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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radio Philips (ranked 577 p4p, 700 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 95 p4p, 109 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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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 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philips is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nekele is controlling him well.
Nekele is looking to take a break and control but Philips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Philips wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Philips wants to get back to his feet but Nekele is dominant here and he's now got Philips's back!
Philips prevents Nekele from getting a body triangle.
Philips is trying to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips prevents Nekele from getting a body triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nekele is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Philips prevents Nekele from getting a body triangle.
Philips is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nekele keeps control of the position easily here as Philips tries to buck him off.
Philips is keeping busy.
Nekele has good solid back control here.
Nekele trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Nekele off. It looks like it's working - Nekele slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Philips displaying calm under pressure there.
Philips blocks a head kick by Nekele.
Philips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philips takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Philips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nekele.
Nekele has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Naiki Nekele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nekele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philips scores with a body shot.
Philips swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips keeps Nekele at a distance using the push kick.
Philips slips under a jab.
A left lands for Nekele.
Radio Philips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nekele throws a looping overhand right but Philips ducks down to avoid it.
Nekele throws a hook but Philips blocks it.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nekele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nekele flicks out a counter leg kick but Philips steps away.
The fighters circling - Nekele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nekele tries to keep at a distance but Philips has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Philips fails to land.
Nekele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Philips pushes off an throws an elbow but Nekele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Philips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Philips has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Philips misses with a knee strike.
Philips pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nekele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philips working Nekele over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Philips obliges.
Nekele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nekele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Philips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Philips seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips connects with a body shot.
Nekele looks winded!
Nekele looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Philips lands a nice looking body shot.
Philips chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nekele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philips lands a jab to the nose.
Nekele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Philips tries to counter by clinching up but Nekele breaks away and moves out of range.
Philips lands a head kick. Nekele smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
Nekele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philips.
Philips scores with a leg kick.
Philips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philips is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nekele.
A lazy left from Nekele finds it's target.
Philips misses with the combination.
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 Radio Philips will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nekele throws the left hand but Philips avoids the punch easily.
Philips misses with a series of wild punches.
Philips lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nekele's sensitive parts.
Nekele walks into a left hand.
Nekele misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Nekele misses.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nekele looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Nekele misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nekeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philips was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
Philips closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Radio Philips is winning the standup battle so far.
Nekele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nekele misses with an uppercut. Philips saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Philips. Nekele shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips lands a jab to the head.
Nekele is breathing heavily.
Nekele shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Philips is trying to defend but Nekele finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Naiki Nekele has got the better of the ground game so far.
Philips looks like he's trying to stand up.
Philips kicks Nekele off and gets back to his feet.
Nekele misses with a looping left.
Nekele throws the left hand but Philips avoids the punch easily.
Philips connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nekele. Nekele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nekele misses with a body shot
letting Philips counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nekele scores with a head kick. Philips tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Philips tries to clinch but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Philips doesn't manage to clinch there - Nekele circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Philips.
Philips lands a head kick!
Nekele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nekele blocks a head kick by Philips.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nekele.
Philips is looking to clinch but Nekele is avoiding it.
Philips drops his hands momentarily and Nekele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot by Philips.
Nekele looks to land a left hand but Philips moved out of range nicely.
Philips slips a jab from Nekele.
A counter left hand to the body from Philips misses its target.
Nekele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Philips.
Philips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Philips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nekele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Nekele throws a body shot but no joy.
Philips swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nekele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philips scores with a jab.
Nekele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Nekele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Philips tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nekele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Nekele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Philips lands a nice hook to Nekele's body. Nekele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses
and Philips makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Philips lands a high kick to the side of Nekele's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Philips dives into guard, looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philips stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nekele throws a lazy uppercut
and Philips counters with a nice body shot.
Philips has taken the fight to the clinch.
Philips lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nekele or not.
Philips doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Philips is working Nekele over against the cage.
Philips misses with a knee to the head.
Philips stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Philips lands a nice knee to the body.
Philips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nekele can do to turn this around?
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Philips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philips trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Philips - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Philips using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radio Philips dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nekele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Philips.
A swing and a miss from Nekele.
Philips defending well as Nekele loads up on a big left hand.
Nekele throws a good cross that connects.
Nekele misses the body punch
and Philips counters with a thumping low kick.
Nekele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Philips tries a head kick but it misses.
Nekele closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Philips quickly recovers to half guard.
Philips manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nekele keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nekele avoiding damage as Philips throws knees to the body.
Nekele avoiding damage as Philips throws knees to the body.
Radio Philips has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nekele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Philips lands with a light punch inside.
Philips misses with a knee strike.
Philips scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philips tries to stall but Nekele uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele avoids a wild elbow strike from Philips.
Philips working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nekele scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Radio Philips has been cut.
Philips tries to land a knee to the head but Nekele blocks with his arms.
Nekele blocks an elbow strike from Philips.
Philips fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Philips.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philips.
Philips tries to throw a body punch but Nekele avoids it by throwing Philips back against the cage.
A short left from Nekele.
Nekele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Philips lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Naiki Nekele's cut even more.
Philips comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Philips throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philips lands with a light punch inside.
Philips is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nekele is defending well for now.
Philips misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nekele breaks from the clinch.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Nekele jabs at Philips's body.
Philips lands with an uppercut that bounces Nekele off the cage and back into range.
Philips lands with a kick to the ribs.
Philips with the inside leg kick.
Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
Nekele throws a hook but Philips blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele misses with a few strikes there.
Philips lands a leg kick that knocks Nekele off balance momentarily.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch but Nekele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Nekele.
Philips scores with a nice strike.
Nekele misses with a body punch
and Philips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Philips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nekele misses with an uppercut. Philips saw that one coming.
Philips has Nekele up against the cage in a clinch.
Philips digs a right hand into Nekele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nekele's gas tank.
Philips creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nekele's defenses.
Philips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips lands an elbow that stopped Nekele in his tracks for a moment.
Nekele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Philips is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nekele is defending well for now.
Philips with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nekele throws an elbow but it misses.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nekele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
Nekele misses with a jab to the body
and Philips counters with a straight right hand.
Nekele just misses with a punch to the body.
As Nekele tries to get set, Philips tries to push him back and clinch up but Nekele manages to avoid the attempt.
Nekele misses with a left hand
and Philips counters with a left to the body.
Philips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nekele.
Naiki Nekele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Radio Philips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nekele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Radio Philips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Philips has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radio Philips!
After winning the bout, Radio Philips 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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