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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 994 p4p, 2964 weight class) and Peter Golles (ranked 128 p4p, 334 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mahogany might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Litty. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
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 23 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Golles.
Mahogany scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Golles is looking to get back to is feet but Mahogany passes into side control.
Mahogany scores with punches from side control.
Mahogany is putting a hurting on Golles here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mahogany working the ground and pound.
Golles wants to get back to his feet but Mahogany drags him back down.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mahogany is working Golles over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahogany lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Golles down.
Mahogany has hold of Golles's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Golles tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mahogany cranks the arm and Golles screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Golles, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rich Mahogany!
Rich Mahogany got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Soares (ranked 1150 p4p, 1871 weight class) and Bobby Bomstaerk (ranked 122 p4p, 185 weight class). Bobby Bomstaerk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 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 34 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bomstaerk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares digs a good hook to Bomstaerk's body.
Soares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soares tries to counter by clinching up but Bomstaerk breaks away and moves out of range.
Soares leaves Bomstaerk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soares tries to counter by clinching up but Bomstaerk breaks away and moves out of range.
Soares bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bomstaerk's head.
Bomstaerk throws a right and a left that Soares avoids nicely.
Bomstaerk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soares as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Bomstaerk misses its intended target.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
Bomstaerk throws a series of punches but Soares moves out of range.
Bobby Bomstaerk 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bomstaerk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soares has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bomstaerk uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bomstaerk is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Soares is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Soares has escaped and now he's on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomstaerk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soares doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soares manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares passes Bomstaerk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Soares seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bomstaerk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bomstaerk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soares pulls his head out easily.
Bomstaerk is holding on to half guard well.
Bomstaerk kicks off Soares and gets to his feet.
Soares rushes Bomstaerk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soares is pressed up against the cage. Bomstaerk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soares down to the mat. Soares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gabriel Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Bomstaerk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares scores with a decent looking hook.
Bomstaerk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soares is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bomstaerk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Soares avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Soares digs a right hand into Bomstaerk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bomstaerk's gas tank.
Soares pulls guard effortlessly.
Bomstaerk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Soares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bomstaerk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bomstaerk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bomstaerk chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bomstaerk throws a big right hand that misses.
Soares has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bomstaerk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bomstaerk throws a big elbow that misses.
Soares being controlled here, momentarily.
Bomstaerk looking to sit in guard and control but Soares gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares trying to control but Bomstaerk is working from the bottom.
Bomstaerk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bomstaerk pushes Soares off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Soares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soares scores with a jab to the body.
Bomstaerk throws a leg kick that misses.
Bomstaerk throws a right and a left that Soares avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Soares dominated that round.
That's time! Soares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good exchange - Soares coming out on top.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bomstaerk misses with a body shot.
Bomstaerk shoots in but no luck this time.
Soares pushes Bomstaerk up against the cage in a clinch.
Bomstaerk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soares gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bomstaerk.
Soares pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares trying to control the position here.
Bomstaerk trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomstaerk throwing strikes but missing.
Soares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bomstaerk is aware though and is defending well.
Bomstaerk is looking to work some ground and pound but Soares has wrist control.
Soares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bomstaerk defends it easily.
Soares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bomstaerk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bomstaerk is looking to work some ground and pound but Soares has wrist control.
Soares is pulling down on Bomstaerk's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk passes into half guard.
Bomstaerk winds up and cracks Soares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bomstaerk trying to control from half guard but Soares is working away.
Soares regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bomstaerk looking to sit in guard and control but Soares gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bomstaerk is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares jumps guard and drags Bomstaerk to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bomstaerk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bomstaerk trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
Bomstaerk throws a big right hand that misses.
Bomstaerk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bomstaerk trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
Bobby Bomstaerk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bomstaerk is looking to pass into half guard but Soares pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Soares is in guard.
Soares stops Bomstaerk from standing up.
Soares trying to control but Bomstaerk is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk wriggles free and stands up.
Soares lands with a straight right. Bomstaerk didn't see that one coming.
