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OFK 421 - Knox Vs Nik PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balal Lama (ranked 2511 p4p, 16164 weight class) and Jimmy Nickels (ranked 292 p4p, 570 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lama throws a low kick, looking for Nickels's leg but Nickels calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Lama is predictable there
and Nickels counters with a takedown into side control.
Lama manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lama controlling the action here.
Lama seems to be looking for submissions.
Nickels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lama stops Nickels from getting back to his feet.
Nickels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lama keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nickels tries to get to full guard but Lama has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama controlling the action here.
Nickels wants to control but Lama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lama has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nickels defend it? Lama steps over the head and cranks it - Nickels is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Balal Lama!
Balal Lama gave a mention to Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Wilson (ranked 2677 p4p, 3153 weight class) and Erica Santana (ranked 188 p4p, 214 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown. Santana has chosen Scream - OG Ron C as his entrance music. Erica Santana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erica Santana!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santana to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santana trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilson's guard.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Santana slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilson working a defensive guard here.
Wilson controlling the position.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Santana working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Santana chips away with some ground and pound.
 Wilson is rocked!
Wilson controls Santana momentarily but Santana frees himself.
Santana with a nice head shot there.
Oh Wilson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santana stands up over Wilson, holding on to his feet. Santana throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Wilson is out cold! Santana lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erica Santana!
Erica Santana took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Erica Starts twerking around the ring'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuanwei Fenfang (ranked 1851 p4p, 22861 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 197 p4p, 497 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuanwei Fenfang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenfang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chan 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.
Chan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chan.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Fenfang does no damage.
Chan tries to clinch
and Fenfang counters with a nice uppercut.
Chan lands a jab-cross combination.
Chan throws a head kick but Fenfang moves out of range.
Fenfang defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Chan tries to clinch there but Fenfang circles away.
Chan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fenfang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chan scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan is looking to chop away at Fenfang's legs.
Fenfang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fenfang takes the fight into the clinch.
Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenfang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fenfang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chan throws a right and a left that Fenfang avoids nicely.
Fenfang scores with a punch to the head.
Fenfang wants to clinch.
Fenfang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fenfang misses with a double jab.
Chan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fenfang defends it well.
Chan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fenfang slips a jab and a cross from Chan.
Fenfang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chan moves into range and clinches up with Fenfang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenfang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fenfang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chan prevents Fenfang from breaking the clinch.
Fenfang prevents the takedown attempt.
Yuanwei Fenfang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackie Chan.
Fenfang is pressed up against the cage. Chan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fenfang down to the mat. Fenfang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fenfang punishes Chan's body with a nice straight punch.
Chan with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan shoots in for a takedown but Fenfang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fenfang.
Jab by Fenfang.
Fenfang looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Fenfang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fenfang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fenfang circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a low kick.
Fenfang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chan pushes Fenfang up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan breaks the clinch.
Chan tries to clinch up.
Fenfang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fenfang works the jab nicely.
Chan closes the distance and clinches.
Fenfang is trying to force a seperation but Chan has the dominant position.
Chan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fenfang regains guard immediately.
Chan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fenfang keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
Fenfang is looking to stand up but Chan isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fenfang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fenfang is looking to cinch up a triangle. Chan throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Fenfang's body to avoid the submission. Fenfang has instead reached around Chan's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Fenfang arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yuanwei Fenfang!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rusev (ranked 2310 p4p, 3061 weight class) and Paul Herrera (ranked 285 p4p, 349 weight class). Paul Herrera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Rusev's chin.
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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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Rusev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera misses with a body kick.
Herrera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rusev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rusev throwing strikes but missing.
Rusev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Herrera's head.
Rusev postures up in Herrera's guard and throws a big left but Herrera blocks it.
Rusev is looking to work some ground and pound but Herrera has wrist control.
Herrera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herrera has Rusev pulled in close to control his posture.
Herrera controls Rusev momentarily but Rusev frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Herrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Herrera has his feet on Rusev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Alexander Rusev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Herrera or perhaps it was just good defense by Rusev, which made it look bad.
