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NYF 84: Bird vs Perry PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porter Terrell (ranked 3085 p4p, 5199 weight class) and Ted Forrest (ranked 410 p4p, 553 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Porter Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Forrest!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forrest throws a jab but it's blocked by Terrell.
A quick step to the side and Terrell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Forrest misses with a right hand
letting Terrell counter with a right hand.
Forrest has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Forrest lands a jab.
Forrest lands a body shot.
Terrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Terrell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice shot lands for Forrest.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forrest misses the jab.
It looked like Terrell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Forrest misses with a looping right.
Forrest lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrest scores with the left hand. Terrell knows he should have avoided that one.
Forrest swings widly with a right hand
and Terrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Ted Forrest has been cut.
Terrell tries to move into range but Forrest moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Terrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forrest throws out the jab.
Terrell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Forrest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forrest 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.
Forrest punishes Terrell's body with a nice straight punch.
Forrest cracks Terrell with a good jab.
Forrest throws a good cross that connects.
Forrest clobbers Terrell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrest lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Forrest.
Terrell ducks right into an uppercut from Forrest.
Terrell moves out of range as Forrest strikes.
Forrest misses with a straight right.
Forrest throws an off balance right hand
and Terrell counters with a nice body shot.
Terrell takes one on the button.
Terrell defending well as Forrest loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Terrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Forrest swings widly with a right hand
and Terrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terrell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Terrell takes one to the chin there.
Forrest cracks Terrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Forrest misses with a body shot.
Terrell throwing a counter right hand but Forrest manages to avoid it.
Terrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Forrest misses with a straight left.
Terrell is looking to counter punch.
Forrest misses with a looping right.
Forrest misses with a left hand
and Terrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Forrest is rocked!
Forrest misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Terrell counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Porter Terrell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Van Kerckhoven (ranked 881 p4p, 2678 weight class) and Animo Anito (ranked 105 p4p, 302 weight class). Van Kerckhoven kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Neo Cortex - Elements (Daniel Cain Remix). Patrick Van Kerckhoven 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Animo Anito!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Van Kerckhoven misses
and Anito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Kerckhoven throws a hook to the side of Anito's head but Anito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Kerckhoven checks a low kick from Anito.
Anito misses with a hook
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anito lands a two punch combo.
Anito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Van Kerckhoven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Kerckhoven moves away from the strike by Anito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anito misses with a body shot
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Kerckhoven takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Kerckhoven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kerckhoven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anito throws a head kick that misses
and Anito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anito misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anito! Van Kerckhoven lets Anito back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Anito is rocked!
It looks like Animo Anito has been cut.
Anito misses with a right hand
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Anito badly! Van Kerckhoven follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Anito out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Van Kerckhoven finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
After winning the bout, Patrick Van Kerckhoven thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Winston (ranked 1777 p4p, 2842 weight class) and Elian Ibarra (ranked 244 p4p, 386 weight class). Dallas Winston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dallas Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elian Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Winston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Elian Ibarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibarra is just out of range.
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibarra.
Ibarra slips a straight right by Winston.
Ibarra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ibarra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Winston lands a body shot.
Ibarra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibarra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Winston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Ibarra.
Ibarra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibarra gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Winston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Ibarra misses
and Winston counters with a nice uppercut.
Ibarra is rocked!
Winston throws an overhand right that has Ibarra reeling! Winston follows up with more punches and Ibarra is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dallas Winston!
A relieved looking Dallas Winston 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kado Akiyama (ranked 1578 p4p, 2351 weight class) and Sam Holt (ranked 171 p4p, 232 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kado Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Holt!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holt.
Holt manages to break the clinch.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Holt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akiyama moves into the clinch successfully.
Holt misses with some punches.
Akiyama throws an elbow that misses.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Holt blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akiyama.
Akiyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holt misses the shot to the body.
Akiyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama has managed to clinch.
Akiyama scores with a hook to the body.
Akiyama prevents a body shot from Holt.
Akiyama looking to throw knees to the head but Holt is blocking nicely.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holt blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama misses with a punch to the body.
Akiyama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holt manages to break the clinch.
Akiyama moves into the clinch successfully.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Holt blocks it.
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama is looking to clinch.
Akiyama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akiyama scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Akiyama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akiyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akiyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.
Akiyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akiyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Holt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Akiyama.
Akiyama blocks a body shot from Holt.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Akiyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holt misses with a body punch.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Holt blocks it.
