VVV - Cena vs Torque PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mati Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Jork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Stone
vs
Jork

188 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
204 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mati Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Jork!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jork decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Jork decides to return to a standing position.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Jork bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Danny Jork has been cut.

Stone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jork wants to stand up but Stone is controlling him.

Jork has his feet on Stone's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jork showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jork misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stone tries to bum rush Jork with a series of wild strikes but Jork uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a chopping leg kick but Jork manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jork throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.

Jork drives through and clinches with Stone against the cage.

Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown. Jork tries to sprawl out of it but Stone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jork manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone is breathing heavily.

Jork rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
Jork tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jork wants a takedown but no success here.
Mati Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Jork.

Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jork keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jork circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jork fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jork throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.

Jork shoots in and bounces Stone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jork defends it easily.
Jork is looking to stand up but Stone won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stone looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jork is defending well. Stone quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jork has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Stone celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mati Stone!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poe Tateau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tateau
vs
Miller

201 cm
18
269 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Poe Tateau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Miller!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tateau leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tateau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tateau displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.
Tateau punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tateau but Tateau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Poe Tateau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Miller.
Tateau lands a body shot.
Tateau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tateau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tateau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tateau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tateau misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch but Tateau moves out of range.
Miller takes one on the button.
Tateau clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tateau punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Tateau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Tateau there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tateau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tateau cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
Tateau lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller tries to move into range but Tateau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tateau thuds a left hand into Miller's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tateau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Tateau's corner calls for a 1-2. Tateau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tateau connects with a body shot.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tateau lands with a nice body punch.
Tateau lands the left hand.
Tateau scores with a punch to the head.
Miller is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Tateau moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poe Tateau!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roma Mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roma Mano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Silva's chin.

Mano
vs
Silva

180 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

177 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roma Mano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mano gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva wants to control but Mano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mano controlling the action here.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mano seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Mano seems content to control.
Mano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mano drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
A short right from Mano.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mano lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Mano scores with a nice hook to the head.

Mano is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mano persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Mano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mano is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mano lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get back to is feet but Mano passes into side control.
Mano in side control lands a decent elbow.

Silva is rocked!
Mano lands a strong strike to the head of Silva. That's dazed him! Mano looking to finish here. Silva is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Mano lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roma Mano!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Mensah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mensah's choice of entrance music: Pour Some Sugar On Me. On his way into the cage it seems that Kyle Brookins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kyle Brookins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Brookins
vs
Mensah

178 cm
28
177 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenneth Mensah!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mensah misses with a left hand
and Brookins counters with a series of strikes. Mensah will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brookins lands a big head kick that sends Mensah to the canvas! Brookins follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Brookins!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xaris Xaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikitin comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - The Heretic Anthem. Xaris Xaris is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nikitin
vs
Xaris

179 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oleg Nikitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xaris Xaris!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikitin is looking to clinch.
Nikitin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xaris circles away.

Xaris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Xaris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nikitin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nikitin is on top in guard.
Nikitin forces his way into half guard.
Nikitin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Xaris!

Nikitin has hold of Xaris's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Xaris manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nikitin quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Nikitin but it's paid off an Xaris is forced to tap! Nice work by Nikitin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oleg Nikitin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Working Class Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Yarbourgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Working Class Hero could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Willy Yarbourgh's chin.

Class Hero
vs
Yarbourgh

193 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Working Class Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willy Yarbourgh!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yarbourgh pushes Hero up against the cage in a clinch.
Hero looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Yarbourgh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yarbourgh just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hero.
Hero fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Yarbourgh is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hero can't fight it off and eventually Yarbourgh manages to take the fight to the floor. Hero looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yarbourgh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hero is keeping the position for now.
Yarbourgh advances to half guard.
Yarbourgh works his way into full mount!
Yarbourgh breaks from Hero's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarbourgh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hero's face.
The referee warns Hero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Yarbourgh working for a submission but Hero is keeping him at bay.
Yarbourgh scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Working Class Hero has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarbourgh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hero?
Yarbourgh is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Hero goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Yarbourgh!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Willy Yarbourgh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Keonhothy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Karet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karet has chosen Ill Bill - My Uncle Shoots Heroin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Keonhothy
vs
Karet