Herrera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rusev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herrera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rusev's waist but Rusev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Herrera off to one side.
Herrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander Rusev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Herrera.
Rusev rushes Herrera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Herrera tries for a takedown but Rusev manages to get underhooks.
Herrera has hold of one of Rusev's legs. Rusev is fighting the takedown attempt but Herrera gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rusev trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera is fighting to break Rusev's control of his arms but Rusev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rusev wants to sweep but no luck.
Herrera trying to control but Rusev is working from the bottom.
Rusev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herrera's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rusev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Herrera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rusev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Herrera manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rusev has Herrera in his guard.
Rusev keeping full guard, as Herrera tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusev keeping moving, preventing Herrera from controlling successfully.
Rusev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rusev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rusev keeping full guard, as Herrera tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Herrera trying to control but Rusev is working from the bottom.
Herrera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Herrera decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rusev enables Herrera to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rusev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Herrera postures up.
Herrera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusev has his foot on Herrera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Herrera works his way back into a safe position though.
Herrera content to stall in guard here.
Herrera has gone for a leg lock! Rusev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Herrera's guard.
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 Alexander Rusev will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Herrera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rusev's guard.
Herrera is looking to stand up but Rusev won't let him.
Herrera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rusev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herrera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rusev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Herrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Rusev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Herrera misses with a takedown attempt - Rusev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Herrera has Rusev up against the cage in a clinch.
Herrera turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Herrera manages to end up in side control.
Herrera trying to control the position but Rusev is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera decides to stand back up. Herrera steps back and let's Rusev get back to his feet.
Herrera has Rusev up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Herrera looking for a takedown.
Herrera pulls guard successfully.
Herrera is trying to keep Rusev in close.
Herrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Herrera wants to sweep here but Rusev controlling him for the moment.
Paul Herrera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rusev connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusev landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rusev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rusev trying to control but Herrera is working from the bottom.
Herrera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rusev throws an elbow that misses. Herrera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rusev's guard. Nice move by Herrera!
Herrera is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rusev is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rusev has escaped and now he's on top!
Rusev lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Herrera's guard.
Herrera makes his way to full guard, as Rusev worked for a kimura.
Rusev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rusev throws a strike but Herrera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rusev controls Herrera momentarily but Herrera frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herrera wants to control from the top but Rusev keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Herrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Herrera gets a takedown into half guard.
Rusev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rusev throwing short punches from the bottom.
Herrera trying to control but Rusev is working from the bottom.
Rusev is looking for a triangle but Herrera pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Herrera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Herrera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusev is looking to sweep but instead, Herrera has passed into half guard.
Herrera stalling.
Herrera is stalling here. Rusev is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Herrera seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rusev has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rusev scoring with punches and elbows.
Rusev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rusev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera is trying to get back to half guard.
Herrera gets back to half guard.
Herrera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rusev is working away from the top position though.
Rusev winds up and cracks Herrera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Herrera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rusev.
Rusev with the ground and pound but Herrera uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rusev throws an elbow that misses. Herrera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rusev's guard. Nice move by Herrera!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rusev looking for a sweep. Not yet Rusev, not yet.
Rusev is trying to control the position but Herrera postures up.
Rusev keeping moving, preventing Herrera from controlling successfully.
Rusev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Herrera is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Herrera wants to control from the top but Rusev keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Herrera advances position into side control!
Herrera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rusev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Herrera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Herrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Herrera 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Herrera!
A relieved looking Paul Herrera thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil St. Georges (ranked 1520 p4p, 3453 weight class) and Rafa Peziev (ranked 127 p4p, 222 weight class). Rafa Peziev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafa Peziev!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peziev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Peziev wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
St. Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peziev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peziev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peziev won't allow St. Georges to sweep him here.
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St. Georges is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peziev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St. Georges wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peziev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peziev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St. Georges avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St. Georges trying to keep a closed guard but Peziev is proving a slippery customer.
St. Georges has his foot on Peziev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peziev works his way back into a safe position though.