Holt tries to throw a body punch but Akiyama avoids it by throwing Holt back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akiyama.
Akiyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Holt finds it's way through Akiyama's defenses.
A left lands for Holt.
Akiyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Akiyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Holt.
Kado Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akiyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holt's elbow.
Akiyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akiyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Holt tries a body shot but Akiyama blocks it.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holt blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama manages to break the clinch.
Holt misses with a double jab.
Holt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holt swats away the attempt to clinch by Akiyama.
Akiyama tries to clinch but Holt is having none of it.
It seemed like Holt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holt works over Akiyama's head and body with a nice combination.
Akiyama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt thuds a left hand into Akiyama's body.
Holt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akiyama walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akiyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holt.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Holt blocks with his arms.
Holt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holt can't find room to land a body shot as Akiyama controls the action.
Akiyama blocking some punches.
Holt avoids the elbow strike from Akiyama, against the cage.
Akiyama throws an elbow that misses.
Akiyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Holt blocks it.
Akiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Holt struggles to land a body shot inside as Akiyama controls his hands.
Akiyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holt misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kado Akiyama will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Holt catches Akiyama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Akiyama wants to clinch
and Holt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Akiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sam Holt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akiyama is looking to clinch but Holt is avoiding it.
Akiyama tries to clinch up but Holt circles away and keeps his distance.
Holt throws a counter combo.
Akiyama throws a lazy right hand but Holt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akiyama tries to clinch but Holt moves out of range.
Akiyama scores with the left hand. Holt knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Sam Holt has been cut.
Akiyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Holt circles away.
Akiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holt throws a body punch but Akiyama moves out of range.
Holt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akiyama works the jab nicely.
A big right from Akiyama misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Holt misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holt blocks an elbow strike.
Akiyama breaks the clinch.
Akiyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Holt circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akiyama tries to clinch but Holt moves out of range.
Akiyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holt digs a good body shot into Akiyama's ribs.
Holt swats away the attempt to clinch by Akiyama.
Akiyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Holt circles away.
Akiyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holt.
Holt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akiyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Akiyama. That snapped Holt's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a body shot.
Akiyama tries to clinch up
and Holt counters with a straight right hand.
Akiyama instigates a clinch.
Holt scores with a shot to the side of Akiyama's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holt misses with some punches.
Holt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akiyama tries to clinch there but Holt circles away.
Holt scores with a jab to the body.
Akiyama scores with a decent looking hook.
Holt is rocked!
Akiyama moves in looking to clinch but Holt pushes him off.
Akiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama scoring well with a low kick there.
Crunch! Akiyama slams his shin into Holt's torso.
Akiyama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Holt lands a slapping body shot.
Akiyama wants to clinch up but Holt keeps it at a distance.
Holt throws out a counter right but Akiyama avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Holt does it's job there.
Akiyama lands a body shot.
Holt keeps the fight on the outside.
Holt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akiyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holt lands a glancing blow to the side of Akiyama's head.
Holt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akiyama rushes Holt and presses him up against the cage.
Akiyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt tries a body shot but Akiyama blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a punch but it's blocked by Akiyama.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Holt blocks it.
Holt tries a body shot but Akiyama blocks it.
Holt prevents a body shot from Akiyama.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akiyama's elbow.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Akiyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kado Akiyama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akiyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holt's brow.
Akiyama lands an elbow just above Holt 's eye.
Holt is still on wobbly legs! Can Akiyama finish him?
That has opened up Sam Holt's cut even more.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akiyama blocks a body shot from Holt.
Holt seems to have recovered his senses.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but Holt blocks with his arms.
Holt breaks from the clinch.
Akiyama tries to clinch up
enabling Holt to counter with a crisp jab.
Akiyama misses with a hook. Holt ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Holt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sam Holt's cut.
That's time! Akiyama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akiyama manages to avoid it.
Akiyama appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akiyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.
Holt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akiyama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akiyama lands a body shot.
Akiyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Holt circles away.
A big right from Akiyama misses.
Akiyama misses with a hook
and Holt counters with a left and a right that stings Akiyama.
Holt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt lands a nice looking body shot.
Holt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holt! But no joy.
Akiyama has Holt up against the cage in a clinch.
Akiyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama throws an elbow that misses.
Holt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holt struggles to land a body shot inside as Akiyama controls his hands.
Akiyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akiyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holt blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Akiyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Akiyama prevents a body shot from Holt.
Akiyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holt blocks it with crossed arms.
Akiyama misses with a knee strike.
Holt blocks an elbow strike.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akiyama manages to avoid it.
Holt takes a jab right on the kisser.
The cut above Sam Holt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Akiyama tries to clinch there but Holt circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt keeps the fight on the outside.
Holt lands a jab to Akiyama's midsection.
Akiyama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holt counters with a nice uppercut.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akiyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akiyama tries to land a front kick but Holt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akiyama clinches up against the cage.
Holt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akiyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akiyama tries a knee to the head but Holt blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akiyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holt's brow.
Holt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akiyama tries to clinch up but Holt circles away and keeps his distance.
Holt sizes up Akiyama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holt scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holt cracks Akiyama with an open hand slap.
Akiyama is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Holt misses.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akiyama manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Holt finds it's target.
Holt with a nice cross.
Akiyama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Akiyama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holt counters with a stiff right hand.
Akiyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akiyama is looking to counter punch.
Holt misses with a two punch combination.
Holt swats away the attempt to clinch by Akiyama.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Holt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses the shot to the body.
Akiyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Holt circles away.
Holt works the jab nicely.
Akiyama is looking to clinch but Holt is avoiding it.
It seemed like Holt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akiyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akiyama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akiyama tries to clinch but Holt is having none of it.
Akiyama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holt avoids the head kick by Akiyama.
Akiyama scores with a decent looking hook.
Holt cracks Akiyama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Akiyama tries to clinch but Holt moves out of range.
Holt throws out a counter right but Akiyama avoids it with no problem.
Akiyama clinches with his opponent.
Holt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akiyama blocks a body shot from Holt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holt 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Oliveira (ranked 1523 p4p, 2116 weight class) and Money Pacman (ranked 165 p4p, 218 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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135
13 - 5 - 0 |
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KO power |
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Pacman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacman avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliveira slips a straight right by Pacman.
Oliveira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pacman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Pacman moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pacman clobbers Oliveira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oliveira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 It looks like Jackson Oliveira has been cut.
Pacman lands a nice shot that snaps Oliveira's head back.
Pacman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Pacman moves out of range.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacman.
Oliveira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oliveira.
A shot to the body from Oliveira misses
and Pacman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That kick from Oliveira tenderised Pacman's leg. Pacman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oliveira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pacman.
A left lands for Pacman.
Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacman.
Pacman blocks a low kick nicely.
Pacman throws out a counter right but Oliveira avoids it with no problem.
Pacman looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Pacman moved out of range.
Oliveira throws a body kick that misses
and Pacman counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Pacman's shoulder, as Pacman tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Oliveira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pacman to score with a decent uppercut.
Pacman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pacman under the eye.
It looks like Money Pacman has been cut.
Money Pacman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacman.
Oliveira jabs Pacman right on the nose. Pacman blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pacman 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.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Pacman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacman misses with an uppercut.
Pacman darts in trying to clinch
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Pacman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oliveira walks into a straight right hand from Pacman.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Pacman's head but Pacman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacman misses with a hook.
Pacman ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Pacman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Oliveira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Pacman.
Pacman misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacman.
Pacman cracks a nice hook into Oliveira's ribs.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Pacman.
Nice defenses there by Pacman.
A punch lands to the side of Oliveira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oliveira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacman counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Pacman misses.
Oliveira throws a sloppy body shot
and Pacman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Oliveira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacman throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Pacman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Pacman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oliveira lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pacman throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira moves out of range as Pacman strikes.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira takes one on the button.
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oliveira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oliveira.
Pacman lands a right hook to the body.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacman.
Oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliveira cracks Pacman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the body
letting Pacman counter with a right hand.
Pacman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacman throws a poor cross that misses
and Oliveira counters with a thumping low kick.
Oliveira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacman checks a low kick from Oliveira.
Pacman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Money Pacman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oliveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira throws a jab when Pacman was well out of range.
Pacman throws a right hand that misses
and Oliveira counters with a good low kick that Pacman was not able to check.
Pacman throws a good cross that connects.
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacman manages to avoid it.
Pacman misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira swings for the body but Pacman moves out of range.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacman misses with a straight right.
A cross from Oliveira lands.
Money Pacman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pacman has time to react.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Pacman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliveira lands with a hook. Pacman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacman scores with a jab.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Pacman avoids them all with ease.
