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OFK 402 - Cleever Vs Morgan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 386 p4p, 1313 weight class) and Honza Hohol (ranked 51 p4p, 160 weight class). Mahogany comes to the cage accompanied by Litty. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohol scores with a nice head shot.
Hohol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahogany.
Mahogany tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hohol was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahogany.
Hohol gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mahogany to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mahogany stopping the sweep attempt from Hohol.
Hohol lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mahogany throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mahogany keeping moving, preventing Hohol from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol throwing strikes from guard but Mahogany blocks nicely.
Mahogany wants to get back to his feet but Hohol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hohol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mahogany works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hohol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hohol landing some decent shots from guard.
Hohol stops Mahogany from standing up.
Hohol throwing strikes from guard but Mahogany blocks nicely.
Mahogany had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hohol defends it easily.
Hohol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hohol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mahogany working for submissions but it's allowed Hohol to get to half guard.
Hohol trying to control the action but Mahogany is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol prevents Mahogany from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hohol is thwarting Mahogany's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Hohol.
Hohol is trying to control. Mahogany wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hohol working over Mahogany with some ground and pound. Mahogany looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hohol wants to control but Mahogany is keeping him busy.
Mahogany moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohol working some strikes from top position.
Mahogany working for submissions but it's allowed Hohol to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mahogany with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mahogany tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mahogany is not content to let Hohol control the position.
Hohol lands with a punch from half guard.
Hohol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mahogany with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hohol working the head and body with strikes.
Mahogany looking for submissions off his back.
Hohol trying to control from half guard but Mahogany is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahogany tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hohol controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hohol.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hohol lands a nice short elbow.
Mahogany is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahogany looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mahogany manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hohol trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahogany is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hohol stands up over Mahogany, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hohol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mahogany is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hohol defends well.
Hohol trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahogany is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Honza Hohol 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.
Hohol 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.
Hohol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hohol trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahogany is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hohol's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mahogany lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hohol wants to sweep here but Mahogany controlling him for the moment.
Mahogany scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hohol trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mahogany preventing the sweep.
Hohol is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Hohol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohol working the head and body with strikes.
Mahogany with the active half guard here but Hohol passes nicely into side control.
Hohol lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Honza Hohol has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mahogany wants to get back to his feet.
Hohol is looking to take a break and control but Mahogany is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mahogany is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hohol is controlling him well.
Who's going to make the next move?
Hohol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hohol lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is not content to let Hohol control the position.
Hohol scoring with punches from side control.
Mahogany misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mahogany takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mahogany can't do much from the bottom here.
Hohol cracks Mahogany with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mahogany on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is looking for a sweep.
Mahogany manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hohol's best efforts.
Mahogany has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hohol escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hohol!
Mahogany is not content to let Hohol control the position.
Hohol scoring with punches from side control.
Mahogany is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mahogany on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mahogany is letting Hohol control him for a moment.
Mahogany is trying to improve his position.
Hohol creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mahogany sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany regains half guard.
Hohol working the head and body with strikes.
Hohol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mahogany defending well though.
Mahogany is trying to get back to full guard.
Hohol lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hohol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mahogany looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mahogany looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hohol takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mahogany is staying active underneath Hohol, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Honza Hohol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hohol catches Mahogany with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hohol lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mahogany drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hohol 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.
Mahogany throws a big elbow that misses.
Mahogany trying to control the position from guard on top but Hohol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hohol wants to sweep but no luck.
Mahogany postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hohol is on top in guard.
Mahogany escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hohol gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mahogany not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mahogany keeping moving, preventing Hohol from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hohol's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hohol trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahogany is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahogany is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mahogany stalling in the clinch but Hohol improves position.
Mahogany gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hohol regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mahogany trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mahogany wants to pass the guard but Hohol is keeping the position.
Rich Mahogany has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany wants to control from the top but Hohol keeps moving.
Mahogany drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hohol dives on top into guard.
Hohol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mahogany's head.
Hohol scoring with some ground and pound.