Peziev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peziev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peziev wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
St. Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peziev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St. Georges is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peziev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peziev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Peziev trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peziev connects with a couple of short punches.
Peziev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Peziev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peziev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peziev looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peziev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peziev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peziev is working St. Georges over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Peziev postures up.
Peziev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St. Georges trying to control the position here.
Peziev trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peziev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peziev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St. Georges is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
St. Georges is working for a kimura but Peziev is defending it quite comfortably.
St. Georges is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peziev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St. Georges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is pressing down on Peziev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peziev is holding on for now.
Peziev is trying to maintain the position but St. Georges is very close to passing his half guard.
Peziev tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges trying to control the action but Peziev is working from the bottom.
St. Georges is looking for a kimura but Peziev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St. Georges to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peziev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peziev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St. Georges defends it easily.
Peziev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafa Peziev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown but Peziev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peziev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peziev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
St. Georges is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
St. Georges looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peziev tries to pass the half guard into mount. St. Georges knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St. Georges moves into full guard.
Peziev trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peziev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peziev pushing down on St. Georges's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Peziev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peziev seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. St. Georges is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rafa Peziev!
After the fight, Rafa Peziev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 1793 p4p, 2664 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 218 p4p, 303 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 44 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thrawn. Thrawn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kurtev rushes Thrawn and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Thrawn.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kurtev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kurtev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thrawn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kurtev is trying to drag Thrawn to the mat but Thrawn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kurtev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thrawn prevents it.
Grand Admiral Thrawn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
Thrawn with a knee to the head.
Kurtev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thrawn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kurtev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thrawn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thrawn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thrawn scores with a knee to the head.
Thrawn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurtev is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Thrawn has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurtev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the head but Kurtev blocks with his arms.
Kurtev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thrawn uses from the top position.
Thrawn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kurtev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thrawn has managed to get both his arms back between Kurtev's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kurtev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thrawn has managed to get both his arms back between Kurtev's legs - danger averted.
Thrawn trying to control but Kurtev is working from the bottom.
Thrawn postures up.
Thrawn stands up from Kurtev's guard - Thrawn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kurtev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thrawn is fending him off so far but Kurtev persists. Nope, Thrawn circles away and we're back to standing.
Thrawn rushes Kurtev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kurtev tries to pull guard but Thrawn holds him up against the cage and eventually Kurtev drops back down to his feet.
Thrawn stops a takedown attempt from Kurtev.
Kurtev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurtev avoids it.
Kurtev has Thrawn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thrawn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thrawn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kurtev blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thrawn digs a right hand underneath Kurtev's ribcage. Kurtev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kurtev looks winded!
Thrawn is pressed up against the cage. Kurtev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thrawn down to the mat. Thrawn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kurtev clinches with his opponent.
Kurtev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thrawn lands with a left to the head.
Thrawn lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrawn lands a nice knee to the body.
Thrawn tries a knee to the head but Kurtev blocks it.
Thrawn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thrawn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thrawn misses with a knee strike.
Kurtev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thrawn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thrawn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kurtev blocks an uppercut.
Kurtev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thrawn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kurtev backwards.
Thrawn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thrawn prevents it.
Thrawn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thrawn scores with a hook to the body.
Thrawn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurtev controls his hands.
Thrawn working Kurtev over with knees to the body.
Thrawn lands a good knee to the midsection. Kurtev won't want to take too many of those.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside that Kurtev shrugs off.
Kurtev prevents a body shot from Thrawn.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kurtev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thrawn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurtev managing to block the knees to the body from Thrawn.
Kurtev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thrawn smiles and moves away.
Thrawn works Kurtev's body with a nice hook.
Thrawn has Kurtev up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurtev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thrawn is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
Thrawn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurtev is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Thrawn.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thrawn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thrawn scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Thrawn as the two fighters clinch.
Thrawn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kurtev's face.
A nice left hand lands by Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a shot to the body.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside that Kurtev shrugs off.
Thrawn landing knees to the body.
Kurtev is working for takedown but Thrawn is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrawn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kurtev blocks an elbow strike.
Thrawn misses with a knee strike.
Thrawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thrawn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grand Admiral Thrawn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Thrawn tests Kurtev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kurtev is working for takedown but Thrawn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thrawn misses with a knee strike.
Kurtev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thrawn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thrawn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kurtev.
Thrawn lands a body shot.
Kurtev wants a takedown but no success here.
Grand Admiral Thrawn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
Thrawn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thrawn scores a nice knee to the body.
Thrawn crunches a lovely knee into Kurtev's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Thrawn.
Thrawn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kurtev.
Thrawn scores with a shot to the side of Kurtev's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrawn landing knees to the head.
Kurtev is breathing heavily.
Thrawn missing with knees to the body.
Kurtev wants to take the fight to the mat but Thrawn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn misses with a knee strike.
Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kurtev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thrawn crunches a lovely knee into Kurtev's ribcage.
Thrawn digs a right hand into Kurtev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurtev's gas tank.
Thrawn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kurtev's defenses.
Thrawn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurtev can do to turn this around?
Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grand Admiral Thrawn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thrawn misses with a knee strike.
Thrawn gets underhooks to prevent Kurtev's takedown attempt.
Thrawn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside.
Kurtev wants a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrawn tries a knee to the head but Kurtev blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Thrawn fails to land.
Thrawn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thrawn lands a good knee to the midsection. Kurtev won't want to take too many of those.
Thrawn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurtev uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurtev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thrawn can't find room to land a body shot as Kurtev controls the action.
Thrawn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kurtev backwards.
A knee to the head by Thrawn.
Kurtev blocks the elbow strike.
Kurtev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thrawn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a nice uppercut.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside.
Thrawn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thrawn landing knees to the body.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow.
Kurtev takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Thrawn.
Kurtev tries to score a body lock takedown but Thrawn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.
Thrawn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thrawn misses with a knee strike.
Thrawn is pressed up against the cage. Kurtev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thrawn down to the mat. Thrawn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thrawn clinches up against the cage.
Thrawn landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Thrawn.
Kurtev dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Kurtev tries to pull guard but Thrawn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thrawn misses with a body punch.
Thrawn misses with a punch to the body.
Thrawn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kurtev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thrawn walks away with a smile on his face. Kurtev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thrawn clinches up against the cage.
Kurtev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thrawn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thrawn has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside that Kurtev shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurtev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thrawn prevents it.
Thrawn landing knees to the head.
Kurtev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thrawn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kurtev looking for a takedown.
Thrawn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Kurtev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kurtev takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Thrawn.
Kurtev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thrawn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kurtev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grand Admiral Thrawn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thrawn lands a nice hook to Kurtev's body. Kurtev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kurtev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thrawn was covering up waiting for the punch and Kurtev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thrawn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurtev is one step ahead there.
Thrawn trying to control the position here.
Kurtev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thrawn is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn is adopting a defensive guard.
Thrawn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thrawn has momentary wrist control but Kurtev slips an elbow through the middle.
Kurtev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thrawn's head.
Kurtev tries to free his leg and advance position but Thrawn is retaining full guard.
Kurtev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thrawn controls Kurtev momentarily but Kurtev frees himself.
Thrawn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kurtev is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kurtev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kurtev in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Krisko Kurtev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurtev working the ground and pound from side control.
Kurtev working the ground and pound.
Thrawn is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurtev has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Thrawn is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kurtev yanks on the arm and Thrawn is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kurtev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Krisko Kurtev!
Krisko Kurtev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Soares (ranked 1406 p4p, 1911 weight class) and Oscar De La Weirdo (ranked 153 p4p, 201 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar De La Weirdo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares misses with a looping right.
De La Weirdo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soares wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Soares has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Soares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De La Weirdo blocks a jab.
De La Weirdo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soares defending well as De La Weirdo loads up on a big left hand.
De La Weirdo walks into a left hand.
De La Weirdo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De La Weirdo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gabriel Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares connects with a looping right hand.
Soares slips a jab from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soares throws an off balance right hand
and De La Weirdo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De La Weirdo was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
De La Weirdo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De La Weirdo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De La Weirdo ducks under a wild hook from Soares.