Soares lands a glancing blow to the side of Bomstaerk's head.
Soares slaps away a takedown attempt from Bomstaerk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gabriel Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomstaerk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bomstaerk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bomstaerk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soares circles away.
Soares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bobby Bomstaerk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk fails with the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Soares dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bomstaerk missing with a left hand there. Soares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soares rushes Bomstaerk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soares takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bomstaerk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Soares prevents the takedown attempt.
Soares manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bomstaerk throws a big right hand that misses.
Bomstaerk connects with a couple of short punches.
Soares is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bomstaerk defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomstaerk works over Soares with some ground and pound from guard.
Bomstaerk trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomstaerk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Soares trying to control the position here.
Bomstaerk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soares has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bomstaerk has managed to get both his arms back between Soares's legs - danger averted.
Soares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soares can't keep his opponent in guard - Bomstaerk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Soares wants to control but Bomstaerk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk tries to pass to full mount but Soares defends it.
Bomstaerk trying to control from Soares's half guard. Soares has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bomstaerk throwing strikes from guard but Soares blocks nicely.
Bomstaerk is looking to pass into half guard but Soares pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Soares is in guard.
Soares stands and throws Bomstaerk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bomstaerk regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk wants to get back to his feet.
Soares is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bomstaerk is trying to stand up here but Soares is controlling him well.
Gabriel Soares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bomstaerk is looking to get back to is feet but Soares passes into side control.
Bomstaerk is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Soares is controlling him well.
Bomstaerk is looking to get back to his feet here but Soares is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bomstaerk's back.
What can Bomstaerk do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk can't escape the position.
Bomstaerk trying to get back to his feet but Soares is in full control for now.
Bobby Bomstaerk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soares really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk is really stuck here.
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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Soares!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isoa Tawake (ranked 2519 p4p, 2604 weight class) and Sergey Bakarow (ranked 325 p4p, 329 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isoa Tawake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Bakarow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakarow looks for a takedown but Tawake sprawls well.
Bakarow with a poor takedown
and Bakarow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sergey Bakarow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakarow moves away from the strike by Tawake.
Bakarow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bakarow rushes Tawake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tawake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Tawake's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bakarow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tawake avoids it really well and circles away.
Isoa Tawake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Bakarow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakarow has Tawake up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakarow jumps guard but Tawake stands there with Bakarow around his waist. Bakarow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tawake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bakarow dives in and grabs Tawake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tawake pushes down on Bakarow's head and hops out.
Tawake tried to counter with a leg kick but Bakarow avoided it.
A nice leg kick from Tawake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bakarow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tawake counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tawake dips to his left and cracks Bakarow with an uppercut!
Nice takedown defense from Tawake. No joy for Bakarow on that attempt.
Tawake throws a sloppy head kick and Bakarow moves out of range easily.
Tawake connects with a right hand. Bakarow shakes it off.
Bakarow shoots in for a double leg but Tawake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bakarow manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tawake on his heels. He'll look to pass Tawake's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tawake trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tawake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakarow gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bakarow fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Tawake misses the target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bakarow is defended easily by Tawake.
As Bakarow backs away, Tawake returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bakarow doesn't manage to clinch there - Tawake circles away.
Bakarow jabs Tawake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bakarow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tawake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bakarow's coach down at Elite Combat Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bakarow's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tawake lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tawake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bakarow wants to get back to his feet but Tawake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tawake slips nicely into half guard.
Tawake is looking to stall here but Bakarow recovers full guard.
Bakarow wants to stand but Tawake is controlling the position.
Tawake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow fails to land the takedown.
Bakarow wants to clinch up but Tawake keeps it at a distance.
Tawake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bakarow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bakarow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tawake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bakarow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tawake 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 Bakarow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bakarow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tawake misses with a hook
and Bakarow counters with a stiff right hand.
Bakarow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tawake.
Bakarow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tawake looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bakarow moves out of range of the body kick.
