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APFC 21: There Will Be Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Mir had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit rushes Mir and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Condit prevents it.
Mir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Condit lands a good knee to the midsection. Mir won't want to take too many of those.
Condit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Condit connects with a knee to the head.
Condit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Condit.
Condit lands a knee to the body.
Condit is pushing Mir up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Condit continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Condit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Condit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Condit.
Condit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit scores with a knee to the head.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Condit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mir.
Condit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Condit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Condit.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Mir avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.
Condit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Mir dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Condit prevents the takedown attempt.
Condit stalls.
Condit looks gassed!
Condit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Condit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Condit avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Condit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mir is keeping busy.
Mir avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.
Condit avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Condit is defending well for now.
Mir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
Condit is pressed up against the ropes. Mir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Condit down to the mat. Condit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Condit counters with a nice body shot.
Mir scores with a takedown into Condit's guard.
Mir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mir wants to control from the top but Condit keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Mir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
We're going to have a standup here because Frank Mir wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Condit misses with a takedown
and Mir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mir.
Mir won't allow Condit to get back to his feet.
Mir looking to pass the guard.
Mir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mir wanted to stand there but Condit had control of the position.
Mir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Condit wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's six 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Mir just wasn't active enough.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Condit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Condit is refusing to be controlled, as Mir sits in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like Mir is going to stand back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Frank Mir wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mir closes the distance looking to clinch
and Condit counters with an outside leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Condit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Mir is trying to break the clinch but Condit has him pressed against the ropes.
Condit landing knees to the body.
Condit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Condit content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Condit obliges.
Condit managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Condit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Mir is working for takedown but Condit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Condit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Condit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mir wants to get back to striking at distance but Condit won't allow it.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Condit avoids the damage to the body.
Mir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Condit stalling in the clinch but Mir improves position.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Condit avoids it.
Mir is looking to break free of the clinch but Condit has double underhooks.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Condit misses with a knee to the head.
Mir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Mir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Condit walks away with a smile on his face. Mir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carlos Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Condit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Condit tries for a takedown but Mir circles away easily
and Mir counters with a single leg into guard. Condit didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mir tries to clinch but Condit moves away
and Condit counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mir darts in trying to clinch
and Condit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Condit stays in close to Mir's body and controls the position.
Condit trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Condit tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard.
Frank Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit stands and throws Mir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Condit has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Condit has hold of Mir's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mir manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Condit is looking to work his way around to Mir's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Mir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Condit on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Condit mounts Mir! Really nice guard pass there!
Mir is trying to stand up.
Condit looking to control but Mir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mir is controlling an arm, preventing Condit from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Condit moves to the back position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to keep control of the position but Mir is staying busy.
Mir is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Condit struggling to land strikes to the head as Mir covers up.
Mir is trying to stand back up.
Mir staying busy and making it hard for Condit to control.
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.
Condit is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Condit is striking well from the back but Mir escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Condit is taking a breather. Mir says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carlos Condit wasn't active enough on the ground.
Condit shoots and misses
and Mir counters with a single leg into guard. Condit didn't expect that.
Mir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mir trying to control but Condit is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Condit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mir is controlling him.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Condit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Condit is controlling him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mir can't keep his opponent in guard - Condit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Condit stops Mir from getting back to his feet.
Condit is working for a kimura but Mir is defending it quite comfortably.
Condit thows a huge punch but Mir dodges it nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Condit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Condit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Condit trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir is looking to get back to is feet but Condit passes into side control.
Condit is trying to get an arm triangle but Mir is defending well.
Condit tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mir's legs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Condit wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
Condit works to advance to full mount. Mir defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Condit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Frank Mir!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Frank Mir!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Frank Mir!
Frank Mir wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pep Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Heart Vacnacy- the wanted. Pep Hernandez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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181 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pep Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bart Harris!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez lands with a big right hook that stumbles Harris - he's out on his feet here! Hernandez follows up with another monster hook that separates Harris from consciousness! Harris falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Hernandez stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pep Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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Good elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Evans with the ground and pound but Cruz regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like Rob Cruz has been cut.
Cruz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cruz to regain full guard.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Evans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Evans works over Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Evans is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Evans with a nice head shot there.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Evans slips nicely into half guard.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Evans 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.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Evans is nestled in close to Cruz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans trying to pass the guard but Cruz defending well.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans drops an elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Evans lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Cruz is defending well.
Ground and pound from Evans.
Evans is nestled in close to Cruz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cruz trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans looks to land a strike but Cruz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cruz has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
Cruz looking to control.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans chips away with some ground and pound.