De La Weirdo throws a hook but Soares avoids it easily.
Soares throws out a loose jab but De La Weirdo uses good head movement to avoid it.
De La Weirdo looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
De La Weirdo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
De La Weirdo swings widly with a right hand
and Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares jumps guard but De La Weirdo stands there with Soares around his waist. Soares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De La Weirdo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Weirdo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soares pulls guard effortlessly.
De La Weirdo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares has control of De La Weirdo's left arm, preventing De La Weirdo from doing any damage.
De La Weirdo content to stall in guard here.
De La Weirdo is continuing to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Soares keeping moving, preventing De La Weirdo from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De La Weirdo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soares seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
De La Weirdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
Soares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares connects with a nice looking jab.
Soares forces De La Weirdo back against the cage and clinches.
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 Gabriel Soares will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De La Weirdo manages to avoid it.
De La Weirdo takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
De La Weirdo misses the shot to the body.
Soares tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De La Weirdo manages to circle out of the way.
Soares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De La Weirdo.
Soares catches De La Weirdo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soares closes the distance and clinches.
Soares jumps guard and drags De La Weirdo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Weirdo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Soares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De La Weirdo is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Weirdo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Soares controlling De La Weirdo's posture.
De La Weirdo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soares looking to control.
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.
Soares has his foot on De La Weirdo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De La Weirdo works his way back into a safe position though.
De La Weirdo content to stall in guard here.
Soares is trying to control the position but De La Weirdo postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to the liver by Soares. Beautiful body shot.
De La Weirdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
Gabriel Soares is winning the standup battle so far.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from De La Weirdo.
Soares scores with a hook.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Weirdo can do to turn this around?
De La Weirdo takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De La Weirdo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soares has managed to clinch.
De La Weirdo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Soares catches De La Weirdo right on the button with a cross.
Soares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Weirdo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De La Weirdo keeps the fight on the outside.
Soares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soares cracks De La Weirdo with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from De La Weirdo. Those never looked like landing.
Soares tries to counter by clinching up but De La Weirdo breaks away and moves out of range.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch but De La Weirdo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soares punishes De La Weirdo's body with a nice straight punch.
De La Weirdo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De La Weirdo.
Soares is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo throws a hook but Soares avoids it easily.
Soares tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De La Weirdo manages to circle out of the way.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Weirdo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Soares.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Soares dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Soares cracks a nice hook into De La Weirdo's ribs.
Soares misses with a hook.
Soares clinches up against the cage.
Soares fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soares is trying to pull guard but De La Weirdo has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares tries to pull guard but De La Weirdo holds him up against the cage and eventually Soares drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Weirdo tries to throw a body punch but Soares avoids it by throwing De La Weirdo back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Soares stalling.
De La Weirdo struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Soares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De La Weirdo smiles and moves away.
Soares throws a shot from downtown. De La Weirdo moves away and avoids it.
Soares misses with a right hand
and De La Weirdo counters with a stiff right hand.
Soares moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares tries to clinch up.
De La Weirdo throws a right hand that misses
and Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De La Weirdo throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Soares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De La Weirdo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soares pulls guard.
Soares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De La Weirdo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De La Weirdo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws his legs up looking for a submission but De La Weirdo uses it to pass to side control.
Oscar De La Weirdo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soares tries to buck De La Weirdo off but De La Weirdo is having none of it.
Gabriel Soares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De La Weirdo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Soares wants to control but De La Weirdo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Soares is trying to escape the position but De La Weirdo is controlling the position.
Soares keeps De La Weirdo under control for a moment.
Soares regains half guard.
Soares blocking the ground and pound attempt from De La Weirdo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Weirdo throws a strike but Soares avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
De La Weirdo throws a strike but Soares rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Soares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soares 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Soares!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 1293 p4p, 920 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 114 p4p, 86 weight class). Damato comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto gets a clinch.
Damato blocks the elbow strike.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Damato blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Damato blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Damato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Damato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Damato 's eye.