Tawake tries to keep at a distance but Bakarow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bakarow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tawake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tawake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bakarow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bakarow is putting a hurting on Tawake here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bakarow stands up.
No luck for Bakarow with that takedown attempt.
Bakarow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tawake is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakarow blocks a jab.
Bakarow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Isoa Tawake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Bakarow.
Tawake tests Bakarow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bakarow shoots in looking for a takedown. Tawake tries to sprawl out of it but Bakarow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tawake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Isoa Tawake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tawake swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bakarow is defended easily by Tawake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tawake counters with a good low kick that Bakarow was not able to check.
Tawake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bakarow can do to turn this around?
Bakarow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tawake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bakarow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tawake is looking to control Bakarow's arms but Bakarow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tawake has his back to the cage.
Bakarow breaks the clinch.
Tawake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bakarow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tawake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bakarow scrambles back to his feet.
Bakarow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tawake can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bakarow on the side of the head.
Bakarow takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bakarow closes the distance and clinches.
Tawake lands a left hand.
Bakarow tries to work over Tawake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tawake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tawake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bakarow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bakarow has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tawake after a bit of a struggle.
Tawake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tawake.
Still in the clinch, Tawake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tawake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bakarow wants to clinch up but Tawake keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Tawake misses the target.
Tawake scores with a body shot.
Bakarow shoots in and drives through. Tawake sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tawake lands a head kick!
Tawake circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tawake counters with an outside leg kick.
Isoa Tawake is winning the standup battle so far.
Tawake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tawake takes a swing at Bakarow's ribcage but misses.
Tawake is looking to slow Bakarow down with leg kicks.
Bakarow moves out of range of the leg kick from Tawake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bakarow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tawake tries to avoid it but Bakarow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tawake to the ground. Tawake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bakarow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tawake swivels and escapes.
Bakarow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tawake fakes the leg kick and cracks Bakarow in the body.
Bakarow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tawake sprawls well. Tawake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bakarow gets slowly back to his feet.
Tawake tried to counter with a leg kick but Bakarow avoided it.
Isoa Tawake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Bakarow.
Tawake throws the kick towards the body but Bakarow avoids it.
Bakarow is looking for the big counter here.
Tawake gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bakarow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tawake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tawake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bakarow is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakarow postures up in Tawake's guard and throws a big left but Tawake blocks it.
Tawake thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tawake wants to improve his position but instead Bakarow has moved into half guard.
Tawake tries to kick Bakarow off but Bakarow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bakarow is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tawake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tawake is trying to get back to full guard.
Sergey Bakarow has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Bakarow is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bakarow decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Tawake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sergey Bakarow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tawake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tawake looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tawake is looking to land body kicks.
Bakarow is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bakarow is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Tawake misses the target.
Tawake misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Bakarow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tawake lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow swinging wildly here.
Tawake tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Bakarow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bakarow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tawake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bakarow dives in for a single leg takedown but Tawake sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bakarow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tawake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bakarow clinches up with Tawake and pushes him back against the cage.
Tawake lands a body shot.
Bakarow blocks a body shot from Tawake.
Tawake misses with a punch on the inside.
Tawake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bakarow backwards.
Bakarow can't find room to land a body shot as Tawake controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Tawake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tawake breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Tawake lands.
Bakarow checks a low kick from Tawake.
Bakarow looks to clinch
letting Tawake counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Tawake.
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!
Bakarow 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.
Sergey Bakarow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bakarow trying to control the position from guard on top but Tawake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tawake wants to sweep here but Bakarow controlling him for the moment.
Tawake controls Bakarow momentarily but Bakarow frees himself.
Isoa Tawake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bakarow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isoa Tawake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tawake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isoa Tawake!
Isoa Tawake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 1612 p4p, 1703 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 215 p4p, 225 weight class). Krisko Kurtev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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37 - 44 - 2 |
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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 16 - 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 37 - 44 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thrawn to the mat! Thrawn manages to get full guard.
Kurtev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thrawn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kurtev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kurtev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thrawn has momentary wrist control but Kurtev slips an elbow through the middle.