Pacman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Pacman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pacman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Pacman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Pacman.
Pacman with a jab.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Pacman.
Pacman drops Oliveira with a beautiful combination! Oliveira stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pacman is looking for the KO!
 Oliveira is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacman closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Oliveira! Pacman dives in looking to finish! Oliveira is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Money Pacman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Addy Edison (ranked 2652 p4p, 497 weight class) and Vincent Van Elburg (ranked 260 p4p, 50 weight class). Edison comes to the cage accompanied by Entry of the gladiators. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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24
155
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Addy Edison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Van Elburg!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Elburg misses with a straight left.
Edison has his takedown stuffed
and Van Elburg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edison loads up on a big right hand but Van Elburg slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Elburg. That's going to slow Edison down.
Van Elburg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Elburg misses with a low kick as Edison jumps back.
Edison attempts a counter takedown but Van Elburg avoids it well and moves away.
Van Elburg misses with an uppercut.
Van Elburg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Elburg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Elburg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Elburg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Elburg can pounce on him.
Edison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Elburg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Edison scrambles back to his feet.
Van Elburg throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edison throws an overhand right that lands on Van Elburg's shoulder, as Van Elburg tries to avoid the shot.
Van Elburg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Elburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Elburg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Elburg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Elburg misses the target.
Jab from Edison.
Edison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Elburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Edison.
Edison throws a jab when Van Elburg was well out of range.
Edison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Elburg.
Edison misses with a body punch
and Van Elburg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Elburg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edison momentarily.
Edison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Edison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Elburg misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edison is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Elburg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Van Elburg misses.
Van Elburg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Elburg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice cross by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg misses with an uppercut. Edison saw that one coming.
Edison tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Elburg manages to circle out of the way.
Van Elburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Elburg appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Elburg throws a head kick that misses.
Van Elburg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Edison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Edison just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Elburg has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Edison misses with a hook
and Van Elburg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Edison does no damage.
Van Elburg appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Edison 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.
Edison trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Van Elburg manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Edison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Elburg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Elburg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edison is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Van Elburg has his hands clasped together but Edison extends and breaks Van Elburg's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Edison.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Addy Edison!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Kiely (ranked 414 p4p, 1475 weight class) and Uzochukwu Adebo (ranked 57 p4p, 174 weight class). Adebo has chosen MERCURY as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uzochukwu Adebo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiely cracks Adebo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kiely throws the left hand but Adebo avoids the punch easily.
Adebo throws out a counter right but Kiely avoids it with no problem.
Kiely scores with a jab.
Kiely throws a right hand that misses
and Adebo counters with a stiff right hand.
Adebo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Kiely misses with an uppercut.
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adebo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kiely shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adebo but Adebo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely clobbers Adebo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch lands to the side of Adebo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adebo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiely staying out of range there.
Kiely fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harrison Kiely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiely looking to score a takedown here. Adebo is defending well but Kiely drives through and ends up in Adebo's guard.
Kiely advances position into side control!
Kiely tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Adebo can't do much from the bottom here.
Adebo stops Kiely from passing to mount.
Kiely thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kiely tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to move to mount but Adebo blocks the move with his legs.
Kiely wants to control but Adebo is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adebo is trying to control Kiely's posture but Kiely avoids it.
Kiely is trying to get an arm triangle but Adebo is defending well.
Kiely goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Adebo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kiely but great work by Adebo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kiely is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kiely looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kiely wants to pass the guard but Adebo is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adebo keeping moving, preventing Kiely from controlling successfully.
Kiely advances position into side control!
Kiely advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kiely is working for a guillotine from mount but Adebo frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adebo is looking to escape.
Adebo is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harrison Kiely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiely has control of Adebo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Adebo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kiely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adebo has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Kiely's lack of action.
Kiely slows the pace down in half guard.
Kiely wants to pass the guard but Adebo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely is looking for a kimura but Adebo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kiely to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiely keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kiely is just content to waste time from the top position. Adebo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kiely thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kiely tries to free his leg and advance position but Adebo is retaining full guard.
Kiely wants to control from the top but Adebo keeps moving.
Kiely is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Adebo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harrison Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Kiely cracks a nice hook into Adebo's ribs.
Kiely shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adebo defends it nicely.
It seemed like Adebo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adebo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiely closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kiely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adebo can do to turn this around?
