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Sacrifice: Balingit vs Engels PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petar Tadic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Ezel van de Reuzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petar Tadic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Ezel van de Reuzel!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tadic moves out of range of the strikes.
van de Reuzel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tadic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tadic moves away from the strike by van de Reuzel.
Tadic slips a jab from van de Reuzel.
Tadic misses with a series of wild punches.
Tadic defending well as van de Reuzel loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
van de Reuzel has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Reuzel lands a body shot.
van de Reuzel can't get the takedown.
van de Reuzel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petar Tadic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of De Ezel van de Reuzel.
van de Reuzel lands a takedown into guard.
Tadic is breathing heavily.
Tadic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
van de Reuzel wants to control from the top but Tadic keeps moving.
van de Reuzel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tadic is keeping the position for now.
van de Reuzel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
van de Reuzel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tadic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tadic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
van de Reuzel lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel lands a couple of digs.
van de Reuzel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tadic's head.
Tadic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
van de Reuzel working some strikes from top position.
van de Reuzel works over Tadic with some ground and pound from guard.
van de Reuzel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tadic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
van de Reuzel trying to control but Tadic is working from the bottom.
van de Reuzel with a nice head shot there.
van de Reuzel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tadic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
van de Reuzel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tadic is proving hard to escape from.
van de Reuzel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
van de Reuzel chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
van de Reuzel preventing the sweep.
van de Reuzel trying to control the position from guard on top but Tadic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van de Reuzel works over Tadic with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel 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.
Tadic has momentary wrist control but van de Reuzel slips an elbow through the middle.
van de Reuzel scoring with some ground and pound.
Tadic trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
van de Reuzel wants to control from the top but Tadic keeps moving.
van de Reuzel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tadic's head.
van de Reuzel chips away with some ground and pound.
Tadic trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
van de Reuzel trying to control the position from guard on top but Tadic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van de Reuzel landing some decent shots from guard.
van de Reuzel works over Tadic with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four 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.
Tadic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
van de Reuzel lands a couple of elbows.
van de Reuzel forces his way into half guard.
van de Reuzel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tadic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. van de Reuzel lands a nice short elbow.
van de Reuzel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
van de Reuzel working the head and body with strikes.
van de Reuzel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Ezel van de Reuzel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
van de Reuzel scores with a hook.
It looks like Petar Tadic has been cut.
van de Reuzel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tadic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
van de Reuzel throws a looping overhand right but Tadic ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tadic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and van de Reuzel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from van de Reuzel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tadic slips a straight right by van de Reuzel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Tadic as van de Reuzel shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
van de Reuzel keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Reuzel throws a shot from downtown. Tadic moves away and avoids it.
van de Reuzel ducks under a wild hook from Tadic.
van de Reuzel has Tadic up against the ropes in a clinch.
van de Reuzel scores with a hook to the body.
van de Reuzel turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and van de Reuzel manages to end up in side control.
van de Reuzel landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on van de Reuzel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
van de Reuzel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tadic some visible discomfort.
van de Reuzel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel scoring with punches and elbows.
Tadic taking punishment in the form of punches.
van de Reuzel working the body and head with strikes.
Tadic misses with a strike from the bottom.
Tadic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on van de Reuzel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
van de Reuzel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Still in half guard, van de Reuzel seems content to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tadic wants to get back to full guard but van de Reuzel has mounted him!
van de Reuzel landing shots from mount.
van de Reuzel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tadic?
Tadic throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
van de Reuzel breaks from Tadic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
van de Reuzel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
van de Reuzel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel unloading with bombs!
van de Reuzel punishing his opponent with strikes.
van de Reuzel raining down shots from the mount!
Tadic is desperately trying to improve his position but van de Reuzel has a good base and remains in mount.
van de Reuzel with shots to the head and body - Tadic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tadic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tadic is working hard here to advance position.
De Ezel van de Reuzel has got the better of the ground game so far.
van de Reuzel lands a heavy elbow.
van de Reuzel landing shots from mount.
Tadic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tadic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tadic wants to control but van de Reuzel is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
van de Reuzel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
van de Reuzel with a couple of short strikes.
van de Reuzel lands a nice shot to the head.
van de Reuzel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
van de Reuzel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tadic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
van de Reuzel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
van de Reuzel avoids the attempt from Tadic to control.
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.
van de Reuzel prevents Tadic from getting the reversal.
van de Reuzel has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tadic's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tadic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tadic is bucking up trying to escape but van de Reuzel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tadic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Ezel van de Reuzel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Petar Tadic's cut.