Kurtev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kurtev throwing strikes but missing.
Kurtev postures up in Thrawn's guard and throws a big left but Thrawn blocks it.
Kurtev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thrawn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kurtev is working Thrawn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kurtev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thrawn's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thrawn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurtev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurtev throws a big elbow that misses.
Kurtev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kurtev forces his way into half guard.
Kurtev controlling the pace.
Thrawn is refusing to be controlled, as Kurtev sits in half guard.
Kurtev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kurtev trying to control the action but Thrawn is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kurtev prevents Thrawn from standing back up.
Kurtev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thrawn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kurtev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kurtev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kurtev throwing shots but Thrawn is blocking nicely.
Kurtev scores with a big shot! Thrawn's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Thrawn! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krisko Kurtev!
A very excited looking Krisko Kurtev 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 1776 p4p, 1077 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 180 p4p, 116 weight class). Damato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderstruck. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 29 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven looks to score with a jab to the body but Damato is just out of range.
Damato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Craven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Damato was covering up waiting for the punch and Craven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Damato looking for a guillotine here but Craven defends easily.
Craven stands up over Damato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Craven looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven scoring with punches to the head and body.
Damato trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Damato is trying to control the position but Craven postures up.
Damato can't keep his opponent in guard - Craven advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Damato is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven stalling away here and it's allowed Damato to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Damato wants to sweep but no luck.
Craven with a nice head shot there.
Craven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Craven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Damato is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Craven defends well.
Damato working a defensive guard here.
Damato can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Craven controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Craven cracks Damato with a solid left hand.
Damato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Craven has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Craven wants to pass the guard but Damato is keeping the position.
Craven stopping the sweep attempt from Damato.
Craven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damato is keeping the position for now.
Craven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Craven is in close to Damato's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Damato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Craven is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damato is on top in guard.
Damato won't allow Craven to sweep him here.
Craven is working hard here to advance position.
Craven is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Craven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damato is one step ahead there.
That's four 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.
Craven working for a triangle but Damato defends it easily.
Craven looking for a sweep. Not yet Craven, not yet.
Damato stops Craven from standing up.
Craven escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Damato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Damato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craven is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Craven is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Damato defends well.
Damato drops back looking for a leg! Craven is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Craven manages to kick Damato off! Damato jumps back into Craven's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Craven connects with a body shot.
Craven scores with a head kick. Damato tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Craven defending well as Damato loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Craven does no damage.
Craven shoots for a takedown but Damato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Craven connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Damato misses.
It looked like Craven was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven blocks a jab.
Craven throws a head kick that half lands.
Damato shoots in for a double leg but Craven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Craven needs to keep his hands up - Damato had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craven throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Destin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Damato was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Craven scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Craven content to control rather than advance.
We've been hearing that Craven has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Craven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damato can do to turn this around?
Damato regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damato is on top in guard.
Damato throws a big right hand that misses.
Damato content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Damato trying to control the position from guard on top but Craven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craven is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damato is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Damato from controlling successfully.
Craven wants to sweep but no luck.
Craven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Craven is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damato is aware though and is defending well.
Craven looking to control.
Craven 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.
Damato scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damato looking to pass the guard.
Damato wants to control from the top but Craven keeps moving.
Craven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Craven wants to get back to his feet but Damato is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Damato is working Craven over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damato wants to control from the top but Craven keeps moving.
Damato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damato thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Damato won't allow Craven to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Craven 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.
Damato trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Craven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damato's waist but Damato gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Craven off to one side.
Damato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Craven was well out of range. Poor timing from Damato.
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.
Damato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Destin Craven is winning the standup battle so far.
Craven lands a glancing blow to the side of Damato's head.
Damato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Craven shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damato eats them both and turns towards Craven to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Damato looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Craven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Craven.
Damato tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Craven swivels and escapes.
Destin Craven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Damato.
Craven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damato.
Damato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Craven throws a combination that misses
and Damato counters with a right hand to the body.
Damato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Craven.
