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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Beair (ranked 25255 p4p, 3664 weight class) and Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 351 p4p, 285 weight class). Beair comes into the arena with We Will Rock You blaring out of the sound system. De Cremonesi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Maniac (Eurobeat Remix). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Beair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franko De Cremonesi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Cremonesi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beair in his tracks.
Beair finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under De Cremonesi's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Beair falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franko De Cremonesi!
Franko De Cremonesi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erich Von Lewinksi (ranked 3447 p4p, 3361 weight class) and Bruce Wagner (ranked 395 p4p, 385 weight class). Von Lewinksi comes to the cage accompanied by German Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erich Von Lewinksi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner throws a big shot that misses.
Von Lewinksi tries to counter with a takedown but Wagner is quick to defend against it.
Wagner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Von Lewinksi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Von Lewinksi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wagner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Von Lewinksi.
Von Lewinksi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wagner is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Erich Von Lewinksi!
Erich Von Lewinksi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Johns (ranked 21434 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Tapani Kangas (ranked 340 p4p, 141 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapani Kangas!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kangas.
Johns misses with a lunging right hand
and Kangas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kangas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Kangas counter with a right hand.
Johns has his takedown stuffed
and Kangas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johns swings widly with a right hand
letting Kangas counter with a right hand.
Johns tries to clinch up
and Kangas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kangas lands with a cross.
Kangas dips to his left and cracks Johns with an uppercut!
Johns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kangas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Kangas.
Kangas drives through and clinches with Johns against the cage.
Kangas lands a nice uppercut.
Kangas lands a hook that snaps the head of Johns backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kangas lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Kangas.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kangas breaks the clinch.
Johns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kangas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kangas counters with a straight right hand.
Johns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tapani Kangas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kangas digs a good hook to Johns's body.
Kangas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kangas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kangas digs a good body shot into Johns's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Kangas. Beautiful body shot.
Kangas lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns misses with a left hand
and Kangas counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Kangas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kangas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johns at a distance.
Kangas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kangas scores with a jab. Johns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kangas slips a straight right by Johns.
Johns throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kangas to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Kangas.
Johns misses with a lunging right hand
and Kangas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johns throws a leg kick
and Kangas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kangas lands with a shot to the body.
Kangas lands with a cross.
No joy there for Johns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kangas lands a body shot.
Johns is breathing heavily.
Kangas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kangas lands a jab.
Kangas has Johns up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kangas.
Johns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kangas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kangas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johns backwards.
Kangas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kangas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kangas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kangas jabs Johns right on the nose. Johns blinks but takes it well.
Kangas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johns momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns misses with a straight left.
Johns throws an off balance right hand
and Kangas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johns's knee momentarily.
Johns throws a combination that misses
enabling Kangas to counter with a crisp jab.
Johns throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kangas counter with a right hand.
Kangas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut lands for Kangas. That snapped Johns's head back.
Johns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kangas can pounce on him.
Kangas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kangas cracks Johns with a good jab.
Kangas digs a good body shot into Johns's ribs.
Kangas thows a body kick. Johns tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut lands for Kangas. That snapped Johns's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johns misses with a body shot
and Kangas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Kangas.
Johns throws a chopping leg kick but Kangas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kangas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tapani Kangas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kangas lands with a shot to the body.
Kangas cracks a nice hook into Johns's ribs.
Johns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kangas ducks under a wild hook from Johns.
Kangas's corner calls for a 1-2. Kangas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kangas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kangas connects with a crisp jab.
Kangas lands with an uppercut that bounces Johns off the cage and back into range.
Jab, jab by Kangas - just one landing.
 Johns is rocked!
Kangas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johns takes a step back to recover.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johns. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kangas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oh Johns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johns takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johns looks to land a combination but Kangas avoids it well.
