the body blow, causing Moder to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Moder goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jax Chambers!
A relieved looking Jax Chambers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yar Bol (ranked 38 p4p, 236 weight class) and Haruki Johnson (ranked 7 p4p, 30 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Shooting Stars ft. Toro y moi (Flume Cover). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yar Bol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruki Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lunges at Bol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bol's hand.
It looks like Yar Bol has been cut.
Johnson slips under a jab from Bol.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Bol knows he should have avoided that one.
Bol thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bol missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bol motions for Johnson to come forward. Bol throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson drops Bol with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bol looks back up at him and smiles so Johnson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Bol tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Bol moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Bol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson cracks Bol with a hook to the temple - Bol is on wobbly legs here! Johnson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bol falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Johnson wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Haruki Johnson!
Haruki Johnson is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Haruki Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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