Craven uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Damato shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Craven pinned against the cage. Craven gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Craven.
Nice takedown defense from Craven. No joy for Damato on that attempt.
Craven throws a shot from downtown. Damato moves away and avoids it.
Damato misses with a takedown attempt - Craven sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Destin Craven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Damato.
Damato takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Damato.
Craven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Damato.
A jab from Craven does it's job there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Damato is defended easily by Craven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Craven lands but Damato takes it in his stride.
Damato closes the distance and clinches up with Craven, looking for a takedown. Damato pushes Craven against the cage but Craven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Craven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Craven fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Damato sprawls well initially but Craven persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damato has hold of Craven's hands but Craven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Craven is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damato doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Craven.
Damato wants to control but Craven is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Damato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craven makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Craven.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Damato from controlling successfully.
Craven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Damato's guard.
Craven lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Damato trying to control the position.
Craven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Damato's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Craven stopping the sweep attempt from Damato.
Damato can't keep his opponent in guard - Craven advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Damato taking some punishment here, with Craven in his half guard.
Damato tries to roll over but Craven keeps him under control.
Craven looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Damato taking some punishment here, with Craven in his half guard.
Craven lands with a punch from half guard.
Craven slows the pace down in half guard.
Craven wants to work for an arm triangle but Damato is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Destin Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven controlling the pace.
Damato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Craven is working away from the top position though.
Damato is looking to escape.
Rocco Damato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craven looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Craven is keen to just control but Damato is a slippery customer.
Craven drops an elbow to the side of Damato's head.
Damato gets back to full guard.
Craven wants to control from the top but Damato keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Destin Craven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Craven 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destin Craven!
Destin Craven bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Maki (ranked 716 p4p, 1339 weight class) and Honza Hohol (ranked 90 p4p, 164 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Maki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hohol.
As Hohol backs away, Maki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hohol moves out of range of the body kick from Maki.
Maki slips under a jab from Hohol.
Hohol throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maki on the side of the head.
Maki swings for the body but Hohol moves out of range.
Hohol throws out a counter right but Maki avoids it with no problem.
Maki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hohol throws a hook but Maki avoids it easily.
Maki half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maki avoids the body shot from Hohol.
Maki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hohol under the eye.
Hohol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hohol with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol throws a jab when Maki was well out of range.
Hohol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maki slips a jab from Hohol.
Seppo Maki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hohol's sensitive parts.
Hohol ducks under a wild hook from Maki.
Hohol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hohol 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.
Hohol misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Hohol.
Nice defenses there by Maki.
Hohol lands a slapping body shot.
Maki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hohol to score with a decent uppercut.
Hohol lands a really nice looking cross but Maki seems unphased.
Hohol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maki.
Hohol misses with a left hand
and Maki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hohol throws a hook to the side of Maki's head but Maki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hohol lands a glancing blow to the side of Maki's head.
Hohol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maki slips a straight right by Hohol.
Hohol moves out of range of the body kick from Maki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol connects with a body shot.
Hohol lands a jab to the head.
Maki lands a jab to the nose.
Maki blocks a jab.
Maki connects with a leg kick.
Hohol doesn't manage to clinch there - Maki circles away.
Hohol just misses with a punch to the body.
Hohol throws a shot from downtown. Maki moves away and avoids it.
Maki drops Hohol with a naaaaasty hook - Hohol is in real trouble here! Maki dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Maki!
A relieved looking Seppo Maki 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Last Nightmare (ranked 474 p4p, 1590 weight class) and Elinho Mineiro (ranked 60 p4p, 181 weight class). Elinho Mineiro has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Last Nightmare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elinho Mineiro!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mineiro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mineiro misses the jab.
It looked like Nightmare wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mineiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Mineiro moves away from the strike by Nightmare.
Mineiro misses with a right hand
enabling Nightmare to counter with a crisp jab.
Mineiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nightmare scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightmare throws a hook to the side of Mineiro's head but Mineiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nightmare throws a body punch but Mineiro moves out of range.