Damato blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Damato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damato jumps guard but Yamamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rogerio Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Damato.
Yamamoto keeps control of Damato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Damato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Damato tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damato's defenses.
Damato ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Damato no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yamamoto wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Damato's closed guard. He's half up but Damato has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Damato pivots and extends the arm, Yamamoto falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Damato! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocco Damato!
A victorious Rocco Damato thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between See How Fook (ranked 592 p4p, 484 weight class) and Kulma Rauta (ranked 75 p4p, 60 weight class). Fook comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies & Gentlemen. See How Fook had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, See How Fook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulma Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fook takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like See How Fook has been cut.
See How Fook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rauta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fook takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fook slips under a jab from Rauta.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fook.
Fook throws a right hand that misses
and Rauta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fook misses with a wild body shot.
Fook takes a swing at Rauta's ribcage but misses.
Rauta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rauta misses with an uppercut.
Rauta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fook to score with a decent uppercut.
Fook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rauta.
A telegraphed right hand from Fook misses the target.
Fook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rauta throws the left hand but Fook avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Fook tenderised Rauta's leg. Rauta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rauta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fook throws a right hand that misses
and Rauta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fook rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rauta counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rauta throws the kick towards the body but Fook avoids it.
Fook looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fook cracks Rauta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rauta throws a jab but it's blocked by Fook.
Nice jab there from Fook.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Rauta.
Fook rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rauta to counter with a crisp jab.
Fook walks into a straight right hand from Rauta.
Fook with a nice calf kick.
Rauta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fook manages to avoid it.
Fook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rauta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Fook.
Rauta shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rauta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Fook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rauta throws out the jab.
Fook pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta throws a poor cross that misses
and Fook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fook staying out of range there.
No joy there for Fook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rauta.
Fook throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Fook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fook connects with a solid leg kick.
Rauta throws a leg kick but Fook sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fook lands with a straight right. Rauta didn't see that one coming.
Fook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rauta.
Rauta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fook lands with a nice body punch.
Rauta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fook connects with a body shot that sends Rauta's belly button to the back.
Fook throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rauta moves out of range of the strikes.
Rauta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fook. Fook circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rauta moves out of range of the strikes.
Rauta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fook is out of range and Rauta settles back down.
Fook misses with a straight right.
Fook lands a slapping body shot.
Fook lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fook. That's going to slow Rauta down.
Fook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fook throws a body shot but no joy.
Fook punishes Rauta's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fook throws a jab but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook throws a body shot but no joy.
Rauta throws out a loose jab but Fook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta misses with a looping right.
Fook is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rauta throws a shot from downtown. Fook moves away and avoids it.
Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fook.
A bone on bone clash there as Rauta blocks the leg kick.
Rauta throws a big shot that misses.
Fook lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rauta.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fook lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rauta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rauta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fook lunges at Rauta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rauta's hand.
Fook takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fook with a hook.
Fook throws an overhand right that lands on Rauta's shoulder, as Rauta tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
See How Fook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on See How Fook's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A leg kick checked by Fook.
Fook takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fook scores with a nice body kick.
Rauta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fook to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Fook.
Rauta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rauta misses with a straight right.
Fook closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fook looks to throw the jab but Rauta is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Fook.
Fook swings for the body but Rauta moves out of range.
Rauta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Fook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rauta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fook.
Fook takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Fook.
Rauta looks to throw the jab but Fook is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rauta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rauta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fook throws out the jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rauta might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fook has got the better of the exchanges.
Fook misses with an attempted mid kick.
See How Fook is winning the standup battle so far.
Rauta throws a big shot that misses.
Fook checks a leg kick nicely.
Rauta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rauta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rauta can do to turn this around?
Rauta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fook with a hook.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fook checks a leg kick.
Fook walks into a stiff left hand from Rauta.
Fook lands a slapping body shot.
Fook works the jab nicely.
Fook lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rauta looks to land a left hand but Fook moved out of range nicely.
Fook closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rauta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab by Rauta.
Rauta slips under a jab.