Hohol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mahogany keeping moving, preventing Hohol from controlling successfully.
Hohol might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mahogany haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mahogany is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hohol is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol trying to control but Mahogany postures up.
Hohol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mahogany.
Hohol is pressing down on Mahogany's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hohol is on top in guard.
Hohol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mahogany is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hohol throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mahogany's body to avoid the submission. Mahogany has instead reached around Hohol's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mahogany arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rich Mahogany!
Rich Mahogany took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Atkins (ranked 2979 p4p, 21520 weight class) and Jennson Jameison (ranked 378 p4p, 620 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jennson Jameison enters the cage!
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Great wrestler
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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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jennson Jameison!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jameison tries to clinch but Atkins moves out of range.
Atkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Atkins misses with a head kick.
Atkins throws the left hand but Jameison avoids the punch easily.
Atkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jameison's head.
 It looks like Jennson Jameison has been cut.
Atkins blocks a head kick by Jameison.
Atkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jameison doesn't seem bothered though.
Atkins misses with a looping right.
Jameison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jameison closes the distance but Atkins moves to the side
and Atkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jameison walks into a left hand.
Atkins slips a jab and a cross from Jameison.
Atkins has Jameison up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins pushes Jameison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jameisons head.
Atkins effectively controlling the action here.
Jameison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Atkins is pushing Jameison up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short left from Atkins.
Atkins pushes Jameison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
Jameison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jameison looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Atkins.
Atkins scores with a hook to the body.
Atkins lands a left hand.
Atkins lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Atkins is struggling to control the position.
Atkins lands a big left hand right to the temple and Jameison goes down!
 Jameison is rocked!
Atkins maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jameison could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Atkins has cracked it and Jameison is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Atkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adrian Atkins!
A victorious Adrian Atkins 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 2353 p4p, 3186 weight class) and Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 273 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 29 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrawn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pawlikowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Thrawn misses.
Thrawn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pawlikowski tries to pull guard but Thrawn won't allow it.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pawlikowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pawlikowski looks winded!
A knee to the head by Thrawn.
Pawlikowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thrawn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thrawn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrawn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pawlikowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pawlikowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Thrawn.
Thrawn connects with a knee to the head.
Thrawn connects with a knee to the head.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Thrawn.
Thrawn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thrawn lands a nice uppercut.
Pawlikowski takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn lands a good knee to the midsection. Pawlikowski won't want to take too many of those.
Thrawn landing knees to the body.
Thrawn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pawlikowski is rocked!
Thrawn jerks Pawlikowski's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Pawlikowski drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Thrawn goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Thrawn because Pawlikowski was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Grand Admiral Thrawn!
Grand Admiral Thrawn got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amaru Kawiwasulu (ranked 3904 p4p, 1780 weight class) and Wilt Paysley (ranked 167 p4p, 94 weight class). Amaru Kawiwasulu 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 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amaru Kawiwasulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilt Paysley!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paysley tries to keep at a distance but Kawiwasulu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kawiwasulu works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kawiwasulu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kawiwasulu postures up in Paysley's guard and throws a big left but Paysley blocks it.
Kawiwasulu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawiwasulu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kawiwasulu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paysley 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.
Kawiwasulu postures up in Paysley's guard and throws a big left but Paysley blocks it.
Kawiwasulu throws an elbow that misses. Paysley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kawiwasulu's guard. Nice move by Paysley!
Kawiwasulu wants to stand but Paysley is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paysley stopping the sweep attempt from Kawiwasulu.
Paysley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paysley stands and throws Kawiwasulu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Paysley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paysley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kawiwasulu's guard.
Paysley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kawiwasulu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kawiwasulu tries to get out of the position.
Paysley won't allow Kawiwasulu to sweep him here.
Kawiwasulu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kawiwasulu being controlled here, momentarily.
Kawiwasulu 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.
Paysley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paysley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paysley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paysley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paysley decides to stand back up.
Kawiwasulu has closed the distance and engaged Paysley in a clinch.
Kawiwasulu gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paysley moves into full guard.
