SFO Amsterdam No Limit PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dani Woodward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammedd Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Woodward
vs
Jones

185 cm
19
194 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dani Woodward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mohammedd Jones!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Woodward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Woodward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Woodward lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Mohammedd Jones has been cut.
Woodward looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Woodward pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Woodward.
Woodward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Woodward comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Woodward with a knee to the head.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Woodward lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones jumps guard but Woodward stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dani Woodward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammedd Jones.
Woodward lands a knee to the head.

Jones is rocked!
Woodward misses with an elbow strike.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Woodward finish him?
Woodward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Woodward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Woodward gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Woodward lands a nice elbow.
Woodward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Woodward lands a big knee! That's hurt Jones! Oh, he's all over the place! Woodward lands another knee that sends Jones to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dani Woodward!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between mike tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bret Heart told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

tyson
vs
Heart

150 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mike tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bret Heart!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart avoids the head kick by tyson.
Heart avoids the head kick by tyson.

Heart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Heart thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
tyson keeping moving, preventing Heart from controlling successfully.
tyson wants to stand but Heart is controlling the position.

Heart drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but tyson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Heart has tyson in his guard.
Heart is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart keeping moving, preventing tyson from controlling successfully.

tyson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Heart is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Heart has escaped and now he's on top!
Heart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
tyson keeping moving, preventing Heart from controlling successfully.
tyson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Heart works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Heart working over tyson with some ground and pound. tyson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Heart drops an elbow to the side of tyson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart trying to mount his opponent but tyson defends it.
tyson is trying to stand back up but Heart is controlling him
tyson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Heart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Heart's back!
tyson has the hooks in. Heart is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Heart looks gassed!
Heart rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

tyson is trying to work for a kimura but Heart is defending well.
Heart is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. tyson is working away from the top position though.
Heart manages to get to full guard.
Heart is trying to keep tyson in close.

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.
Heart might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control tyson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

tyson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Heart is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of tyson, into his guard.
Heart stands up over tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Heart is standing up over tyson. tyson looks to escape but Heart dives into side control.
Heart wants to lay and pray for a moment but tyson keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Heart is working to tighten is grip on tyson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. tyson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Heart is really squeezing tight and eventually tyson passes out! Heart breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bret Heart!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Dourado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Koning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dourado
vs
Koning

181 cm
20
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Mundo Green - World Verde
Mundo Green - World Verde

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelo Dourado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Koning!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dourado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koning blocks a jab.
Dourado is looking to clinch.
Koning will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dourado shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Koning wants to get back to full guard.
Koning blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dourado.

Dourado escapes and gets back to his feet.

Koning gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dourado.
Still in the clinch, Koning scores with a nice short uppercut.

Dourado breaks the clinch.
Dourado slips under a jab from Koning.
Dourado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dourado fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dourado.
Jab from Dourado.
Dourado misses with a wild body shot.
Dourado closes the distance and clinches up with Koning, looking for a takedown. Dourado pushes Koning against the cage but Koning circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Dourado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Dourado.
Dourado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koning moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Marcelo Dourado has been cut.
Dourado is looking to clinch.

Koning instigates a clinch.
Dourado stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Koning manages to break the clinch.
Koning throws a good cross that connects.
Dourado misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dourado throws a lazy right hand but Koning sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rob Koning is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dourado swats away the attempt to clinch by Koning.

Koning moves into range and clinches up with Dourado.

Koning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dourado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koning stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koning wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Dourado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koning tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dourado counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dourado.
Dourado is breathing heavily.
Dourado with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dourado prevents Koning from getting back to his feet.
Dourado 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.
Koning looking for a sweep. Not yet Koning, not yet.
Koning working a defensive guard here.
Koning is pulling down on Dourado's head. It's preventing any offense from Dourado, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dourado wants to control from the top but Koning keeps moving.
Koning seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dourado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koning is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dourado.
Koning fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koning swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koning circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koning is looking to clinch but Dourado is avoiding it.
Koning tries to close the distance and clinch but Dourado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Dourado with that takedown attempt.

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.
Dourado thuds a left hand into Koning's body.
Koning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dourado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koning fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dourado scores with a punch to the head.
Koning tries to clinch but Dourado is having none of it.
A jab from Koning finds it's way through Dourado's defenses.
Dourado tries to clinch but Koning moves away

and Koning counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Koning.
Koning trying to land knees to the body.

