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OFK 416 - Mfer Vs English PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Kingston (ranked 3741 p4p, 5035 weight class) and Paul Herrera (ranked 411 p4p, 484 weight class). Paul Herrera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ace Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera misses with a few strikes there.
Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Herrera feints the counter takedown.
Kingston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Herrera shoots for a takedown but Kingston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Herrera instigates a clinch.
Kingston prevents a takedown attempt there.
Herrera is trying to drag Kingston to the mat but Kingston just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ace Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Herrera.
Kingston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston is looking to control Herrera's arms but Herrera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kingston has his back to the cage.
Kingston'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.
Herrera prevents a body shot from Kingston.
Herrera's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Herrera's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Herrera.
Herrera gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Herrera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like Herrera might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Kingston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kingston tries to get out of the position.
Kingston can't keep his opponent in guard - Herrera advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Herrera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Herrera stands up from half guard.
Herrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston moves into the clinch.
Kingston misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Herrera has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kingston is trying to keep an underhook but Herrera manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Herrera has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kingston defend it? Herrera steps over the head and cranks it - Kingston is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Herrera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Herrera!
A relieved looking Paul Herrera 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rusev (ranked 2902 p4p, 3603 weight class) and Unicorn Big Foot (ranked 338 p4p, 400 weight class). Unicorn Big Foot 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 10 - 11 - 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 9 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unicorn Big Foot!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Foot lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Rusev sprawling to the canvas. Big Foot follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Rusev hang on?
 Rusev is rocked!
 It looks like Alexander Rusev has been cut.
Big Foot is looking for a kimura but Rusev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Big Foot to get the leverage.
Oh Rusev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Big Foot is working for a submission of some sort.
Rusev seems to have got his legs back now.
Rusev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Big Foot is looking for a kimura here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Big Foot working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rusev is staying active underneath Big Foot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Big Foot is working for a submission of some sort.
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!
Rusev is looking for a sweep. Big Foot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rusev is defending against the submission attempts here by Big Foot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Foot seems to be working for a kimura but Rusev defends the submission attempt.
Big Foot is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rusev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Big Foot seems to be looking for submissions.
Big Foot is trying to work for a kimura but Rusev is defending well.
Big Foot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rusev won't allow Big Foot to pass to mount.
Big Foot seems to be working for a kimura but Rusev defends the submission attempt.
Rusev holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rusev is looking to improve his position.
Big Foot is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rusev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Big Foot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Big Foot seems to be working for a kimura but Rusev defends the submission attempt.
Rusev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Big Foot is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot is trying to control. Rusev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Big Foot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rusev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Big Foot.
Big Foot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rusev defends it well.
Rusev is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rusev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rusev has a closed guard, preventing Big Foot from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Big Foot wants to control from the top but Rusev keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusev wants to sweep but no luck.
Rusev pulls Big Foot in close to his closed guard and prevents Big Foot from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Big Foot misses with a body kick.
No luck for Rusev with that takedown attempt.
Rusev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Big Foot is fending him off so far but Rusev persists. Nope, Big Foot circles away and we're back to standing.
Rusev fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rusev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Big Foot.
Rusev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Big Foot finds it's way through Rusev's defenses.
Big Foot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unicorn Big Foot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Rusev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rusev tries for a takedown but Big Foot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rusev fails with a takedown attempt.
Big Foot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Big Foot gets underhooks to prevent Rusev's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rusev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rusev jumps guard but Big Foot turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Big Foot is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rusev can't fight it off and eventually Big Foot manages to take the fight to the floor. Rusev looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Big Foot wants to control from the top but Rusev keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Foot wants to stand but Rusev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Big Foot trying to control but Rusev is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Big Foot is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rusev has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Big Foot is looking to defend but Rusev has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Big Foot! Rusev pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Big Foot taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexander Rusev!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 2713 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 281 p4p, 344 weight class). Doko Dokov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Doko Dokov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Holloway's chin.