Evans cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Evans works over Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
Evans works over Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Cruz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Evans closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Evans fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Evans, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Evans against the ropes but Evans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evans shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cruz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Evans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Evans passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cruz taking a bit of punishment here - Evans scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
Evans working away.
Evans lands an elbow.
Evans scoring with punches from side control.
Evans is putting a hurting on Cruz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Evans working the body and head with strikes.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evans working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cruz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Evans has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Evans scoring with punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Evans seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Evans working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cruz is avoiding damage well.
Cruz wants to control but Evans postures up.
Evans cracks Cruz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Evans lands some shots froms side control.
Evans sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cruz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Evans lands an elbow.
Evans looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cruz is avoiding damage well.
Evans lands a nice forearm strike.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
Evans working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Evans drags him back down.
Evans working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cruz gets back to half guard.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Evans misses with a head shot. Cruz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Evans stops Cruz from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Evans scoring with some ground and pound.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans throws a strike but Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cruz controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cruz wants to stand up but Evans is controlling him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Evans works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Evans is very close to passing his half guard.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Evans lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cruz wants to control but Evans is keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Rashad Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Cruz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Evans is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Evans thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rob Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Evans has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Rashad Evans!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Rashad Evans!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Kirkorvich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirkorvich has chosen Russian Anthem as his entrance music. William Grey looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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24
175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vlad Kirkorvich!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey shoots in and bounces Kirkorvich off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Grey looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Grey won't allow Kirkorvich to sweep him here.
Grey is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kirkorvich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kirkorvich has escaped and now he's on top!
Kirkorvich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grey is keeping the position for now.
Kirkorvich wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
Kirkorvich is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kirkorvich tries to free his leg and advance position but Grey is retaining full guard.
Kirkorvich 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vlad Kirkorvich was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Grey enables Kirkorvich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kirkorvich wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey has his foot on Kirkorvich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kirkorvich works his way back into a safe position though.
Kirkorvich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kirkorvich passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kirkorvich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grey, who protects the arm well.
Grey tries to buck Kirkorvich off but Kirkorvich is having none of it.
Kirkorvich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kirkorvich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kirkorvich is working to tighten is grip on Grey's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Grey has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kirkorvich is really squeezing tight and eventually Grey passes out! Kirkorvich breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vlad Kirkorvich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chambers's entrance music is I'm A Souljah. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marlon Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Chambers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chambers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chambers has passed into half guard!
Chambers works his way into side control.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Chambers controlling the position.
Gracie prevents Chambers from moving into mount.
Gracie tries to bench press Chambers off him but Chambers keeps the position.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Chambers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chambers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Chambers eventually gives up the hold.
Chambers wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Chambers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chambers trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Chambers is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chambers to get the leverage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Chambers.
Gracie won't allow Chambers to pass to mount.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chambers pulls his head out easily.
Chambers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Chambers passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Chambers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chambers jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie is not content to let Chambers control the position.
Chambers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie tries to bench press Chambers off him but Chambers keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is trying to work for a sweep but Chambers has mounted him!
Gracie can't escape the position.
Chambers controlling the position easily from mount.
Chambers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie tries to hold on but Chambers pushes him away.
Chambers has hold of Gracie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gracie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie tries to hold on but Chambers pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Chambers maintains control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chambers with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chambers is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gracie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gracie shrugs it off.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Chambers controlling the pace for now.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chambers takes Gracie's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Gracie is in trouble.
Chambers is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gracie has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chambers biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gracie is taking damage to the body and head.
Chambers is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Gracie preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Chambers.
Chambers patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Chambers is landing with strikes from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie fending off the submission attempt from Chambers.
Gracie looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Chambers throwing sloppy strikes.
Chambers is hanging on to Gracie's back as he tries to escape.
Chambers tries to keep control of the position but Gracie is staying busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chambers lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gracie's head.
Chambers doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
Chambers looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Chambers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chambers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chambers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie trying to control but Chambers is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chambers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chambers keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chambers is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chambers looking to control.
Chambers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chambers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chambers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Chambers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chambers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chambers working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marlon Chambers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Chambers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chambers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chambers happy to just control the position for now.
Chambers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chambers avoids the strikes from the bottom by Gracie.
Chambers has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Chambers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marlon Chambers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to hold on but Chambers pushes him away.
Chambers controlling from the full mount.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Chambers looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Chambers trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Chambers pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Chambers controlling from mount.