Koning manages to break the clinch.
Dourado shoots in for a double leg but Koning sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Koning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dourado manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dourado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koning misses with a two punch combination.
Koning avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rob Koning will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Dourado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Some wild striking there from Koning.
Marcelo Dourado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koning tries to close the distance and clinch but Dourado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dourado avoids a punch combination nicely.

Koning gets a clinch.
Dourado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dourado tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dourado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dourado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koning has had enough of the clinch but Dourado keeps him there for the moment.

Koning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dourado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koning tries to avoid it but Dourado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koning to the ground. Koning escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koning tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dourado counters by clinching up.

Koning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Dourado misses

and Koning counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koning misses with an elbow strike.

Koning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Koning misses
and Dourado counters with a stiff right hand.

Dourado darts in and clinches Koning up against the cage.

Dourado pulls Koning into guard.
Dourado controls Koning momentarily but Koning frees himself.
Dourado keeping moving, preventing Koning from controlling successfully.
Dourado is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koning wants to stand but Dourado has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koning trying to control the position from guard on top but Dourado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dourado is on top in guard.
Dourado pushes down on Koning's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Koning blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dourado.
Koning tries to kick Dourado off but Dourado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dourado throwing shots but Koning is blocking nicely.
Koning looks like he's trying to stand up.

Dourado decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koning tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koning tries to bum rush Dourado with a series of wild strikes but Dourado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dourado shoots in and drives through. Koning sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Dourado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dourado shoots for a takedown but Koning saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koning doesn't manage to clinch there - Dourado circles away.

Koning darts in and clinches Dourado up against the cage.

Koning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koning throws a combination that misses
letting Dourado counter with a right hand.
Dourado tries to close the distance and clinch but Koning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koning throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dourado counters with a stiff right hand.

Dourado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dourado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Koning clinches up with Dourado and pushes him back against the cage.
Dourado jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koning walks away with a smile on his face. Dourado gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koning looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dourado closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koning circles away.
Koning lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dourado misses with a double jab

and Koning counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Koning lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dourado's efforts to push away.

Dourado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koning lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Koning tries to clinch there but Dourado circles away.
Koning lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Koning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Dourado's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Koning swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dourado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koning circles away quickly and effectively.
Koning tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dourado was well out of range. Poor timing from Koning.
Koning tries to clinch but Dourado is having none of it.
Koning misses with a double jab.
Koning lands with a cross.
Dourado slips a jab and a cross from Koning.
Dourado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koning misses with a wild body shot.
Koning looks to land a combination. Dourado sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dourado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dourado closes the distance and clinches up with Koning, looking for a takedown. Dourado pushes Koning against the cage but Koning circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dourado tries to clinch up

and Koning counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dourado is trying to break the clinch but Koning has him pressed against the cage.

Koning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koning tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dourado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koning swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Koning.
Koning throws a body punch but Dourado moves out of range.
Dourado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dourado scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dourado slips a jab and a cross from Koning.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dourado is defended easily by Koning.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Dourado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dourado avoids the body shot from Koning.
Koning throws a combination that misses

and Dourado moves into the clinch.

Koning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koning moves in looking to clinch but Dourado pushes him off.
Koning tries to clinch up.
Koning moves forwards but Dourado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koning just misses with a punch to the body.
Koning scores with a jab. Dourado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koning throws a series of punches but Dourado moves out of range.
Dourado closes the distance but Koning moves to the side
and Koning counters with a two punch combo.
Koning displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dourado.
Koning tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dourado counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Koning looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dourado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koning has a closed guard, preventing Dourado from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dourado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koning swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koning is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dourado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koning tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koning keeping moving, preventing Dourado from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koning misses with a two punch combination.
Koning tries to clinch up
and Dourado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

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.
Dourado throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koning's waist but Koning gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dourado off to one side.

Koning gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Koning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dourado misses with a looping right.
Koning tries to clinch
and Dourado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dourado tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koning counters with a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Koning!
Dourado fails with a takedown attempt.
Koning lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marcelo Dourado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koning slips under a jab.
Dourado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Koning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dourado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Koning, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Koning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koning 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Koning!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanchanok Prasoetram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prasoetram comes to the cage accompanied by The Way I Feel. Andy Aerts acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Prasoetram
vs
Aerts

187 cm
19
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tanchanok Prasoetram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Aerts!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aerts misses with a wild combination.