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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 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Max Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 52 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Holloway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holloway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dokov is pawing at Holloway, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Holloway's nose. Holloway is badly hurt! Dokov pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Holloway tries desperately to hold on but Dokov is relentless in his assault! As Holloway receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Dokov away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doko Dokov!
Our winner, Doko Dokov, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil St. Georges (ranked 1926 p4p, 2294 weight class) and Dodong Janjan (ranked 137 p4p, 160 weight class). Janjan has chosen Love Addict as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dodong Janjan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St. Georges is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Janjan is trying to get back to full guard.
Janjan trying to hold on to St. Georges's head to control him but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janjan is controlling St. Georges's position as best he can from this difficult position.
St. Georges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Janjan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Janjan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Janjan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Janjan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Janjan.
Janjan lands some shots froms side control.
Janjan grinds an elbow into St. Georges's temple.
Check out the look on Janjan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Janjan working away.
St. Georges tries to buck Janjan off but Janjan is having none of it.
Janjan working the ground and pound.
Janjan looks up at the clock and then as St. Georges takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Janjan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
St. Georges tries to bench press Janjan off him but Janjan keeps the position.
St. Georges regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Janjan lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Janjan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Janjan's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janjan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Janjan showing good submission defense here.
St. Georges seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Janjan's chin but Janjan turns very nicely into St. Georges's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Janjan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Janjan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Janjan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St. Georges looking for a guillotine here but Janjan defends easily.
Janjan is working St. Georges over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janjan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Janjan working some strikes from top position.
St. Georges is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Janjan is aware though and is defending well.
Janjan is in close to St. Georges's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Janjan lands a couple of elbows.
Janjan stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St. Georges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janjan is one step ahead there.
Janjan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Janjan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St. Georges's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Janjan is aware though and is defending well.
St. Georges seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Janjan looking to sit in guard and control but St. Georges gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St. Georges forces his way into half guard.
Janjan wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy.
Janjan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but St. Georges is staying active.
St. Georges is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Janjan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St. Georges.
St. Georges is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Janjan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dodong Janjan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St. Georges drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St. Georges slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Janjan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Janjan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Janjan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St. Georges tries for a kimura but Janjan is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges tries for a kimura but Janjan is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janjan tries to improve position but can't.
Janjan keeping his opponent close.
Janjan prevents St. Georges from moving into mount.
St. Georges tries for a kimura but Janjan is defending well.
St. Georges is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Janjan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Janjan tries to buck St. Georges off but St. Georges is having none of it.
St. Georges wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Janjan, who protects the arm well.
St. Georges wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Janjan, who protects the arm well.
Janjan is trying to control St. Georges's posture but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges wants to control but Janjan is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Janjan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Janjan prevents St. Georges from moving into mount.
St. Georges looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St. Georges goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Janjan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in St. Georges's guard! Nice work there by Janjan!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Janjan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St. Georges has his foot on Janjan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Janjan works his way back into a safe position though.
Janjan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Janjan working some strikes from top position.
Janjan with a nice head shot there.
St. Georges is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Janjan is aware though and is defending well.
St. Georges looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Janjan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St. Georges is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Janjan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Janjan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St. Georges lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil St. Georges dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
St. Georges closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Janjan quickly recovers to half guard.
St. Georges seems to be looking for submissions.
Janjan tries to kick St. Georges off but St. Georges keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
St. Georges is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Janjan sees it coming and defends easily.
Janjan wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges is working for a submission of some sort.
Janjan is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Janjan reverses the position - he's now on top in St. Georges's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janjan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Janjan throws a big right hand that misses.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Janjan from controlling successfully.
Janjan lands a couple of elbows.
Janjan trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
Janjan is posturing up here but St. Georges has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Janjan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Janjan has to tap! Slick submission there by St. Georges!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phil St. Georges!
