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MMA 54 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Spitler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunner Grant is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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282 lbs
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265 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunner Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Spitler!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant avoids the body shot from Spitler.
Spitler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spitler swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Spitler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Spitler misses with a body punch
and Grant counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Spitler wants to get back to his feet.
Grant is keen to just control but Spitler is a slippery customer.
Grant throwing shots but Spitler is blocking nicely.
Grant drops an elbow to the side of Spitler's head.
Spitler looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spitler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grant stands up out of the half guard.
Grant throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries for a takedown but Spitler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grant shoots in and drives through. Spitler sprawls well.
Spitler stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Grant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spitler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spitler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spitler misses with a wild body shot.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spitler misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Spitler misses
and Grant counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spitler is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Spitler throws Grant to one side and escapes!
Josh Spitler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spitler tries to sprawl but Grant drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Grant is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grant wants to control but Spitler is keeping him busy.
Spitler kicks off Grant and gets to his feet.
Spitler lands a jab.
Grant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spitler but Spitler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Spitler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Spitler wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Grant 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.
Grant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spitler takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitler is pushing Grant's head away, looking to escape. Grant manages to hold on to the position though.
Spitler looks gassed!
Grant throws an elbow but Spitler slips to the side and avoids it well.
Spitler throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spitler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grant tries to clinch but Spitler moves away
and Spitler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grant misses with a takedown
and Spitler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spitler scores with a shot to the body.
Grant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spitler as he avoids it easily.
Grant shoots in but Spitler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gunner Grant will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Spitler.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spitler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spitler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grant thinking.
Grant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spitler swivels and escapes.
Grant fails with the takedown
and Spitler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Spitler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grant doesn't seem phased though.
Spitler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grant slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Spitler misses the target.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spitler counters with a left to the body.
Spitler swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Spitler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grant rather than just go for the knockout.
Spitler misses with a wild body shot.
Spitler takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Grant misses with a takedown attempt
and Spitler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spitler lands a nice shot to the body.
Spitler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Gunner Grant has been cut.
Spitler connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Spitler cracks a nice hook into Grant's ribs.
Spitler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spitler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
A punch lands to the side of Grant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spitler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the body from Spitler misses
and Grant counters with a takedown into side control.
Grant working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Spitler bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Spitler works Grant's body with a nice hook.
Spitler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spitler scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spitler jabs Grant right on the nose. Grant blinks but takes it well.
Spitler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Spitler.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Spitler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spitler. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spitler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grant momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grant.
Spitler misses with a two punch combination.
Grant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gunner Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spitler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grant is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Spitler engages and cracks Grant with a massive lead left hook - Grant tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Spitler is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Spitler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Cardinal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Tamatso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardinal comes to the cage accompanied by In Mourning - In The Failing Hour. 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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155 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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25
168 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Cardinal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Tamatso - just one landing.
Tamatso throws a body punch but Cardinal moves out of range.
Joey Cardinal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardinal shoots in for a takedown but Tamatso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tamatso lands with a good body shot.
Cardinal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tamatso circles away.
Cardinal moves into the clinch.
Cardinal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tamatso has Cardinal pressed against the cage.
Tamatso throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardinal.
Tamatso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Tamatso.
Tamatso lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Joey Cardinal has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tamatso.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamatso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Tamatso as the two fighters clinch.
Tamatso stalling the fight.
Tamatso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tamatso lands with a short shot to the head.
Tamatso has Cardinal pressed against the cage, preventing Cardinal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tamatso cracks Cardinal with a nice body shot.
Tamatso is stalling here.
Cardinal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tamatso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Cardinal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardinal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tamatso pinned against the cage. Tamatso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamatso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cardinal rushes Tamatso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tamatso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tamatso connects with a knee to the head.
Cardinal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cardinal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tamatso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cardinal wants to break free but Tamatso has control.
Tamatso landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Tamatso.
Tamatso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tamatso misses with some punches.