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!
Tadic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
van de Reuzel moves into the clinch.
Tadic gets underhooks to prevent van de Reuzel's takedown attempt.
van de Reuzel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tadic taking a bit of punishment here - van de Reuzel scoring with strikes.
van de Reuzel working the ground and pound.
Tadic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tadic misses with a strike from the bottom.
Tadic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
van de Reuzel scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
van de Reuzel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
van de Reuzel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tadic to see if he's OK.
Tadic throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
van de Reuzel working the ground and pound from side control.
van de Reuzel cracks Tadic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
van de Reuzel working the ground and pound.
Tadic tries to improve position but can't.
Tadic is working to avoid the ground and pound but van de Reuzel connects with a decent elbow.
Tadic is looking to reverse the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tadic fails with the takedown
and van de Reuzel counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
van de Reuzel scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
van de Reuzel looks to throw the jab but Tadic is out of range.
Tadic with a poor takedown
and van de Reuzel counters with a nice uppercut.
van de Reuzel misses with an uppercut.
van de Reuzel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tadic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tadic fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadic falls off balance throwing a combination
and van de Reuzel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tadic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
van de Reuzel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tadic slips under a jab from van de Reuzel.
van de Reuzel has Tadic up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
van de Reuzel wants a takedown but no success here.
van de Reuzel has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tadic is trying to keep an underhook but van de Reuzel manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tadic has one foot on van de Reuzel's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Petar Tadic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van de Reuzel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tadic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
van de Reuzel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Ezel van de Reuzel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tadic punching from the bottom.
van de Reuzel blocks the strikes from Tadic.
van de Reuzel is taking a breather. Tadic 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.
van de Reuzel trying to control the action but Tadic is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
De Ezel van de Reuzel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well van de Reuzel 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... De Ezel van de Reuzel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zuke Tamil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Rutten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zuke Tamil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten stuffs the takedown.
Tamil looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rutten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rutten throws out a powerful jab.
Rutten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tamil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot lands for Rutten.
Tamil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Rutten.
Rutten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutten lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten lands a jab-cross combination.
Tamil is rocked!
It looks like Zuke Tamil has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Rutten.
Oh Tamil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tamil slips a jab from Rutten.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Tamil moved out of range nicely.
Tamil moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Tamil.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
Tamil seems to have got his legs back now.
Rutten cracks the inside of Tamil's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten lands a really nice looking cross but Tamil seems unphased.
Rutten throws an overhand right that drops Tamil like a sack of potatoes! Rutten dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Rutten!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suleyman Ata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Modsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Suleyman Ata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Modsev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Modsev misses.
Modsev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Modsev throws a right hand that Ata ducks under and follows up with a left that Ata also avoids with ease.
Modsev misses with a double jab.
Ata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ata throws a series of punches but Modsev avoids them all with ease.
Ata slips a jab and a cross from Modsev.
Modsev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ata swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Modsev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Suleyman Ata has been cut.
Modsev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Modsev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Modsev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Modsev misses with a two punch combination.
Modsev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ata counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Modsev is looking to break free of the clinch but Ata has double underhooks.
Ata breaks the clinch.
A combination from Modsev does no damage.
Ata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Modsev lands with a cross.
Ata closes the distance and pushes Modsev back into the ropes.
Modsev is looking to break free of the clinch but Ata has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ata breaks the clinch.
Ata gets a clinch.
Modsev tries to stall but Ata uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ata fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ata manages to break the clinch.
Modsev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ata counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Ata does no damage.
Ata misses with a series of wild punches.
Modsev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ata.
Modsev misses with the combination.
Modsev swinging wilding here.
Ata slips a jab and a cross from Modsev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A left and a right from Ata both land. Nice combination.
Ata throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ata fails to land with a series of punches.
Harry Modsev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ata misses with a combination
and Modsev counters by clinching up.
Ata keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Modsev's efforts to push away.
Ata manages to break the clinch.
Ata darts in and clinches Modsev up against the ropes.
Ata keeps control of Modsev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Modsev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ata staying out of range there.
Ata closes the distance and clinches.
Ata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ata misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modsev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ata counters with a three punch combo that has Modsev backing up. Modsev nods at Ata to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Modsev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Modsev looks gassed!
Modsev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Ata both land. Nice combination.
Ata's corner calls for a 1-2. Ata obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ata throws an overhand right that lands on Modsev's shoulder, as Modsev tries to avoid the shot.