A very excited looking Phil St. Georges made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooper (ranked 2021 p4p, 2157 weight class) and Remington Knox (ranked 122 p4p, 131 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Matt Cooper has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Matt Cooper seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remington Knox!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox 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.
Cooper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cooper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Cooper's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooper.
Cooper trying to pass the guard but Knox defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper 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.
Cooper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cooper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooper.
Knox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cooper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cooper is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cooper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Knox is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Remington Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooper looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooper takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Matt Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Cooper moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knox misses with a body kick.
Cooper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cooper throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a nice right hand that sends Cooper toppling to the canvas! Cooper scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Knox finish him?!
Cooper is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Are you kidding me?! Knox ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Cooper clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remington Knox!
An out of breath Remington Knox 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marwin Mueller (ranked 1813 p4p, 2282 weight class) and Elinho Mineiro (ranked 225 p4p, 274 weight class). Elinho Mineiro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240
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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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marwin Mueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elinho Mineiro!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mueller loads up on a big right hand but Mineiro slips the punch.
Mineiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Mueller as he connects with a hook.
Mineiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mueller closes the distance and pushes Mineiro back into the cage.
Mueller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mineiro.
Mineiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mueller walks away with a smile on his face. Mineiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mueller lands a leg kick that knocks Mineiro off balance momentarily.
Mueller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mueller clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mueller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but Mueller holds him up against the cage and eventually Mineiro drops back down to his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mueller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mineiro's brow.
Mineiro managing to block the knees to the body from Mueller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller misses with a knee to the head.
Mineiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mineiro jumps guard but Mueller stands there with Mineiro around his waist. Mineiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marwin Mueller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elinho Mineiro.
Mueller prevents a body shot from Mineiro.
I was talking to Mueller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mueller lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mueller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mineiro's brow.
Mineiro is trying to pull guard but Mueller turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mueller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mueller working aggressively here.
Mueller lands with a right to the head.
Mineiro fails to pull guard.
Mueller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mueller connects with a body shot that sends Mineiro's belly button to the back.
Mueller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mineiro.
Mueller throws a lazy body kick
and Mineiro counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mineiro! But no joy.
Mineiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mineiro drives through and clinches with Mueller against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but Mueller won't allow it.
Mueller blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mueller.
Mineiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mueller walks away with a smile on his face. Mineiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mueller misses with a body kick.
Mueller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but Mueller won't allow it.
Mineiro jumps guard but Mueller stands there with Mineiro around his waist. Mineiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mineiro blocking some punches.
Mineiro misses with a punch to the body.
Mueller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mineiro.
Mueller throws a leg kick but Mineiro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mueller misses with a leg kick
and Mineiro counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Marwin Mueller has been cut.
Mueller throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mineiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Mueller throws a head kick but Mineiro moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Mueller.
Mueller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mineiro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mueller.
Mineiro scores with a body shot.
Mueller throws a combination. Mineiro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mueller lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mueller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mineiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Mueller.
Mineiro throws out a counter right but Mueller avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller tries to keep at a distance but Mineiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mineiro pulls guard effortlessly.
Mueller looking to pass the guard.
Mueller sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mineiro is trying to control the position but Mueller postures up.
Mueller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mineiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mueller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marwin Mueller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marwin Mueller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mueller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mineiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mueller circles away.
Mueller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mineiro can do to turn this around?
Mueller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mineiro dives in and grabs Mueller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mueller pushes down on Mineiro's head and hops out.
A telegraphed right hand from Mueller misses the target.
Mueller takes a swing at Mineiro's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mineiro misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mueller misses with a leg kick
and Mineiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Mineiro blocks the low kick.
Mueller misses with a low kick as Mineiro jumps back.
A countering left hand to the body from Mineiro misses.
Mineiro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice side step and Mineiro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mueller lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mueller.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
Donk. Mueller catches Mineiro right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
Mueller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mueller connects with a crisp jab.
Mueller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marwin Mueller is winning the standup battle so far.
