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OFK 417 - Anderson Vs Maki PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Smith (ranked 3344 p4p, 22471 weight class) and Peter Golles (ranked 379 p4p, 528 weight class). Peter Golles is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 46 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golles closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith slows the pace down.
Golles wants to get back to his feet but Smith drags him back down.
Golles is trying to escape the position but Smith is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Golles trying to remain calm as Smith controls from the top position.
Golles is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smith takes a little break here. Golles wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith advances to full mount.
Smith working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Golles looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Smith! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sam Smith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luk Lui (ranked 3235 p4p, 21613 weight class) and Jennson Jameison (ranked 377 p4p, 578 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luk Lui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jennson Jameison!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lui avoids the body shot from Jameison.
Jameison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jameison misses with a punch to the body.
Jameison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lui looking to slow down the pace here.
Jameison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jameison content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jameison tries to pull guard but Lui holds him up against the cage and eventually Jameison drops back down to his feet.
Lui stalls.
Lui tries to break the clinch but Jameison is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lui wants to get back to striking at distance but Jameison won't allow it.
Jameison lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Luk Lui has been cut.
Lui is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lui struggles to land a body shot inside as Jameison controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lui is trying to stall.
Jameison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lui takes a swing at Jameison's ribcage but misses.
Jameison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lui misses with a looping right.
Lui definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luk Lui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lui throws a shot from downtown. Jameison moves away and avoids it.
Lui thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lui throws the left hand but Jameison avoids the punch easily.
Jameison has closed the distance and engaged Lui in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jameison.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jameison.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jameison's elbow.
Jameison prevents a body shot from Lui.
Jameison is trying to drag Lui to the mat but Lui just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Luk Lui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jennson Jameison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lui breaks the clinch.
Jameison closes the distance but Lui moves to the side
and Jameison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jameison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jameison has managed to clinch.
Jameison lands an uppercut.
Lui wants to stall.
Jameison prevents a body shot from Lui.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jameison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lui just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jameison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lui's defenses.
Lui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lui holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameison jumps guard and drags Lui to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lui keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jameison's head.
Lui might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lui cracks Jameison with a solid left hand.
Jameison wants to hit a sweep here but Lui passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jameison there!
Jameison wants to hold on but Lui pushes him away.
Lui with shots to the head and body - Jameison looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lui tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jameison is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lui landing strikes from the mount.
Lui goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Jameison turns into him and now he's in Lui's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lui is adopting a defensive guard.
Lui lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lui chips away with some ground and pound.
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 Luk Lui will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luk Lui's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lui throws out a loose jab but Jameison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lui misses with a jab to the body
and Jameison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jameison.
Lui is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jameison's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lui is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jameison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jameison jumps guard but Lui turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jameison lands an elbow inside that Lui shrugs off.
Jameison jumps guard but Lui turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jameison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lui is trying to maintain a safe position but Jameison gets an underhook and turns Lui into the cage.
Lui is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lui letting Jameison take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameison jumps guard.
Lui sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lui scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jameison is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lui rolls with it to try and escape but Jameison cranks on the arm and Lui is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jennson Jameison!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Oliver Jovic (ranked 3430 p4p, 2365 weight class) and Magnus Forsberg (ranked 375 p4p, 278 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milan Oliver Jovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Forsberg!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovic misses with a body shot.
Forsberg doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Jovic counter with a right hand.
Jovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Forsberg. Forsberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Jovic is looking to counter punch.
Jovic throws an off balance right hand
and Jovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Forsberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Milan Oliver Jovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Forsberg.
A jab from Jovic misses.
Forsberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forsberg gets the takedown into side control.
Jovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Forsberg's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Forsberg! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Jovic has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Magnus Forsberg!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Magnus Forsberg made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance π₯, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Little Late (ranked 2533 p4p, 2688 weight class) and Rylan Wheeler (ranked 312 p4p, 324 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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 16 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rylan Wheeler!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late lands with a nice combination. Wheeler backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Rylan Wheeler has been cut.
Wheeler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Late is looking to counter punch.
Wheeler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Late lands a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Wheeler.
Wheeler fails to land with a series of punches.
Wheeler misses with an uppercut.