Nightmare doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mineiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mineiro.
Nightmare displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nightmare throws a body punch but Mineiro moves out of range.
It seemed like Mineiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mineiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nightmare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mineiro.
Mineiro throws a hook but Nightmare blocks it.
Last Nightmare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mineiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nightmare connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightmare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mineiro moves away.
Mineiro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mineiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nightmare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mineiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nightmare counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good shot there by Nightmare.
Nightmare staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nightmare throws a hook to the side of Mineiro's head but Mineiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mineiro throws a big shot that misses.
Mineiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mineiro misses with a body shot
and Nightmare counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nightmare's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mineiro under the eye.
Nightmare throws an off balance right hand
and Mineiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mineiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nightmare counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nightmare throws a hook but Mineiro avoids it easily.
Nightmare tries to bum rush Mineiro with a series of wild strikes but Mineiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nightmare scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nightmare misses the shot to the body.
Mineiro digs a good hook to Nightmare's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nightmare drops Mineiro with a beautiful combination! Mineiro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nightmare is looking for the KO!
Nightmare throws a lazy uppercut
and Mineiro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Last Nightmare dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mineiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Nightmare - just one landing.
Mineiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nightmare cracks Mineiro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nightmare has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mineiro to stand back up!
 Mineiro is rocked!
Nightmare looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nightmare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mineiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Nightmare finish him?
Nightmare pounces like a tiger and cracks Mineiro with a vicious hook! Mineiro is down but not out! Nightmare follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Last Nightmare!
A victorious Last Nightmare 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Frewin (ranked 731 p4p, 550 weight class) and Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 93 p4p, 68 weight class). Frewin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Billy the Squid's Water Pistol by The Neptunas. Butch Frewin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Butch Frewin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wahwah throws out a loose jab but Frewin uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Wahwah backs away, Frewin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Frewin wants to clinch.
Wahwah wants to clinch.
Wahwah looks to score with a jab to the body but Frewin is just out of range.
Frewin misses with an uppercut. Wahwah saw that one coming.
Wahwah just misses with a punch to the body.
Frewin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frewin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frewin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wahwah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frewin misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frewin.
Wahwah will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Frewin up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah prevents a body shot from Frewin.
A hook to the body from Wahwah.
Frewin tries to throw a body punch but Wahwah avoids it by throwing Frewin back against the cage.
Frewin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wahwah misses with the head strike.
Frewin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wahwah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frewin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wahwah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frewin lands a left hand.
Wahwah gets through Frewin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frewin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wahwah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wahwah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wahwah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Butch Frewin has been cut.
Wahwah swings wildly with an uppercut but Frewin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wahwah is pushing Frewin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah misses with an elbow strike.
Frewin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wahwah digs a right hand underneath Frewin's ribcage. Frewin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wahwah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Frewin blocks an elbow strike.
Wahwah lands an elbow inside that Frewin shrugs off.
Wahwah taking a breather.
Frewin slowing the pace effectively.
Frewin working aggressively here.
Frewin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wahwah backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wahwah.
Frewin blocks a body shot from Wahwah.
Wahwah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wahwah is working Frewin over against the cage.
Frewin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wahwah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wahwah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frewin lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frewin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Wahwah.
Wahwah lands a damaging elbow.
Frewin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wahwah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wahwah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wahwah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wahwah throws a head punch that misses.
Wahwah misses with an elbow strike.
Wahwah tries to work over Frewin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wahwah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wahwah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frewin backwards.
Wahwah lands with a light punch inside.
Frewin tries to throw a body punch but Wahwah avoids it by throwing Frewin back against the cage.
Frewin throws a punch but it's blocked by Wahwah.
Frewin takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wahwah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wahwah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frewin is breathing heavily.
Wahwah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frewin ducks under a wild hook from Wahwah.
Frewin switches off momentarily and Wahwah cracks him with a monster right hand! Frewin topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Wahwah dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Wahwah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Wahwah!
The defeated Butch Frewin had this to say: 'What in tarnation!'.
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