Mueller throws a hook to the side of Mineiro's head but Mineiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mueller loads up on a big right hand but Mineiro slips the punch.
Mueller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mineiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mueller misses with a shot to the body
and Mineiro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mineiro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mueller.
Mueller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mineiro feints the counter takedown.
A lazy left from Mineiro finds it's target.
Mineiro staying out of range there.
Mineiro checks a leg kick.
Mueller misses with a kick to the body.
Mueller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mineiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Mueller's head.
Mueller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mueller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mueller moves out of range as Mineiro strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mineiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mueller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marwin Mueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mineiro cracks Mueller with an open hand slap.
Mueller looks to land a left hand but Mineiro moved out of range nicely.
And Mineiro tries to counter it with a takedown but Mueller pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mueller misses with a hook.
Mineiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Mueller off the cage and back into range.
Mueller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mueller wants to land a leg kick but Mineiro is out of range.
Mueller connects with a right hand. Mineiro shakes it off.
Mueller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mueller slips under a jab from Mineiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller connects with a leg kick.
Mueller throws a chopping leg kick but Mineiro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mineiro with a hook.
Marwin Mueller's cut is getting worse.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mueller!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mueller's corner calls for a 1-2. Mueller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mueller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mineiro's head.
Mineiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Mineiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mueller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mueller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mineiro's sensitive parts.
Marwin Mueller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mueller misses with a low kick.
Mineiro throws out a loose jab but Mueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marwin Mueller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marwin Mueller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mineiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mueller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mineiro manages to avoid it.
Mueller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mueller connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick from Mueller misses.
Mueller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mineiro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mueller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mueller 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mueller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mueller throws a hook but Mineiro avoids it easily.
Mineiro rushes Mueller and presses him up against the cage.
Mueller is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mineiro pulls guard successfully.
Mueller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mineiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mueller trying to control the position from guard on top but Mineiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mineiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mueller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Elinho Mineiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mueller tries to free his leg and advance position but Mineiro is retaining full guard.
Mueller controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mueller is sitting in close to Mineiro's body. Mineiro has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mueller is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mueller is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mineiro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Elinho Mineiro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 2403 p4p, 1384 weight class) and Keir Toal (ranked 200 p4p, 126 weight class). Toal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Irish Pub Song. Keir Toal struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keir Toal!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've been told by Yamamoto's head coaches at Mighty MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Toal.
Toal avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Toal misses with the head strike.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
Toal blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Toal avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Toal tries to work over Yamamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Toal blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Toal misses with a body punch.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Toal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toal misses with a body punch.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toal's elbow.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Toal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Toal avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Toal tries a body shot but Yamamoto blocks it.
Toal lands a left hand.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Toal controls the action.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Keir Toal has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Toal takes an elbow to the temple.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Toal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow.
Toal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toal tries a body shot but Yamamoto blocks it.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toal blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Toal.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toal misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Toal blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Toal avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Toal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto prevents a body shot from Toal.
Yamamoto presses Toal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toal blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Toal controls the action.
Toal dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Toal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Toal.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toal's defenses.
Toal avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Toal struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamamoto controls his hands.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toal lands a shot to the body.
Toal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Yamamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keir Toal's cut.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Toal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Toal.
Yamamoto throws a quick counter head kick but Toal was just out of range.
Toal misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toal.
Yamamoto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Toal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Toal keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Toal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toal lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toal avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Toal digs a right hand underneath Yamamoto's ribcage. Yamamoto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Toal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rogerio Yamamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Toal in his tracks for a moment.
Toal avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the cage.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toal blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Toal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Toal fails to land.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Toal misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toal can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toal misses with some punches.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Yamamoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toal can't get the takedown.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Toal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Toal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Toal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Toal dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Toal lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Toal tries to work over Yamamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toal blocks an elbow strike.
Toal blocks the elbow strike.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Toal.
Yamamoto digs a right hand into Toal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toal's gas tank.