Chambers wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Chambers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chambers prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Gracie wants to hold on but Chambers pushes him away.
Chambers is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chambers wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Gracie tries to hold on but Chambers postures up.
Chambers working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Gracie turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Chambers off and cradles Gracie's limp body as Chambers celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Marlon Chambers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Headstrong - Trapt kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kyle Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Rose!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rose feints a jab promting Nelson to slip. Rose then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nelson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Kyle Nelson has been cut.
Nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rose's waist but Rose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nelson off to one side.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nelson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nelson backs up against the ropes.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Rose both land. Nice combination.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Kyle Nelson's cut is getting worse.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react.
Rose jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
Rose lands a head shot.
Rose lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nelson is rocked!
Rose connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Nelson tumbling to the canvas! Rose pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Nelson was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derek Rose!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Alberto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dan Jordon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Jordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Alberto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Alberto Jr.
Jordon scores with a spinning back kick!
Alberto Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jordon.
Jordon lands a two punch combo.
Alberto Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alberto Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jordon - the referee stops the clock and Alberto Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jordon. Alberto Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordon instigates a clinch.
Alberto Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alberto Jr tries to circle away but Jordon has him pinned against the ropes.
Jordon tries to land a knee to the head but Alberto Jr blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Jordon.
Jordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordon gets through Alberto Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Alberto Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Alberto Jr.
A short right from Jordon on the inside.
Alberto Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alberto Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Jordon breaks from the clinch.
Jordon keeps Alberto Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Jordon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alberto Jr looks gassed!
Jordon tries to clinch there but Alberto Jr circles away.
Jordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dan Jordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Jose Alberto Jr has been cut.
Jordon misses with a wild body shot.
Alberto Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordon.
Alberto Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jordon counters with a head kick.
Alberto Jr blocks a head kick by Jordon.
The fighters circling - Jordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jordon lands a nice looking body shot.
Alberto Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jordon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordon lands with a slapping head kick.
Alberto Jr throws a right hand that Jordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordon also avoids with ease.
Alberto Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alberto Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordon scores with a nice head shot.
Jordon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jordon, as that shot connected.
Jordon takes the fight into the clinch.
Jordon lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jordon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alberto Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Jordon breaks from the clinch.
Jordon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alberto Jr avoids the head kick by Jordon.
Alberto Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jordon shoots for a double leg takedown but Alberto Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Jordon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alberto Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Alberto Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alberto Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alberto Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jordon under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alberto Jr.
Jordon swinging wildly here.
Alberto Jr lands with a hook. Jordon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jordon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alberto Jr in his tracks.
Jordon feints and then cracks Alberto Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alberto Jr down.
Some wild striking there from Alberto Jr.
Alberto Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jordon circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Alberto Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alberto Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jordon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alberto Jr's sensitive parts.
Jordon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alberto Jr to the mat! Alberto Jr manages to get full guard.
Jordon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Jordon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jordon working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordon trying to control the action but Alberto Jr is working from the bottom.
Jordon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jordon working the head with strikes.
Jordon stands up.
Jordon ducks under a wild hook from Alberto Jr.
Alberto Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alberto Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Jordon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordon slips nicely into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jordon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alberto Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jordon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jordon working over Alberto Jr with some ground and pound. Alberto Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jordon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jordon trying to control from half guard but Alberto Jr is working away.
Jordon passes to side control.
That's six 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.
Jordon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jordon swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Alberto Jr counter with a right hand.
Alberto Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jordon.
Jordon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alberto Jr will feel that in the morning.
Alberto Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jordon scores with a head kick. Alberto Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Jordon.
Jordon connects with a leg kick. Alberto Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jordon pushes Alberto Jr away with a front kick.
Alberto Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jordon lands a head kick!
Jordon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jordon throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Alberto Jr stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Jordon follows into mount!
Alberto Jr is rocked!
Jordon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alberto Jr is looking to escape.
Alberto Jr is still in real trouble! Can Jordon finish him?
Jordon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jordon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alberto Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Jordon looking to control but Alberto Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jordon stands up from mount. Strange move.
Jose Alberto Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alberto Jr avoids the body shot from Jordon.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jordon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jordon lands a jab to the nose.
Jordon lands with a kick to the temple. Alberto Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jordon scores with a body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alberto Jr enables Jordon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alberto Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alberto Jr keeping moving, preventing Jordon from controlling successfully.
Jordon forces his way into half guard.
Jordon prevents Alberto Jr from standing back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jordon throwing shots but Alberto Jr is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jordon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jordon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jordon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alberto Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jordon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jordon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jordon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Alberto Jr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Alberto Jr shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jordon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Alberto Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alberto Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jordon cracks Alberto Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jordon.