Tamatso is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good body shot from Tamatso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal avoiding damage as Tamatso throws knees to the body.
Tamatso has a couple of punches blocked by Cardinal.
Tamatso tries to throw a body punch but Cardinal avoids it by throwing Tamatso back against the cage.
Tamatso digs a right hand underneath Cardinal's ribcage. Cardinal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cardinal can't get the takedown.
Cardinal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cardinal is trying to drag Tamatso to the mat but Tamatso just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tamatso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tamatso will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cardinal up against the cage.
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.
Cardinal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tamatso.
Tamatso misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tamatso lands an uppercut.
Tamatso scores with a shot to the side of Cardinal's head.
Cardinal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cardinal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tamatso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cardinal wants to stall.
Cardinal is trying to break the clinch but Tamatso has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Cardinal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cardinal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tamatso counters with a body kick that stops Cardinal in his tracks momentarily.
Cardinal forces Tamatso back against the cage and clinches.
Tamatso lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cardinal tries to circle away but Tamatso has him pinned against the cage.
Tamatso is working Cardinal over against the cage.
Tamatso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cardinal's face.
A short body shot lands from Tamatso as the two fighters clinch.
Cardinal working hard to break the clinch.
Tamatso gets through Cardinal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tamatso landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tamatso leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tamatso lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tamatso.
Good body shot from Tamatso.
Cardinal blocks a body shot from Tamatso.
Cardinal blocking some punches.
Cardinal lands a knee to the body.
Tamatso's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tamatso lands a body shot.
Tamatso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Tamatso.
Tamatso is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cardinal goes for a takedown attempt but Tamatso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cardinal misses.
Tamatso digs a good hook to Cardinal's body.
Joey Cardinal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tamatso clinches with his opponent.
Tamatso scores with a hook to the body.
Tamatso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cardinal can't break the clinch.
Tamatso prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tamatso displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cardinal up against the cage.
Tamatso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tamatso.
Tamatso pushes Cardinal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tamatso lands a nice elbow.
Tamatso lands a nice elbow.
Tamatso missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tamatso misses with a punch to the body.
Cardinal goes for a takedown attempt but Tamatso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Cardinal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardinal tries for a takedown but Tamatso circles away easily
and Tamatso counters with a nice leg kick.
Cardinal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Tamatso does it's job there.
Tamatso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cardinal moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal moves into range and clinches up with Tamatso.
Tamatso is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tamatso tries to work over Cardinal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tamatso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cardinal is looking to break free of the clinch but Tamatso has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tamatso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamatso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tamatso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Cardinal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tamatso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardinal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tamatso's guard now.
Tamatso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cardinal.
Cardinal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tamatso's guard.
Cardinal tries to free his leg and advance position but Tamatso is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cardinal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cardinal preventing the sweep.
Cardinal wants to pass the guard but Tamatso is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamatso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cardinal defends well.
Cardinal postures up in Tamatso's guard and throws a big left but Tamatso blocks it.
Cardinal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tamatso stops Cardinal from passing to mount.
Cardinal is trying to get an arm triangle but Tamatso is defending well.
Cardinal goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tamatso has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cardinal but great work by Tamatso.
Cardinal taking a bit of punishment here - Tamatso scoring with strikes.
Tamatso throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tamatso lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here as Tamatso stalls from top position.
Cardinal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cardinal looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso working Cardinal over with strikes.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cardinal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamatso.
Cardinal trying to control but Tamatso postures up.
Tamatso is trying to control the action in half guard but Cardinal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tamatso looks to land a strike but Cardinal avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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.
Tamatso connects with a couple of short punches.
Tamatso thows a big elbow that misses.
Tamatso connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamatso won't allow Cardinal to sweep him here.
Tamatso wants to control from the top but Cardinal keeps moving.
Cardinal wants to sweep but no luck.
Cardinal trying to strike off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Cardinal.
