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MMA 53 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Ezel van de Reuzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka comes into the arena with Milk - The Knife Song blaring out of the sound system. van de Reuzel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For A Few Dollars More kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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215 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rankka Ankka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Ezel van de Reuzel!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van de Reuzel tries to clinch but Ankka is having none of it.
van de Reuzel has his takedown stuffed
and Ankka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown
letting Ankka counter with a right hand.
Ankka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ankka scores with a kick to the midsection.
van de Reuzel blocks a head kick by Ankka.
Ankka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on van de Reuzel if he has to take too many more of those.
Ankka stuns van de Reuzel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
van de Reuzel looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ankka jabs van de Reuzel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ankka manages to break the clinch.
Ankka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on van de Reuzel if he has to take too many more of those.
Ankka lands with a slapping head kick.
Ankka with a hook.
Ankka lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Reuzel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ankka throws a head kick that half lands.
Ankka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ankka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ankka closes the distance and clinches.
van de Reuzel is trying to drag Ankka to the mat but Ankka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rankka Ankka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of De Ezel van de Reuzel.
A short right from Ankka.
Ankka lands a nice shot to the body.
Ankka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ankka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
van de Reuzel takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like De Ezel van de Reuzel has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ankka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. van de Reuzel doesn't seem bothered though.
Ankka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of van de Reuzel's head.
Ankka tests van de Reuzel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
van de Reuzel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ankka. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ankka lands with a slapping head kick.
Ankka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ankka scores with a spinning back kick!
Ankka lands a head kick!
Ankka digs a good body shot into van de Reuzel's ribs.
Ankka jabs van de Reuzel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ankka connects with a high kick.
Ankka lands a nice looking body kick.
van de Reuzel walks into a left hand.
Ankka gets a clinch.
Ankka manages to break the clinch.
van de Reuzel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ankka.
Ankka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
van de Reuzel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ankka counters with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ankka - that will leave a mark!
van de Reuzel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ankka.
Ankka thuds his shin into the meat of van de Reuzel's side.
Ankka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Ankka.
Ankka closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van de Reuzel goes for a takedown attempt but Ankka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick from Ankka lands but van de Reuzel takes it in his stride.
Ankka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel fails with the takedown
and Ankka counters by moving into the clinch.
Ankka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of van de Reuzel backwards.
Ankka pushes van de Reuzel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
van de Reuzel takes a shot to the head.
Ankka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ankka.
Ankka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ankka throws a one two combo.
Ankka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ankka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ankka jabs van de Reuzel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ankka fakes the leg kick and cracks van de Reuzel in the body.
Ankka scores with a push kick.
Ankka closes the distance and pushes van de Reuzel back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on De Ezel van de Reuzel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ankka scores with a head kick. van de Reuzel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ankka throws a head kick that misses.
Ankka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rankka Ankka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van de Reuzel shoots in but no luck this time.
van de Reuzel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ankka.
van de Reuzel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ankka.
van de Reuzel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ankka stuns van de Reuzel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ankka lands a head kick!
van de Reuzel is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ankka is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for van de Reuzel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ankka scoring well with a low kick there.
Ankka lands with a nice body kick.
van de Reuzel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka throws a head kick that van de Reuzel semi-blocks.
Ankka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by van de Reuzel.
van de Reuzel shoots and misses
and Ankka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. van de Reuzel really felt that one!
Ankka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ankka lands a head kick!
Ankka clinches.
Ankka lands an uppercut.
Ankka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ankka tests van de Reuzel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
van de Reuzel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Ankka.
van de Reuzel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rankka Ankka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of De Ezel van de Reuzel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka scores with a head kick. van de Reuzel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
van de Reuzel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body kick there by Ankka.
Ankka throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ankka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ankka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that van de Reuzel can do to turn this around?
Ankka stuffs the takedown attempt from van de Reuzel. van de Reuzel gets slowly back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ankka. van de Reuzel shrugs it off though.
Ankka instigates a clinch.
Ankka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
van de Reuzel shoots and misses
and Ankka counters with a good, hard body kick but van de Reuzel shrugs it off.
Rankka Ankka is winning the standup battle so far.
van de Reuzel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka scores with a kick to the body.
Ankka pushes van de Reuzel away with a front kick.
van de Reuzel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ankka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and van de Reuzel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ankka lands a nice hook to van de Reuzel's body. van de Reuzel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
van de Reuzel drops his hands momentarily and Ankka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ankka thumps van de Reuzel with a low kick.
van de Reuzel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ankka counters with a nice body kick.
van de Reuzel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ankka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by van de Reuzel.
van de Reuzel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
van de Reuzel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel tries for a takedown but Ankka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rankka Ankka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ankka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ankka clinches up against the cage.
Ankka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
van de Reuzel has Ankka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ankka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ankka lands a left hand.
Ankka lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ankka.
Ankka manages to break the clinch.
Ankka scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ankka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
van de Reuzel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
van de Reuzel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankka tries to clinch up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ankka has van de Reuzel up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on De Ezel van de Reuzel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ankka lands with a shot to the body.
van de Reuzel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ankka counters with a head kick. That will keep van de Reuzel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
van de Reuzel avoids the head kick by Ankka.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown
and Ankka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
van de Reuzel misses with a right hand
and Ankka counters with a head kick.