Johns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kangas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab from Kangas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kangas fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Johns to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Johns looks to clinch but Kangas throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Johns taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tapani Kangas!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Damato (ranked 2645 p4p, 2897 weight class) and Keir Toal (ranked 216 p4p, 232 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Damato might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thunderstruck. Toal has chosen Irish Pub Song as his entrance music. Keir Toal struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 20 - 44 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keir Toal!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato tries for a takedown but Toal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Toal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Damato throws a hook but Toal avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Toal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Toal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toal. Damato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damato throws a combination that misses
and Damato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damato gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Toal counter with a right hand.
Damato tries to clinch up but Toal circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Toal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Damato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toal slips a jab and a cross from Damato.
Damato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toal clinches.
Damato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato blocks a body shot from Toal.
Damato wants to take the fight to the mat but Toal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Damato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damato has had enough of the clinch but Toal keeps him there for the moment.
Toal tries a body shot but Damato blocks it.
Toal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damato is trying to pull guard but Toal has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Damato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toal tries a body shot but Damato blocks it.
Toal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damato pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato looking to control but Toal passes into half guard.
Damato is looking to improve his position.
Damato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Toal pulls his head out easily.
Toal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Damato trying to control from the bottom.
Damato misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Toal working over Damato with some ground and pound. Damato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Toal controlling the pace.
Damato trying to hold on to Toal's head to control him but Toal postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato tries to get to full guard but Toal has control of the leg.
Damato regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Toal defends it easily.
Toal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Damato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Damato seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Damato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Damato being controlled here, momentarily.
Damato has momentary wrist control but Toal slips an elbow through the middle.
Damato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Damato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Damato is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damato is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keir Toal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Damato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Damato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Damato backs off Toal throws a huge counter combo but Damato manages to avoid it all.
Damato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toal.
Toal staying out of range there.
Toal replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Damato blocks it well.
Damato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damato pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Toal back to the cage. Damato follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Damato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toal with the counter takedown but Damato avoids it easily.
Damato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Toal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Damato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Toal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Damato!
Damato bucks up and tries to throw Toal off but instead Toal has got his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toal avoiding Damato 's attempts to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato tries to roll but Toal sticks to his back.
Toal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Toal controlling from the back.
Damato tries to roll but Toal sticks to his back.
Toal is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Toal is trying to stick to Damato's back but Damato is turning into Toal. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Toal's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Damato.
Damato looking to pass the guard.
Damato trying to control the position from guard on top but Toal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Toal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rocco Damato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damato pushing down on Toal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Damato throwing shots but Toal is blocking nicely.
Toal trying to control here.
Damato is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Toal defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato prevents Toal from improving his position.
Damato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Toal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Toal is defending against the submission attempts here by Damato.
Toal regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Damato postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toal keeping full guard, as Damato tries to pass.
Damato trying to control the position from guard on top but Toal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Damato has gone for a leg lock! Toal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Damato's guard.
Damato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damato is looking to stand up but Toal isn't so interested in that idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rocco Damato will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Damato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Damato is defended easily by Toal.
Toal is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Damato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damato shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Toal counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Damato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damato misses with a right hand
and Toal counters with a left to the body.
Damato shoots in for a takedown but Toal shows good takedown defense.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Toal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toal slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Toal stalls from top position.
Toal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Toal tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Damato wants to control but Toal postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Toal just content to control the position.
Damato tries to buck Toal off but Toal is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Damato's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Toal moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato looks to throw a body kick
and Toal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Damato.
Toal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Damato lands with a straight right. Toal didn't see that one coming.
Damato drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Damato looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Toal is avoiding damage well.
Damato is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Toal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Damato has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Damato has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Toal is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Damato yanks on the arm and Toal is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Damato.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rocco Damato!
Rocco Damato decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Keir Toal was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be better!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Raak (ranked 1978 p4p, 3720 weight class) and Daaniel Teteny (ranked 233 p4p, 402 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Hjalmar Raak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daaniel Teteny!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raak lands with a straight right. Teteny didn't see that one coming.
Teteny fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Teteny tries for a takedown but Raak circles away easily
and Raak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teteny looks winded!