Paysley trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawiwasulu is posturing up here but Paysley has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kawiwasulu tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kawiwasulu has to tap! Slick submission there by Paysley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wilt Paysley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rusev (ranked 2131 p4p, 1600 weight class) and Sergey Bakarow (ranked 261 p4p, 218 weight class). Sergey Bakarow acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Rusev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Bakarow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bakarow defends well and Rusev ends up having to push Bakarow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bakarow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bakarow throws a head kick that misses
and Rusev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bakarow is looking to improve his position.
Rusev is working for a submission of some sort.
Bakarow tries to get to full guard but Rusev has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bakarow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rusev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusev tries to pass to full mount but Bakarow defends it.
Bakarow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bakarow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rusev prevents Bakarow from standing back up.
Rusev 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.
Rusev 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.
Bakarow is looking to escape.
Bakarow keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rusev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bakarow defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bakarow is looking to improve his position.
Bakarow is trying to maintain the position but Rusev is very close to passing his half guard.
Rusev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bakarow defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakarow controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rusev 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.
Rusev is looking for a kimura but Bakarow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rusev to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakarow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bakarow wants to get back to full guard.
Rusev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bakarow!
Rusev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bakarow?
Bakarow has given up his back here.
Rusev is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bakarow has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rusev patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rusev.
Bakarow is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rusev has the hooks in. Bakarow is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Rusev softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Rusev is looking for the choke from the back position but Bakarow is controlling his hands well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusev wants to control but Bakarow is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakarow is in bad spot here.
Rusev struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rusev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rusev shoots in looking for a takedown but Bakarow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rusev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bakarow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rusev.
Alexander Rusev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rusev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bakarow lands a head kick that stumbles Rusev and the fighters go to the mat.
 Rusev is rocked!
Bakarow stands up over Rusev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Rusev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rusev trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rusev seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bakarow stopping the sweep attempt from Rusev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakarow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bakarow postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Rusev covers up, he's hurt! Bakarow keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bakarow and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bakarow can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Bakarow!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 856 p4p, 2985 weight class) and Anti Happy (ranked 77 p4p, 236 weight class). Happy has chosen Bvana iz lagune & Mikri Maus - AntiHepi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anti Happy 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Happy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Craven. Happy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Craven looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick and Happy moves out of range easily.
Happy fails with a takedown attempt.
Happy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Happy lands in his opponent's guard.
Happy looking to pass the guard.
Craven wants to stand but Happy is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Happy chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Happy lands a couple of elbows.
Happy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Happy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Craven wants to sweep but no luck.
Craven wants to get back to his feet but Happy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Happy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Craven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Happy manages to get himself to full guard.
Happy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Happy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Craven defends well.
Craven trying to control but Happy is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy looking to control.
Craven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Craven with a nice head shot there.
Craven postures up and lands a big shot to Happy's brow.
Craven wants to control from the top but Happy keeps moving.
Craven makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Craven postures up and lands a big shot to Happy's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craven works over Happy with some ground and pound from guard.
Craven tries to free his leg and advance position but Happy is retaining full guard.
Craven avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Craven cracks Happy with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Happy has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Craven is looking to defend but Happy has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Craven! Happy pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Craven taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anti Happy!
Our winner, Anti Happy, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Magomedov (ranked 885 p4p, 1933 weight class) and Itchy Sinclair (ranked 118 p4p, 247 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Magomedov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SABINA feat. Timaro - Dagestan. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khalid Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Magomedov.
Sinclair moves away from the strike by Magomedov.
Sinclair looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sinclair swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov takes one on the button.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Sinclair connects with a body shot that sends Magomedov's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Sinclair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sinclair stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magomedov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinclair tries to move into range but Magomedov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sinclair.
Nice defenses there by Sinclair.
We've been informed that Sinclair has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Nice cross by Magomedov.
Khalid Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov swings widly with a right hand
and Sinclair counters with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair wants to get back to striking at distance but Magomedov won't allow it.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Sinclair blocks it.
Sinclair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Sinclair, against the cage.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Sinclair blocks it.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a body shot.
Magomedov throws out a powerful jab.