Ankka keeps van de Reuzel at a distance using the push kick.
Ankka lands a right hook to the body.
Ankka scores with a head kick. van de Reuzel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ankka scores with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ankka!
That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Reuzel takes a kick to the side of the head.
van de Reuzel throws a poor cross that misses
and Ankka counters by clinching up.
Ankka is pressed up against the cage. van de Reuzel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ankka down to the mat. Ankka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rankka Ankka 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 fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ankka fakes the leg kick and cracks van de Reuzel in the body.
Ankka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ankka throws a right and a left that both miss.
van de Reuzel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown
and Ankka counters with a good, hard body kick but van de Reuzel shrugs it off.
Ankka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of van de Reuzel's head.
van de Reuzel shoots in for a double leg but Ankka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
van de Reuzel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ankka.
Ankka misses with a double jab.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Ankka to counter with a crisp jab.
Ankka works the jab nicely.
van de Reuzel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ankka counters with a nice body kick.
Ankka scores with a kick to the midsection.
van de Reuzel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ankka throws a front kick that sends van de Reuzel stumbling back into the cage.
Ankka digs a good hook to van de Reuzel's body.
Ankka scores with a head kick.
Ankka lands with a good body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ankka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ankka. van de Reuzel shrugs it off though.
Ankka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. van de Reuzel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ankka fakes the leg kick and cracks van de Reuzel in the body.
Ankka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent van de Reuzel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
van de Reuzel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick from Ankka lands but van de Reuzel takes it in his stride.
Ankka forces van de Reuzel back against the cage and clinches.
Ankka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
van de Reuzel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
van de Reuzel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ankka thuds his shin into the meat of van de Reuzel's side.
Ankka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of van de Reuzel's head.
Ankka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
van de Reuzel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Reuzel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ankka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
van de Reuzel misses with a takedown
and Ankka counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick from Ankka lands but van de Reuzel takes it in his stride.
Ankka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by van de Reuzel.
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!
van de Reuzel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ankka tries to avoid it but van de Reuzel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ankka to the ground. Ankka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ankka keeps van de Reuzel at a distance using the push kick.
Ankka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by van de Reuzel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van de Reuzel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ankka.
van de Reuzel avoids the head kick by Ankka.
De Ezel van de Reuzel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ankka connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rankka Ankka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ankka 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rankka Ankka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner comes to the cage accompanied by Black & Yellow. Rokka has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Rokka has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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144 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Titus Garner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Rokka misses
and Garner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rokka looks gassed!
Garner missing with a left hand there. Rokka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garner has a takedown stuffed.
Rokka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garner scores with a hook to the body. Rokka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tero Rokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rokka swings widly with a right hand
and Garner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rokka thinking.
A head kick misses from Rokka.
A clash of legs there as Garner blocks the low kick.
Garner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokka misses with a right hand
and Garner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garner fails with a takedown attempt.
Rokka throws a sloppy body shot
and Garner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rokkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garner throws a body punch but Rokka moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Garner.
Garner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rokka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Garner wants to control but Rokka is keeping him busy.
Garner misses with the ground and pound.
Garner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Garner advances to full mount.
Garner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner cracks Rokka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rokka hang on?
Garner thowing shots but they're missing.
Garner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Garner cracks Rokka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rokka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rokka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Garner punching from mount but Rokka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Garner.
Garner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Garner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garner with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Garner.
Rokka is squirming around, avoiding Garner's attempts to control the action.
Rokka blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garner landing strikes from the mount and Rokka is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rokka?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garner wants to control the pace but Rokka is squirming around nicely.
Garner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Garner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rokka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Garner tries to pass to full mount but Rokka defends it.
Garner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rokka is breathing heavily.
Garner is thwarting Rokka's attempts to control the position.
Garner trying to mount his opponent but Rokka defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner is trying to control the action in half guard but Rokka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garner wants to pass the guard but Rokka is defending well.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garner lands a jab-cross combination.
Garner lands a body shot.
Garner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rokka but Rokka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rokka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rokka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garner lands a body shot.
Garner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garner lands with a straight right. Rokka didn't see that one coming.
Garner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rokka stops Garner from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rokka keeps working.
Garner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rokka is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Garner working the ground and pound but Rokka is defending the strikes.
Garner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Garner lands some shots froms side control.
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.
Rokka prevents Garner from moving into mount.
Rokka dodges the ground and pound from Garner.
Garner throws an elbow but Rokka slips to the side and avoids it well.
Garner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Garner tries to move to mount but Rokka blocks the move with his legs.
Garner throws an elbow but Rokka slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Garner dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rokka stuffs the takedown attempt from Garner. Garner gets slowly back to his feet.
Garner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rokka manages to avoid it.
Garner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokka throws a poor cross that misses
and Garner counters with a nice uppercut.
Rokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokka throws a leg kick but Garner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Rokka. No joy for Garner on that attempt.
Garner swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.
Rokka avoids the body shot from Garner.
Garner is looking to wear down Rokka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner lands with a good body shot.
Rokka misses with a right hand
and Garner counters with a single leg into guard. Rokka didn't expect that.
Rokka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garner looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner trying to control but Rokka is working from the bottom.
Garner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rokka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garner advances position into side control!
Rokka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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.
Rokka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Garner scores with punches from side control.