Raak connects with a crisp jab.
Teteny avoids the head kick by Raak.
Teteny misses with a takedown
enabling Raak to counter with a crisp jab.
 Teteny is rocked!
Hjalmar Raak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daaniel Teteny.
Raak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teteny is still on wobbly legs! Can Raak finish him?
BAM! Raak delivers a spinning backfist that drops Teteny like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Hjalmar Raak!
Hjalmar Raak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Jan (ranked 2545 p4p, 2389 weight class) and Shu Fang Tzeng (ranked 172 p4p, 162 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. Tzeng is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mantra Chant. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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45
136
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127
38 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shu Fang Tzeng!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tzeng tries to avoid it but Jan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tzeng to the ground. Tzeng escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jan striking off his back but it's not causing Tzeng any problems.
Jan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tzeng drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jan dives on top into guard.
Tzeng is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jan has his hands clasped together but Tzeng extends and breaks Jan's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tzeng.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shu Fang Tzeng!
Shu Fang Tzeng thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Diego (ranked 2279 p4p, 1483 weight class) and Jeff Lee (ranked 187 p4p, 131 weight class). Lee has chosen Doomsday Clock as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee wants to clinch but Diego slips to the side
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego takes one on the button.
Diego circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Diego went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diego breaks the clinch.
Diego defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee scores with a jab. Diego acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diego closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Diego misses.
Diego tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee connects with a right hand. Diego shakes it off.
Diego is rocked!
Lee clinches up with Diego and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Lee.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee rushes Diego and presses him up against the cage.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Diego scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Diego lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Diego seems unphased.
Lee connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego blocks a head kick by Lee.
Diego avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Diego in his tracks for a moment.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diego is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Diego should have avoided that one.
Lee tries to clinch there but Diego circles away.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Diego in his tracks for a moment.
Lee lands an elbow just above Diego 's eye.
Diego takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego breaks from the clinch.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diego had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Lee avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jeff Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Diego moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Diego swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diego cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Diego tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Diego tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee drives through and clinches with Diego against the cage.
Jeff Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diego's brow.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diego wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diego misses with some punches.
Lee breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Diego's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee 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.
Lee throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Diego defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Diego lands with a right and another and another! Lee is in big trouble! Diego lands again and this time it's lights out for Lee! A quality knockout there for Diego.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan Diego!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaewfah Sitsongrit (ranked 1742 p4p, 2799 weight class) and Dylan Smith (ranked 134 p4p, 194 weight class). Smith has chosen Heave Away- The Fables as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
146
8 - 5 - 0 |
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25
138
10 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaewfah Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dylan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Smith.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Sitsongrit cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Smith looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sitsongrit after a bit of a struggle.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith wants a takedown.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Smith has Sitsongrit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sitsongrit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith is rocked!
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sitsongrit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Smith's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Smith drops to his knees and Sitsongrit pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaewfah Sitsongrit!
In his post fight interview, Kaewfah Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 1533 p4p, 1299 weight class) and Kodiyak Redd (ranked 125 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kodiyak Redd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Craven duly obliges.
Redd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craven.
Decent striking displayed by Craven there.
Redd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Craven.
Craven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Craven tries to bum rush Redd with a series of wild strikes but Redd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Redd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Craven throws out the jab.
Redd feints a counter leg kick.
Craven displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Redd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Craven manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Craven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick from Craven, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craven looks to throw the jab but Redd is out of range.
Redd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Craven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Craven throws a series of punches but Redd avoids them all with ease.
Redd looks for the body kick but Craven saw that one coming.
Redd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Redd blocks a head kick by Craven.
Redd feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd misses with a looping right.
Craven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redd.
Craven throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Craven shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Redd dodges the punch combination from Craven.
Craven moves away from the strike by Redd.
Craven moves away from the strike by Redd.
Craven throws a looping overhand right but Redd ducks down to avoid it.
Craven looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Craven throws a right hand that Redd ducks under and follows up with a left that Redd also avoids with ease.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick and Redd moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Craven there.