Sinclair lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sinclair's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magomedov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sinclair scrambles back to his feet.
Sinclair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sinclair lands with a straight right. Magomedov didn't see that one coming.
Sinclair lunges at Magomedov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magomedov's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Magomedov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair tries a low kick but Magomedov avoids it.
Magomedov feinted with a counter takedown.
Magomedov lands with a hook. Sinclair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.
A jab from Sinclair misses.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Sinclair moves away
and Sinclair makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Magomedov gets caught flat footed, as Sinclair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Magomedov trying to control the position here.
Magomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinclair is one step ahead there.
Sinclair scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov has momentary wrist control but Sinclair slips an elbow through the middle.
Sinclair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sinclair wants to stand but Magomedov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice cross by Sinclair.
Sinclair lands a head shot.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Sinclair moves out of range.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Sinclair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov darts in and clinches Sinclair up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Magomedov stalling the fight.
Sinclair is looking to break free of the clinch but Magomedov has double underhooks.
Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
Sinclair slips under a jab from Magomedov.
Sinclair scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sinclair wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sinclair jabs Magomedov right on the nose. Magomedov blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair works over Magomedov's head and body with a nice combination.
Magomedov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Sinclair finds it's way through Magomedov's defenses.
Sinclair throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Magomedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Sinclair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Sinclair is having none of it.
A jab from Sinclair does it's job there.
Sinclair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itchy Sinclair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magomedov dodges the punch combination from Sinclair.
Magomedov connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Magomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut. Sinclair saw that one coming.
Sinclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinclair.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinclair is just out of range.
Sinclair looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magomedov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sinclair counters with a right hand to the body.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov drives through and clinches with Sinclair against the cage.
Sinclair wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sinclair wants to break free but Magomedov has control.
Sinclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair misses with a hook.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Sinclair only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sinclair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedov.
Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magomedov.
Magomedov cracks Sinclair with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sinclair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Sinclair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sinclair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Magomedov moves in looking to clinch but Sinclair pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magomedov.
Sinclair scores with a jab.
Sinclair misses with a looping left.
Sinclair jabs Magomedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sinclair takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sinclair slips a straight right by Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magomedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Sinclair's shoulder, as Sinclair tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov takes a swing at Sinclair's ribcage but misses.
Sinclair misses with a hook. Magomedov ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov tries to counter with a takedown but Sinclair is quick to defend against it.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
and Sinclair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sinclair needs to keep his hands up - Magomedov had a free shot at his head there.
Khalid Magomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that Sinclair avoids nicely.
Sinclair looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sinclair shoots in and drives through. Magomedov sprawls well.
Magomedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sinclair scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Magomedov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to land body kicks.
Sinclair moves out of range as Magomedov strikes.
Sinclair drops his hands momentarily and Magomedov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magomedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinclair.
Magomedov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sinclair has time to react.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sinclair or perhaps it was just good defense by Magomedov, which made it look bad.
Khalid Magomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itchy Sinclair.
Magomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sinclair at a distance.
Sinclair misses with a looping right.
Itchy Sinclair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinclair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinclair with a hook.
Magomedov throws a hook but Sinclair avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sinclair.
Magomedov connects with a looping right hand.
Magomedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair is trying to push Magomedov away but Magomedov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sinclair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sinclair working hard to break the clinch.
Sinclair tries to stall but Magomedov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sinclair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magomedov keeps control of Sinclair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Sinclair's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magomedov under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Sinclair.
Sinclair lands the left hand.
Sinclair throws a low kick but Magomedov moves out of range easily.
Magomedov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Magomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Magomedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinclair circles away.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Magomedov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab, jab by Sinclair - just one landing.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sinclair counters with a left to the body.
Sinclair moves forwards but Magomedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sinclair throws a right and a left that Magomedov avoids nicely.
That kick from Magomedov tenderised Sinclair's leg. Sinclair is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sinclair moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov throws a hook but Sinclair blocks it.
Sinclair unleashes a big counter combination but Magomedov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
Magomedov throws a jab when Sinclair was well out of range.