Late throws out a loose jab but Wheeler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wheeler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wheeler fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Late fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wheeler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Late just misses with a punch to the body.
Late misses with a combination
and Wheeler counters with a three punch combo that has Late backing up. Late nods at Wheeler to acknowledge the strikes.
Late lands a body shot.
Wheeler throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Late darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Late lands the left hand.
Wheeler throws a head kick but Late moves out of range.
Late lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late slips under a jab.
Late throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wheeler.
Late scores with a one two! Wheeler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Late.
 Wheeler is rocked!
A jab from Wheeler misses.
Wheeler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Late is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Late throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Late dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wheeler tries a head kick but it misses.
Wheeler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Late doesn't seem bothered though.
Late is looking to wear down Wheeler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wheeler lands a body shot.
Late shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wheeler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Little Late seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Late swings for the body but Wheeler moves out of range.
Wheeler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Late avoids the head kick by Wheeler.
Late scores with a hook to the body. Wheeler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Late looks to land a left hand but Wheeler moved out of range nicely.
Wheeler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late throws a series of strikes that have Wheeler backpedaling.
That has opened up Rylan Wheeler's cut even more.
Wheeler avoids the body shot from Late.
Late scores with a jab to the body.
Wheeler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Late stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Late throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wheeler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Late misses with a straight right.
Wheeler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wheeler avoids the body shot from Late.
It seemed like Wheeler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Late slips under a jab.
It looked like Late wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Late misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Wheeler misses.
A big left from Wheeler misses.
Late tries to clinch up.
Wheeler loads up on a big right hand but Late slips the punch.
Rylan Wheeler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Late staying out of range there.
Late moves out of range of the strikes.
Late throws a leg kick that misses.
Wheeler is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late throws a shot to the body.
Wheeler lands a head shot.
Late connects with a looping right hand.
Late wants to clinch up but Wheeler keeps it at a distance.
Wheeler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Late rushes Wheeler and presses him up against the cage.
Late has Wheeler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wheeler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wheeler as Late tries to tie him up.
Late goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Late breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Late looks to land a right hand but Wheeler moved out of range.
Late misses with a wild body shot.
Late stalks Wheeler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wheeler's face. Wheeler staggers backwards, shaken.
Late lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Late misses with a wild body shot.
Late throws a right and a left that Wheeler avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Wheeler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Late lands a two punch combo.
Late fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wheeler manages to avoid it.
Late closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wheeler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wheeler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wheeler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Late.
Late fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wheeler avoids the body shot from Late.
Late lands an overhand right.
Wheeler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looks like Late has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wheeler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Late eats them both and turns towards Wheeler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Little Late has been cut.
Late ducks under a wild hook from Wheeler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Little Late dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Late connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wheeler drops Late with a beautiful combination! Late stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wheeler is looking for the KO!
 Late is rocked!
Late is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Late throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Late is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from Wheeler.
Little Late is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wheeler lands with a big right hook that stumbles Late - he's out on his feet here! Wheeler follows up with another monster hook that separates Late from consciousness! Late falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Wheeler stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rylan Wheeler!
Rylan Wheeler managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Little Late had this to say: 'Duh?!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chame Boxing Champ (ranked 1344 p4p, 2498 weight class) and Chief Claw (ranked 176 p4p, 301 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 38 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chame Boxing Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxing Champ tests Claw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxing Champ misses with a kick to the body.
Claw throws a fast counter high kick but Boxing Champ manages to duck under it in time.
Boxing Champ goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Claw drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boxing Champ wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boxing Champ is trying to defend but Claw finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Claw gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Claw looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boxing Champ kicks Claw off and gets back to his feet.
Claw throws a head kick but Boxing Champ moves out of range.
Claw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boxing Champ scores with a decent looking hook.
Boxing Champ manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Claw on his heels. He'll look to pass Claw's guard now, I'm sure.
Boxing Champ trying to control the position from guard on top but Claw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxing Champ working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boxing Champ sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boxing Champ trying to control the position from guard on top but Claw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boxing Champ sitting in guard here, content to control.
Claw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boxing Champ is controlling him.