Garner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rokka keeps working.
Garner working the ground and pound from side control.
Garner tries to advance to mount but Rokka denies him.
Garner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner tries to move to mount but Rokka blocks the move with his legs.
Rokka defending against the ground and pound.
Rokka defending against the ground and pound.
Garner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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.
Garner cracks Rokka with a big right hand but Rokka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Garner trying to control the action but Rokka is working from the bottom.
Garner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rokka can do to turn this around?
Garner tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rokka's legs.
Titus Garner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Garner clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokka was well out of range. Poor timing from Garner.
Garner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rokka momentarily.
Garner looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokka is just out of range.
Rokka avoids the body shot from Garner.
Rokka throws a head kick but Garner moves out of range.
Rokka throws a right hand that misses
and Garner counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.
Garner jabs at Rokka's body.
No luck for Garner with that takedown attempt.
Garner looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokka is just out of range.
Rokka is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka ducks right into an uppercut from Garner.
Rokka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garner.
Rokka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garner.
Rokka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garner.
Garner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rokka!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rokka?
Garner punching from mount but Rokka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Garner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rokka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner looking to finish Rokka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rokka!
Garner raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Garner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Garner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by Garner.
Garner looking to control but Rokka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garner lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rokka's face.
Rokka wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Garner.
Garner wants to control the pace but Rokka is squirming around nicely.
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.
Garner throwing strikes here but Rokka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Garner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garner misses with a head shot.
Garner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Garner had his way with Tero Rokka in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rokka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garner throws a body punch but Rokka moves out of range.
Rokka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rokka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garner throws out the jab.
Rokka misses with a hook
and Garner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garner is in close to Rokka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garner passes Rokka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Garner wants to pass the guard but Rokka is defending well.
Rokka is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rokka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garner wants to pass the guard but Rokka is defending well.
Garner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tero Rokka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rokka keeps working.
Garner slips a nice elbow through Rokka's hands, connecting with Rokka's forehead.
Garner is looking to advance position but Rokka won't allow it.
Garner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rokka defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka won't allow Garner to pass to mount.
Garner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garner trying to control from half guard but Rokka is working away.
Rokka is in trouble now - Garner has advanced to mount!
Rokka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rokka looks a forlorn figure.
Garner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rokka hang on?
Garner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Garner.
Garner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rokka is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Garner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:44
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:44
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Garner!
Titus Garner retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zakumi Jabulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicky Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabulani kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is K'naan - Wavin´ flag. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vegas's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy 'Omen'. 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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22
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zakumi Jabulani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vicky Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas misses with a hook. Jabulani ducked under it nicely.
Vegas dodges the punch combination from Jabulani.
Jabulani throws a nice looking combination but Vegas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jabulani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vegas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jabulani's knee momentarily.
Jabulani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vegas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jabulani.
Jabulani misses with a combination
and Vegas counters with a right hand to the body.
Vegas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Jabulani counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vegas's guard now.
Jabulani tries to free his leg and advance position but Vegas is retaining full guard.
Vegas trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabulani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabulani trying to control but Vegas is working from the bottom.
Vegas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jabulani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vegas keeping full guard, as Jabulani tries to pass.
Vegas trying to control the position.
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.
Jabulani with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vegas keeping moving, preventing Jabulani from controlling successfully.
Jabulani looking to pass the guard.
Jabulani won't allow Vegas to sweep him here.
Vegas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jabulani.
Jabulani is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vegas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vegas has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jabulani keeping moving, preventing Vegas from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vegas stands up over Jabulani, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vegas stopping the sweep attempt from Jabulani.
Jabulani is working hard here to advance position.
Jabulani keeping moving, preventing Vegas from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jabulani wants to stand but Vegas is controlling the position.
Vegas stands and throws Jabulani's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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.
You can see the frustration on Jabulani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jabulani manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jabulani trying to control the pace.
Vegas wants to control but Jabulani passes into side.
Jabulani in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jabulani working the body and head with strikes.
Vegas manages to get back to half guard.
Jabulani is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vegas defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zakumi Jabulani dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jabulani keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vegas slips a jab and a cross from Jabulani.
Jabulani misses with a series of wild punches.
Jabulani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jabulani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabulani misses with a combination
and Vegas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jabulani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabulani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jabulani manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jabulani escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vegas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabulani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabulani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vegas is one step ahead there.
Vegas stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Jabulani throws up his legs and catches Vegas in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Vegas tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Jabulani! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zakumi Jabulani!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enno deVries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bento Bozano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enno deVries is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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172 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enno deVries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bento Bozano!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bozano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bozano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. deVries is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bozano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bozano throwing strikes from guard but deVries blocks nicely.
Bozano postures up.
Bozano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bozano wants to control from the top but deVries keeps moving.
Bozano throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deVries avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
deVries keeping moving, preventing Bozano from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bozano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as deVries works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
deVries on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if deVries tries to get out of the position.
deVries tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bozano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bozano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bozano looking to sit in guard and control but deVries gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bozano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
deVries knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bozano on the ground.
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.
Bozano wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and deVries is now in half guard.
Bozano tries to roll over but deVries keeps him under control.
Bozano keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bozano wants to improve his position but deVries is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozano gets back to full guard.
Bozano pulls deVries in to control the position.