Magomedov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Magomedov, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sinclair, pushing him back against the cage.
Magomedov trying to control the position but instead, Sinclair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magomedov into the cage.
Magomedov has Sinclair pressed against the cage, preventing Sinclair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sinclair working hard to break the clinch.
Sinclair is trying to force a seperation but Magomedov has the dominant position.
A short left from Magomedov.
Sinclair working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
Sinclair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sinclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Magomedov has him pressed against the cage.
Magomedov tightens his grip and picks Sinclair up, before dumping him to the ground. Sinclair manages to land in guard.
Magomedov trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Sinclair manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magomedov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sinclair manages to get himself to full guard.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sinclair's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair has one foot on Magomedov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Magomedov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magomedov forces Sinclair back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sinclair.
Sinclair is trying to break the clinch but Magomedov has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair working hard to break the clinch.
Sinclair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sinclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Magomedov has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sinclair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magomedov is leaning against Sinclair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magomedov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khalid Magomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sinclair.
Sinclair is looking to break free of the clinch but Magomedov has double underhooks.
Magomedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sinclair throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Sinclair misses with a body punch.
Sinclair manages to break the clinch.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Magomedov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sinclair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the head.
Sinclair scores with a nice right hand.
Magomedov wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sinclair on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
Sinclair looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Magomedov.
Magomedov looks to land a left hand but Sinclair moved out of range nicely.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinclair moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sinclair throws an off balance right hand
and Magomedov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sinclair desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sinclair pushes Magomedov off looking to stand but Magomedov dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Magomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magomedov 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Magomedov!
Our winner, Khalid Magomedov, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 1248 p4p, 1207 weight class) and KO Jacckson (ranked 171 p4p, 162 weight class). KO Jacckson 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KO Jacckson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacckson avoids the body shot from Walker.
Jacckson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walker's 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.
Jacckson controlling from the top position.
Jacckson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jacckson controlling from the top position.
Jacckson advances position into side control!
Jacckson taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries to escape but Jacckson is in control.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacckson on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson is staying tight to Walker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Walker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jacckson is controlling him well.
Jacckson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Jacckson working the head and body with strikes.
Jacckson controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jacckson works over Walker's head and body with a nice combination.
Jacckson scores with a punch to the head.
Jacckson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker walks into a jab.
Jacckson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.
Walker is rocked!
Jacckson lands a nice shot that snaps Walker's head back.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacckson closes the distance and clinches.
Jacckson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Jacckson.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacckson is trying to trip Walker. He has hold of a leg but Walker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jacckson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacckson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walker has momentary wrist control but Jacckson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jacckson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jacckson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jacckson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jacckson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jacckson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.
Jacckson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jacckson lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jacckson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Jacckson controlling the position from side mount.
Jacckson is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacckson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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.
Walker bucks up and tries to throw Jacckson off but instead Jacckson has got his back!
Jacckson has good solid back control here.
Walker staying busy and making it hard for Jacckson to control.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but Jacckson has full control of the position and if anything, Walker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jacckson controls the position.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Our spies down at at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter inform us that Jacckson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Walker showing good submission defense here.
Walker trying to get back to his feet but Jacckson is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
KO Jacckson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jacckson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jacckson moves out of range of the leg kick from Walker.
Jacckson misses with a wild combination.
Jacckson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jacckson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walker. Walker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jacckson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Walker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jacckson has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up.
Jacckson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker stands up from Jacckson's guard - Walker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jacckson moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
KO Jacckson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Jacckson both land. Nice combination.
Walker throws a hook but Jacckson blocks it.
Jacckson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jacckson blocks a jab.
A jab from Jacckson finds it's way through Walker's defenses.
Jacckson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacckson defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
KO Jacckson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacckson 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.
Walker pushes Jacckson off and gets back to his feet.
Jacckson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Walker drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jacckson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Walker's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KO Jacckson!
A relieved looking KO Jacckson 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Howard (ranked 695 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Schwartz Gomez (ranked 83 p4p, 274 weight class). Gomez has chosen POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME as his entrance music. Dean Howard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Gomez misses.