175 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Keonhothy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakub Karet!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karet shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Keonhothy napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Keonhothy throws Karet to one side and escapes!
Keonhothy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keonhothy lands a nice looking body shot.
Keonhothy throws a head kick that misses.
Karet avoids the head kick by Keonhothy.
Keonhothy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keonhothy moves out of range of the body kick.
Keonhothy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karet pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karet throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karet.
Karet attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tommy Keonhothy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karet shoots in looking for a takedown but Keonhothy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karet's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karet misses with a leg kick
and Keonhothy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karet lands with a slapping head kick.
Karet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karet scores with a nice body kick.
Karet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karet is looking to clinch but Keonhothy is avoiding it.
Karet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keonhothy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Karet with that takedown attempt.
Tommy Keonhothy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Karet.
Karet looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karet throws a body kick that misses.
Karet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karet tries a head kick but it misses.
Karet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keonhothy looks to land a left hand but Karet moved out of range nicely.
Keonhothy misses with a body kick.
Karet throws a sloppy head kick and Keonhothy moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karet tries to close the distance and clinch but Keonhothy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karet throws a head kick but Keonhothy moves out of range.
Keonhothy connects with a looping right hand.
Keonhothy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keonhothy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Keonhothy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Keonhothy. That snapped Karet's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Keonhothy blocks a head kick by Karet.
Keonhothy throws a wild body kick that Karet sees coming a mile off.
Jakub Karet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karet throws a sloppy head kick
and Keonhothy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Karet feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Keonhothy keeping moving, preventing Karet from controlling successfully.

Keonhothy has his feet on Karet's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keonhothy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Keonhothy thows a body shot but no joy.
Keonhothy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karet throws a sloppy head kick and Keonhothy moves out of range easily.
Keonhothy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karet is breathing heavily.
Karet throws a sloppy head kick and Keonhothy moves out of range easily.
Jakub Karet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Keonhothy misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karet.
Keonhothy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keonhothy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karet throws a low kick but Keonhothy avoids it.
Keonhothy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keonhothy throws a head kick that half lands.
Keonhothy throws a head kick but Karet moves out of range.
Keonhothy misses with a head kick.
Keonhothy throws a sloppy head kick and Karet moves out of range easily.
Tommy Keonhothy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karet doesn't manage to clinch there - Keonhothy circles away.
Keonhothy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karet fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy misses with a head kick.
Karet dodges the punch combination from Keonhothy.
Keonhothy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karet.
Karet thumps Keonhothy with a low kick.
Karet throws a sloppy head kick and Keonhothy moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karet works Keonhothy's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jakub Karet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Karet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karet effectively controlling the action here.
Karet avoiding damage as Keonhothy throws knees to the body.
Keonhothy missing with knees to the body.
Keonhothy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karet is trying to maintain a safe position but Keonhothy gets an underhook and turns Karet into the cage.
Keonhothy is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Karet looking to slow down the pace here.
Karet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Karet.
Keonhothy has had enough of the clinch but Karet keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keonhothy is defending well for now.
Keonhothy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karet prevents Keonhothy from breaking the clinch.
Karet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keonhothy's defenses.
Keonhothy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karet.
Karet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keonhothy is keeping busy.
Karet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keonhothy.
Karet just leaning against Keonhothy, taking a breather.
Karet keeps control of Keonhothy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keonhothy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karet is defending well for now.
Keonhothy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karet trying to stall but Keonhothy improves his position.
Keonhothy wants to break the clinch but can't.

Keonhothy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karet slips a jab and a cross from Keonhothy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Keonhothy misses.
Karet misses with a low kick.
Karet wants to clinch.
Keonhothy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karet. That did some damage!
Keonhothy stuffs the takedown attempt from Karet. Karet gets slowly back to his feet.
Karet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keonhothy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karet rushes Keonhothy and presses him up against the cage.
Karet managing to block the knees to the body from Keonhothy.
Keonhothy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karet is defending well for now.
Keonhothy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Keonhothy working hard to break the clinch.
Karet lands a nice elbow.
Keonhothy tries a knee to the head but Karet blocks it.
Keonhothy wants to break free but Karet has control.