Modsev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Modsev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Modsev looks to land a combination but Ata avoids it well.
Ata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ata throws a right hand that Modsev ducks under and follows up with a left that Modsev also avoids with ease.
Ata is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Modsev.
Suleyman Ata's cut is getting worse.
Ata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ata throws a nice looking combination but Modsev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Modsev throws a nice looking combination but Ata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ata throws a nice looking combination but Modsev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ata fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modsev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Modsev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Modsev takes a swing at Ata's ribcage but misses.
Ata throws a nice looking combination but Modsev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Modsev throws a right hand that Ata ducks under and follows up with a left that Ata also avoids with ease.
Ata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Modsev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ata counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ata takes a swing at Modsev's ribcage but misses.
Ata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ata is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ata misses with a two punch combination.
Ata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Modsev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Modsev throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Modsev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ata holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Modsev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Modsev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suleyman Ata's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suleyman Ata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Modsev tries to bum rush Ata with a series of wild strikes but Ata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Modsev tries to bum rush Ata with a series of wild strikes but Ata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Modsev throws a nice looking combination but Ata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Modsev misses with a looping right.
Ata misses with a hook.
Harry Modsev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Modsev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Modsev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ata counters with a left and a right that stings Modsev.
Ata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ata fails to land with a series of punches.
Ata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Modsev circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Modsev.
Modsev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ata.
Modsev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Modsev is breathing heavily.
Ata looks to land a combination but Modsev avoids it well.
Modsev throws a right hand that Ata ducks under and follows up with a left that Ata also avoids with ease.
Ata misses with a double jab
and Modsev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ata.
Ata looks to land a combination but Modsev avoids it well.
A cross from Ata lands.
Ata has Modsev up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ata breaks from the clinch.
Ata throws a right and a left that Modsev avoids nicely.
Modsev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Suleyman Ata's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ata closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Modsev.
Ata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Ata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Modsev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ata counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ata.
Modsev working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modsev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ata loads up on a big right hand but Modsev slips the punch.
Modsev throws a right hand that Ata ducks under and follows up with a left that Ata also avoids with ease.
Modsev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ata.
Jab, jab by Modsev - just one landing.
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!
Ata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Modsev wants to clinch up but Ata keeps it at a distance.
Modsev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Suleyman Ata's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Suleyman Ata's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harry Modsev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukkas Levesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukkas Levesque!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levesque lands a nice looking body kick.
Levesque throws a leg kick which misses Arona's front leg but catches the back leg as Arona tries to avoid it.
Levesque closes the distance and clinches.
Levesque connects with a knee to the head.
Levesque's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arona shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Levesque defends it nicely.
Levesque jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levesque tries a head kick but it misses.
Arona gets the takedown into side control.
Arona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Levesque keeps working.
Levesque is trying to control Arona's posture but Arona avoids it.
Levesque is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levesque tries to escape but Arona is in control.
Arona throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Levesque is trying to improve his position.
Levesque is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Arona's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Arona! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Levesque has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Felipe Arona!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koenraad Vandenhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Nakutin (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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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Koenraad Vandenhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martti Nakutin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakutin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vandenhoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vandenhoff lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nakutin!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakutin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vandenhoff scoring with strikes but Nakutin is staying in there.
Vandenhoff stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Nakutin tries to clinch but Vandenhoff is having none of it.
Vandenhoff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Nakutin.
Vandenhoff doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakutin circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandenhoff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakutin looks to clinch
and Vandenhoff counters with an outside leg kick.
Vandenhoff wants to clinch.
Vandenhoff drives through and clinches with Nakutin against the ropes.
Vandenhoff breaks from the clinch.
Nakutin throws a head kick that misses
and Vandenhoff moves into the clinch.
Nakutin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vandenhoff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vandenhoff manages to break the clinch.
Nakutin avoids the head kick by Vandenhoff.
Nakutin is looking to clinch.
Vandenhoff throws a front kick that sends Nakutin stumbling back into the ropes.
Nakutin throws a head kick that half lands.
Nakutin looks gassed!
Nakutin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vandenhoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakutin tries to keep at a distance but Vandenhoff has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vandenhoff obliges.
Vandenhoff tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vandenhoff tries to break free but Nakutin pushes him back against the ropes.
Vandenhoff tries to pull guard but Nakutin holds him up against the ropes and eventually Vandenhoff drops back down to his feet.