Bozano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. deVries manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bozano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bozano trying to control but deVries is working from the bottom.
Bozano throwing strikes from guard but deVries blocks nicely.
deVries will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bozano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bozano postures up in deVries's guard and throws a big left but deVries blocks it.
Bozano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bozano looking to pass the guard.
Bozano throwing strikes from guard but deVries blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bozano engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bento Bozano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bozano.
Bozano shoots in looking for a takedown. deVries tries to sprawl out of it but Bozano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. deVries manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
deVries throws a right hand that Bozano ducks under and follows up with a left that Bozano also avoids with ease.
Bozano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Enno deVries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bento Bozano.
Bozano misses with a hook.
deVries displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bozano.
Bozano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. deVries manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bozano chips away with some ground and pound.
Bozano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deVries keeping moving, preventing Bozano from controlling successfully.
Bozano postures up.
deVries keeping moving, preventing Bozano from controlling successfully.
deVries wants to sweep here but Bozano controlling him for the moment.
deVries is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bozano stands up over deVries, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Bozano tries to free his leg and advance position but deVries is retaining full guard.
Bozano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bozano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bozano trying to control but deVries is working from the bottom.
Bozano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bozano postures up in deVries's guard and throws a big left but deVries blocks it.
Bozano passes deVries's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bozano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bozano is pressing down on deVries's thigh, looking to free his foot. deVries is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deVries regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bozano.
Bozano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bozano throwing strikes from guard but deVries blocks nicely.
Bozano trying to control but deVries is working from the bottom.
Bozano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Bozano trying to control but deVries is working from the bottom.
Bozano sitting in guard here, content to control.
deVries has momentary wrist control but Bozano slips an elbow through the middle.
Bozano wants to control from the top but deVries keeps moving.
deVries working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bozano.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bozano content to stall in guard here.
Bozano trying to control the position from guard on top but deVries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bento Bozano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bozano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. deVries tries to avoid it but Bozano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag deVries to the ground. deVries escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bozano shoots in and drives through. deVries sprawls well.
deVries swings for the body but Bozano moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from deVries.
Bozano fails with a takedown attempt.
Enno deVries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bento Bozano.
Bozano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bozano is trying to work for a kimura but deVries is defending well.
Bozano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
deVries is refusing to be controlled, as Bozano sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozano prevents deVries from improving his position.
Bozano moves nicely into side control.
Bozano scoring with punches and elbows.
Enno deVries has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bento Bozano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
The ground and pound from Bozano seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bozano scores with punches from side control.
Bozano happy to just control the position for now.
deVries is trying to control Bozano's posture but Bozano avoids it.
Bozano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozano works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bozano misses with the ground and pound.
Bozano tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
deVries avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bozano.
Bozano cracks deVries with a big right hand but deVries just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
deVries takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
deVries is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bozano connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bozano staying calm.
Bozano is working deVries over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Bozano in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... deVries is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bento Bozano!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robb Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Van Der Meyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
167 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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23
161 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robb Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Van Der Meyde!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Meyde closes the distance and clinches.
Van Der Meyde is fighting off a takedown attempt but Flynn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Van Der Meyde to the mat. Van Der Meyde regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Flynn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Der Meyde works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flynn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Flynn stops Van Der Meyde from standing up.
Flynn 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.
Van Der Meyde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flynn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flynn is in close to Van Der Meyde's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flynn is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Der Meyde has wrist control.
Flynn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Flynn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Der Meyde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flynn stops Van Der Meyde from standing up.
Van Der Meyde has his feet on Flynn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Flynn rushes Van Der Meyde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flynn.
Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flynn looks to land a left hand but Van Der Meyde moved out of range nicely.
Flynn shoots and misses
and Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch.
Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flynn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andy Van Der Meyde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Meyde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Der Meyde breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Meyde gets a clinch.
Van Der Meyde working aggressively here.
Flynn manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn wants to clinch but Van Der Meyde slips to the side
and Van Der Meyde counters with a left and a right that stings Flynn.
Flynn misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Der Meyde counters with a good low kick that Flynn was not able to check.
Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Der Meyde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch.
Flynn with a poor takedown
and Van Der Meyde counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flynn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Flynn tries for a takedown but Van Der Meyde circles away easily
and Van Der Meyde counters with a series of strikes. Flynn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Flynn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Der Meyde counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flynn fails with the takedown
and Van Der Meyde counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Flynn is breathing heavily.
Van Der Meyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn moves to clinch but Van Der Meyde breaks away
and Van Der Meyde counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flynn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Der Meyde counters with a left to the body.
Van Der Meyde clinches.
Flynn goes for a takedown attempt but Van Der Meyde pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Robb Flynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Meyde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Der Meyde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Der Meyde clinches.
Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Der Meyde counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Der Meyde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flynn with a poor takedown
and Van Der Meyde counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Flynn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Der Meyde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flynn fails with the takedown
and Van Der Meyde counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Der Meyde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flynn tries to clinch up
and Van Der Meyde counters with a left and a right that stings Flynn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Meyde fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Van Der Meyde dominated that 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.
Van Der Meyde rushes Flynn and presses him up against the cage.
Van Der Meyde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flynn shoots and misses
and Van Der Meyde counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Der Meyde checks a leg kick nicely.
Flynn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Flynn has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Meyde counters with a good low kick that Flynn was not able to check.
