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OFK 426 - Johnson Vs Gunner PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Smith (ranked 2818 p4p, 22211 weight class) and Peter Golles (ranked 319 p4p, 515 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 47 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Golles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Sam Smith has been cut.
Golles drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Golles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Golles lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golles lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Golles throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Golles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
 Smith is rocked!
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!
Smith gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Peter Golles!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Honza Hohol (ranked 2306 p4p, 2444 weight class) and Peter OBrien (ranked 271 p4p, 287 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter OBrien!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohol connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
OBrien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hohol throws out the jab.
OBrien shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. OBrien showed some decent athleticism there.
Hohol is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hohol might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hohol trying to control but OBrien postures up.
OBrien trying to control the pace.
OBrien is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hohol is just riding it out for now. OBrien eventually gives up the hold.
Hohol is trying to maintain the position but OBrien is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hohol's head.
OBrien prevents Hohol from improving his position.
OBrien thows a huge punch but Hohol dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OBrien is looking to take a break and control but Hohol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hohol is looking for a sweep. OBrien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hohol is trying to maintain the position but OBrien is very close to passing his half guard.
Hohol is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of OBrien's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take OBrien's back!
OBrien tries to roll but Hohol sticks to his back.
OBrien looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hohol connects with a big shot to the side of OBrien's head.
Hohol throwing sloppy strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OBrien is really stuck here.
Hohol trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
What can OBrien do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Hohol throwing damaging strikes from the back! OBrien could be in trouble here!
Hohol is working the ground and pound. Can OBrien escape?
OBrien tries to roll but Hohol sticks to his back.
Hohol is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hohol looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on OBrien's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hohol scores with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hohol trying to control but he's not successful this time.
OBrien tries to hold on but Hohol pushes him away.
Hohol scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hohol lands a heavy elbow.
Hohol lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hohol throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
OBrien is in a horrible position here. Hohol smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hohol with a couple of short strikes.
Hohol lands with some strikes.
OBrien is trying to escape the mount.
We've been hearing that Hohol has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohol working OBrien over with strikes here.
 OBrien is rocked!
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!
Hohol drops a big elbow. That's hurt OBrien! More shots from Hohol and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honza Hohol!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 2431 p4p, 1912 weight class) and Magnus Forsberg (ranked 307 p4p, 244 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 21 - 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Forsberg!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forsberg pushes Thrawn up against the cage in a clinch.
Forsberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thrawn lands a knee to the body.
Thrawn tries to land knees in the clinch but Forsberg avoids the damage to the body.
Thrawn gets underhooks to prevent Forsberg's takedown attempt.
Forsberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Thrawn.
Forsberg lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Thrawn - that landed with a thud.
Forsberg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Forsberg fails to pull guard.
Forsberg tries to pull guard but Thrawn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Grand Admiral Thrawn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Forsberg.
Forsberg looks winded!
Thrawn misses with a knee strike.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Forsberg 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Forsberg is trying to pull guard but Thrawn has him pressed against the cage.
Thrawn lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forsberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Magnus Forsberg has been cut.
Thrawn landing knees to the body.
Forsberg blocks a body shot from Thrawn.
Forsberg fails to pull guard.
Forsberg takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn lands a knee to the body.
Thrawn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Thrawn.
Thrawn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Forsberg 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.
Forsberg tries to pull guard but Thrawn holds him up against the cage and eventually Forsberg drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Thrawn.
Knees to the body from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Thrawn.
Forsberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thrawn connects with a knee to the head.
Thrawn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forsberg 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. Forsberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Forsberg forces Thrawn back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrawn pushes Forsberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn crunches a lovely knee into Forsberg's ribcage.
Thrawn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Forsberg.
Thrawn working Forsberg over with knees to the body.
Thrawn lands a knee to the head.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow.
Thrawn lands a knee to the body.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrawn.
Forsberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Thrawn.
Forsberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forsberg takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Thrawn.
Forsberg is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Thrawn.
Forsberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Thrawn finish him?
Thrawn gets through Forsberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thrawn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thrawn scores a nice knee to the body.
Forsberg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Our sources have told us that Thrawn has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Forsberg 's eye.
Thrawn scores with a shoulder strike.