Aerts gets caught flat footed, as Prasoetram shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Aerts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prasoetram can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Prasoetram missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prasoetram is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Prasoetram drops back looking for a leg! Aerts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aerts manages to kick Prasoetram off! Prasoetram jumps back into Aerts's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prasoetram stops Aerts from standing up.
Aerts is controlling Prasoetram's posture.
Prasoetram throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aerts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aerts keeping moving, preventing Prasoetram from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prasoetram shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

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.
Prasoetram shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aerts pinned against the cage. Aerts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aerts swats away the attempt to clinch by Prasoetram.
Tanchanok Prasoetram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aerts but Aerts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aerts sprawls well. Aerts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prasoetram gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanchanok Prasoetram. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Prasoetram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aerts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prasoetram shoots in for a double leg but Aerts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tanchanok Prasoetram will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aerts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Prasoetram shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Prasoetram showed some decent athleticism there.

Prasoetram is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aerts is looking for a sweep. Prasoetram is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Prasoetram wants to work for an arm triangle but Aerts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts trying to hold on to Prasoetram's head to control him but Prasoetram postures up.
Prasoetram throws a strike but Aerts avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Prasoetram would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Prasoetram wants to control from the top but Aerts keeps moving.
Aerts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prasoetram is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Prasoetram avoids the body shot from Aerts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prasoetram shoots in but no luck this time.
Aerts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prasoetram shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prasoetram looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanchanok Prasoetram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Aerts both land. Nice combination.
Aerts scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prasoetram fails with the takedown.
Aerts stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aerts swings for the body but Prasoetram moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Aerts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Prasoetram's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Aerts circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Aerts does no damage.
No joy there for Aerts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Prasoetram misses.
Aerts slaps away a takedown attempt from Prasoetram, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prasoetram tries to clinch but Aerts moves out of range.
Prasoetram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aerts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prasoetram fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aerts avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aerts throws a head kick but Prasoetram moves out of range.
Prasoetram fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanchanok Prasoetram. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Prasoetram closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aerts did well to prevent Prasoetram getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aerts is trying to stand up here but Prasoetram is controlling him well.
Prasoetram trying to control from half guard but Aerts is working away.

Prasoetram seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Aerts has recovered full guard.
Prasoetram is looking to work some ground and pound but Aerts has wrist control.
Prasoetram postures up in Aerts's guard and throws a big left but Aerts blocks it.

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.
Aerts working a defensive guard here.
Prasoetram won't allow Aerts to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Prasoetram fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aerts sprawls well initially but Prasoetram persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Prasoetram is just content to waste time from the top position. Aerts takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prasoetram trying to control the position from guard on top but Aerts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prasoetram postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanchanok Prasoetram showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prasoetram 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanchanok Prasoetram!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Reignhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reignhard
vs
Kiely

181 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Reignhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ned Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely tries to clinch up.
Kiely shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reignhard as he avoids it easily.

Reignhard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reignhard showed some decent athleticism there.
Reignhard passes to side control.
Kiely gets back to half guard.
Reignhard working over Kiely with some ground and pound. Kiely looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reignhard with the ground and pound but Kiely uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kiely is trying to control the position but Reignhard postures up.

Kiely looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kiely looking to control.
Kiely can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reignhard controls the pace.
Reignhard postures up in Kiely's guard and throws a big left but Kiely blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kiely moves in looking to clinch but Reignhard pushes him off.
Reignhard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reignhard misses with a wild combination.

Reignhard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reignhard showed some decent athleticism there.
Kiely is trying to get back to full guard.
Reignhard is trying to control. Kiely wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely wants to control but Reignhard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reignhard prevents Kiely from improving his position.

Reignhard seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kiely is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Harry Reignhard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter O Hanrahahanrahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Triangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Hanrahahanrahan's entrance music is Gorilla Biscuits - New Direction. A fine choice. Triangler has chosen thefinalcountdown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Hanrahahanrahan
vs
Triangler

170 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

160 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Pure Strength, 142+ for 40$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter O Hanrahahanrahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abu Triangler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Triangler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Hanrahahanrahan defends it nicely.
O Hanrahahanrahan leaves Triangler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Triangler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Hanrahahanrahan as he avoids it easily.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Triangler.
Triangler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Triangler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Hanrahahanrahan swivels and escapes.
O Hanrahahanrahan lands a slapping body shot.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a shot from downtown. Triangler moves away and avoids it.
O Hanrahahanrahan fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Hanrahahanrahan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Triangler circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut there from O Hanrahahanrahan.