Kiely advances nicely into full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Kiely dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Kiely tries for a takedown but Adebo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adebo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Uzochukwu Adebo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adebo staying out of range there.
Kiely misses with an uppercut
enabling Adebo to counter with a crisp jab.
Adebo just misses with a punch to the body.
Adebo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely misses with a hook.
Kiely shoots in and drives through. Adebo sprawls well.
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adebo thinks about the counter body kick.
It looks like Kiely has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebo misses with a body shot.
Adebo staying out of range there.
Kiely changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adebo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Adebo stops Kiely from passing to mount.
Kiely trying to control the action but Adebo is working from the bottom.
Kiely tries to advance to mount but Adebo denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebo is looking for a sweep.
Kiely is trying to get an arm triangle but Adebo is defending well.
Adebo is looking to reverse the position.
Kiely tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kiely has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kiely has hold of Adebo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Adebo seems comfortable defending it but Kiely has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Adebo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Adebo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kiely couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harrison Kiely!
An out of breath Harrison Kiely thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 385 p4p, 1095 weight class) and Randy Wieland (ranked 58 p4p, 159 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by 70. Wieland is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ran-D - Zombie. On his way into the cage it seems that Jesse Thomas Babcock has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jesse Thomas Babcock seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Wieland!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock looks to land a combination but Wieland avoids it well.
Babcock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Wieland scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Jesse Thomas Babcock has been cut.
Babcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Wieland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wieland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
It seemed like Wieland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Wieland. Beautiful body shot.
Wieland just misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wieland tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wieland has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Babcock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock fails to land with a series of punches.
Wieland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wieland.
Wieland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Babcock.
Babcock moves out of range as Wieland strikes.
Babcock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wieland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Babcock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wieland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock misses with a hook
and Wieland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wieland looks to throw the jab but Babcock is out of range.
Babcock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babcock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babcock scores with a jab to the body.
Wieland works the jab nicely.
Babcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babcock works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieland cracks Babcock with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wieland has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Babcock to stand back up!
Babcock is rocked!
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Wieland is just out of range.
Oh Babcock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babcock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wieland quickly recovers to half guard.
Babcock seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babcock prevents Wieland from improving his position.
Wieland moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Babcock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wieland has his foot on Babcock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Babcock works his way back into a safe position though.
Wieland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieland is looking for a triangle but Babcock pushes his legs off easily.
Wieland is trying to control the position but Babcock postures up.
Wieland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babcock is aware though and is defending well.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wieland is keeping the position for now.
Wieland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Babcock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Wieland keeps moving.
Wieland lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Babcock has Wieland pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Wieland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Thomas Babcock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Wieland scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Babcock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Wieland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wieland catches Babcock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Randy Wieland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wieland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babcock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wieland is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Babcock's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Babcock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock trying to control the action but Wieland is working from the bottom.
Babcock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Babcock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wieland makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wieland.
Wieland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Babcock manages to get himself to full guard.
Babcock has momentary wrist control but Wieland slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Babcock is on top in guard.
Babcock won't allow Wieland to sweep him here.
Wieland working for a triangle but Babcock defends it easily.
Babcock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wieland keeping full guard, as Babcock tries to pass.
Wieland is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wieland is on top in guard.
Wieland is looking to work some ground and pound but Babcock has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babcock is keeping the position for now.
Babcock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wieland.
Babcock 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.
Babcock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wieland.
Babcock wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wieland throws a big elbow that misses.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Wieland from controlling successfully.
Wieland trying to move into half guard but instead Babcock has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieland keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Wieland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wieland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wieland is looking to advance position but Babcock won't allow it.
Jesse Thomas Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babcock works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wieland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wieland throwing strikes from guard but Babcock blocks nicely.
Wieland seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randy Wieland will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Thomas Babcock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Babcock sizes up Wieland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jesse Thomas Babcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wieland moves away from the strike by Babcock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Babcock.
Babcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wieland was well out of range. Poor timing from Babcock.
Babcock rushes Wieland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babcock backwards.
Babcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Babcock on the inside.
Wieland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babcock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wieland momentarily.
Babcock wants to clinch.
Wieland slips a jab and a cross from Babcock.
No joy there for Babcock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieland scores with a nice strike.
Wieland takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wieland shoots in but no luck this time.
Babcock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice body punch from Babcock.
Babcock throws a hook but Wieland blocks it.