Van Der Meyde instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Der Meyde blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Meyde lunges at Flynn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flynn's hand.
Van Der Meyde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Der Meyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Meyde with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Van Der Meyde does no damage.
Flynn has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Meyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flynn darts in trying to clinch
and Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch.
Van Der Meyde tries to break free but Flynn pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Meyde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Meyde throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left and a right from Van Der Meyde both land. Nice combination.
Flynn has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Meyde counters with a low kick, right behind Flynn 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde tries to bum rush Flynn with a series of wild strikes but Flynn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flynn tries to clinch but Van Der Meyde moves away
and Van Der Meyde counters with an outside leg kick.
Flynn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Der Meyde holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Meyde instigates a clinch.
Van Der Meyde tries to circle away but Flynn has him pinned against the cage.
Flynn goes for a takedown attempt but Van Der Meyde pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Flynn throws a right hand that Van Der Meyde ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Der Meyde also avoids with ease.
Van Der Meyde clinches with his opponent.
Flynn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Der Meyde gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Meyde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flynn counters with a takedown into side control.
Flynn prevents Van Der Meyde from escaping the position.
Flynn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Van Der Meyde rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Flynn's guard! Nice work there by Van Der Meyde!
Van Der Meyde is looking to stand up but Flynn won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Der Meyde.
Flynn tries for a takedown but Van Der Meyde circles away easily
and Van Der Meyde moves into the clinch.
Flynn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Der Meyde fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Meyde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flynn circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Van Der Meyde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Flynn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Der Meyde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flynn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flynn has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Meyde counters with a series of strikes. Flynn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Der Meyde throws a series of strikes that have Flynn backpedaling.
Flynn scores with a takedown into Van Der Meyde's guard.
Van Der Meyde wants to stand and escape but Flynn is having none of it.
Flynn throwing strikes but missing.
Flynn tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Der Meyde is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn pushes down on Van Der Meyde's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Flynn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Der Meyde defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flynn prevents Van Der Meyde from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flynn winds up and cracks Van Der Meyde with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Flynn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Der Meyde knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Flynn lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde is trying to stand up here but Flynn is controlling him well.
Flynn is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Van Der Meyde as he works his way to full guard.
Flynn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flynn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Van Der Meyde manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Flynn has Van Der Meyde in his guard.
Van Der Meyde is looking to stand up but Flynn won't let him.
Flynn 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.
Andy Van Der Meyde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde stands up from Flynn's guard - Van Der Meyde perhaps looking for a knockout.
Van Der Meyde misses with a double jab.
Van Der Meyde rushes Flynn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Der Meyde.
Van Der Meyde gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flynn.
Van Der Meyde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Meyde.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Flynn on the inside.
Flynn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Der Meyde pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Meyde breaks from the clinch.
Flynn misses with a takedown
and Van Der Meyde counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Der Meyde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flynn throws a combination that misses
letting Van Der Meyde counter with a right hand.
Robb Flynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flynn misses with a double jab
and Van Der Meyde holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Van Der Meyde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Der Meyde 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Van Der Meyde!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny The Nanny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob McCaig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny The Nanny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob McCaig!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Nanny misses with a takedown attempt - McCaig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCaig is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The Nanny's half guard.
The Nanny regains full guard. Nicely done.
McCaig preventing the sweep.
The Nanny is trying to control the position but McCaig postures up.
The Nanny lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McCaig!
The Nanny landing strikes, looking to finish!
McCaig can't escape the position.
The Nanny trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCaig is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCaig avoids a series of strikes thrown by The Nanny.
McCaig sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McCaig looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Nanny throwing shots but McCaig is blocking nicely.
The Nanny trying to control from half guard but McCaig is working away.
McCaig is trying to get back to full guard.
The Nanny working over McCaig with some ground and pound. McCaig looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McCaig is staying active underneath The Nanny, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCaig is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The Nanny is looking to take a break and control but McCaig is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Nanny is thwarting McCaig's attempts to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Nanny is trying to control the action in half guard but McCaig is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manny The Nanny has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McCaig takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny scores with a three punch combo!
McCaig looks gassed!
Nice combo by The Nanny! Oh, that's hurt him - McCaig falls to the canvas and The Nanny follows him into side control.
McCaig is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Nanny scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh McCaig is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and The Nanny can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny The Nanny!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Amber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon The Professional (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amber kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is yes. The Professional has chosen Chop 'em Down as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Amber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon The Professional!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Amber.
The Professional walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Amber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Professional throws a nice head kick!
Amber scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Professional throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Professional throws a leg kick but Amber checks it.
Amber fails with a takedown attempt.
The Professional swings for the body but Amber moves out of range.
The Professional misses with a hook
and Amber counters with a single leg into guard. The Professional didn't expect that.
Amber looking to pass the guard.
Amber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amber wants to pass the guard but The Professional is keeping the position.
The Professional avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Professional wants to sweep here but Amber controlling him for the moment.
Amber looking to sit in guard and control but The Professional gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amber manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Amber looking to ground and pound but The Professional is blocking nicely.
Amber throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Amber jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… The Professional is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by The Professional and Amber has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Amber with the ground and pound but The Professional regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amber tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Professional knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The Professional avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Amber.