I think Tamatso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon The Professional (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CockO SauruS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Professional comes to the cage accompanied by Chop 'em Down. The Professional is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as CockO SauruS enters the cage!
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161 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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162 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
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Good low kicks
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon The Professional!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, CockO SauruS!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SauruS misses with an uppercut. The Professional saw that one coming.
The Professional is breathing heavily.
The Professional keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
SauruS throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Professional.
SauruS throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Professional counters with a lovely straight right hand!
SauruS throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Professional looks to land a combination but SauruS avoids it well.
SauruS throws a body punch but The Professional moves out of range.
SauruS thumps The Professional with a low kick.
SauruS lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Professional misses with a left hand
and SauruS makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
SauruS cracks a nice hook into The Professional's ribs.
The Professional takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Professional uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by SauruS.
SauruS feints and as The Professional raises his hands in defense, SauruS changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
SauruS slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like SauruS might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by CockO SauruS.
SauruS connects with a nice looking jab.
The Professional moves out of range as SauruS strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from SauruS. The Professional does a little dance to reset his feet.
SauruS fails with the takedown.
The Professional keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
SauruS throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Professional cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
SauruS misses the shot to the body.
SauruS looks to land a left hand but The Professional moved out of range nicely.
SauruS connects with an inside leg kick.
The Professional doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Professional gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Professional can't keep his opponent in guard - SauruS advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
SauruS sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Professional knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for SauruS on the ground.
SauruS is trying to work for a kimura but The Professional is defending well.
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.
SauruS trying to control the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CockO SauruS dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
SauruS pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Professional is out of range and SauruS settles back down.
SauruS looks to throw the jab but The Professional is out of range.
SauruS just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by SauruS.
SauruS thumps The Professional with a low kick.
Good leg kick by SauruS there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
SauruS throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Professional.
SauruS is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Professional rather than just go for the knockout.
The Professional rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting SauruS counter with a right hand.
The Professional checks a low kick from SauruS.
The Professional avoids the body shot from SauruS.
The Professional chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before SauruS can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Professional moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SauruS fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
SauruS connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
SauruS shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches The Professional napping and manages to drive through into side control!
SauruS working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
SauruS is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Professional is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SauruS wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Professional, who protects the arm well.
SauruS is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt The Professional will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that SauruS has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
SauruS works to advance to full mount. The Professional defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
SauruS wants to finish this one by submission but The Professional is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from SauruS.
SauruS can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Professional is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CockO SauruS showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good leg kick by SauruS there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Professional 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.
SauruS closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - SauruS lands in his opponent's guard.
SauruS wants to control from the top but The Professional keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by CockO SauruS.
SauruS swings for the body but The Professional moves out of range.
SauruS dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
SauruS thows a left - swing and a miss!
SauruS pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Professional back to the cage. SauruS follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Professional moves out of range as SauruS strikes.
SauruS is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Professional sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
SauruS thumps The Professional with a low kick.
SauruS tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Professional was well out of range. Poor timing from SauruS.
The Professional avoids a punch combination nicely.
SauruS lands with a good body shot.
Leon The Professional has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SauruS connects with a body shot.
SauruS lunges at The Professional with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Professional's hand.
SauruS catches The Professional with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
SauruS thuds his right hand into The Professional's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Professional doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leon The Professional is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
SauruS lands a jab to the nose.
The Professional takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
SauruS cracks a nice hook into The Professional's ribs.
SauruS is looking to chop away at The Professional's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from SauruS. The Professional does a little dance to reset his feet.
SauruS lands a leg kick that knocks The Professional off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
SauruS throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from SauruS.
SauruS fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
SauruS moves into range and connects with a jab.
SauruS misses with a wild body shot.
SauruS buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
SauruS drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
SauruS tries to advance to mount but can't.
SauruS stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SauruS swings and misses with a hook to the body.
CockO SauruS is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
SauruS connects with an inside leg kick.
SauruS misses with a two punch combination.