Boxing Champ sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Claw's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boxing Champ throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boxing Champ sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Claw defending well though.
Boxing Champ not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boxing Champ is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Claw is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chame Boxing Champ!
Chame Boxing Champ managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Hedegaard (ranked 1241 p4p, 1229 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 162 p4p, 161 weight class). Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195
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190
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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 36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Hedegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 36 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Edmonds shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hedegaard's guard.
Hedegaard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Edmonds content to stall in guard here.
Hedegaard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Edmonds looking to pass the guard.
Hedegaard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Edmonds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hedegaard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Edmonds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hedegaard is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hedegaard tries to free his leg and advance position but Edmonds is retaining full guard.
Edmonds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hedegaard defends well.
Edmonds trying to control the position.
Hedegaard wants to control from the top but Edmonds keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard postures up.
Hedegaard pushes down on Edmonds's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hedegaard prevents Edmonds from improving his position.
Hedegaard working the head and body with strikes.
Hedegaard trying to control from half guard but Edmonds is working away.
Hedegaard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hedegaard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Edmonds is looking to escape.
Hedegaard is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Edmonds has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Edmonds!
Edmonds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hedegaard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edmonds won't allow Hedegaard to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hedegaard is trying to control the position but Edmonds postures up.
Edmonds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hedegaard is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hedegaard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Edmonds defends it easily.
Hedegaard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hedegaard is trying to keep Edmonds in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edmonds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hedegaard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Hedegaard keeps moving.
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 Simon Hedegaard will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edmonds throws the left hand but Hedegaard avoids the punch easily.
Hedegaard swings widly with a right hand
and Edmonds counters with a stiff right hand.
John Edmonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmonds scores with a jab to the head.
Hedegaard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Edmonds connects with a looping right hand.
Hedegaard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Edmonds cracks Hedegaard with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Hedegaard with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Hedegaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edmonds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edmonds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Hedegaard misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Edmonds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hedegaard tries to counter by clinching up but Edmonds breaks away and moves out of range.
Edmonds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hedegaard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edmonds.
Hedegaard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Edmonds to score with a decent uppercut.
Edmonds lands with a good body shot.
Edmonds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hedegaard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hedegaard fails to land the takedown.
Hedegaard walks into a straight right hand from Edmonds.
Hedegaard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edmonds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds shoots in and gets a takedown into Hedegaard's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hedegaard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Hedegaard keeps moving.
Edmonds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hedegaard is keeping the position for now.
Edmonds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedegaard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edmonds sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Hedegaard doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Edmonds paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Hedegaard - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Simon Hedegaard!
After the big win, Simon Hedegaard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pauschi (ranked 640 p4p, 369 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 85 p4p, 50 weight class). Johnson has chosen On The Run as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pauschi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pauschi scores with a nice head shot.
Pauschi moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Pauschi misses the target.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauschi.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Pauschi moved out of range nicely.
Pauschi misses with a leg kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pauschi misses the target.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Pauschi steps away.
Pauschi lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Pauschi clinches with his opponent.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Pauschi misses.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Pauschi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chris Pauschi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi scores with a hook.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson defending well as Pauschi loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Pauschi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pauschi misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson throws a jab when Pauschi was well out of range.
Pauschi loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Pauschi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pauschi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pauschi misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Pauschi 's knee.
Pauschi tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Chris Pauschi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pauschi throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pauschi is looking to clinch.
Pauschi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Pauschi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Pauschi.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Pauschi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pauschi misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauschi.
Johnson tries a low kick but Pauschi avoids it.
Pauschi works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pauschi counters with a left to the body.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pauschi manages to avoid it.
Pauschi with a hook.
Pauschi misses with an uppercut.
Pauschi connects with a looping right hand.
Pauschi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a jab when Pauschi was well out of range.
Johnson throws a hook but Pauschi avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Pauschi moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi slips under a jab from Johnson.
Pauschi misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pauschi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Pauschi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Pauschi down.
Pauschi misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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 Chris Pauschi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pauschi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pauschi slips a straight right by Johnson.
Pauschi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Pauschi misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Pauschi misses its intended target.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Pauschi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Pauschi's head coaches at BronkΒ΄s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pauschi throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pauschi looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Pauschi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pauschi scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Pauschi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson misses the jab.