Wieland tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wieland takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wieland scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieland throws a lazy uppercut
and Babcock counters with a single leg into guard. Wieland didn't expect that.
Wieland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Babcock defends well.
Wieland working a defensive guard here.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wieland is keeping the position for now.
Wieland has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Babcock should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wieland has tightened it up now! Babcock should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Randy Wieland!
An out of breath Randy Wieland thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Field (ranked 284 p4p, 697 weight class) and Jesse-James Hopson (ranked 33 p4p, 71 weight class). Field comes to the cage accompanied by Eastbound and Down. Hopson has chosen Home among the gumtrees. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse-James Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Field clinches up against the cage.
Hopson tries to work over Field's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Field tries to throw a body punch but Hopson avoids it by throwing Field back against the cage.
Field lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hopson.
Field tries to work over Hopson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Field working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Field works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Field lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Field tries to work over Hopson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Hopson on the inside.
Field misses with a punch to the body.
Field can't find room to land a body shot as Hopson controls the action.
Hopson tries to work over Field's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Field breaks the clinch.
Field misses with a straight left.
Hopson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Field clinches up against the cage.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Field tries to work over Hopson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field blocks a body shot from Hopson.
Hopson lands an uppercut.
Hopson blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Field's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hopson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Field tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Field's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Field.
Hopson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Field.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Field's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Field controls the action.
Field tries to throw a body punch but Hopson avoids it by throwing Field back against the cage.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Field.
Field doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopson blocking some punches.
Hopson has clasped his hands together around Field's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Field is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Field wants to control but Hopson postures up.
Hopson tries to move to mount but Field blocks the move with his legs.
Field manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hopson's best efforts.
Field is looking for a sweep. Hopson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hopson is thwarting Field's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Field tries to get to full guard but Hopson has control of the leg.
Hopson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Field's head.
Field scores with a few weak punches.
Field avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopson.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Field wants to improve his position but Hopson is controlling well.
Hopson is looking to take a break and control but Field is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hopson wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hopson swings for the body but Field moves out of range.
Field fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopson clinches up with Field and pushes him back against the cage.
Field tries to throw a body punch but Hopson avoids it by throwing Field back against the cage.
Hopson struggles to land a body shot inside as Field controls his hands.
Hopson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopson avoids a wild elbow strike from Field.
Field lands a left hand.
Field tries a body shot but Hopson blocks it.
Hopson gets through Field's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopson tries a body shot but Field blocks it.
Hopson tries a body shot but Field blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Hopson.
Field can't break the clinch.
Field lands with a left to the head.
Field lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Field lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Field fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Field seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hopson can turn it around.
Field lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roger Field will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Field throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopson scores with a jab.
Field lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hopson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Field throws the left hand but Hopson avoids the punch easily.
Field lands a head shot.
Hopson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Field defends well and Hopson ends up having to push Field into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Field jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Hopson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Field looks to land a left hand but Hopson moved out of range nicely.
Field takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Field scores with a hook.
Field has closed the distance and engaged Hopson in a clinch.
Field lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Field's elbow.
Field manages to break the clinch.
Hopson lands a really nice looking cross but Field seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopson.
Hopson cracks Field with a good jab.
Field lands a slapping body shot.
Hopson scores with a punch to the head.
Hopson lands with a straight right. Field didn't see that one coming.
Field defending well as Hopson loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hopson!
Field misses with a hook.
Hopson looks to throw the jab but Field is out of range.
A jab from Field misses.
Field throws a right hand that Hopson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopson also avoids with ease.
Roger Field is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Field swings for the body but Hopson moves out of range.
Hopson lands with an uppercut that bounces Field off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Field misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Field fails to land.
Field swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Field lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Field scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
Hopson tries to throw a body punch but Field avoids it by throwing Hopson back against the cage.
Field misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopson goes for a takedown attempt but Field pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roger Field has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse-James Hopson.
Field looks to throw the jab but Hopson is out of range.
Hopson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Field works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Field swings widly with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hopson wants to control from the top but Field keeps moving.
Field looking for a guillotine here but Hopson defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Field keeping moving, preventing Hopson from controlling successfully.
Field is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hopson is trying to maintain the position but Field is very close to passing his half guard.
Field throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Field is trying to control. Hopson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Field looks to land a strike but Hopson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Field is pushing down on Hopson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hopson is fighting to maintain full guard but Field has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hopson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Field throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Field seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hopson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hopson is looking to improve his position.
