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BANZAI COMBAT 57 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Janos Paprikas (ranked 25096 p4p, 5520 weight class) and Cengiz Dana (ranked 374 p4p, 339 weight class). Janos Paprikas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Janos Paprikas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cengiz Dana!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dana throws a hook to the side of Paprikas's head but Paprikas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paprikas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dana misses with a hook
and Paprikas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paprikas.
Cengiz Dana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Dana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dana just misses with a punch to the body.
Dana misses with a right hand
and Paprikas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dana throws a right hand that misses
and Paprikas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Cengiz Dana has been cut.
Dana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dana misses with an uppercut.
Dana misses with a looping left.
Paprikas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dana.
Paprikas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dana moves away.
Paprikas slips under a jab from Dana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paprikas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paprikas tries to clinch up but Dana circles away and keeps his distance.
Paprikas lands a nice shot that snaps Dana's head back.
Paprikas scores with a head kick. Dana tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 Dana is rocked!
Dana throws a poor cross that misses
and Paprikas counters with a huge left! Dana is in big trouble! He's backing up but Paprikas isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dana from any more damage. A dominating finish by Paprikas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janos Paprikas!
Janos Paprikas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamren Rivera (ranked 5473 p4p, 4557 weight class) and Jimmy Dean (ranked 526 p4p, 485 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamren Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Dean!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera lands a head kick!
Dean with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
Rivera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rivera throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamren Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dean passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera is looking for a sweep.
Dean looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dean tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Rivera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dean has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera tries to bench press Dean off him but Dean keeps the position.
Rivera is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dean tries for a kimura but Rivera is defending well.
Rivera is looking for a sweep.
Rivera is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dean has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Rivera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Rivera is trying to escape and Dean transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Rivera is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dean! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Dean!
Jimmy Dean made sure to mention his sponsor, BANZAI NUTRITION in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 5615 p4p, 4377 weight class) and Phillip Ziskie (ranked 490 p4p, 419 weight class). Phillip Ziskie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Hanma misses.
Ziskie shoots in for a takedown but Hanma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ziskie avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Hanma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ziskie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hanma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanma scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Hanma misses its intended target.
Hanma looks for the body kick but Ziskie saw that one coming.
Hanma lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ziskie looking for a takedown.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Ziskie.
Hanma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hanma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ziskie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ziskie does no damage.
Hanma throws a big counter combination but Ziskie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ziskie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hanma tries to avoid it but Ziskie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hanma to the ground. Hanma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hanma tried to counter with a leg kick but Ziskie avoided it.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Ziskie moves out of range.
Ziskie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanma pinned against the cage. Hanma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ziskie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanma defends it nicely.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Hanma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ziskie tries to clinch but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma takes a swing at Ziskie's ribcage but misses.
Ziskie has his takedown stuffed
and Hanma counters with a nice uppercut.
Ziskie shoots in for a double leg but Hanma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hanma slaps away a takedown attempt from Ziskie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ziskie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hanma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma delivers a nice body kick.
Hanma lands an overhand right.
Ziskie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
Hanma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ziskie momentarily.
Ziskie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanma.
Ziskie slips under a jab.
And Ziskie tries to counter it with a takedown but Hanma pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ziskie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ziskie wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Ziskie fails with the takedown
and Hanma counters with a two punch combo.
Ziskie is rocked!
Ziskie tries to clinch up.
Hanma keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick lands from Hanma that sends Ziskie to the canvas. Ziskie tries to scramble back to his feet but Hanma brings him back down into side control.
Ziskie is still in real trouble! Can Hanma finish him?
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!
Hanma decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ziskie to his feet.
Hanma throws an overhand right that drops Ziskie like a sack of potatoes! Hanma dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baki Hanma!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominik King (ranked 5904 p4p, 4034 weight class) and Felix Oumardipov (ranked 253 p4p, 198 weight class). Oumardipov has chosen In My Hood - 50 Cents as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Felix Oumardipov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dominik King's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominik King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felix Oumardipov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oumardipov shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oumardipov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Oumardipov as King shoots in.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oumardipov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Dominik King has been cut.
King shoots in and drives through. Oumardipov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominik King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oumardipov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Oumardipov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Oumardipov fails to land.
Oumardipov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, King regains guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. King manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oumardipov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oumardipov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King tries to pull guard but Oumardipov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oumardipov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
King wants to get back to his feet but Oumardipov passes into half guard.
Oumardipov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oumardipov on the ground.
Oumardipov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oumardipov thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Oumardipov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oumardipov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oumardipov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King's coaches at Cozad MMA Tokyo have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
King is breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Oumardipov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oumardipov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oumardipov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oumardipov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oumardipov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Oumardipov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
King is trying to maintain the position but Oumardipov is very close to passing his half guard.
Oumardipov working King over with strikes.
Oumardipov moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from King.