Pauschi misses with a left hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Pauschi blocks the leg kick.
Pauschi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut there from Pauschi.
Johnson throws a jab when Pauschi was well out of range.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Pauschi sees coming a mile off.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi misses with a body shot
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chris Pauschi's cut is getting worse.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Pauschi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pauschi scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pauschi throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Pauschi misses the target.
Pauschi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pauschi gets a clinch.
Pauschi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pauschi dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pauschi misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pauschi thinking.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Pauschi moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Pauschi avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pauschi counters with a straight right hand.
Pauschi moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Pauschi. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pauschi.
Pauschi misses with a left hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pauschi counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Pauschi.
Pauschi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Pauschi takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Pauschi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pauschi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pauschi throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Pauschi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pauschi ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Pauschi throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pauschi throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pauschi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Pauschi as he connects with a hook.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Pauschi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pauschi manages to avoid it.
Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pauschi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauschi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pauschi misses with a left hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Pauschi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pauschi throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson defending well as Pauschi loads up on a big left hand.
Pauschi throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson misses with the body kick
letting Pauschi counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Pauschi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pauschi.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Pauschi slips the punch.
Pauschi misses with a hook
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a jab to Pauschi's midsection.
Pauschi darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pauschi.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson pushes Pauschi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pauschi tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Pauschi.
Pauschi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Pauschi walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
A shot to the body from Pauschi misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pauschi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pauschi moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pauschi tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Pauschi checks it
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pauschi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Pauschi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pauschi checks it well.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Pauschi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pauschi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pauschi blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Pauschi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pauschi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pauschi looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pauschi counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Pauschi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab from Pauschi.
Pauschi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pauschi swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pauschi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Manny Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Chambers (ranked 75 p4p, 557 weight class) and Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 12 p4p, 70 weight class). Jax Chambers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jax Chambers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wahwah throws out a loose jab but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wahwah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wahwah misses with a hook.
Chambers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wahwah gets tackled into the cage by Chambers. Chambers maintains the clinch.
Wahwah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wahwah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chambers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wahwah under the eye.
Chambers misses with a wild body shot.
Chambers avoids the body shot from Wahwah.
Wahwah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chambers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chambers tries to counter by clinching up but Wahwah breaks away and moves out of range.
Wahwah tries a head kick but it misses.
Wahwah misses with a hook. Chambers ducked under it nicely.
Wahwah throws a jab but it's blocked by Chambers.
Chambers tries to clinch but Wahwah is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah takes one on the button.
Chambers has Wahwah up against the cage in a clinch.
Wahwah lands with a light punch inside.
Our sources have told us that Chambers has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Chambers tries a body shot but Wahwah blocks it.
Chambers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wahwah misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chambers blocks an elbow strike from Wahwah.
Wahwah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chambers's elbow.
Chambers blocks the elbow strike.
Chambers scores with a hook to the body.
Chambers lands with a light punch inside.
Wahwah looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chambers.
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Wahwah controls his hands.
Chambers lands with a light punch inside.
Chambers misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Chambers lands an elbow that stopped Wahwah in his tracks for a moment.
Chambers scores with a shot to the side of Wahwah's head.
Wahwah wants to stall.
Chambers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers misses with an elbow strike.
Chambers lands an uppercut.
Chambers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wahwah backwards.
Wahwah takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wahwah.
Chambers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Chambers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chambers lands an elbow inside that Wahwah shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chambers.
Chambers blocking some punches.
Chambers lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Kimbo Wahwah has been cut.
Wahwah misses with a punch on the inside.
Wahwah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chambers avoids a wild elbow strike from Wahwah.
Chambers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wahwah can't find room to land a body shot as Chambers controls the action.
Chambers avoids a wild elbow strike from Wahwah.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wahwah.
It looks like Jax Chambers has been cut.
Chambers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wahwah's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chambers.
Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wahwah's elbow.
Wahwah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chamberss head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands a hook that snaps the head of Wahwah backwards.
Wahwah will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chambers up against the cage.
Chambers misses with an elbow over the top.