Keonhothy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keonhothy checks a low kick from Karet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keonhothy looks to score with a jab to the body but Karet is just out of range.

Karet clinches.
Keonhothy can't find room to land a body shot as Karet controls the action.
Keonhothy is trying to force a seperation but Karet has the dominant position.

Karet turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Karet manages to end up in side control.
Keonhothy prevents Karet from improving position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keonhothy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karet has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keonhothy keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Karet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karet 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Jakub Karet!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Jakub Karet!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Jakub Karet!

Jakub Karet wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Cannonball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Conca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cannonball comes into the arena with Johnny Cash - God`s Gonna Cut You Down blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Cannonball
vs
Conca

165 cm
27
300 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

183 cm
30
185 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Cannonball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dario Conca!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannonball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cannonball misses with a straight right.
Cannonball misses with a left hand
and Conca counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cannonball's knee momentarily.

Conca tries to keep at a distance but Cannonball has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cannonball on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Conca missing with knees to the body.
Cannonball avoids the elbow strike from Conca, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Conca.
Conca has a couple of punches blocked by Cannonball.
Cannonball lands a body shot.

Cannonball pulls guard effortlessly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Conca content to stall in guard here.
Conca trying to control but Cannonball is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dario Conca wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cannonball misses with a wild body shot.
Cannonball swings for the body but Conca moves out of range.
Conca avoids the body shot from Cannonball.

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.
Cannonball connects with the punch.

It looks like Dario Conca has been cut.
Cannonball just misses with a punch to the body.
Cannonball is looking to wear down Conca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Cannonball sends Conca crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cannonball is motioning to the referee to let Conca up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Conca is rocked!
Cannonball throws a lazy right hand but Conca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conca is still on wobbly legs! Can Cannonball finish him?

Cannonball shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Cannonball slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Cannonball lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mr Cannonball!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Amnesia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amnesia comes to the cage accompanied by Pump It . Blessed has chosen Anarchy In The UK as his entrance music. Amnesia has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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.