Triangler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. O Hanrahahanrahan did well to prevent Triangler getting side control.

O Hanrahahanrahan kicks Triangler off and gets back to his feet.
Triangler closes the distance and clinches up with O Hanrahahanrahan, looking for a takedown. Triangler pushes O Hanrahahanrahan against the cage but O Hanrahahanrahan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Triangler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Hanrahahanrahan to the mat! O Hanrahahanrahan manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Triangler throws and elbow that misses. O Hanrahahanrahan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Triangler's guard. Nice move by O Hanrahahanrahan!
O Hanrahahanrahan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Hanrahahanrahan wants to stand but Triangler is controlling his posture from full guard.

Triangler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Hanrahahanrahan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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.
Triangler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Hanrahahanrahan's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Triangler throws a strike but O Hanrahahanrahan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
O Hanrahahanrahan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Triangler is proving hard to escape from.

That's four 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.

Triangler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Hanrahahanrahan defends it easily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
O Hanrahahanrahan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Triangler's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter O Hanrahahanrahan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Triangler shoots in for a double leg but O Hanrahahanrahan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from O Hanrahahanrahan as Triangler shoots in.
O Hanrahahanrahan slaps away a takedown attempt from Triangler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Triangler.
Triangler is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Hanrahahanrahan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Hanrahahanrahan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Triangler moves away from the strike by O Hanrahahanrahan.
O Hanrahahanrahan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Triangler.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Hanrahahanrahan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Triangler's calf.
Triangler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Hanrahahanrahan tries to avoid it but Triangler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Hanrahahanrahan to the ground. O Hanrahahanrahan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Hanrahahanrahan with a hook.

O Hanrahahanrahan clinches with his opponent.
Triangler is trying to break the clinch but O Hanrahahanrahan is controlling him.

O Hanrahahanrahan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by O Hanrahahanrahan.
Triangler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Triangler is breathing heavily.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a right hand that Triangler ducks under and follows up with a left that Triangler also avoids with ease.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Triangler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Triangler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Hanrahahanrahan defends it well.
O Hanrahahanrahan is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Triangler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Triangler tries to pass to full mount but O Hanrahahanrahan defends it.
Triangler prevents O Hanrahahanrahan from standing back up.

Triangler is working for a kimura here but O Hanrahahanrahan manages to reverse the position and he's now in Triangler's guard.

Triangler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Hanrahahanrahan defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Hanrahahanrahan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

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.
Good exchange - O Hanrahahanrahan coming out on top.
O Hanrahahanrahan cracks a nice hook into Triangler's ribs.
Triangler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Hanrahahanrahan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Hanrahahanrahan tries to clinch up but Triangler circles away and keeps his distance.
O Hanrahahanrahan lands a head kick. Triangler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Triangler closes the distance and clinches up with O Hanrahahanrahan, looking for a takedown. Triangler pushes O Hanrahahanrahan against the cage but O Hanrahahanrahan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Triangler fails with the takedown.
Triangler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Hanrahahanrahan blocks a head kick by Triangler.
Triangler shoots for a takedown but O Hanrahahanrahan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter O Hanrahahanrahan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

O Hanrahahanrahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Hanrahahanrahan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Hanrahahanrahan slaps away a takedown attempt from Triangler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a head kick that misses.
Triangler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Hanrahahanrahan swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from O Hanrahahanrahan as Triangler shoots in.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Triangler.
Horrible takedown by Triangler or perhaps it was just good defense by O Hanrahahanrahan which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Triangler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Triangler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Triangler shoots in but O Hanrahahanrahan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Triangler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a series of strikes that have Triangler backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan throws a head kick but Triangler moves out of range.
No luck for Triangler with that takedown attempt.
Triangler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Hanrahahanrahan jabs at Triangler's body.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan is winning the standup battle so far.
Triangler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Triangler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Triangler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Hanrahahanrahan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Hanrahahanrahan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Triangler tries to keep at a distance but O Hanrahahanrahan has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Hanrahahanrahan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Triangler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Hanrahahanrahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Hanrahahanrahan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Triangler shoots for a double leg takedown but O Hanrahahanrahan sprawls well. He's pushed Triangler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abu Triangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hanrahahanrahan scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for O Hanrahahanrahan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Triangler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Hanrahahanrahan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Triangler working away.
O Hanrahahanrahan is looking to reverse the position.