Amber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Amber passes to full mount!
Amber sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The Professional slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Amber prevents The Professional from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Amber lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amber is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Amber throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amber works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Amber is looking to advance position but The Professional won't allow it.
Amber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Professional keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Amber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Amber looks to land a strike but The Professional avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Amber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Professional keeping full guard, as Amber tries to pass.
Amber passes The Professional's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Amber is pressing down on The Professional's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Professional is holding on for now.
Amber working the head and body with strikes.
Amber is working for a submission of some sort.
Amber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Amber dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Amber fails with the takedown.
Amber tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Professional sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amber somewhat.
Mr Amber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Professional, right into the meat.
Amber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Professional. The Professional obviously looking to wear him down.
Amber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Professional avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Amber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Professional feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Amber's calf.
Good exchange - The Professional coming out on top.
The Professional uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amber.
The Professional with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Professional throws an off balance right hand
and Amber counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amber working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The Professional is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Amber's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The Professional keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amber is looking to advance position but The Professional won't allow it.
The Professional blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amber.
Amber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Professional defending well though.
Amber uses his free foot to push down on The Professional's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The Professional.
Amber punching from mount but The Professional doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Amber looking to ground and pound but The Professional is blocking nicely.
Amber pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Amber throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Amber throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Professional wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Amber.
Amber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Amber sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Amber unloads with some shots from mount but The Professional bucks and avoids them well.
The Professional wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Amber.
Amber 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.
Amber punishing his opponent with strikes.
Amber punishing his opponent with strikes.
Amber in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The Professional regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amber wants to free his trapped foot but The Professional is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Amber lands strikes from half guard.
Amber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Professional's head.
The Professional taking some punishment here, with Amber in his half guard.
Amber throwing shots but The Professional is blocking nicely.
Amber is looking to advance position but The Professional won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amber prevents The Professional from improving his position.
The Professional blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amber.
The Professional keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Amber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Professional's head.
Amber thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing The Professional to regain full guard.
Amber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amber throws a big right hand that misses.
Amber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Amber dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Amber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Professional defends it nicely.
Amber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Professional.
Amber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Professional.
The Professional throws a sloppy head kick and Amber moves out of range easily.
Amber connects with a right hand. The Professional shakes it off.
Amber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mr Amber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amber trying to pass the guard but The Professional defending well.
The Professional is looking to control Amber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Professional avoid being mounted?
Amber wants to pass the guard but The Professional is defending well.
Amber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Professional trying to hold on to Amber's head to control him but Amber postures up.
Amber lands with a punch from half guard.
Amber is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for The Professional!
Amber dominating with strikes here.
Amber unloads with some shots from mount but The Professional bucks and avoids them well.
Amber looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Amber landing punches.
The Professional has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Amber's lack of action.
Amber working the head and body with strikes.
Leon The Professional has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Professional on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Professional is refusing to be controlled, as Amber sits in half guard.
Amber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Professional defending well though.
The Professional won't allow Amber to pass to mount.
Amber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Professional won't allow Amber to pass to mount.
The Professional keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Amber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Amber is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and The Professional reverses the position - he's now on top in Amber's guard.
The Professional trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Amber manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The Professional takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amber stands and throws The Professional's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Amber trying to control the action but The Professional is working from the bottom.
Mr Amber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Professional is trying to get back to half guard.
The Professional seems a little lost for a moment, as Amber dominates the positioning.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Amber'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.
We're going to have a standup here because Mr Amber wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Amber shoots in and bounces The Professional off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Professional being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Amber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amber, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Amber!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batistuta comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses: Knocking On Heavens Door. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Batistuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Batistuta is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Paulson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Batistuta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Batistuta moves into range and clinches up with Paulson.
Batistuta missing with knees to the body.
Batistuta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paulson up against the cage.
Paulson blocks an elbow strike from Batistuta.
Paulson has had enough of the clinch but Batistuta keeps him there for the moment.
Batistuta tries a knee to the head but Paulson blocks it.
Paulson blocks the elbow strike.
Batistuta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulson's efforts to push away.
Batistuta lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Robert Paulson has been cut.
Batistuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Batistuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Paulson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Batistuta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulson's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson is trying to break free.
Batistuta throws an elbow that misses.
Paulson breaks the clinch.
Paulson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulson scores with a hook.
Paulson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batistuta.
Batistuta is looking to slow Paulson down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson catches Batistuta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paulson blocks a leg kick.
Batistuta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paulson checks a leg kick.
Batistuta darts in trying to clinch
enabling Paulson to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paulson throws an overhand right that lands on Batistuta's shoulder, as Batistuta tries to avoid the shot.
Batistuta throws a head kick but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Batistuta misses with a lunging right hand
and Paulson counters with a one-two to the body.
Paulson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Batistuta to counter with a crisp jab.
Batistuta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Batistuta tries to clinch up but Paulson circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta moves into the clinch.
Batistuta misses with an elbow over the top.
Batistuta prevents Paulson from breaking the clinch.
Batistuta missing with knees to the body.
Batistuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Batistuta is breathing heavily.
Paulson avoiding damage as Batistuta throws knees to the body.
Paulson is trying to break free.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling him.
Paulson blocks an elbow strike from Batistuta.
Paulson blocks the elbow strike.