Fook looks to score with a jab to the body but Rauta is just out of range.
Rauta tries to land a leg kick but Fook saw it coming and moves away.
Rauta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rauta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot by Fook.
Rauta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fook lands a jab to Rauta's midsection.
Rauta throws a shot from downtown. Fook moves away and avoids it.
Fook moves out of range as Rauta strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fook digs a good body shot into Rauta's ribs.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rauta throws a looping overhand right but Fook ducks down to avoid it.
Rauta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fook throws a poor cross that misses
and Rauta counters with a good low kick that Fook was not able to check.
Fook works the jab nicely.
Fook is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rauta moves out of range of the strikes.
Fook uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rauta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rauta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fook looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rauta throws a leg kick but Fook checks it.
Jab from Fook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fook lands with a nice body punch.
Rauta misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fook moves out of range as Rauta strikes.
Fook misses with a wild body shot.
Fook misses with a leg kick
and Rauta counters with a nice uppercut.
Fook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
Fook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fook throws out a loose jab but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
Rauta slips a straight right by Fook.
Fook scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rauta throws a combination that misses
and Fook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rauta misses with a hook
and Fook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fook moves away from the strike by Rauta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fook on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fook. Rauta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rauta manages to avoid it.
Rauta appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
See How Fook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on See How Fook's cut.
That's time! Fook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Rauta jabs Fook right on the nose. Fook blinks but takes it well.
See How Fook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rauta throws the left hand but Fook avoids the punch easily.
Fook thuds a left hand into Rauta's body.
Fook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
Rauta misses with a looping left.
Fook on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fook throws a jab but it's blocked by Rauta.
Fook throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauta throws an overhand right that lands on Fook's shoulder, as Fook tries to avoid the shot.
Fook looks to land a left hand but Rauta moved out of range nicely.
Rauta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fook misses with an uppercut. Rauta saw that one coming.
Fook lands a right hook to the body.
Fook misses with a hook to the body
and Rauta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fook fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rauta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fook connects with a right hand. Rauta shakes it off.
Rauta looks to throw the jab but Fook is out of range.
Fook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rauta.
Rauta throws out a counter right but Fook avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Rauta is predictable there
and Fook counters with a right hand to the body.
Fook throws a right hand that misses
and Rauta counters with a straight right hand.
Fook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fook throws out a loose jab but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta throws out a counter right but Fook avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
A big left from Fook misses.
Fook throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rauta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rauta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fook misses with a hook
and Rauta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rauta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fook forces Rauta back against the cage and clinches.
Rauta struggles to land a body shot inside as Fook controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fook lands a hook that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Fook pushes Rauta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta lands a right hand.
Rauta works on Fook's body with a couple of short punches.
Fook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
A short right from Rauta.
Rauta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Fook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Rauta just leaning against Fook, taking a breather.
Rauta misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Rauta.
Rauta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fook throws an overhand right that lands on Rauta's shoulder, as Rauta tries to avoid the shot.
Rauta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rauta takes one to the side of the head.
Rauta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rauta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fook throws a lazy right hand but Rauta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fook throws a leg kick that misses.
Rauta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fook.
Rauta throws an off balance right hand
and Fook counters with a straight right hand.
Kulma Rauta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauta lunges at Fook with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fook's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kulma Rauta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fook has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... See How Fook!
After winning the bout, See How Fook thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porthos Knox (ranked 112 p4p, 169 weight class) and Aleks Nik (ranked 17 p4p, 26 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by One Step Closer | Linkin Park. Nik has chosen Ноггано - стволок за поясок as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Nik!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nik misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Knox throws a jab when Nik was well out of range.
Knox clinches up with Nik and pushes him back against the cage.
Nik goes for a takedown attempt but Knox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Nik drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Nik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nik misses with a body shot.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Nik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a right hand that Nik ducks under and follows up with a left that Nik also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox misses with a hook.
Nik throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Nik throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Knox misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nik 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.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nik throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nik.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nik or perhaps it was just good defense by Knox, which made it look bad.