Field wants to take a breather but Hopson is having none of it.
Field perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopson trying to hold on to Field's head to control him but Field postures up.
Hopson is defending against the submission attempts here by Field.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Field dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Field moves out of range as Hopson strikes.
Jesse-James Hopson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Field misses with an uppercut. Hopson saw that one coming.
Field throws a shot from downtown. Hopson moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Hopson.
Hopson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Field.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Field.
Field tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopson. Field does a little dance to reset his feet.
Field clinches with his opponent.
Hopson lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Field struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
Field makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopson scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopson tries a body shot but Field blocks it.
Field misses with some punches.
Field lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Field lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Field.
Field doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Field blocks a body shot from Hopson.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roger Field has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Field lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hopson lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Hopson.
A hook to the body from Field.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
Field prevents a takedown attempt there.
Field tries a body shot but Hopson blocks it.
Field tries to throw a body punch but Hopson avoids it by throwing Field back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Field working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Field fails to land.
Field misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Field lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Field.
Field tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Field just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hopson's brow.
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!
Field blocks a body shot from Hopson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Hopson lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Hopson.
A right hook to the body lands for Hopson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Field swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Field swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Field backwards.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Field controls the action.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopson.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Field has a couple of punches blocked by Hopson.
Hopson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Field prevents it.
Hopson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson tries to work over Field's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Field.
Hopson blocks a body shot from Field.
A short right from Field.
Field pushes Hopson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Field uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Field creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roger Field is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopson tries a body shot but Field blocks it.
Field tries to circle away but Hopson has him pinned against the cage.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Field uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Field misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Field misses with some punches.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Field is working Hopson over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Field throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hopson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopson tries a body shot but Field blocks it.
Hopson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Field backwards.
Hopson blocking some punches.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Field misses with a punch to the body.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Field works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Field tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopson.
Hopson prevents a body shot from Field.
Field throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopsons head.
Hopson struggles to land a body shot inside as Field controls his hands.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Field.
Hopson blocks an uppercut.
Field throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopsons head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roger Field.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Field, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Field!
Roger Field took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bird (ranked 100 p4p, 393 weight class) and Kawainui Perry (ranked 12 p4p, 60 weight class). Bird comes to the cage accompanied by Dragula - Rob Zombie. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawainui Perry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bird throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Bird lands a head kick!
Perry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perry tries to land a front kick but Bird steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
Perry slips a straight right by Bird.
Perry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bird moves forwards but Perry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bird tries to land a front kick but Perry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bird takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Bird pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perry throws out a counter right but Bird avoids it with no problem.
Bird blocks a head kick by Perry.
Bird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bird clinches up with Perry and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Bird misses with a body punch.
Bird tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird presses Perry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perry.
Perry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Perry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Perry lands a right hand.
Perry working aggressively here.
Perry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bird blocks a body shot from Perry.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bird misses with the head strike.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Perry avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Perry throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Bird tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Bird lands a good knee to the midsection. Perry won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Perry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Perry throws an elbow but it misses.
Perry throws an elbow but it misses.
Perry misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Bird blocks an elbow strike from Perry.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Perry throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Perry.
A head punch on the inside from Bird fails to land.
Perry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perry lands an elbow inside.
Bird misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Tim Bird has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Bird has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perry tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Perry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Perry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird blocks a body shot from Perry.
Perry working aggressively here.
Perry pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Perry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Perry lands an elbow inside.
Perry tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Perry.
Bird lands an uppercut.
Bird blocks the elbow strike.
Perry misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird is working Perry over against the cage.
Bird blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird avoids the elbow strike from Perry, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Perry has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Perry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Perry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perry misses with an elbow strike.
Perry lands with a right to the head.
Bird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Perry blocking some punches.
Perry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perry throws an elbow but it misses.
Perry throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kawainui Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Bird's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Perry.
Bird clinches.
Perry lands an elbow that stopped Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Bird lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perry lands a right hand.
Bird blocks an uppercut.
Perry lands a right hand.
Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bird looking to throw knees to the head but Perry is blocking nicely.
Perry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bird's defenses.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry lands an elbow inside that Bird shrugs off.
Perry throws an elbow but it misses.
Perry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Perry.
Kawainui Perry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry prevents a body shot from Bird.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perry throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird throws a punch but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Perry.