Triangler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Triangler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hanrahahanrahan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Triangler is trying to get an arm triangle but O Hanrahahanrahan is defending well.
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Triangler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Triangler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

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.
O Hanrahahanrahan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
O Hanrahahanrahan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Triangler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter O Hanrahahanrahan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Hanrahahanrahan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter O Hanrahahanrahan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Travos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and king mawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travos's entrance music is Korn - Blind. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Travos
vs
mawal

194 cm
18
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

5th Round

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, Boris Travos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, king mawal!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mawal tries a head kick but it misses.

Travos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Travos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Travos throwing strikes from guard but mawal blocks nicely.
Travos looking to pass the guard.
Travos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Travos's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down mawal for as long as he can get away with.
Travos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Travos trying to control the position from guard on top but mawal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. mawal is keeping the position for now.
Travos wants to control from the top but mawal keeps moving.
Travos pushes down on mawal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Travos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Travos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Travos wants to control but mawal is keeping him busy.
Travos slows the pace down in half guard.
Travos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Boris Travos just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
mawal tries a head kick but it misses.

Travos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Travos winds up and cracks mawal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Travos trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Travos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Travos blocks a head kick by mawal.

Travos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming mawal to the mat! mawal manages to get full guard.
Travos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Travos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Travos stays in close to mawal's body and controls the position.
Travos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Travos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Travos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Travos trying to control the position from guard on top but mawal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mawal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
mawal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Travos is stalling in the full guard.
Travos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Travos blocks a head kick by mawal.

Travos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Travos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
mawal is breathing heavily.
Travos controlling the position easily from mount.
Travos with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like king mawal has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travos postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt mawal bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Travos and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Travos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ulmes Balta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ericksson Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Balta
vs
Phillips

171 cm
23
161 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
161 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ulmes Balta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ericksson Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balta sprawls well. Balta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balta as he avoids it easily.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown. Balta tries to sprawl out of it but Phillips keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ulmes Balta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ericksson Phillips.
Balta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phillips.
Balta stuffs the takedown attempt from Phillips. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Balta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips tries to score a power double leg takedown but Balta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phillips somewhat.
Phillips shoots for a takedown but Balta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balta throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Ericksson Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Phillips shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Balta is trying to defend but Phillips finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Balta is trying to stand.
Phillips controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balta trying to control but Phillips postures up.
Phillips controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Phillips is taking a breather. Balta 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.
Balta trying to control here.

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.
Phillips tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Balta.
Phillips has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Balta works to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balta trying to keep a closed guard but Phillips is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ericksson Phillips will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips has a takedown stuffed.
Phillips slips a jab from Balta.
Balta throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Balta.
Phillips looks to clinch

and Balta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Balta.
Balta looking to pass the guard.
Phillips is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Phillips might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Balta kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balta is looking to work some ground and pound but Phillips has wrist control.
Balta looking to pass the guard.
Phillips is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Phillips looking to control but Balta passes into half guard.
Phillips regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Balta.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balta wants it to stay on the feet.
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt - Balta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ulmes Balta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ericksson Phillips.
Balta lands a nice shot that snaps Phillips's head back.
Phillips closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balta circles away.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Balta.
Phillips shoots in but Balta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Balta.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balta is defended easily by Phillips.
Balta loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Balta misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phillips is defended easily by Balta.
Balta stuffs the takedown attempt from Phillips. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phillips.
Balta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to score a power double leg takedown but Balta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phillips somewhat.
Phillips gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Balta counters with a good low kick that Phillips was not able to check.
Balta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Balta clinches up against the cage.

Balta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balta slaps away a takedown attempt from Phillips, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Phillips takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Balta moves out of range as Phillips throws a body kick.
Balta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Balta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phillips doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulmes Balta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Phillips doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balta counters with a left to the body.
Phillips wants to clinch but Balta slips to the side
letting Balta counter with a right hand.
Balta throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Phillips tries a low kick but Balta avoids it.
Phillips tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Balta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Balta.

Balta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phillips fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balta avoids it really well and circles away.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balta fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips wants to clinch
letting Balta counter with a right hand.
Phillips gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Balta counters with a nice right hand that sends Phillips toppling to the canvas! Phillips scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Balta finish him?!