Oumardipov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Oumardipov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oumardipov has worked his way into a potential kimura here. King is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Oumardipov yanks on the arm and King is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Oumardipov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felix Oumardipov!
Felix Oumardipov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Montoya (ranked 3391 p4p, 5558 weight class) and Harlan Storm (ranked 258 p4p, 341 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harlan Storm!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Montoya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Storm.
Montoya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Storm scores with a spinning back kick!
Storm misses with a left hand
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Storm misses with a body shot
and Montoya counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Montoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya.
Montoya fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Montoya connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Storm does no damage.
Montoya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Storm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montoya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Montoya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Storm. Storm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Storm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Storm looks winded!
Montoya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Storm walks straight into a right hand from Montoya - that's dropped him! Montoya jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Storm from any more punishment! Storm complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Felipe Montoya!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tre Davis (ranked 3736 p4p, 3903 weight class) and Yoel Strickland (ranked 433 p4p, 449 weight class). Tre Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tre Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yoel Strickland!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis clinches up with Strickland and pushes him back against the cage.
Strickland looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Strickland pulls guard.
Strickland wants to get back to his feet but Davis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Strickland shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Strickland's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis gets a clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strickland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis sets himself, and Strickland steps forward looking for the clinch! Davis avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Strickland in a clinch.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Strickland has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Strickland has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis forces Strickland back against the cage and clinches.
Davis pulls guard effortlessly.
Davis is looking to stand up but Strickland isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Davis manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strickland prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
Davis throws a series of punches but Strickland avoids them all with ease.
Strickland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tre Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoel Strickland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strickland has him pressed against the cage.
Davis tries to circle away but Strickland has him pinned against the cage.
Strickland gets control of Davis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Strickland will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Davis stands and steps away. Strickland gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Davis drives through and clinches with Strickland against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis forces Strickland back against the cage and clinches.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis clinches up with Strickland and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Strickland throws a lazy uppercut
and Strickland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis darts in and clinches Strickland up against the cage.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strickland tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tre Davis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
Davis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Davis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Strickland backpedaling.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strickland, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strickland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Strickland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Strickland goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davis prevents it.
Tre Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoel Strickland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strickland won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wriggles free and stands up.
Strickland tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Strickland wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis drives through and clinches with Strickland against the cage.
Strickland keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strickland swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Davis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Davis rushes Strickland and presses him up against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoel Strickland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strickland looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strickland pulls Davis into guard.
Strickland is trying to keep Davis in close.
Davis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Strickland up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis cracks Strickland with a nice body shot.
Strickland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis has Strickland up against the cage in a clinch.
Strickland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Strickland tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Strickland has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Strickland in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Strickland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Strickland, against the cage.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis clinches up with Strickland and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis is trying to break free.
Strickland tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Strickland drops back down to his feet.
Strickland is trying to pull guard but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tre Davis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Davis scores with a four punch combination!
Davis tries to keep at a distance but Strickland has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strickland tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis darts in and clinches Strickland up against the cage.
Strickland trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strickland into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strickland throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Strickland back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland has Davis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Strickland uses from the top position.
Davis pushes Strickland off and gets back to his feet.
Tre Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strickland, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis forces Strickland back against the cage and clinches.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strickland with a poor takedown
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tre Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoel Strickland.
Strickland has his takedown stuffed
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strickland is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Tre Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strickland is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Strickland gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strickland changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Davis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Davis sneaks out the side door and pushes Strickland away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Davis closes the distance and pushes Strickland back into the cage.
Strickland tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Strickland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis clinches with his opponent.
Davis is trying to push Strickland away but Strickland has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis is pressed up against the cage. Strickland has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davis down to the mat. Davis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davis pushes Strickland up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Strickland tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Strickland shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
Strickland is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis clinches.
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!
Davis drags the fight down to the ground.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Strickland from controlling successfully.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Strickland is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tre Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tre Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bio Frankenstein (ranked 4446 p4p, 4836 weight class) and James Hopkins (ranked 459 p4p, 474 weight class). Bio Frankenstein has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bio Frankenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins stalks Frankenstein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Frankenstein's face. Frankenstein staggers backwards, shaken.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body. Frankenstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frankenstein dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings for the body but Frankenstein moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hopkins has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hopkins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Frankenstein has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frankenstein tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hopkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frankenstein is trying to pull guard but Hopkins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Frankenstein tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hopkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bio Frankenstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Frankenstein won't allow it.
Frankenstein pulls Hopkins into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frankenstein working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hopkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Frankenstein is tightening it up a little... Hopkins has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hopkins reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hopkins taps out! Nice BJJ there by Frankenstein!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bio Frankenstein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kawasaki (ranked 3083 p4p, 3419 weight class) and Ima Coward (ranked 307 p4p, 334 weight class). Ima Coward is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akira Kawasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ima Coward!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coward slips under a jab from Kawasaki.
Coward ducks under a wild hook from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coward clinches up against the cage.
Kawasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaki throws the left hand but Coward avoids the punch easily.
Coward steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kawasaki.
Coward has managed to clinch.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawasaki misses with a left hand
and Coward counters by moving into the clinch.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Coward is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki misses with a looping right.
Kawasaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coward on the side of the head.
Coward instigates a clinch.
Kawasaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kawasaki manages to break the clinch.
Kawasaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Coward ducks under a wild hook from Kawasaki.
Coward takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kawasaki throws a body punch but Coward moves out of range.
Coward is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kawasaki with a body shot.
Kawasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Coward tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Kawasaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kawasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Coward looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coward tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawasaki misses with a hook.
Coward is looking to clinch.
Kawasaki tries to keep at a distance but Coward has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kawasaki avoiding damage.
Kawasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coward's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coward backwards.
Kawasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coward moves into the clinch.
Kawasaki manages to break the clinch.
Coward misses with a takedown
and Coward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawasaki.
Coward uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki throws a series of punches but Coward avoids them all with ease.
Coward throws a counter combo.
Coward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawasaki throws out the jab.
Coward showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kawasaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki misses with a right hand
and Coward counters with a stiff right hand.
Kawasaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coward ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coward fails to land the takedown.
Kawasaki scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Kawasaki misses.
Kawasaki sets himself, and Coward steps forward looking for the clinch! Kawasaki avoids it this time.
Coward closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kawasaki counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kawasaki dominated that round.
That's time! Kawasaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kawasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Coward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coward tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kawasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ima Coward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki throws a hook but Coward blocks it.
Coward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kawasaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaki lands a left and a right that send Coward crashing to the mat, dazed. Kawasaki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Coward takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawasaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coward is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Coward finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Coward is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawasaki finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coward seems to have recovered his senses.
Kawasaki blocks an elbow strike from Coward.
Coward misses with an elbow strike.
Kawasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Coward steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kawasaki.
Akira Kawasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kawasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coward tries to clinch there but Kawasaki circles away.
Kawasaki tries to bum rush Coward with a series of wild strikes but Coward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kawasaki misses with a looping left.
Coward rushes Kawasaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kawasaki blocks a head kick by Coward.
Coward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kawasaki throws a hook to the side of Coward's head but Coward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coward rushes Kawasaki and presses him up against the cage.
Kawasaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kawasaki can't find room to land a body shot as Coward controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Coward to work.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coward throws an elbow but misses.
Kawasaki slows down the pace here.
Coward tries a knee to the head but Kawasaki blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coward avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kawasaki as Coward tries to tie him up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki dodges an elbow strike from Coward.
Kawasaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kawasaki dodges an elbow strike from Coward.
Kawasaki breaks the clinch.
Coward instigates a clinch.
Kawasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawasaki misses the target.
Coward moves into the clinch.
Coward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kawasaki blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Coward controls his hands.
Kawasaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kawasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawasaki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A cross from Kawasaki lands.
Kawasaki misses with a hook.
Coward has closed the distance and engaged Kawasaki in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Coward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawasaki throws a combination. Coward tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kawasaki connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Kawasaki.
Akira Kawasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawasaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kawasaki dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kawasaki throws out a loose jab but Coward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawasaki throws an off balance right hand
and Coward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawasaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coward counters with a two punch combo.
A big right from Kawasaki misses.
Coward is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Kawasaki moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Kawasaki!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helo Kacie (ranked 2825 p4p, 3245 weight class) and Isduby Cool (ranked 324 p4p, 364 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Helo Kacie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isduby Cool!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kacie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kacie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cool is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kacie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cool keeps working.
Kacie working the ground and pound.
Cool tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kacie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kacie lands some shots froms side control.
Kacie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cool tries to bench press Kacie off him but Kacie keeps the position.
Cool looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kacie working the head with strikes.
Cool takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Cool's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kacie lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kacie scoring with punches and elbows.
Cool is rocked!
Cool is looking to regain half guard here but Kacie keeps moving and retains side control.
Cool is still in real trouble! Can Kacie finish him?
Kacie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacie cracks Cool with a big elbow.
Cool is looking for a sweep.
Kacie lands a strong strike to the head of Cool. That's dazed him! Kacie looking to finish here. Cool is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kacie lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helo Kacie!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Torres (ranked 2238 p4p, 2723 weight class) and Duane Souza (ranked 234 p4p, 283 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matteo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Souza!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres tries to sprawl but Souza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Torres definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Souza uses his free foot to push down on Torres's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Torres.
Souza lands a big elbow.
Torres is desperately trying to improve his position but Souza has a good base and remains in mount.
Souza landing strikes, looking to finish!
 Torres is rocked!
Souza landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Torres is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza connects with a bit shot that sees Torres covering up! More strikes from Souza and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Souza is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duane Souza!
An out of breath Duane Souza 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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