Vandenhoff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vandenhoff breaks from the clinch.
Vandenhoff thuds a left hand into Nakutin's body.
Vandenhoff clinches with his opponent.
Vandenhoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vandenhoff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vandenhoff clinches.
Vandenhoff pulls Nakutin into guard.
Vandenhoff will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Vandenhoff had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nakutin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vandenhoff Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nakutin's back instead.
Vandenhoff 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.
Vandenhoff lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandenhoff wants to control but Nakutin is keeping busy.
Vandenhoff punishes Nakutin with strikes from the back mount.
Vandenhoff controls the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Vandenhoff's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Vandenhoff punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's four 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.
Nakutin is keeping busy.
Nakutin wants to get back to his feet.
Nakutin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vandenhoff gets his way!
Vandenhoff lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koenraad Vandenhoff dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nakutin shoots and misses
and Vandenhoff counters with a leg kick.
Vandenhoff has his takedown stuffed
and Nakutin counters by moving into the clinch.
Vandenhoff prevents Nakutin from breaking the clinch.
Nakutin has Vandenhoff pressed against the ropes, preventing Vandenhoff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vandenhoff breaks the clinch.
Koenraad Vandenhoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vandenhoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Vandenhoff rushes Nakutin and presses him up against the ropes.
Nakutin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vandenhoff.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koenraad Vandenhoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakutin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vandenhoff trying to control the position but instead, Nakutin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vandenhoff into the ropes.
Vandenhoff tries to pull guard but Nakutin won't allow it.
Vandenhoff lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandenhoff is working for takedown but Nakutin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vandenhoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakutin is trying to break free.
Vandenhoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Vandenhoff misses.
Nakutin wants to clinch but Vandenhoff slips to the side
and Vandenhoff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vandenhoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Nakutin.
Nakutin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vandenhoff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nakutin moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakutin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vandenhoff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakutin.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vandenhoff tries for a takedown but Nakutin manages to get underhooks.
Nakutin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakutin has closed the distance and engaged Vandenhoff in a clinch.
Vandenhoff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakutin or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vandenhoff has a couple of punches blocked by Nakutin.
Vandenhoff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nakutin breaks the clinch.
Nakutin closes the distance and clinches.
Nakutin pushes Vandenhoff back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vandenhoff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vandenhoff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakutin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nakutin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vandenhoff keeps control of Nakutin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vandenhoff tries to pull guard but Nakutin won't allow it.
Vandenhoff lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vandenhoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Nakutin won't allow it.
Nakutin scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakutin looking to throw knees to the head but Vandenhoff is blocking nicely.
Vandenhoff breaks from the clinch.
Nakutin misses with the body kick
and Vandenhoff counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nakutin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandenhoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Vandenhoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakutin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandenhoff.
Vandenhoff tries for a takedown but Nakutin circles away easily
and Nakutin counters by clinching up.
Nakutin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakutin tries to clinch there but Vandenhoff circles away.
Nakutin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vandenhoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakutin moves into the clinch successfully.
Vandenhoff with a knee to the head.
Vandenhoff tries to score a body lock takedown but Nakutin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nakutin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vandenhoff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakutin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandenhoff closes the distance and clinches up with Nakutin, looking for a takedown. Vandenhoff pushes Nakutin against the ropes but Nakutin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vandenhoff moves in looking to clinch but Nakutin pushes him off.
Vandenhoff misses with a two punch combination.
Nakutin has managed to clinch.
Nakutin lands a damaging elbow.
Vandenhoff tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nakutin wants to stall.
Vandenhoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vandenhoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakutin tries to clinch there but Vandenhoff circles away.
Nakutin is looking to clinch but Vandenhoff is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Vandenhoff.
Vandenhoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vandenhoff connects with a single shot there.
Vandenhoff lands a glancing blow to the side of Nakutin's head.
Nakutin moves in looking to clinch but Vandenhoff pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martti Nakutin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nakutin is looking to clinch.
Nakutin has his takedown stuffed
and Vandenhoff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nakutin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vandenhoff.
Nakutin tries to clinch up but Vandenhoff circles away and keeps his distance.
Vandenhoff tries to clinch but Nakutin is having none of it.
Nakutin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vandenhoff.
Nakutin throws a lazy right hand but Vandenhoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakutin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vandenhoff throws a head kick but Nakutin moves out of range.
Vandenhoff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakutin clinches up against the ropes.
Nakutin is trying to break the clinch but Vandenhoff is controlling him.
Vandenhoff trying to stall but Nakutin improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakutin prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakutin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakutin landing knees to the head.