Amnesia
vs
Blessed

168 cm
26
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
143 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Amnesia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Blessed!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amnesia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Amnesia is breathing heavily.
Blessed shoots in but no luck this time.
Blessed misses with a takedown attempt - Amnesia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blessed closes the distance and clinches up with Amnesia, looking for a takedown. Blessed pushes Amnesia against the cage but Amnesia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andreas Amnesia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blessed.
Amnesia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Blessed feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blessed postures up in Amnesia's guard and throws a big left but Amnesia blocks it.
Blessed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blessed throwing strikes from guard but Amnesia blocks nicely.
Blessed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blessed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blessed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blessed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blessed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blessed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed postures up in Amnesia's guard and throws a big left but Amnesia blocks it.
Amnesia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blessed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blessed throwing strikes but missing.
Blessed postures up in Amnesia's guard and throws a big left but Amnesia blocks it.
Blessed throwing strikes but missing.
Blessed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blessed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blessed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amnesia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blessed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blessed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blessed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blessed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blessed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blessed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amnesia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blessed.
Blessed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blessed throws a big right hand that misses.
Blessed cracks Amnesia with a solid left hand.
Blessed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blessed throwing strikes from guard but Amnesia blocks nicely.
Amnesia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Amnesia tries to get out of the position.
Blessed is looking to work some ground and pound but Amnesia has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed postures up in Amnesia's guard and throws a big left but Amnesia blocks it.
Blessed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amnesia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blessed is looking to work some ground and pound but Amnesia has wrist control.
Blessed works over Amnesia with some ground and pound from guard.
Blessed throwing strikes from guard but Amnesia blocks nicely.
Blessed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blessed working some strikes from top position.
Blessed is in close to Amnesia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blessed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amnesia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blessed.
Blessed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blessed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amnesia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blessed.
Blessed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amnesia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blessed on the ground.
Amnesia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amnesia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amnesia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blessed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blessed throws a big right hand that misses.
Blessed throwing strikes but missing.
Blessed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blessed chips away with some ground and pound.
Amnesia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Amnesia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blessed.
Blessed is looking to work some ground and pound but Amnesia has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blessed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blessed looks for a takedown but Amnesia sprawls well.
Blessed shoots in but Amnesia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andreas Amnesia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blessed.
Blessed has a takedown stuffed.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amnesia but Amnesia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amnesia but Amnesia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blessed slips a jab from Amnesia.
Horrible takedown by Blessed or perhaps it was just good defense by Amnesia which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed fails with a takedown attempt.
Blessed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amnesia tries to avoid it but Blessed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amnesia to the ground. Amnesia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Amnesia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blessed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amnesia swivels and escapes.
Brian Blessed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amnesia moves in looking to clinch but Blessed pushes him off.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amnesia as he avoids it easily.
Blessed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amnesia tries to avoid it but Blessed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amnesia to the ground. Amnesia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blessed shoots in looking for a takedown but Amnesia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blessed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Amnesia connects with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Blessed or perhaps it was just good defense by Amnesia which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed keeps the fight on the outside.
Amnesia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blessed.
Blessed dives in and grabs Amnesia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amnesia pushes down on Blessed's head and hops out.
Blessed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amnesia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blessed somewhat.
Blessed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Amnesia avoids it really well and circles away.
Andreas Amnesia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blessed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Amnesia. Those never looked like landing.
Amnesia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blessed.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown but Amnesia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Amnesia stuffs the takedown.
Blessed tries for a takedown but Amnesia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blessed shoots for a takedown but Amnesia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amnesia throws a leg kick which misses Blessed's front leg but catches the back leg as Blessed tries to avoid it.
Blessed fails with a takedown attempt.
Amnesia stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed closes the distance and clinches up with Amnesia, looking for a takedown. Blessed pushes Amnesia against the cage but Amnesia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blessed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amnesia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blessed shoots in and drives through. Amnesia sprawls well.
Blessed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Amnesia circles away.
Blessed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Amnesia avoids it really well and circles away.
Blessed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amnesia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blessed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amnesia tries to avoid it but Blessed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amnesia to the ground. Amnesia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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 Andreas Amnesia will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blessed shoots in and drives through. Amnesia sprawls well.
Amnesia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andreas Amnesia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andreas Amnesia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blessed.
Blessed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amnesia can pounce on him.
Horrible takedown by Blessed or perhaps it was just good defense by Amnesia which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blessed.
Blessed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blessed dives in and grabs Amnesia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amnesia pushes down on Blessed's head and hops out.
Blessed shoots in and drives through. Amnesia sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amnesia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blessed.
Amnesia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Amnesia stuffs the takedown.
Blessed dives in and grabs Amnesia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amnesia pushes down on Blessed's head and hops out.
Amnesia stuffs the takedown attempt from Blessed. Blessed gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Amnesia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amnesia throws a push kick but Blessed slaps the foot to one side.
Horrible takedown by Blessed or perhaps it was just good defense by Amnesia which made him look bad.
Blessed swats away the attempt to clinch by Amnesia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Blessed or perhaps it was just good defense by Amnesia which made him look bad.
Amnesia lands a jab-cross combination.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amnesia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amnesia wants it to stay on the feet.
Amnesia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amnesia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blessed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blessed dives in and grabs Amnesia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amnesia pushes down on Blessed's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed shoots in and drives through. Amnesia sprawls well.
Blessed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amnesia pinned against the cage. Amnesia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Amnesia sprawls well. Amnesia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blessed gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Amnesia - just one landing.
Blessed closes the distance and clinches up with Amnesia, looking for a takedown. Blessed pushes Amnesia against the cage but Amnesia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blessed is defended easily by Amnesia.
Andreas Amnesia is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amnesia scoring well with a low kick there.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amnesia as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Blessed with that takedown attempt.
Blessed fails to land the takedown.
Blessed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amnesia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Andreas Amnesia did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blessed fails to land the takedown.
Blessed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amnesia is fending him off so far but Blessed persists. Nope, Amnesia circles away and we're back to standing.
Blessed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andreas Amnesia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blessed.
Blessed tries for a takedown but Amnesia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blessed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blessed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Amnesia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blessed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amnesia tries to avoid it but Blessed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amnesia to the ground. Amnesia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blessed fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amnesia misses with a series of wild punches.
Blessed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amnesia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blessed somewhat.
Blessed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blessed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amnesia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blessed tries for a takedown but Amnesia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Blessed or perhaps it was just good defense by Amnesia which made him look bad.
Blessed fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Amnesia sprawls well. Amnesia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blessed gets slowly back to his feet.
Amnesia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blessed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amnesia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blessed somewhat.
Blessed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Amnesia's waist but Amnesia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blessed off to one side.
Blessed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amnesia throws a lazy right hand but Blessed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed shoots in and drives through. Amnesia sprawls well.
Blessed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amnesia swivels and escapes.
Amnesia wants to clinch.
Blessed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amnesia is fending him off so far but Blessed persists. Nope, Amnesia circles away and we're back to standing.
Amnesia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amnesia but Amnesia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blessed fails with a takedown attempt.
Blessed fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown but Amnesia shows good takedown defense.
Blessed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Amnesia avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice combination there by Amnesia.
Blessed shoots in and drives through. Amnesia sprawls well.
Amnesia stuffs the takedown.
Blessed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blessed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Andreas Amnesia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Amnesia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Blessed fails with the takedown.
Blessed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blessed shoots in but no luck this time.
Andreas Amnesia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blessed.
Amnesia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blessed shoots in but no luck this time.
Blessed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck for Blessed with that takedown attempt.
Blessed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amnesia leaves Blessed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blessed is defended easily by Amnesia.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amnesia scores with a jab to the head.
Blessed closes the distance and clinches up with Amnesia, looking for a takedown. Blessed pushes Amnesia against the cage but Amnesia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Amnesia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amnesia wants it to stay on the feet.
Blessed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blessed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amnesia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blessed somewhat.
Blessed tries for a takedown but Amnesia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amnesia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blessed.
Blessed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Amnesia avoids it really well and circles away.
Blessed shoots for a double leg takedown but Amnesia sprawls well. He's pushed Blessed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Amnesia stuffs the takedown.
Blessed misses with a takedown attempt - Amnesia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Amnesia stuffs the takedown.
Blessed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amnesia as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amnesia leaves Blessed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blessed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amnesia is fending him off so far but Blessed persists. Nope, Amnesia circles away and we're back to standing.
Andreas Amnesia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amnesia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blessed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blessed shoots in and drives through. Amnesia sprawls well.
Blessed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amnesia defends it nicely.
Blessed fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amnesia defends it nicely.
Blessed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Amnesia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blessed dives in and grabs Amnesia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amnesia pushes down on Blessed's head and hops out.
Amnesia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blessed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amnesia swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blessed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amnesia swivels and escapes.
Blessed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blessed has a takedown stuffed.