Phillips is rocked!
Ulmes Balta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ericksson Phillips.
Balta seems to be stalking Phillips here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Phillips drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ulmes Balta!
Ulmes Balta is the new lightweight champion!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babe Truth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Truth has chosen Saturday Nights Alright ( For Fighting) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hendrix
vs
Truth

180 cm
21
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timi Hendrix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Babe Truth!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix looks to throw the jab but Truth is out of range.
Hendrix looks to land a body kick but Truth moved away.
Hendrix scores with a shot to the body.
Hendrix swats away the attempt to clinch by Truth.
Hendrix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babe Truth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix scores with a nice right hand.
Truth tries to move into range but Hendrix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Truth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendrix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Truth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendrix lands with a shot to the body.
Truth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Truth is looking to clinch.
Hendrix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendrix lands a body shot.
Hendrix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hendrix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Truth looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hendrix pushes Truth up against the cage in a clinch.
Truth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hendrix.

Hendrix has Truth pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hendrix pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Truth tumbling to the mat - Hendrix dives into Truth's guard.
Truth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hendrix pushing down on Truth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Truth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hendrix.
Hendrix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hendrix missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hendrix drops an elbow to the side of Truth's head.
Hendrix tries to pass to full mount but Truth defends it.
Hendrix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Truth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hendrix controlling the action here.
Hendrix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Truth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hendrix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hendrix scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hendrix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Truth defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendrix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truth's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Truth won't allow Hendrix to pass to mount.
Hendrix working the head and body with strikes.
Hendrix 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.
Truth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hendrix scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hendrix 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.
Hendrix landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hendrix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hendrix wants to control but Truth is keeping him busy.
Truth taking some punishment here, with Hendrix in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix trying to control from half guard but Truth is working away.
Truth wants to improve his position but Hendrix is controlling well.
Hendrix landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hendrix landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hendrix slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix tries to pass to full mount but Truth defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timi Hendrix dominated that round.
That's time! Hendrix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Truth closes the distance but Hendrix moves to the side
and Hendrix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hendrix throws a nice looking combination but Truth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Truth tries to clinch up
and Hendrix counters with a straight right hand.
Hendrix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendrix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Truth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Truth looks to clinch
and Hendrix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Truth wants to clinch

and Hendrix counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hendrix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Truth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Truth regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hendrix.
Hendrix trying to control but Truth is working from the bottom.
Truth is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendrix is in close to Truth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hendrix throws a big right hand that misses.
Hendrix wants to control from the top but Truth keeps moving.
Hendrix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Truth keeping moving, preventing Hendrix from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Truth can pounce on him.

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.
Truth clinches but Hendrix breaks the clinch
and Hendrix counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hendrix.
Truth tries to clinch
and Truth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendrix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Hendrix shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hendrix showed some decent athleticism there.

Hendrix is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Truth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hendrix.
Truth wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truth's head.
Hendrix drops an elbow to the side of Truth's head.
Hendrix drops an elbow to the side of Truth's head.
Hendrix working over Truth with some ground and pound. Truth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Truth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendrix.
Hendrix scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hendrix missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hendrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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.
Hendrix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hendrix is keen to just control but Truth is a slippery customer.
Hendrix working Truth over with strikes.
Hendrix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Truth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hendrix is trying to control the action in half guard but Truth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hendrix scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hendrix digs a good body shot into Truth's ribs.
Truth tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hendrix counters with a single leg into guard. Truth didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timi Hendrix dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hendrix misses with a kick to the body.
Truth wants to clinch but Hendrix slips to the side

and Hendrix counters with a takedown into side control.
Hendrix lands a nice forearm strike.
Hendrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truth can do to turn this around?
Truth avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hendrix.
Truth tries to improve position but can't.

Hendrix is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Truth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hendrix looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Truth is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendrix has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix landing punches.
Hendrix with good strikes from the mount here!
Hendrix in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Truth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hendrix with a couple of short strikes.
Hendrix lands a heavy elbow.
Truth is in a horrible position here. Hendrix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hendrix lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truth taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Truth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hendrix punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hendrix landing strikes from the mount.
Hendrix is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hendrix landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendrix cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hendrix lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to control the pace but Truth is squirming around nicely.
Hendrix looking to finish Truth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Truth!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendrix cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hendrix landing strikes from the mount.
Hendrix is landing with some decent strikes but Truth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hendrix lands a nice shot to the head.
Truth's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hendrix lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hendrix landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hendrix lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hendrix is landing with some decent strikes but Truth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Hendrix working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Truth looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Hendrix! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Timi Hendrix!
Timi Hendrix retains his bantamweight title!