Nakutin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vandenhoffs head.
Vandenhoff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nakutin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vandenhoff pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vandenhoff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nakutin walks away with a smile on his face. Vandenhoff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koenraad Vandenhoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakutin gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nakutin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vandenhoffs head.
Vandenhoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakutin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Koenraad Vandenhoff has been cut.
Vandenhoff misses with a kick to the body.
Nakutin tries to clinch up.
Nakutin slaps away a takedown attempt from Vandenhoff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nakutin is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandenhoff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vandenhoff counters with a nice body shot.
Nakutin moves into range and clinches up with Vandenhoff.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nakutin as Vandenhoff tries to tie him up.
Vandenhoff is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Nakutin can't fight it off and eventually Vandenhoff manages to take the fight to the floor. Nakutin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vandenhoff throwing strikes but missing.
Vandenhoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vandenhoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandenhoff trying to control but Nakutin is working from the bottom.
Nakutin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakutin is working an open guard so Vandenhoff takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Koenraad Vandenhoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Vandenhoff fakes the leg kick and cracks Nakutin in the body.
Vandenhoff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vandenhoff is trying to work for a kimura but Nakutin is defending well.
Vandenhoff trying to pass the guard but Nakutin defending well.
Koenraad Vandenhoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vandenhoff is working away from the top position though.
Vandenhoff wants to take a breather but Nakutin is having none of it.
Vandenhoff seems to be looking for submissions.
Vandenhoff prevents Nakutin from standing back up.
Vandenhoff trying to control the action but Nakutin is working from the bottom.
Vandenhoff is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nakutin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koenraad Vandenhoff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vandenhoff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koenraad Vandenhoff!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollodoros Kondos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Mutant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bas Mutant has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Apollodoros Kondos's chin.
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302 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apollodoros Kondos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Mutant!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutant rushes Kondos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kondos avoiding damage as Mutant throws knees to the body.
Kondos goes for a takedown attempt but Mutant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mutant misses with a few strikes there.
Kondos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mutant doesn't manage to clinch there - Kondos circles away.
Kondos drops Mutant with a beautiful combination! Mutant stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kondos is looking for the KO!
Mutant is rocked!
It looks like Bas Mutant has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kondos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mutant is still on wobbly legs! Can Kondos finish him?
Mutant clinches.
Mutant seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mutant.
Kondos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondos working hard to break the clinch.
Kondos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Kondos misses.
Mutant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mutant moves out of range of the strikes.
Mutant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mutant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kondos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mutant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kondos.
Kondos keeps the fight on the outside.
Kondos has a takedown stuffed.
Kondos throws a nice looking combination but Mutant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kondos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kondos throws the left hand but Mutant avoids the punch easily.
Mutant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mutant.
Kondos throws a big shot that misses.
Mutant tries to clinch up.
Mutant tries to clinch but Kondos is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Kondos.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mutant scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mutant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kondos wants to stall.
Kondos takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Apollodoros Kondos has been cut.
Mutant lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mutant lands a knee to the body.
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!
Mutant lands with a short shot to the head.
Mutant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mutant obliges.
Kondos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondos takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Mutant.
Mutant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mutant obliges.
Mutant is working Kondos over against the ropes.
Mutant lands a knee to the head.
Kondos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mutant pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollodoros Kondos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutant crunches a lovely knee into Kondos's ribcage.
Mutant connects with a knee to the head.
Kondos working hard to break the clinch.
Mutant scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mutant slips a jab and a cross from Kondos.
Mutant throws a series of strikes that have Kondos backpedaling.
Mutant slips under a jab.
Kondos misses the jab.
Mutant takes the fight into the clinch.
Kondos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondos blocking some punches.
Mutant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kondos avoids it.
Kondos taking a breather.
Kondos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mutant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kondos backwards.
Kondos lands a right hand.
Kondos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutant manages to avoid it.
Mutant throws a head kick that Kondos semi-blocks.
Kondos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up Bas Mutant's cut even more.
Kondos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mutant's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kondos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mutant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mutant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondos has Mutant pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mutant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mutant comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mutant lands an elbow that stopped Kondos in his tracks for a moment.
Mutant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mutant throws an elbow but misses.
Mutant lands an elbow just above Kondos 's eye.
Apollodoros Kondos's cut is getting worse.
Mutant lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kondos tries to circle away but Mutant has him pinned against the ropes.
Mutant lands a right hand.
Mutant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kondos avoids it.