Thrawn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Forsberg with a big uppercut! Forsberg tries to clinch up but Thrawn pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Forsberg to the mat! Forsberg covers up and Thrawn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Grand Admiral Thrawn!
Grand Admiral Thrawn took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kulma Rauta (ranked 738 p4p, 4623 weight class) and Unicorn Big Foot (ranked 102 p4p, 465 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulma Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unicorn Big Foot!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Foot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Kulma Rauta has been cut.
Rauta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Big Foot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Big Foot cracks Rauta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Big Foot clinches up with Rauta and pushes him back against the cage.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Big Foot.
Big Foot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rauta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rauta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rauta scores with a shoulder strike.
Big Foot has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rauta regains guard immediately.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Big Foot trying to control the position from guard on top but Rauta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big Foot might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rauta haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Foot stands and steps away. Rauta gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rauta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Big Foot.
Big Foot swings for the body but Rauta moves out of range.
Big Foot lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Rauta.
Big Foot looks to land a left hand but Rauta moved out of range nicely.
Unicorn Big Foot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Foot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rauta circles away quickly and effectively.
Big Foot misses with a wild combination.
Big Foot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rauta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rauta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good leg kick by Rauta.
A jab from Big Foot misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Big Foot ducks right into an uppercut from Rauta.
Big Foot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rauta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Big Foot is rocked!
Kulma Rauta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unicorn Big Foot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta flashes Big Foot a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Big Foot's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Big Foot crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Rauta punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kulma Rauta!
A very excited looking Kulma Rauta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isopaa Mfer (ranked 351 p4p, 798 weight class) and Julio Christ (ranked 24 p4p, 53 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Julio Christ enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Christ!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Mfer blocks the low kick.
Mfer attempts a counter takedown but Christ avoids it well and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christ's corner calls for a 1-2. Christ obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Christ misses with a body kick.
Mfer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mfer lands in his opponent's guard.
Mfer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ keeping moving, preventing Mfer from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ wants to stand but Mfer is controlling the position.
Mfer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Christ keeping moving, preventing Mfer from controlling successfully.
Mfer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mfer wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Mfer's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Christ moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mfer.
It looks like Julio Christ has been cut.
Christ takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mfer 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.
Mfer wants to stand but Christ has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mfer has gone for a leg lock! Christ slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mfer's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Christ doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Christ manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Christ is stalling in the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mfer holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mfer working a defensive guard here.
Mfer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Christ is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mfer wants to hit a sweep here but Christ passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mfer there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isopaa Mfer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Christ's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mfer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Christ wants to improve his position but Mfer is controlling well.
Mfer seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mfer is working away from the top position though.
Mfer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer seems to be working for a kimura but Christ defends the submission attempt.
Mfer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Christ is just riding it out for now. Mfer eventually gives up the hold.
Mfer controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mfer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mfer in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Christ tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mfer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Isopaa Mfer!
During a confident post fight interview, Isopaa Mfer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yasol Kim (ranked 271 p4p, 892 weight class) and Miroslav Drozd (ranked 34 p4p, 98 weight class). Yasol Kim 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drozd looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drozd is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drozd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drozd misses with a wild combination.
Kim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drozd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drozd lands a body shot.
Drozd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim 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.
Drozd slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drozd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drozd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kim is looking to slow Drozd down with leg kicks.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away.
Drozd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim pushes Drozd up against the cage in a clinch.
Drozd taking a breather.
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drozd backwards.
Drozd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drozd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drozd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Drozd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drozd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Drozd trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drozd into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Drozd has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kim seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Drozd can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kim as Drozd tries to tie him up.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kim letting Drozd take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drozd stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Miroslav Drozd.
Drozd blocks a jab.
Drozd ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Drozd blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim thuds his right hand into Drozd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drozd misses with an uppercut.
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drozd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim throws a low kick but Drozd avoids it.
Good exchange - Kim coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Drozd misses with a straight left.
Kim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drozd.
Kim has Drozd up against the cage in a clinch.
Drozd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drozd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Drozd.
Drozd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kim blocks it with crossed arms.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Drozd blocks an uppercut.
Drozd can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Drozd uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drozd takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Drozd.
Drozd is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Drozd into the cage.
Kim being controlled against the cage.
Drozd lands with a light punch inside.
Drozd stalls.