Toal blocks the elbow strike.
Toal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Toal dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toal dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Toal blocks an elbow strike.
Toal gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up here but Toal is controlling him well.
Yamamoto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toal just misses with a punch to the body.
Toal gets tackled into the cage by Yamamoto. Yamamoto maintains the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Toal dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Toal prevents a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Yamamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Yamamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keir Toal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Toal is having none of it.
Toal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Toal blocks the elbow strike.
Toal avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the cage.
Yamamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toal has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Toal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toal can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamoto controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamamoto tries to work over Toal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toal's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toal's brow.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Toal is working for takedown but Yamamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Toal lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Toal - that landed with a thud.
Toal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Toal has Yamamoto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yamamoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rogerio Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keir Toal.
Toal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toal avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Toal.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamamoto throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toal's brow.
Toal blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Toal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Toal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Yamamoto as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toal tries to work over Yamamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Toal shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Toal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yamamoto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Keir Toal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toal blocks the elbow strike.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Toal fails to land.
Toal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toal wants a takedown.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Toal blocks an elbow strike.
Toal lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Toal.
Toal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toal takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Toal dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Toal controls the action.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
 Toal is rocked!
Toal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Toal is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamamoto finish him?
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toal's brow.
Toal prevents a body shot from Yamamoto.
Toal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogerio Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Toal 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamamoto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Yamamoto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rogerio Yamamoto thanked NARCOS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Keir Toal was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be better!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Lingfield (ranked 779 p4p, 717 weight class) and Kulma Rauta (ranked 112 p4p, 102 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Lingfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulma Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lingfield moves in looking to clinch but Rauta pushes him off.
Rauta with a jab.
A cross from Rauta lands.
Rauta throws the left hand but Lingfield avoids the punch easily.
Lingfield appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jim Lingfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lingfield clinches up against the cage.
Lingfield looking for a takedown.
Lingfield tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rauta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lingfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rauta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rauta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lingfield throws a big shot that misses.
Rauta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lingfield takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lingfield missing with a left hand there. Rauta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lingfield throws an off balance right hand
and Rauta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingfield shoots in and drives through. Rauta sprawls well.
Rauta has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lingfield is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Lingfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lingfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lingfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rauta lands a big right hand that sends Lingfield crashing to the mat! Rauta stays standing though and waves Lingfield back to his feet!
Lingfield is rocked!
Lingfield defending well as Rauta loads up on a big left hand.
Lingfield feinted with a counter takedown.
Oh Lingfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lingfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rauta circles away.
Lingfield seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Rauta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rauta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lingfield ducks under a wild hook from Rauta.
Lingfield feinted with a counter takedown.
Rauta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lingfield.
Lingfield attempts a counter takedown but Rauta avoids it well and moves away.
Rauta swings for the body but Lingfield moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Rauta.
Rauta misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Rauta. No joy for Lingfield on that attempt.
Lingfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rauta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rauta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rauta leaves Lingfield with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lingfield closes the distance and pushes Rauta back into the cage.
Lingfield is looking for a takedown.
Rauta struggles to land a body shot inside as Lingfield controls his hands.
A short left from Rauta.
Lingfield has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rauta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Rauta.
Nice body punch from Rauta.
Lingfield drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rauta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lingfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lingfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rauta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rauta scoring well with a low kick there.
Rauta with a hook.
Rauta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rauta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rauta sizes up Lingfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lingfield tries to clinch but Rauta is having none of it.
Nice cross by Rauta.
Rauta throws a hook to the side of Lingfield's head but Lingfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lingfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield tries to clinch but Rauta moves away
and Rauta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Lingfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rauta can pounce on him.
Rauta misses with a right hand
and Lingfield counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rauta won't be happy with that.
Rauta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lingfield content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rauta is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rauta is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lingfield is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kulma Rauta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lingfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Rauta counter with a right hand.