Gomez swings for the body but Howard moves out of range.
Howard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez throws a big counter head kick but Howard avoids it with no problem.
Gomez is looking to score with low kicks.
Howard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Howard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Howard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Howard.
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.
Gomez wants to stand up but Howard is controlling him.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Howard tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Howard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Howard checks a leg kick.
Howard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howard was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Howard closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Howard pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gomez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gomez is looking to stand up but Howard isn't so interested in that idea.
Gomez pushes Howard off and scrambles back to his feet.
Schwartz Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez ducks right into an uppercut from Howard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez digs a good body shot into Howard's ribs.
Gomez works the jab nicely.
Gomez connects with a single shot there.
Gomez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gomez! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Howard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Gomez stuffs the takedown attempt from Howard. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Howard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gomez pushes Howard off looking to stand but Howard dives back in and keeps control.
Howard wants to pass to mount but Gomez is defending the position.
Howard is keen to just control but Gomez is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomez pushes Howard off looking to stand but Howard dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Howard is looking to advance position but Gomez won't allow it.
Gomez pushes Howard off looking to stand but Howard dives back in and keeps control.
Howard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gomez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomez.
Howard darts in looking for a takedown but Gomez gets double underhooks and turns Howard into the cage.
Gomez prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomez, as that shot connected.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Howard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Schwartz Gomez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Howard scores with a body shot.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Howard's head but Howard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Howard digs a good hook to Gomez's body.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez throws a hook but Howard avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez slips a jab from Howard.
Howard moves away from the strike by Gomez.
A shot to the liver by Gomez. Beautiful body shot.
Howard feints and as Gomez raises his hands in defense, Howard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
Howard tries to pass to full mount but Gomez defends it.
Howard stops Gomez from getting back to his feet.
Gomez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nice strikes from Howard there.
Howard is keen to just control but Gomez is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gomez!
Howard has hold of Gomez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gomez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard trying to control but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez is controlling an arm, preventing Howard from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Gomez is squirming around, avoiding Howard's attempts to control the action.
Howard cracks Gomez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Howard looking to control but Gomez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomez is trying to stand.
Howard controlling his opponent.
Howard unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to control but Gomez wriggling away.
Gomez is trying to stand.
Howard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gomez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Howard looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Howard raining down shots from the mount!
Howard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gomez is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gomez is surviving well by controlling Howard's body position as best he can.
Howard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gomez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Howard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Howard is trying to control here but Gomez has managed to regain half guard.
Howard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Howard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Howard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Howard is looking to wear down Gomez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Howard slips under a jab.
Howard attempts a counter takedown but Gomez avoids it well and moves away.
Howard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Howard is in Gomez's guard.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Howard manages to pass to side control.
Howard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gomez!
Gomez is trying to stand up.
Dean Howard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howard tries to control but Gomez wriggling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Howard trying to control but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard controlling from mount.
Howard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gomez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Howard controlling the position easily from mount.
Howard is landing with some decent strikes but Gomez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Howard won't let Gomez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Howard postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gomez in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gomez to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Howard!
An out of breath Dean Howard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 504 p4p, 2589 weight class) and Arthur Morgan (ranked 67 p4p, 302 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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World class boxer
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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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cleever scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cleever throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Cleever ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Cleever misses with a looping right.
Morgan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cleever throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Morgan throws a counter combo.
Cleever lands with an uppercut that bounces Morgan off the cage and back into range.
Morgan punishes Cleever's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleever has Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Cleever.
Cleever lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cleever lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Cleever.
Morgan looks winded!
Cleever'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.
A short left from Cleever.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleever.
Cleever lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Cleever working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cleever lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Cleever - that landed with a thud.
Cleever lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cleever working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleever lands a body shot.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Cleever.
Cleever blocking some punches.
Cleever is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Cleever on the inside.
A short right from Cleever.
Cleever lands a left hand.
Morgan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever throws a big uppercut that drops Morgan! More strikes from Cleever and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Morgan lies dazed against the cage as Cleever celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miet Cleever!
An out of breath Miet Cleever thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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