Chambers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wahwah avoids a wild elbow strike from Chambers.
Still in the clinch, Chambers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wahwah is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wahwah throws an elbow but misses.
Wahwah tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Wahwah back against the cage.
Wahwah pushes Chambers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wahwah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chambers lands with a left to the head.
Chambers prevents a body shot from Wahwah.
Wahwah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Chambers.
Wahwah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chambers.
Jax Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Wahwah misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chambers prevents a body shot from Wahwah.
Chambers lands with a light punch inside.
Chambers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wahwah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chambers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chambers lands an elbow just above Wahwah 's eye.
Wahwah is trying to stall.
Chambers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chambers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wahwah backwards.
Chambers has a couple of punches blocked by Wahwah.
Chambers lands an uppercut.
Wahwah has Chambers pushed against the cage.
Chambers scores with a shoulder strike.
Wahwah is rocked!
Chambers lands a nice uppercut.
Wahwah is still on wobbly legs! Can Chambers finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers throws a big uppercut that drops Wahwah! More strikes from Chambers and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wahwah lies dazed against the cage as Chambers celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jax Chambers!
Jax Chambers retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jax Chambers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Anderson (ranked 134 p4p, 253 weight class) and Seppo Maki (ranked 15 p4p, 36 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Maki!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws the left hand but Maki avoids the punch easily.
Maki feints a counter leg kick.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Maki's leg but Maki calmly moves out of range.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Maki saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Maki down.
Maki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
A jab from Maki misses.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Maki 's eye.
It looks like Seppo Maki has been cut.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maki throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries 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!
Maki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a jab when Maki was well out of range.
Anderson lands a head kick!
Maki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maki swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Maki's head but Maki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maki! But no joy.
Maki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Maki misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Maki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Maki keeps it at a distance.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maki throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Jones Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a hook but Maki blocks it.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Maki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Maki.
It looks like Jones Anderson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maki on the side of the head.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson motions for Maki to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Anderson.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Maki throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Maki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Maki.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Maki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Maki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson lands with a kick to the temple. Maki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maki!
Anderson misses with a hook. Maki ducked under it nicely.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Maki counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anderson! Maki lets Anderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Anderson is rocked!
Maki throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Maki 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maki needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Maki throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maki is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Maki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maki misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maki thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Maki.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maki has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maki.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Maki working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson checks a low kick from Maki.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Maki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maki if he has to take too many more of those.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Maki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Maki tries to tie him up.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maki trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maki.
Maki wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Maki's ribcage.
Maki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Maki is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Maki into the cage.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maki can do to turn this around?
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maki can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Maki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Maki 's eye.
Maki swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maki wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Maki lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Maki.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maki.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Maki shrugs off.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maki misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Maki misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maki.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Maki is blocking nicely.
Maki lands a shoulder strike.
Maki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maki working aggressively here.
Maki gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Maki stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Maki misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Maki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson throws a body punch but Maki moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maki throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Maki's legs.
Anderson lands with a hook. Maki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maki connects with an inside leg kick.
Maki misses with a looping right.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Maki pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Maki. Beautiful body shot.
Maki avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Maki looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Maki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson slips a jab from Maki.
Anderson moves to clinch but Maki breaks away
and Maki counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Maki moved out of range.
Maki misses with a straight right.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maki.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson throws a jab when Maki was well out of range.
Maki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maki throws a leg kick
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Maki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maki misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Anderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maki.
Maki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maki counters with a straight right hand.
Maki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maki lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Maki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Maki throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Maki takes one to the chin there.
Maki throws a sloppy head kick
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Anderson slips a jab from Maki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maki misses with a straight left.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Maki's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Maki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Anderson catches Maki right on the button with a cross.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Maki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maki blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Maki lands an overhand right.
Maki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maki really felt that one!
A lazy left from Maki finds it's target.
Jones Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maki.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson clobbers Maki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maki drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson lands with a hook. Maki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Maki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maki's corner calls for a 1-2. Maki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Maki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Maki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Maki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maki misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maki tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maki moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maki! But no joy.
Jones Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maki moves away.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maki.
Seppo Maki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Anderson!
Jones Anderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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