Craven shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Craven was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Redd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Redd is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Redd keeps working.
Redd is still in real trouble! Can Craven finish him?
Craven tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Craven has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Craven tries for a kimura but Redd is defending well.
Craven working away.
Redd is trying to improve his position.
Redd seems to have recovered his senses.
Redd looks winded!
Craven scores with punches from side control.
Craven scoring with punches from side control.
Redd takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Redd stops Craven from passing to mount.
Craven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven lands a decent elbow from side control.
Redd manages to get back to half guard.
Craven is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Redd defends it well.
Redd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Craven trying to control from half guard but Redd is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Craven wants to work for an arm triangle but Redd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Redd wants to improve his position but Craven is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Craven seems content to control.
Craven is looking for a kimura here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Craven connects with a nice short shot to Redd's temple.
Craven has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Craven is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Redd can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Redd tries to sprawl but Craven drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Craven is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ground and pound from Craven.
Redd is defending against the submission attempts here by Craven.
Craven is keen to just control but Redd is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven prevents Redd from improving his position.
Redd is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Craven's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Craven's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Redd is breathing heavily.
Craven is looking for a sweep. Redd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Craven is looking to escape.
Craven is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Redd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Redd's back!
Craven has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Redd is defending well but eventually Craven manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Redd has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Destin Craven!
Destin Craven is the new bantamweight champion!
Destin Craven tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Krakowski (ranked 2397 p4p, 1837 weight class) and Dimche Rajcevski (ranked 288 p4p, 229 weight class). Krakowski comes to the cage accompanied by Netherfell - Mokosz. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dimche Rajcevski enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bernard Krakowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimche Rajcevski!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakowski misses the body punch
and Rajcevski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krakowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rajcevski wants to counter with a clinch but Krakowski pushes him away.
Krakowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rajcevski.
Rajcevski closes the distance and clinches.
Rajcevski fails to pull guard.
Krakowski working aggressively here.
Rajcevski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krakowski backwards.
Krakowski is pushing Rajcevski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rajcevski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rajcevski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rajcevski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krakowski defends it easily.
Rajcevski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krakowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krakowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rajcevski looking for a guillotine here but Krakowski defends easily.
Krakowski looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rajcevski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krakowski has managed to get both his arms back between Rajcevski's legs - danger averted.
Rajcevski pulls Krakowski in to control the position.
Rajcevski looking to control but Krakowski passes into half guard.
Krakowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Krakowski stands up and beckons Rajcevski to join him on the feet.
Rajcevski fails to land the takedown.
Rajcevski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krakowski. Krakowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Krakowski misses with a body shot.
Krakowski throws a hook to the side of Rajcevski's head but Rajcevski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajcevski connects with a jab.
Krakowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krakowski throws the left hand but Rajcevski avoids the punch easily.
Krakowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rajcevski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krakowski as he jumps to the side.
Bernard Krakowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimche Rajcevski.
The fighters circling - Krakowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rajcevski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Krakowski takes a swing at Rajcevski's ribcage but misses.
Rajcevski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krakowski misses the jab.
Krakowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rajcevski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rajcevski wants to work for an arm triangle but Krakowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rajcevski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Krakowski is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rajcevski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Krakowski is looking to improve his position.
Rajcevski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krakowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Krakowski trying to hold on to Rajcevski's head to control him but Rajcevski postures up.
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.
Krakowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Krakowski pulls Rajcevski in close to prevent any damage.
Krakowski pushes Rajcevski off and scrambles back to his feet.
Krakowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Rajcevski.
Rajcevski feints the counter takedown.
Bernard Krakowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rajcevski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rajcevski lands the left hand.
Krakowski misses with an uppercut. Rajcevski saw that one coming.
Krakowski misses with a looping right.
Krakowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rajcevski feints the counter takedown.
Rajcevski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krakowski. Rajcevski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rajcevski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the body from Krakowski misses
and Rajcevski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krakowski leaves Rajcevski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dimche Rajcevski 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.
Krakowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Krakowski cracks a nice hook into Rajcevski's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Rajcevski.
Rajcevski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rajcevski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rajcevski trying to control the pace.
Krakowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Krakowski.
Rajcevski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Krakowski keeping moving, preventing Rajcevski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajcevski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krakowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rajcevski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krakowski has his hands clasped together around Rajcevski's back. He's all about the action.
Krakowski tries to get to full guard but Rajcevski has control of the leg.
Dimche Rajcevski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krakowski is refusing to be controlled, as Rajcevski sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rajcevski is working for a submission of some sort.
Rajcevski wants to pass to mount but Krakowski is defending the position.
Krakowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rajcevski is working away from the top position though.
Rajcevski trying to control from Krakowski's half guard. Krakowski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Krakowski is pulling down on Rajcevski's head to control his posture.
Rajcevski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krakowski is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krakowski missing with a left hand there. Rajcevski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krakowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rajcevski.
Rajcevski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krakowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rajcevski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rajcevski with the counter takedown but Krakowski avoids it easily.
Krakowski cracks Rajcevski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krakowski misses with an uppercut. Rajcevski saw that one coming.
Rajcevski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krakowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Krakowski.
Krakowski misses with a left hand
and Rajcevski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rajcevski connects with a body shot that sends Krakowski's belly button to the back.
Krakowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rajcevski.
Krakowski throws a right and a left that Rajcevski avoids nicely.
Rajcevski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajcevski avoids the body shot from Krakowski.
Rajcevski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krakowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Rajcevski fails with the takedown.
It looked like Krakowski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rajcevski.
Krakowski looks to throw the jab but Rajcevski is out of range.
Krakowski just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rajcevski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rajcevski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krakowski has time to react.
Rajcevski shoots in and bounces Krakowski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rajcevski passes Krakowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimche Rajcevski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Krakowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Krakowski throws a right hand that misses
and Rajcevski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krakowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rajcevski 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.
Krakowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 It looks like Bernard Krakowski has been cut.
Rajcevski slips under a jab.
Rajcevski slips under a jab from Krakowski.
Rajcevski lands a jab.
Rajcevski shoots in but Krakowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Krakowski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krakowski digs a good body shot into Rajcevski's ribs.
Krakowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rajcevski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rajcevski instigates a clinch.
Rajcevski has Krakowski pressed against the cage, preventing Krakowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rajcevski jumps guard and drags Krakowski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krakowski postures up in Rajcevski's guard and throws a big left but Rajcevski blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajcevski is looking for a triangle but Krakowski pushes his legs off easily.
Rajcevski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krakowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krakowski slips nicely into half guard.
Krakowski wants to stand but Rajcevski has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rajcevski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rajcevski actively working from the bottom here.
Rajcevski looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like Krakowski is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajcevski trying to control but Krakowski postures up.
Krakowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krakowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krakowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Rajcevski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Krakowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rajcevski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krakowski is working away from the top position though.
Krakowski wants to stand up but Rajcevski has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Krakowski winds up and cracks Rajcevski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajcevski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krakowski pulls his head out easily.
Krakowski is keen to just control but Rajcevski is a slippery customer.
Krakowski is looking to stall here but Rajcevski recovers full guard.
Rajcevski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krakowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krakowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rajcevski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krakowski's guard.
Krakowski has Rajcevski pulled in close to control his posture.
Krakowski wants to sweep here but Rajcevski controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakowski working a defensive guard here.
Rajcevski tries to free his leg and advance position but Krakowski is retaining full guard.
Rajcevski trying to control the position from guard on top but Krakowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krakowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rajcevski is one step ahead there.
Dimche Rajcevski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rajcevski trying to control the position from guard on top but Krakowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rajcevski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bernard Krakowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krakowski keeping moving, preventing Rajcevski from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dimche Rajcevski.
I've got Rajcevski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dimche Rajcevski!
During a confident post fight interview, Dimche Rajcevski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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