The Professional takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left lands for SauruS.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
SauruS lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from SauruS.
SauruS fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
CockO SauruS comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well SauruS has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CockO SauruS!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dezz Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuts comes to the cage accompanied by Black Gloves. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Shawn Burton enters the cage!
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22
200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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23
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dezz Nuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Burton!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Shawn Burton has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Nuts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burton throws a jab but it's blocked by Nuts.
Nuts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nuts takes one to the side of the head.
Nuts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nuts dodges the punch combination from Burton.
Nuts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burton at a distance.
Burton throws a lazy uppercut
and Nuts counters with a head kick that drops Burton to the mat! Burton scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Burton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burton is still on wobbly legs! Can Nuts finish him?
Burton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burton seems to have recovered his senses.
Shawn Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuts is looking to clinch but Burton is avoiding it.
Burton with a nice cross.
Burton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nuts's head.
Burton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burton looks for a takedown but Nuts sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burton throws a hook but Nuts blocks it.
Burton jabs at Nuts's body.
Nuts throws a poor cross that misses
and Burton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nuts thinking.
A shot to the body from Burton misses
and Nuts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nuts is keeping busy.
Burton can't break the clinch.
Burton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nuts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dezz Nuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Burton.
Burton looks gassed!
Burton dodges the punch combination from Nuts.
Burton cracks Nuts with a good jab.
Burton throws a looping overhand right but Nuts ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a poor cross that misses
and Nuts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burton swats away the attempt to clinch by Nuts.
Burton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Nuts's shoulder, as Nuts tries to avoid the shot.
Nuts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nuts counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nuts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nuts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burton gets tackled into the cage by Nuts. Nuts maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nuts.
Nuts trying to land knees to the body.
Nuts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Nuts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nuts lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuts throws an elbow but it misses.
Burton stalling in the clinch but Nuts improves position.
Burton takes an elbow to the temple.
Nuts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
Burton tries to circle away but Nuts has him pinned against the cage.
Burton gets through Nuts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nuts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dezz Nuts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nuts clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Burton.
Burton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nuts.
Burton blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nuts.
Nuts misses with some punches.
Nuts tries to work over Burton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nuts has him pressed against the cage.
Nuts lands an elbow inside.
Nuts tries to land a knee to the head but Burton blocks with his arms.
Burton breaks the clinch.
Burton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burton landing strikes from the mount and Nuts is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts is in a horrible position here. Burton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nuts taking shots to the head.
Burton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Burton controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dezz Nuts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Burton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Burton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nuts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nuts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nuts throws a jab when Burton was well out of range.
Nuts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nuts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nuts!
Burton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nuts is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts tries to buck Burton off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton landing strikes from the mount and Nuts is in trouble!
Burton trying to control but Nuts is having none of it.
Burton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two 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.
Nuts tries to hold on but Burton postures up.
Burton controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burton wants to control the pace but Nuts is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shawn Burton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Burton swings widly with a right hand
and Nuts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nuts avoids the head kick by Burton.
Burton works over Nuts's head and body with a nice combination.
Burton shoots in for a takedown but Nuts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice cross by Burton.
Burton swings widly with a right hand
and Nuts counters with a nice body kick.
Nuts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burton tests Nuts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nuts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burton finds it's way round the side to connect with Nuts's head.
Burton digs a good body shot into Nuts's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts tries to clinch up.
Burton misses with a right hand
and Nuts counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nuts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burton counters with a left and a right that stings Nuts.
Burton scores with the left hand. Nuts knows he should have avoided that one.
Burton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nuts's waist but Nuts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burton off to one side.
Dezz Nuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Burton.
Nuts doesn't manage to clinch there - Burton circles away.
Nuts misses with a low kick.
Nuts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nuts lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nuts momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton throws a nice looking combination but Nuts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nuts won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Burton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Burton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Burton cracks Nuts with an open hand slap.