Lingfield misses with a right hand
and Rauta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lingfield's knee momentarily.
Lingfield rushes Rauta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lingfield goes for a takedown attempt but Rauta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lingfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lingfield shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lingfield ducks under a wild hook from Rauta.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lingfield.
Lingfield throwing a counter right hand but Rauta manages to avoid it.
Lingfield moves away from the strike by Rauta.
Rauta lands a really nice looking cross but Lingfield seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rauta.
Lingfield tries to clinch there but Rauta circles away.
Nice body kick from Rauta.
Rauta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lingfield.
Rauta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lingfield's sensitive parts.
Lingfield misses the shot to the body.
Rauta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lingfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lingfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rauta connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lingfield is defended easily by Rauta.
Rauta throws out a counter right but Lingfield avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Lingfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rauta lands a jab to the head.
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!
Rauta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rauta scores with a jab.
Lingfield takes a swing at Rauta's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Rauta finds it's way through Lingfield's defenses.
Lingfield walks into a straight right hand from Rauta.
Lingfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lingfield connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rauta. Rauta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield misses with a looping left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rauta - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Rauta finds it's way through Lingfield's defenses.
Rauta misses the jab.
Lingfield tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rauta defends well and Lingfield ends up having to push Rauta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lingfield tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Lingfield's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rauta lands with a right to the head.
Lingfield is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rauta's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rauta manages to break the clinch.
Kulma Rauta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rauta lands a glancing blow to the side of Lingfield's head.
Rauta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rauta scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta drops Lingfield with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Lingfield! Rauta dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kulma Rauta!
A relieved looking Kulma Rauta 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Nik (ranked 178 p4p, 1298 weight class) and Toe Jam (ranked 28 p4p, 170 weight class). Nik's entrance music is Ноггано - стволок за поясок. A fine choice. 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 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Nik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nik misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Jam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jam digs a good body shot into Nik's ribs.
We've been hearing reports that Nik has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Nik moved out of range.
Jam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nik is looking to counter punch.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Nik is out of range.
Nik swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jam slips under a jab.
Jam lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nik blocks a jab.
Jam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nik.
Nik slips a jab and a cross from Jam.
Nik connects with a body shot.
Nik misses with a right hand
and Jam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Aleks Nik has been cut.
Nik lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Jam.
Nik lands with a hook. Jam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nik slips under a jab from Jam.
Nik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jam moves away.
Jam doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jam tests Nik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Nik misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Nik is out of range.
Nik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jam has time to react.
Jam walks into a stiff left hand from Nik.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nik moves away.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Nik moved out of range nicely.
Jam misses with a lunging right hand
and Nik counters with a stiff right hand.
Jam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nik cracks a nice hook into Jam's ribs.
Nik slips a straight right by Jam.
Nik scores with a nice strike.
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!
Nik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toe Jam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Jam.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam misses the jab.
Jam lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nik, as that shot connected.
Toe Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nik defending well as Jam loads up on a big left hand.
Jam misses with a hook. Nik ducked under it nicely.
Nik forces Jam back against the cage and clinches.
Nik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niks head.
Jam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nik lands a body punch.
Nik digs a right hand into Jam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jam's gas tank.
Nik struggles to land a body shot inside as Jam controls his hands.
Nik lands a nice shot to the body.
Nik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jam is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nik is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jam to the mat. Jam regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nik passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nik.
Jam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nik.
Nik keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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.
Jam is trying to stand up here but Nik is controlling him well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jam defending well though.
Nik landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nik performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nik is nestled in close to Jam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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 Aleks Nik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleks Nik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jam lunges at Nik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nik's hand.
Nik has closed the distance and engaged Jam in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nik tries a body shot but Jam blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jam is trying to push Nik away but Nik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nik pushes Jam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nik takes a swing at Jam's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Jam was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jam misses the target.
Jam throws a lazy uppercut
and Nik counters with a stiff right hand.