Nik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
A telegraphed right hand from Nik misses the target.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox lands a two punch combo.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Nik.
Nik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nik drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Nik from controlling successfully.
Nik distracts Knox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Nik from controlling successfully.
Nik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nik trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
Nik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox prevents a body shot from Nik.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox prevents a body shot from Nik.
Nik is working Knox over against the cage.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Nik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Nik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nik looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Nik moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a cross.
Nik swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Porthos Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Nik misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nik closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knox to the mat! Knox manages to get full guard.
Nik controlling from the top position.
Knox is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Knox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox throws a hook but Nik blocks it.
Knox misses with the combination.
Nik lands with a good body shot.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nik.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Nik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nik misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Nik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Nik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Nik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox tries to clinch but Nik is having none of it.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Nik.
Nik misses with a looping left.
Nik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nik lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Nik misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nik looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knox!
Nik lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knox down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nik is putting a hurting on Knox here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nik postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nik happy to just control the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nik throws a strike aimed at the side of Knox's head but Knox avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Nik crashes against the mat.
Nik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Knox is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Check out the look on Nik's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nik in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aleks Nik has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik throws a strike aimed at the side of Knox's head but Knox avoids it well.
Nik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Knox wants to get back to his feet but Nik drags him back down.
Nik trying to control the position but Knox is working away.
Nik in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nik scores with a couple of short elbows.
Knox is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nik controlling from side mount.
Nik tries to move to mount but Knox blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik grinds an elbow into Knox's temple.
Nik taking a break here but Knox is having none of it and regains half guard.
Knox taking some punishment here, with Nik in his half guard.
Knox wants to get back to his feet.
Nik thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
Knox pushes Nik off but Nik dives into side control.
Nik throws an elbow but Knox slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nik in his tracks.
Nik is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Knox's half guard.
Nik is controlling the pace.
Nik moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nik trying to control the position but Knox is working away.
Knox is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nik working the head with strikes.
Nik creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Nik tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nik connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knox some visible discomfort.
Nik slows the pace down.
Nik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Nik throws a strike aimed at the side of Knox's head but Knox avoids it well.
Nik trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Nik.
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox darts in and clinches Nik up against the cage.
Knox blocks a body shot from Nik.
Nik misses with a body punch.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Nik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nik is working Knox over against the cage.
Nik can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Nik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Nik on the inside.
Nik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Nik throws a one two combo.
A big left from Nik misses.
Nik moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox misses with the combination.
Nik throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knox scores with a body shot.
Nik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Nik.
Knox throws a hook but Nik avoids it easily.
Nik missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Nik is out of range.
Nik is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nik cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nik misses the jab.
Nik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nik throws a body shot but no joy.
Nik stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nik blocks a jab.
Porthos Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Nik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nik lands with a good body shot.
Nik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Nik misses.
Nik throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Nik lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Nik should have avoided that one.
Nik misses with a straight right.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Nik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Nik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Nik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Nik counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nik dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Nik's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Nik misses the jab.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nik throws out a powerful jab.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nik moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nik.
Nik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Nik.
Knox throws a big counter combination but Nik scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nik misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Nik misses with a hook.
Knox went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Nik's head back.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Nik.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Knox throws a body punch but Nik moves out of range.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nik moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nik misses with a looping right.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Nik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nik drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nik lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knox down.
Nik working the head and body with strikes.
Knox tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Nik trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Nik is trying to control but Knox is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Knox is bucking up trying to escape but Nik cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Knox taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You get the feeling that Knox really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nik with shots to the head and body - Knox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nik scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nik lands with some strikes.
Knox is rocked!
Knox is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Oh Knox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik tries to control but Knox wriggling away.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Nik landing shots from mount.
Nik with the ground and pound from mount.
Nik raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nik looking to finish Knox with some ground and pound. This is bad for Knox!
Nik can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knox is looking to escape.
Nik putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nik lands a big elbow - Knox is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Knox is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aleks Nik!
Aleks Nik is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Aleks Nik, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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