Batistuta trying to land knees to the body.
Paulson wants to break free but Batistuta has control.
Paulson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paulson breaks from the clinch.
Batistuta closes the distance and pushes Paulson back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batistuta lands a knee to the body.
Batistuta tries to land a knee to the head but Paulson blocks with his arms.
Batistuta looking to throw knees to the head but Paulson is blocking nicely.
Paulson blocks an elbow strike.
Paulson can't break the clinch.
Batistuta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulson blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson wants to break free but Batistuta has control.
Batistuta misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulson misses with a few strikes there.
Batistuta motions for Paulson to come forward. Batistuta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batistuta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paulson throws a hook but Batistuta blocks it.
Batistuta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Batistuta.
Batistuta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paulson.
A clash of legs there as Paulson blocks the low kick.
Batistuta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gabriel Batistuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Paulson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Batistuta throws a low kick but Paulson moves out of range easily.
Paulson is looking to clinch but Batistuta is avoiding it.
Paulson cracks Batistuta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paulson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta tries to clinch up but Paulson circles away and keeps his distance.
Batistuta is looking to score with low kicks.
Batistuta misses with a low kick.
Batistuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
Paulson lands a jab.
Batistuta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paulson misses the shot to the body.
Batistuta tries a low kick but Paulson avoids it.
Paulson blocks a head kick by Batistuta.
Batistuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Paulson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Paulson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paulson dips to his left and cracks Batistuta with an uppercut!
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paulson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paulson throws a right hand that misses
and Batistuta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batistuta.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow.
Batistuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson tries to break free but Batistuta pushes him back against the cage.
Paulson wants to break free but Batistuta has control.
Batistuta trying to control the position but instead, Paulson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Batistuta into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Batistuta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paulson's brow.
Batistuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Batistuta lands an elbow inside that Paulson shrugs off.
Batistuta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulson is trying to break free.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Batistuta has him pressed against the cage.
Batistuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Batistuta misses with an elbow over the top.
Paulson has had enough of the clinch but Batistuta keeps him there for the moment.
Batistuta has Paulson pressed against the cage, preventing Paulson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batistuta looking to throw knees to the head but Paulson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batistuta has him pressed against the cage.
Paulson being controlled against the cage.
Paulson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Batistuta tries a knee to the head but Paulson blocks it.
Paulson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Batistuta with a knee to the head.
Paulson wants to break free but Batistuta has control.
Batistuta prevents Paulson from breaking the clinch.
Batistuta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling the position.
Paulson tries to circle away but Batistuta has him pinned against the cage.
Batistuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Batistuta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paulson is keeping busy.
Paulson is trying to push Batistuta away but Batistuta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Batistuta has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batistuta tries to land a knee to the head but Paulson blocks with his arms.
Paulson tries to circle away but Batistuta has him pinned against the cage.
Paulson breaks the clinch.
Batistuta throws a lazy uppercut
and Paulson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Paulson manages to break the clinch.
Batistuta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batistuta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab from Paulson.
Paulson throws out a powerful jab.
Paulson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paulson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batistuta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paulson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Batistuta misses.
A swing and a miss from Paulson.
Batistuta throws a wild body kick that Paulson sees coming a mile off.
Paulson scores with a jab to the head.
Batistuta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paulson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulson connects with a body shot that sends Batistuta's belly button to the back.
Batistuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Paulson as he checks the leg kick.
Paulson lands a nice hook to Batistuta's body. Batistuta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paulson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paulson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paulson throws a good cross that connects.
Batistuta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paulson closes the distance and clinches.
Paulson tries to stall but Batistuta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Batistuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Batistuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Batistuta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulson blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paulson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulson fails to land with a series of punches.
Paulson moves out of range of the body kick from Batistuta.
Paulson misses with an uppercut
and Batistuta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paulson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paulson.
Paulson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Batistuta counter with a right hand.
Paulson throws a right hand that misses
and Batistuta counters with a solid body kick.
Paulson lands a slapping body shot.
Paulson stuns Batistuta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paulson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paulson throws a lazy uppercut
and Batistuta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batistuta.
Batistuta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulson's efforts to push away.
Batistuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batistuta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice jab there from Paulson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Batistuta is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Paulson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Batistuta keeps the fight on the outside.
Batistuta tries to clinch up.
Batistuta throws a low kick, looking for Paulson's leg but Paulson calmly moves out of range.
Paulson cracks a nice hook into Batistuta's ribs.
Batistuta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Batistuta blocks a jab.
Batistuta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paulson counters with a left and a right that stings Batistuta.
Paulson pushes Batistuta up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling him.
Batistuta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Batistuta tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulson avoids the damage to the body.
Paulson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batistuta swings widly with a right hand
and Batistuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulson avoids the head kick by Batistuta.
Batistuta throws a head kick but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batistuta throws a head kick but Paulson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson with a jab.
Paulson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Batistuta eats them both and turns towards Paulson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Paulson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paulson scores with a body shot.
Batistuta tries to move into range but Paulson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paulson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab from Paulson.
Batistuta is rocked!
Paulson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Batistuta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice combination there by Paulson.
Paulson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robert Paulson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paulson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Batistuta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batistuta seems to have got his legs back now.
Paulson scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Paulson.
Batistuta throws a leg kick but Paulson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paulson lands with a shot to the body.