Jam misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Nik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Nik.
A cross from Nik lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Nik. Beautiful body shot.
Nik thuds a left hand into Jam's body.
Jam missing with a left hand there. Nik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Nik moves away and avoids it.
Nik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jam keeps the fight on the outside.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Nik moves away and avoids it.
Nik appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jam lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nik at a distance.
Jam ducks under a wild hook from Nik.
Nik throws a shot to the body.
Jam misses the jab.
Nik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jam.
Jam lands a jab to the head.
Nik digs a good body shot into Jam's ribs.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
Nik throws out a loose jab but Jam uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Jam misses with a straight left.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
Jam slips a jab from Nik.
Jam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jam.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nik manages to avoid it.
Jam walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Nik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nik takes a swing at Jam's ribcage but misses.
Nik thuds his right hand into Jam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nik drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nik landing strikes.
Jam takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Nik's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jam is being controlled here.
Sloppy strikes there by Nik.
Nik 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.
Nik scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nik is looking to take a break and control but Jam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jam managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nik.
Aleks Nik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik slows the pace down.
Nik postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nik throws a strike aimed at the side of Jam's head but Jam avoids it well.
Nik trying to control the action but Jam is working from the bottom.
Nik scoring with punches and elbows.
Nik wants to control but Jam is keeping him busy.
Nik creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleks Nik'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. This is the final round!
Nik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aleks Nik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nik misses with a hook.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Nik is out of range.
Jam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nik loads up on a big right hand but Jam slips the punch.
Toe Jam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jam looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nik.
Nik changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jam can do to turn this around?
Jam takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nik cracks Jam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nik fails to land with a series of punches.
Jam takes one to the side of the head.
Nik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nik works Jam's body with a nice hook.
Nik slips a jab and a cross from Jam.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Nik uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jam throws a looping overhand right but Nik ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
Toe Jam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Jam.
Jam might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A left lands for Nik.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Nik.
Nik connects with a body shot.
Jam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nik.
Jam's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jam scrambles back to his feet.
Nik slips under a jab.
Nik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jam.
Jam misses the body punch
and Nik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Nik moved out of range nicely.
Nik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jam misses with an uppercut
and Nik counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jam.
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!
Nik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Nik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jam has time to react.
Nik looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nik throws a big right hand that misses.
Jam has momentary wrist control but Nik slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik wants to control from the top but Jam keeps moving.
Nik tries to free his leg and advance position but Jam is retaining full guard.
Jam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nik trying to control the position from guard on top but Jam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nik lands a nice looking body shot.
Nik connects with a single shot there.
Jam throws a shot to the body.
Jam stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.
Nik slips under a jab from Jam.
Nik shoots in and bounces Jam off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nik wants to control from the top but Jam keeps moving.
Jam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jam throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleks Nik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nik 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleks Nik!
A victorious Aleks Nik thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isopaa Mfer (ranked 101 p4p, 505 weight class) and Thomas English (ranked 13 p4p, 35 weight class). English is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muffin Man. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isopaa Mfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas English!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
English connects with a right hand. Mfer shakes it off.
Mfer darts in looking for a takedown but English gets double underhooks and turns Mfer into the cage.
English stops a takedown attempt from Mfer.
English stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
English works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mfer is breathing heavily.
English misses with a short punch on the inside.
English softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from English.
English swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
English lands a body punch in the clinch.
English lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
English lands a shoulder strike.
English lands a left hand.
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!
English lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
English tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
English lands a body punch in the clinch.
I was talking to Mfer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
English lands a body shot.
English breaks the clinch.
English jabs Mfer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
English sends Mfer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! English is motioning to the referee to let Mfer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Isopaa Mfer has been cut.
Mfer moves out of range as English strikes.
English with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mfer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by English.
English lands an uppercut, right on the button! Mfer 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 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas English!
Thomas English is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Thomas English made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sakura Style and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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