Jordon lands a jab to the head.
Jordon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jordon moves out of range as Alberto Jr strikes.
Jordon throws a head kick that Alberto Jr semi-blocks.
Jordon missing with a left hand there. Alberto Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordon takes a swing at Alberto Jr's ribcage but misses.
Alberto Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alberto Jr.
Jordon scores with a head kick. Alberto Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alberto Jr scores with the left hand. Jordon knows he should have avoided that one.
Jordon wants to clinch.
Alberto Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jordon.
Dan Jordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jordon.
Jordon slips a jab and a cross from Alberto Jr.
Alberto Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jordon back to the ropes. Alberto Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alberto Jr throws a shot from downtown. Jordon moves away and avoids it.
Jordon throws a head kick but Alberto Jr moves out of range.
Jordon moves out of range as Alberto Jr strikes.
Jordon looks to land a combination but Alberto Jr avoids it well.
Jordon scores with a leg kick.
Jordon looks for a takedown but Alberto Jr sprawls well.
Jordon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alberto Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alberto Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jordon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alberto Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alberto Jr misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordon looks for a takedown but Alberto Jr sprawls well.
Alberto Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Jordon tenderised Alberto Jr's leg. Alberto Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alberto Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jordon.
Jordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alberto Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Alberto Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordon.
Alberto Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jordon at a distance.
Alberto Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jordon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Jordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alberto Jr lands with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Alberto Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alberto Jr.
Nice body kick from Jordon.
A punch combination from Alberto Jr misses.
Alberto Jr looks to land a combination but Jordon avoids it well.
Jordon moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon throws a push kick but Alberto Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Jordon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dan Jordon is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Alberto Jr does no damage.
Jordon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alberto Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jordon wants to clinch up but Alberto Jr keeps it at a distance.
Alberto Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jordon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jordon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alberto Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jordon scrambles back to his feet.
Alberto Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordon.
Alberto Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alberto Jr can do to turn this around?
Jordon throws a leg kick which misses Alberto Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Alberto Jr tries to avoid it.
Jordon cracks Alberto Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alberto Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordon tries to clinch but Alberto Jr moves out of range.
A left and a right from Alberto Jr both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alberto Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Alberto Jr misses the shot to the body.
Alberto Jr feints a jab promting Jordon to slip. Alberto Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jordon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice cross by Alberto Jr.
Jordon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alberto Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Jordon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jordon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jordon throws a sloppy head kick and Alberto Jr moves out of range easily.
A cross from Alberto Jr lands.
Jordon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jordon slips a straight right by Alberto Jr.
Jordon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alberto Jr.
Alberto Jr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alberto Jr duly obliges.
Alberto Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Jordon.
Jordon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jordon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jordon drops his hands momentarily and Alberto Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alberto Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jordon.
Jordon throws a head kick but Alberto Jr moves out of range.
Alberto Jr throws a series of punches but Jordon avoids them all with ease.
Jordon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alberto Jr.
Alberto Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jordon eats them both and turns towards Alberto Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A combination from Alberto Jr does no damage.
Alberto Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alberto Jr throws a series of punches but Jordon moves out of range.
Alberto Jr looks to land a combination but Jordon avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jordon, right into the meat.
Alberto Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordon.
Alberto Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alberto Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jordon can pounce on him.
Alberto Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alberto Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Alberto Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jordon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alberto Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Jordon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alberto Jr.
Alberto Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alberto Jr throws a hook to the side of Jordon's head but Jordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jordon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alberto Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alberto Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alberto Jr scores with a nice strike.
Alberto Jr throws a nice looking combination but Jordon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Alberto Jr.
Jordon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jordon throws out a leg kick but Alberto Jr moves out of range and Jordon only half commits.
Alberto Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jordon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jordon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alberto Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jordon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alberto Jr's head.
Jordon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alberto Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jordon under the eye.
Alberto Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jordon throws a series of strikes that have Alberto Jr backpedaling.
A telegraphed right hand from Alberto Jr misses the target.
Jordon misses with a body kick.
A combination from Jordon does no damage.
Alberto Jr avoids the head kick by Jordon.
Alberto Jr throws a right hand that Jordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordon also avoids with ease.
Alberto Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alberto Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jordon scores with a nice head shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alberto Jr misses with a double jab.
Alberto Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jordon gets the takedown into side control.
Jordon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jordon is trying to get an arm triangle but Alberto Jr is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jordon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jordon trying to control but Alberto Jr is having none of it.
Jordon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jose Alberto Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Jordon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jordon controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Jordon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jordon 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Dan Jordon!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Dan Jordon!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Dan Jordon!