Mutant landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mutant tries to land a knee to the head but Kondos blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kondos.
Kondos lands with a right to the head.
Kondos blocks the elbow strike.
Kondos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kondos wants a takedown.
Mutant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kondos's elbow.
Kondos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kondos blocking some punches.
Mutant tries to land knees in the clinch but Kondos avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mutant.
Kondos is trying to break the clinch but Mutant is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Mutant.
Mutant misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondos can't break the clinch.
Kondos avoiding damage as Mutant throws knees to the body.
Kondos managing to block the knees to the body from Mutant.
Kondos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kondos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mutants head.
Kondos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mutant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bas Mutant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kondos dodges the punch combination from Mutant.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kondos swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Mutant dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Kondos does no damage.
Kondos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mutant tries to close the distance and clinch but Kondos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Apollodoros Kondos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Kondos.
Mutant thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kondos if he has to take too many more of those.
Mutant throws a head kick that Kondos semi-blocks.
Kondos looks to land a right hand but Mutant moved out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mutant has managed to clinch.
Kondos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondos working aggressively here.
Mutant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kondos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kondos tries to break free but Mutant pushes him back against the ropes.
Kondos is working for takedown but Mutant is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mutant looking to throw knees to the head but Kondos is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutant.
Mutant is breathing heavily.
Kondos lands a right hand.
Mutant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mutant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kondos is defending well for now.
Mutant tries to land knees in the clinch but Kondos avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mutant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mutant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kondos.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mutant.
Apollodoros Kondos is winning the standup battle so far.
Kondos catches Mutant with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kondos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mutant moves out of range of the strikes.
Mutant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kondos.
Mutant moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mutant.
Kondos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mutant backwards.
Bas Mutant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kondos is trying to force a seperation but Mutant has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mutant throws an elbow but misses.
Mutant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kondos managing to block the knees to the body from Mutant.
Kondos lands a shoulder strike.
Kondos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mutant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollodoros Kondos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kondos throws a hook but Mutant blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutant tries to clinch up.
Mutant slips a straight right by Kondos.
Kondos misses with a wild combination.
Kondos keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Kondos misses.
Kondos misses with a wild combination.
Kondos misses with an uppercut. Mutant saw that one coming.
Mutant rushes Kondos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kondos tries to circle away but Mutant has him pinned against the ropes.
Mutant lands a knee to the body.
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!
Kondos dodges an elbow strike from Mutant.
Mutant putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kondos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mutant lands a good knee to the midsection. Kondos won't want to take too many of those.
Mutant crunches a lovely knee into Kondos's ribcage.
Mutant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kondos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mutant.
Kondos avoids the elbow strike from Mutant, against the ropes.
Mutant crunches a lovely knee into Kondos's ribcage.
Mutant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kondos blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kondos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mutant lands an elbow just above Kondos 's eye.
Kondos cracks Mutant with a nice body shot.
Kondos blocks the elbow strike.
Kondos is trying to break free.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mutant. Kondos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mutant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kondos scores with a jab. Mutant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Apollodoros Kondos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Kondos.
Kondos swinging wilding here.
Kondos swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutant.
Mutant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kondos.
Mutant lands with a shot to the body.
Kondos looks to land a combination but Mutant avoids it well.
Kondos throws a hook but Mutant blocks it.
Mutant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mutant crunches a lovely knee into Kondos's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kondos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mutant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mutant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mutant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kondos's face.
Kondos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mutant prevents it.
Mutant lands a knee to the body.
Mutant crunches a lovely knee into Kondos's ribcage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kondos.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kondos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kondos is working for takedown but Mutant is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mutant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mutant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mutant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kondos's efforts to push away.
Mutant landing knees to the head.
Mutant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kondos goes for a takedown attempt but Mutant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A left and a right from Mutant both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kondos.
Kondos throws a jab when Mutant was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Mutant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kondos misses with a straight left.
Mutant misses with a body shot.
Mutant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the body from Mutant misses
and Mutant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mutant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kondos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mutant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mutant slips under a jab.
Mutant scores with a three punch combo!
Kondos shoots in but no luck this time.
Kondos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kondos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kondos thows a body shot but no joy.
Kondos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kondos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mutant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mutant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kondos misses with a straight left.
Mutant closes the distance but Kondos moves to the side
and Mutant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kondos was well out of range. Poor timing from Mutant.
Mutant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kondos rather than just go for the knockout.