Burton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nuts swings widly with a right hand
and Burton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dezz Nuts is winning the standup battle so far.
Burton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nuts counters by clinching up.
Burton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nuts prevents it.
Nuts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burton blocks it with crossed arms.
Burton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nuts backwards.
Nuts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nuts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Nuts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burton wants to get back to striking at distance but Nuts won't allow it.
Nuts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burton tries to circle away but Nuts has him pinned against the cage.
Burton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Burton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nuts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burton looking for a takedown.
Burton dodges an elbow strike from Nuts.
Nuts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nuts avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nuts tries to close the distance and clinch but Burton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burton cracks a nice hook into Nuts's ribs.
Nuts ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Burton jabs Nuts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Burton.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burton misses the jab.
Burton misses with a double jab.
Burton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nuts back to the cage. Burton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Burton throws a right hand that misses
and Nuts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nuts's waist but Nuts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burton off to one side.
Dezz Nuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Burton.
Nuts cracks Burton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts tries to clinch but Burton moves out of range.
Nuts goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burton throws an off balance right hand
and Nuts counters with a series of strikes. Burton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nutss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burton misses with a hook.
Burton lands with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nuts!
Burton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burton misses with a hook
and Nuts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nuts misses with a punch on the inside.
Burton is trying to force a seperation but Nuts has the dominant position.
Burton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burton throws a right hand that misses
and Nuts moves into the clinch.
Burton manages to break the clinch.
Burton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Burton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton working Nuts over with strikes.
Nuts tries to kick Burton off but Burton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burton not doing much here.
Nuts is trying to stand.
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.
Nuts is looking to improve his position.
Burton trying to pass the guard but Nuts defending well.
Burton controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Burton.
I think Burton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Burton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
240 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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270 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Jane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Steel!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Steel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steel misses with a leg kick
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jane misses with a hook to the body
and Steel counters with a head kick that drops Jane to the mat! Jane scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel is looking to clinch.
Jane throws a leg kick
and Steel counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Jane to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Steel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Steel!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu Tang - Triumph 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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167 lbs
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24
165 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around al Rashid's waist but al Rashid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from al Rashid misses
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
al Rashid scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by al Rashid.
A low kick from al Rashid misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
al Rashid slips under a jab.
al Rashid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al Rashid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson has al Rashid pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. al Rashid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
al Rashid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
al Rashid is working Jackson over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid lands a shot to the body.
al Rashid gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Jackson.
Jackson has al Rashid pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jackson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending al Rashid tumbling to the mat - Jackson dives into al Rashid's guard.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
al Rashid throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
al Rashid looking for a sweep. Not yet al Rashid, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. al Rashid is keeping the position for now.
Jackson postures up in al Rashid's guard and throws a big left but al Rashid blocks it.
Jackson trying to control but al Rashid is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as al Rashid holds on and takes a little breather.
Jackson won't allow al Rashid to sweep him here.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but al Rashid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
al Rashid is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
al Rashid is controlling Jackson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
al Rashid slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but al Rashid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but al Rashid is keeping the position.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
al Rashid is trying to keep Jackson in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson throws a series of punches but al Rashid moves out of range.
al Rashid scores with a push kick.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from al Rashid fails to land.
al Rashid working aggressively here.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Rashid lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. al Rashid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
al Rashid ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Rashid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but al Rashid circles away.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
al Rashid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
al Rashid throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and al Rashid only half commits.
Sloppy strikes from al Rashid. Those never looked like landing.
al Rashid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson sizes up al Rashid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson working away.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but al Rashid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson working away.
Jackson cracks al Rashid with a big right hand but al Rashid just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jackson cracks al Rashid with a big right hand but al Rashid just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jackson is trying to ground and pound but al Rashid uses the momentary lack of control by Jackson to regain half guard.
Jackson is looking to advance position but al Rashid won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson is looking to advance position but al Rashid won't allow it.
al Rashid wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
al Rashid is trying to control but can't.