Drozd's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drozd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Miroslav Drozd.
Kim avoids the body shot from Drozd.
Drozd misses with a right hand
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kim blocks a jab.
Drozd throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Drozd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drozd avoids a kick to the body.
Drozd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Drozd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Drozd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drozd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drozd misses with an uppercut.
Drozd slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Drozd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kim tries to work over Drozd's front leg with a kick but Drozd checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim feints and then cracks Drozd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drozd down.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drozd misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Drozd lands with a straight right. Kim didn't see that one coming.
Drozd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drozd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kim scrambles back to his feet.
Drozd throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Drozd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drozd lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Drozd.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drozd throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Kim tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Drozd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Kim as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Drozd does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Drozd misses the target.
Kim tries to clinch there but Drozd circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drozd.
Drozd lands with a good body shot.
Drozd might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drozd throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
A little feinted left hand from Kim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drozd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drozd throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Drozd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Drozd looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kim lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drozd blocks an uppercut.
Drozd stalling in the clinch.
Drozd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Drozd.
Kim avoiding damage as Drozd throws knees to the body.
Drozd blocking some punches.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim presses Drozd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drozd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drozd tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drozd trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drozd into the cage.
Drozd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kim blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drozd is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Drozd into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Miroslav Drozd.
Drozd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drozd throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drozd manages to avoid it.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Drozd had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Drozd misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Kim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Kim scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Drozd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drozd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away.
Drozd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Drozd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Drozd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drozd throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Drozd avoids the body shot from Kim.
Drozd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Kim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Drozd misses.
Drozd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drozd misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Kim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drozd lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Kim as he checks the leg kick.
Kim takes one on the button.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Drozd is just out of range.
Kim moves out of range as Drozd strikes.
Kim connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drozd throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim sizes up Drozd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kim tries to clinch but Drozd moves out of range.
Drozd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drozd avoids the body shot from Kim.
Drozd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drozd drops his hands momentarily and Kim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drozd swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim moves away from the strike by Drozd.
Drozd checks a low kick from Kim.
Drozd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drozd scores with a jab. Kim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drozd checks a leg kick.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drozd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Drozd misses.
Drozd lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drozd lands with a cross.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drozd misses with a straight right.
It looked like Kim was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kim lands a jab to Drozd's midsection.
Drozd lands a jab to the head.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drozd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Drozd avoids the body shot from Kim.
Drozd looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Kim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kim throws the left hand but Drozd avoids the punch easily.
Drozd misses with a hook
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Drozd looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Kim misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Drozd blocks the leg kick.
Kim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drozd misses with a straight left.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Drozd saw it coming and moves away.
Drozd keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Drozd misses.
Kim wants to clinch.
Kim digs a good body shot into Drozd's ribs.
Drozd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Drozd lands the left hand.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Kim slips a straight right by Drozd.
Drozd lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drozd.
Drozd looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim tries to move into range but Drozd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drozd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim moves out of range as Drozd strikes.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Kim moves out of range as Drozd strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Kim misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Drozd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Drozd is out of range.
Drozd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drozd throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Kim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drozd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kim misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslav Drozd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drozd 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Drozd!
Our winner, Miroslav Drozd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haruki Johnson (ranked 52 p4p, 896 weight class) and Jet Gunner (ranked 11 p4p, 118 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Shooting Stars ft. Toro y moi (Flume Cover) blaring out of the sound system. Haruki Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruki Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jet Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Gunner misses
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Gunner shrugs it off.
Gunner throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gunner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunner moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Gunner throws a head kick that misses.
Gunner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gunner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner misses with a straight right.
Johnson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gunner misses with a looping right.
Gunner thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Gunner misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner throws out a powerful jab.
Gunner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a quick counter head kick but Gunner was just out of range.
Johnson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gunner sprawling to the canvas! Gunner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Johnson finish him?!
It looks like Jet Gunner has been cut.
Johnson slips under a jab from Gunner.
Gunner wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Gunner throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Gunner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunner lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunner throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson slips a jab from Gunner.
Johnson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Johnson fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Gunner square on the jaw! Damn, Gunner is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haruki Johnson!
Haruki Johnson retains his light heavyweight title!
Haruki Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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