Kondos misses with a body shot
and Mutant counters with a head kick.
Mutant slips a jab and a cross from Kondos.
Kondos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mutant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mutant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kondos.
Mutant fails to land with a series of punches.
Mutant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mutant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mutant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kondos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutant lands a really nice looking cross but Kondos seems unphased.
Mutant tries to close the distance and clinch but Kondos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kondos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kondos misses with a hook.
Bas Mutant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutant dodges the punch combination from Kondos.
Mutant is looking to clinch but Kondos is avoiding it.
Mutant lands a jab-cross combination.
Mutant is looking to slow Kondos down with leg kicks.
Mutant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kondos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mutant can pounce on him.
Mutant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mutant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mutant rushes Kondos and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kondos backwards.
Mutant lands an elbow just above Kondos 's eye.
Mutant looking to throw knees to the head but Kondos is blocking nicely.
Mutant landing knees to the body.
Mutant lands a damaging elbow.
Apollodoros Kondos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kondos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A knee to the head by Mutant.
Mutant tries to land knees in the clinch but Kondos avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Mutant.
Mutant lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Mutant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kondos can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Kondos - that landed with a thud.
Kondos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mutant blocking some punches.
Kondos misses with the head strike.
Kondos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mutant tries to land a knee to the head but Kondos blocks with his arms.
Kondos has Mutant pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mutant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollodoros Kondos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Mutant on the inside.
Kondos is looking to control Mutant's arms but Mutant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kondos has his back to the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutant.
A head punch on the inside from Kondos fails to land.
Kondos is working for takedown but Mutant is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mutant lands a nice knee to the body.
Kondos is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mutant lands a nice knee to the body.
Kondos lands with a short shot to the head.
Kondos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kondos is trying to force a seperation but Mutant has the dominant position.
Mutant landing knees to the head.
Kondos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kondos has a couple of punches blocked by Mutant.
Apollodoros Kondos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mutant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kondos's efforts to push away.
Kondos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mutant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mutant lands a slapping body shot.
Kondos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kondos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kondos throwing strikes from guard but Mutant blocks nicely.
Kondos won't allow Mutant to get back to his feet.
Kondos with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kondos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mutant manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kondos has Mutant in his guard.
Kondos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Mutant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mutant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Mutant!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Van Hannegem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Van Hannegem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Sandler!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandler misses with a wild body shot.
Van Hannegem feints and as Sandler raises his hands in defense, Van Hannegem changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sandler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Van Hannegem working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Hannegem trying to control but Sandler is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Hannegem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sandler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Hannegem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Hannegem with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sandler keeping full guard, as Van Hannegem tries to pass.
Van Hannegem wants to get up but he can't break Sandler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Van Hannegem throwing strikes from guard but Sandler blocks nicely.
Van Hannegem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sandler wants to stand but Van Hannegem is controlling the position.
Van Hannegem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sandler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Hannegem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Hannegem slips under a jab.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch but Sandler moves out of range.
Van Hannegem throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Bob Sandler has been cut.
Good exchange - Van Hannegem coming out on top.
Sandler throws a hook to the side of Van Hannegem's head but Van Hannegem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Hannegem shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sandler sprawls well. Sandler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Hannegem gets slowly back to his feet.
Sandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hannegem scores with a takedown into Sandler's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Hannegem is one step ahead there.
Sandler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Hannegem working some strikes from top position.
Sandler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Hannegem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sandler looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandler, not yet.
Sandler looks gassed!
Van Hannegem wants to control from the top but Sandler keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Hannegem thows a big elbow that misses.
Sandler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Hannegem is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch up but Sandler circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Hannegem scores with a jab. Sandler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Hannegem throws a series of strikes that have Sandler backpedaling.
Van Hannegem doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandler circles away.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Hannegem counters with a series of strikes. Sandler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Hannegem shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Van Hannegem showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hannegem is taking a breather. Sandler 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hannegem trying to pass the guard but Sandler defending well.
Van Hannegem slows the pace down in half guard.
Van Hannegem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Hannegem is trying to control. Sandler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Hannegem wants to pass the guard but Sandler is defending well.
Van Hannegem is looking for a kimura but Sandler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Van Hannegem to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Hannegem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van Hannegem looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Van Hannegem is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Van Hannegem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Sandler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Hannegem lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Hannegem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Hannegem tries to clinch up but Sandler circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Hannegem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Hannegem looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sandler is fending him off so far but Van Hannegem persists. Nope, Sandler circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch up.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandler misses with a double jab
so Van Hannegem counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sandler is breathing heavily.