Perry misses with an elbow strike.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Perry avoids the elbow strike from Bird, against the cage.
Bird misses with an elbow over the top.
Perry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perry blocking some punches.
Bird throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bird throws an elbow but misses.
Perry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perry throws an elbow but misses.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perry misses with some punches.
Bird blocks an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Perry.
Bird working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Bird prevents a body shot from Perry.
Bird misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Perry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bird's brow.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
Bird prevents a body shot from Perry.
Bird misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird misses with the head strike.
Bird scores with a knee to the head.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Perry.
Bird blocks an elbow strike.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bird lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bird.
Perry lands an elbow inside.
Bird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bird throws a punch but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry cracks Bird with a nice body shot.
Perry blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perry.
Bird lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perry lands a nice elbow.
Perry avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Perry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bird scores with a shot to the side of Perry's head.
Perry lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry misses with a punch to the body.
Bird tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Perry shrugs off.
It looks like Kawainui Perry has been cut.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird scores with a shoulder strike.
Bird lands an elbow that stopped Perry in his tracks for a moment.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Perry fails to land.
Perry lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perry.
A right hook to the body lands for Perry.
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Perry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Perry lands an elbow inside that Bird shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kawainui Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perry works Bird's body with a nice hook.
Perry lunges at Bird with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bird's hand.
Bird slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perry, as that shot connected.
Perry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bird counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bird slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tim Bird 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.
Bird tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Bird lands.
Bird fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird misses with a body shot
and Perry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bird is rocked!
Tim Bird is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird scores with a nice strike.
Bird is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perry lands a front kick.
Bird connects with a nice looking jab.
Perry swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
Perry flicks out a counter leg kick but Bird steps away.
Perry is looking to chop away at Bird's legs.
Perry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bird will feel that in the morning.
Perry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bird looks to throw the jab but Perry is out of range.
Perry replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bird blocks it well.
Bird throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Bird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bird.
Bird seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry blocks a jab.
Bird throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Bird lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perry doesn't seem phased though.
Bird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perry lands a leg kick that knocks Bird off balance momentarily.
Bird throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perry throws a shot to the body.
Bird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bird with a body shot.
Bird throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perry counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Perry misses
and Bird counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bird as he connects with a hook.
Bird misses with a low kick as Perry jumps back.
Perry thinks about the counter body kick.
Perry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perry avoids the body shot from Bird.
Bird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bird misses the target.
Perry misses with a body shot
and Bird counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perry misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Perry misses the target.
Bird darts in trying to clinch
and Perry counters with a body kick that stops Bird in his tracks momentarily.
Bird moves to clinch but Perry breaks away
letting Perry counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry feints and then cracks Bird's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bird down.
Bird walks into a straight right hand from Perry.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
Bird throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tim Bird did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bird throws a jab when Perry was well out of range.
Bird thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick.
Bird connects with a right hand. Perry shakes it off.
Bird throws a head kick that misses.
Perry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry digs a right hand into Bird's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bird's gas tank.
Bird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Perry.
Perry lands a nice elbow.
Perry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird has a couple of punches blocked by Perry.
Perry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perry tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird throws an elbow but it misses.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perry pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bird.
Bird blocks the elbow strike.
Perry scores with a shoulder strike.
Perry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perry working aggressively here.
Perry misses with the head strike.
Perry avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
Perry lands an elbow inside that Bird shrugs off.
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses with an elbow strike.
Bird throws a punch but it's blocked by Perry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry struggles to land a body shot inside as Bird controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perry throws an elbow but misses.
Bird misses with a body punch.
Perry misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Perry.
Perry lands with a light punch inside.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird throws a punch but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bird's elbow.
Perry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Perry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perry lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Perry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bird's brow.
Perry misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry lands with a short shot to the head.
Bird blocks an elbow strike.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perry misses with an elbow strike.
Perry throws an elbow that misses.
Perry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Perry controls the action.
Perry misses with the head strike.
A short left from Perry.
Perry lands a vicious elbow to the side of Bird's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Perry tries to finish him with strikes but Bird still seems able to defend himself so Perry steps back and lets Bird get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perry moves in close and cracks Bird with a massive right hand! Bird, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Perry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kawainui Perry!
Kawainui Perry is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kawainui Perry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Tim Bird had this to say: 'Thankyou to my opponent for the scrap. Respect!'.
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