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 Andreas Amnesia.
I think Amnesia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Brian Blessed!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Brian Blessed!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Brian Blessed!

Brian Blessed wins by unanimous decision! Brian Blessed retains his bantamweight title!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Megga Torque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cena
vs
Torque

190 cm
26
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Cena !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Megga Torque!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torque misses with a body kick.
Cena throws a series of punches but Torque moves out of range.
Cena lands with a right hand.
Torque scores with a kick to the midsection.
Torque looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cena scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torque feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cena 's calf.
Torque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torque throws a head kick but Cena moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Cena misses.
Cena throws a looping overhand right but Torque ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Cena . That snapped Torque's head back.
Torque thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cena if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cena . Torque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cena lands the left hand.
Cena walks forward, straight into a front kick from Torque.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Torque fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torque lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like John Cena has been cut.
Nice body kick from Torque.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torque.
Torque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torque explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torque. Cena shrugs it off though.
Torque lands a nice looking body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torque. Cena shrugs it off though.
Cena is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torque. Cena shrugs it off though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torque. Cena shrugs it off though.

Torque lands a big head kick that sends Cena tumbling to the mat! Torque takes a step backwards and waves Cena back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Cena is rocked!
Cena drops his hands momentarily and Torque needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Cena just on the top of the head. Cena drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Cena - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Megga Torque!
Megga Torque is the new welterweight champion!