Van Hannegem wanted to stand there but Sandler had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Hannegem manages to get himself to full guard.
Van Hannegem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Hannegem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sandler is one step ahead there.
Sandler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandler stands and throws Van Hannegem's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Van Hannegem is trying to control Sandler's posture but Sandler avoids it.
Van Hannegem is looking to reverse the position.
Van Hannegem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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.
Van Hannegem wants to control but Sandler postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Van Hannegem gets a clinch.
Sandler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sandler throws a head punch that misses.
Van Hannegem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Hannegem breaks the clinch.
Van Hannegem instigates a clinch.
Van Hannegem manages to break the clinch.
Van Hannegem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Hannegem shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marco Van Hannegem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Hannegem prevents Sandler from improving his position.
Van Hannegem wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sandler keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Hannegem.
Sandler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Hannegem.
Sandler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Hannegem.
Sandler is looking to improve his position.
Van Hannegem trying to control the action but Sandler is working from the bottom.
Sandler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Van Hannegem wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sandler keeps working.
Van Hannegem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sandler on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sandler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Hannegem counters with a left and a right that stings Sandler.
Van Hannegem feints and as Sandler raises his hands in defense, Van Hannegem changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Hannegem is looking to work some ground and pound but Sandler has wrist control.
Van Hannegem thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hannegem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sandler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sandler being controlled here, momentarily.
Van Hannegem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandler can do to turn this around?
Van Hannegem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Hannegem tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandler is retaining full guard.
Van Hannegem thows a big elbow that misses.
Sandler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Hannegem.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sandler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Hannegem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch but Sandler moves out of range.
Marco Van Hannegem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hannegem looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hannegem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sandler defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Van Hannegem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Sandler's cut.
That's time! Van Hannegem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Van Hannegem doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandler circles away.
Van Hannegem tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Hannegem scores with a takedown into Sandler's guard.
Van Hannegem is looking to work some ground and pound but Sandler has wrist control.
Van Hannegem drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sandler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Van Hannegem has Sandler in his guard.
Van Hannegem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sandler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Hannegem trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Van Hannegem looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sandler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sandler wants to pass the guard but Van Hannegem is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hannegem desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Van Hannegem missing with punches from the bottom.
Sandler is pressing down on Van Hannegem's thigh, looking to free his foot. Van Hannegem is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch there but Sandler circles away.
Van Hannegem is looking to clinch.
Van Hannegem ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bob Sandler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Hannegem scores with a one two! Sandler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Van Hannegem drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Hannegem staying calm.
Van Hannegem trying to control the action but Sandler is working from the bottom.
Van Hannegem throws an elbow but Sandler slips to the side and avoids it well.
Van Hannegem controlling the position from side mount.
Sandler is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hannegem wants to control but Sandler is keeping him busy.
Van Hannegem sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sandler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Hannegem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Hannegem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sandler.
Sandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch there but Sandler circles away.
Van Hannegem has managed to clinch.
Van Hannegem throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandler.
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.
Sandler swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Hannegem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hannegem scores with a shot to the side of Sandler's head.
Sandler can't break the clinch.
Sandler takes a shot to the head.
Van Hannegem manages to break the clinch.
Van Hannegem tries to clinch there but Sandler circles away.
Van Hannegem gets a takedown into half guard.
Bob Sandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Hannegem trying to control the pace.
Marco Van Hannegem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Hannegem throwing shots but Sandler is blocking nicely.
Sandler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Hannegem throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Hannegem takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Van Hannegem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Hannegem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Van Hannegem!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between EJ Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Engels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). EJ Balingit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, EJ Balingit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Engels!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engels tries to clinch but Balingit is having none of it.
Engels throws the kick towards the body but Balingit avoids it.
Engels misses with a two punch combination.
Balingit misses with an uppercut.
Engels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balingit.
Engels moves away from the strike by Balingit.
Balingit drops Engels with a beautiful combination! Engels stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Balingit is looking for the KO!
It looks like Johan Engels has been cut.
Engels misses with a double jab
and Balingit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Engels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Engels misses with a double jab
and Balingit counters with a left to the body.
Engels moves away from the strike by Balingit.
Balingit cracks Engels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Engels moves away.
Balingit lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Engels is looking to close the distance but Balingit sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Engels crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Engels is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). EJ Balingit!
EJ Balingit retains his super heavyweight title!
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