Jackson controlling the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
al Rashid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Rashad Jackson has been cut.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
al Rashid misses with a low kick.
al Rashid misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
al Rashid keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rashad Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
al Rashid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
al Rashid thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps al Rashid thinking.
al Rashid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
al Rashid misses with a body punch
and al Rashid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
al Rashid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from al Rashid - that will leave a mark!
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. al Rashid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
al Rashid loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid misses with a looping right.
al Rashid throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Rashid moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook
and al Rashid counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from al Rashid misses.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and al Rashid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
al Rashid misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson works his way into side control.
al Rashid struggling a bit here.
al Rashid takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
al Rashid is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson is trying to ground and pound but al Rashid uses the momentary lack of control by Jackson to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks al Rashid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson wants to control but al Rashid is keeping him busy.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but al Rashid defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
al Rashid slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from al Rashid.
Jackson stands up over al Rashid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but al Rashid is keeping the position.
al Rashid keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
al Rashid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. al Rashid is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson lands with a straight right. al Rashid didn't see that one coming.
al Rashid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
al Rashid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a hook but al Rashid blocks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from al Rashid - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says al Rashid. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
al Rashid misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into al Rashid's guard.
Jackson won't allow al Rashid to sweep him here.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is in close to al Rashid's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to al Rashid's brow.
al Rashid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
al Rashid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
al Rashid keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
al Rashid keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but al Rashid has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackson wants to control from the top but al Rashid keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rashad Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
al Rashid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but al Rashid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Rashid. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. al Rashid moves away and avoids it.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Rashad Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Rashid misses with a body shot
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Rashid.
Jackson lands with a hook. al Rashid tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson moves out of range as al Rashid throws a body kick.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
al Rashid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
al Rashid thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
al Rashid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Rashid manages to avoid it.
al Rashid slips a jab from Jackson.
al Rashid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
al Rashid slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as al Rashid sprawls well. al Rashid wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
al Rashid misses with an uppercut
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
al Rashid throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson throws a right hand that al Rashid ducks under and follows up with a left that al Rashid also avoids with ease.
Jackson takes one on the button.
al Rashid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and al Rashid wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
al Rashid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
al Rashid throws a lazy head kick
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
al Rashid working a defensive guard but Jackson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jackson trying to control the action but al Rashid is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused al Rashid some visible discomfort.
Jackson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for al Rashid!
Jackson unloads with some shots from mount but al Rashid bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as al Rashid is looking to escape.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as al Rashid is looking to escape.
al Rashid wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
al Rashid is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
al Rashid tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
al Rashid wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kareem al Rashid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson drops a big elbow. That's hurt al Rashid! More shots from Jackson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Jackson! Rashad Jackson retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliza Marie II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peppers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Brainiac -- Chevelle. Marie II has chosen You´re the voice - John Farnham as his entrance music. Eliza Marie II acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergeant Peppers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliza Marie II!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marie II throws a sloppy body shot
and Peppers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Eliza Marie II has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Marie II blocks the low kick.
Marie II's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peppers under the eye.
Peppers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marie II.
It looks like Sergeant Peppers has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marie II misses with a hook
and Peppers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Peppers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marie II trying to hold on to Peppers's head to control him but Peppers postures up.
Peppers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marie II moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Sergeant Peppers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Marie II swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Peppers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marie II misses with a right hand
and Peppers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marie II wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Peppers seems content to control.
Peppers passes to full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marie II can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marie II tries to hold on but Peppers postures up.
Peppers prevents Marie II from getting the reversal.
Peppers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marie II tries to hold on but Peppers postures up.
Peppers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Peppers controlling his opponent.
Peppers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marie II?
That has opened up Eliza Marie II's cut even more.
Peppers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marie II wants to try and get back to his feet.
Peppers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The cut above Eliza Marie II's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Eliza Marie II's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eliza Marie II's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergeant Peppers!
Sergeant Peppers retains his heavyweight title!
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