Dan Jordon wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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170 lbs
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178 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Santiago !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frederik Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraus wants to clinch.
Kraus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santiago tries to bum rush Kraus with a series of wild strikes but Kraus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kraus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santiago looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santiago regains half guard, as Kraus was trying to land strikes.
Santiago trying to control from the bottom.
Santiago looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kraus wants to work for an arm triangle but Santiago is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santiago is looking to control Kraus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santiago avoid being mounted?
Santiago looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santiago avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kraus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kraus.
Kraus wants to take a breather but Santiago is having none of it.
Kraus prevents Santiago from standing back up.
Santiago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santiago tries to get out of the position.
Kraus wants to control but Santiago is keeping him busy.
Kraus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santiago is trying to control but can't.
Kraus decides to stand up.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago looks to land a combination but Kraus avoids it well.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kraus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santiago is fending him off so far but Kraus persists. Nope, Santiago circles away and we're back to standing.
Kraus gets a takedown into half guard.
Kraus prevents Santiago from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kraus trying to control from half guard but Santiago is working away.
Santiago manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Kraus is just out of range.
Santiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kraus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santiago circles away.
Kraus shoots in but no luck this time.
Jorge Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederik Kraus.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kraus moves away.
Santiago blocks a head kick by Kraus.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kraus is defended easily by Santiago .
Santiago throws a looping overhand right but Kraus ducks down to avoid it.
Kraus gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kraus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kraus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kraus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kraus wants to stand but Santiago has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santiago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kraus trying to control the position from guard on top but Santiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santiago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Kraus stands up and waves to Santiago to follow him.
Kraus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santiago was covering up waiting for the punch and Kraus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kraus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kraus stands up from Santiago 's guard - Kraus perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santiago tries to bum rush Kraus with a series of wild strikes but Kraus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santiago throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kraus.
Santiago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kraus was well out of range. Poor timing from Santiago .
Kraus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santiago .
Nice takedown defense from Santiago . No joy for Kraus on that attempt.
Santiago gets caught flat footed, as Kraus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Santiago is working an open guard so Kraus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Santiago throws a big shot that misses.
Kraus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kraus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santiago lands with a nice body punch.
Kraus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago .
Santiago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kraus.
Santiago misses the jab.
Kraus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santiago .
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Kraus is just out of range.
Jorge Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Santiago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kraus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santiago working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kraus.
Santiago is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kraus gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kraus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kraus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santiago ?
Santiago is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Santiago that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kraus raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kraus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santiago ?
Kraus raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kraus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kraus unloading with bombs!
Kraus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kraus landing strikes from the mount and Santiago is in trouble!
Kraus raining down shots from the mount!
Kraus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kraus landing shots from mount.
Kraus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kraus lands a big elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kraus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santiago is squirming around, avoiding Kraus's attempts to control the action.
Kraus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Santiago taking shots to the head.
Santiago is rocked!
Kraus with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Santiago is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kraus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kraus has control of Santiago 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Santiago regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kraus lands a heavy elbow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kraus tries to control but Santiago wriggling away.
Santiago seems to have got his legs back now.
Kraus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kraus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kraus raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Santiago that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kraus lands a nice shot to the head.
Kraus loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Santiago scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kraus land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kraus stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederik Kraus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Gomi lands with a right hand.
Gomi misses the jab.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Gomi throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Gomi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gomi.
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Gomi throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Gomi counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gomi eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomi finish him?
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomi throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Gomi feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Gomi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Gomi counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Gomi.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Gomi counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Gomi cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gomi misses with a few strikes there.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gomi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Gomi finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomi misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Gomi counters with a nice body shot.
Gomi cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomi misses with a wild combination.
Gomi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gomi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a combination
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gomi digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Gomi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Gomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gomi lands a head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Gomi scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the ropes, ducking and weaving under Gomi's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Johnson falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takanori Gomi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Sandstorm. Khalid Abdullah is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khalid Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Abdullah. Abdullah maintains the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdullah tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Abdullah walks into a jab.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva looks to land a combination. Abdullah sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abdullah tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abdullah tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Abdullah is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Abdullah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdullah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khalid Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva connects with a right hand. Abdullah shakes it off.
Abdullah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Abdullah looks gassed!
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Abdullah's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abdullah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abdullah's head.
Abdullah moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva catches Abdullah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abdullah is rocked!
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Abdullah seems unphased.
Abdullah is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
OH! Silva has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Silva smells blood and charges in for the finish! Silva unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Silva sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thor Silva!
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