Jab from Paulson.
Paulson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paulson cracks a nice hook into Batistuta's ribs.
Paulson misses with the combination.
Paulson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paulson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Batistuta misses the target.
Paulson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulson throws a poor cross that misses
and Batistuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paulson throws a hook but Batistuta avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a nice looking combination but Batistuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Paulson.
Paulson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batistuta moves away.
Paulson avoids the head kick by Batistuta.
Batistuta throws a wild body kick that Paulson sees coming a mile off.
Batistuta misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulson. Batistuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batistuta looks to clinch
and Paulson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batistuta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Batistuta misses with a leg kick
and Paulson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gabriel Batistuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Batistuta throws a head kick but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson throws a one two combo.
Batistuta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a looping overhand right but Batistuta ducks down to avoid it.
Batistuta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Batistuta wants to clinch up but Paulson keeps it at a distance.
Paulson moves out of range as Batistuta throws a body kick.
Batistuta moves out of range of the strikes.
Batistuta motions for Paulson to come forward. Batistuta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paulson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paulson lands a slapping body shot.
Batistuta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paulson cracks Batistuta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paulson connects with a jab.
Paulson misses with an uppercut. Batistuta saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batistuta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Batistuta tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulson lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Paulson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paulson 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Paulson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilhelm Reich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reich has chosen Wilhelm Reich in Hell as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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146 lbs
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138 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samoa Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilhelm Reich!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reich has a takedown stuffed.
Reich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Joe tries to avoid it but Reich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Joe to the ground. Joe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Samoa Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joe can pounce on him.
Reich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Reich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
Joe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reich's half guard.
Joe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joe throws a strike but Reich avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Reich working a defensive guard here.
Joe postures up in Reich's guard and throws a big left but Reich blocks it.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Reich's brow.
Reich trying to control the position.
Joe won't allow Reich to sweep him here.
Joe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reich is keeping the position for now.
Joe is working Reich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reich wants to sweep but no luck.
Joe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joe throwing strikes but missing.
Reich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Joe throws a strike but Reich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reich wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Joe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wilhelm Reich was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Reich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joe as he avoids it easily.
Samoa Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilhelm Reich.
Joe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joe wants it to stay on the feet.
Reich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reich.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Reich's head but Reich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe with a nice cross.
Joe with a nice cross.
Joe misses with a left hand
so Reich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Joe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joe pulls Reich in to control the position.
Joe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Samoa Joe.
Joe clinches up with Reich and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Joe.
Reich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joe.
Joe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reich is trying to break the clinch but Joe has him pressed against the cage.
Joe turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Joe manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe working the ground and pound but Reich is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Joe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Joe looks up at the clock and then as Reich takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Joe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Joe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Joe tries to score with some ground and pound. Reich controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Joe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Reich works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Joe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe.
Joe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samoa Joe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Joe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Joe wants to improve his position but instead Reich has moved into half guard.
Reich prevents Joe from improving his position.
Joe is working hard here to advance position.
Reich controlling the pace.
Joe is defending against the submission attempts here by Reich.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Reich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Joe pulls Reich in close to prevent any damage.
Reich wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reich is one step ahead there.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Wilhelm Reich hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Reich fails with the takedown.
Reich shoots in and drives through. Joe sprawls well.
Joe misses with a left hand
so Reich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich passes into half guard.
Reich tries to pass to full mount but Joe defends it.
Joe is pressing down on Reich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reich trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Reich looking to pass the guard.
Joe wants to sweep here but Reich controlling him for the moment.
Joe controlling Reich's posture.
Reich thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Samoa Joe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Reich or perhaps it was just good defense by Joe which made him look bad.
Samoa Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilhelm Reich.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joe.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Joe lands with a shot to the body.
Reich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reich somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Joe. No joy for Reich on that attempt.
Reich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Joe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reich.
Reich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joe as he jumps to the side.
Reich is breathing heavily.
Joe gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich is trying to get back to half guard.
Joe scoring with punches and elbows.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Joe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Reich takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Joe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Reich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Joe working the strikes but Reich uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Reich is pressing down on Joe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samoa Joe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Joe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reich to the mat! Reich manages to get full guard.
Joe wants to pass the guard but Reich is keeping the position.
Joe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reich trying to keep a closed guard but Joe is proving a slippery customer.
Reich is controlling Joe's posture.
Joe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samoa Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reich controls Joe momentarily but Joe frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wilhelm Reich wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Joe as Reich shoots in.
Reich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joe lands a nice shot that snaps Reich's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich shoots in for a double leg but Joe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reich scores a takedown into full mount!
Joe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reich controlling the pace for now.
Joe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Joe tries to hold on but Reich postures up.
Reich trying to control but Joe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe is working to get back to half guard.
Reich looking to control but Joe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Joe is trying to escape the mount.
Reich wants to control the pace but Joe is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Reich looking to control but Joe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Joe tries to hold on but Reich postures up.
Reich throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Joe because Reich loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Joe is controlling an arm, preventing Reich from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Joe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Reich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Reich is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Joe is surviving well by controlling Reich's body position as best he can.
Joe wants to control but Reich is having none of it.
Wilhelm Reich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe is trying to escape the mount.
Reich controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wilhelm Reich.
Well Joe 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samoa Joe!
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