HBP 79 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dafoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zaharov (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.

Dafoe
vs
Zaharov

188 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Dafoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Zaharov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dafoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaharov is fending him off so far but Dafoe persists. Nope, Zaharov circles away and we're back to standing.

Dafoe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dafoe trying to mount his opponent but Zaharov defends it.

Zaharov has one foot on Dafoe's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zaharov doesn't manage to clinch there - Dafoe circles away.
Dafoe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zaharov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dafoe keeps the fight on the outside.
Dafoe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Dafoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaharov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dafoe closes the distance and clinches up with Zaharov, looking for a takedown. Dafoe pushes Zaharov against the cage but Zaharov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Zaharov moves into the clinch.
Dafoe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zaharov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dafoe is trying to drag Zaharov to the mat but Zaharov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Zaharov has clasped his hands together around Dafoe's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dafoe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zaharov off and has taken his back!

Zaharov fending off the submission attempt from Dafoe.

Zaharov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dafoe.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dafoe working for the choke.

Zaharov showing good submission defense here.
Zaharov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dafoe is working for a guillotine from mount but Zaharov frees his head quite easily.
Zaharov is looking to improve his position but Dafoe isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaharov has given up his back. Will we see Dafoe going for some submissions?

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dafoe looking for the choke from the back.

Dafoe is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Zaharov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Dafoe tightening his grip on Zaharov, looking for the choke.
Zaharov turns into Dafoe and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dafoe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zaharov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Zaharov content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Dafoe has locked up a guillotine! Dafoe's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Zaharov is holding on here and Dafoe must be using up a lot of energy. Zaharov has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Dafoe gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Dafoe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Grimsrud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cale Kappaluna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cale Kappaluna will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Grimsrud
vs
Kappaluna

169 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Grimsrud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cale Kappaluna!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grimsrud checks a leg kick.
Grimsrud fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kappaluna shoots for a double leg takedown but Grimsrud sprawls well. He's pushed Kappaluna's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Grimsrud shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kappaluna manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grimsrud throwing strikes from guard but Kappaluna blocks nicely.
Grimsrud is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grimsrud throws a big right hand that misses.
Grimsrud is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kappaluna is pulling down on Grimsrud's head. It's preventing any offense from Grimsrud, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kappaluna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grimsrud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kappaluna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grimsrud might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grimsrud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimsrud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimsrud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kappaluna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grimsrud.
Grimsrud working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kappaluna's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimsrud throwing strikes but missing.
Grimsrud trying to control the position from guard on top but Kappaluna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kappaluna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grimsrud.
Grimsrud is fighting to break Kappaluna's control of his arms but Kappaluna is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grimsrud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grimsrud won't allow Kappaluna to sweep him here.
Grimsrud throws and elbow that misses. Kappaluna uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grimsrud's guard. Nice move by Kappaluna!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimsrud seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Kappaluna gets to his feet. Grimsrud looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kappaluna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grimsrud checks it well.
Kappaluna throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kappaluna throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grimsrud wants to clinch.
Kappaluna slaps away a takedown attempt from Grimsrud, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kappaluna connects with a leg kick. Grimsrud looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kappaluna shoots in for a takedown but Grimsrud shows good takedown defense.
Kappaluna fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grimsrud is out of range.
Nice body kick from Kappaluna.
Grimsrud takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kappaluna throws a leg kick but Grimsrud checks it.
Kappaluna thuds his shin into the meat of Grimsrud's side.
Kappaluna scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Kappaluna tenderised Grimsrud's leg. Grimsrud is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kappaluna throws a front kick aimed at Grimsrud's knee but Grimsrud avoids it well.
Kappaluna misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cale Kappaluna will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kappaluna feints and then cracks Grimsrud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grimsrud down.
Kappaluna thuds his shin into the meat of Grimsrud's side.
Kappaluna wants to land a leg kick but Grimsrud is out of range.
Christian Grimsrud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kappaluna lands with a kick to the temple. Grimsrud shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cale Kappaluna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kappaluna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Grimsrud misses.
Kappaluna cracks the inside of Grimsrud's front leg.
Kappaluna throws out a leg kick but Grimsrud moves out of range and Kappaluna only half commits.
Kappaluna lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kappaluna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kappaluna.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kappaluna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kappaluna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grimsrud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kappaluna can pounce on him.
Kappaluna throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kappaluna. That's going to slow Grimsrud down.
Kappaluna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kappaluna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Kappaluna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grimsrud will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good leg kick by Kappaluna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kappaluna is looking to slow Grimsrud down with leg kicks.
Kappaluna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kappaluna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grimsrud takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna connects with a high kick.
Kappaluna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kappaluna plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kappaluna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Kappaluna lands but Grimsrud takes it in his stride.
Kappaluna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kappaluna throws a leg kick which misses Grimsrud's front leg but catches the back leg as Grimsrud tries to avoid it.
Grimsrud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kappaluna can pounce on him.
Kappaluna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grimsrud takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Grimsrud is rocked!
Kappaluna lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Grimsrud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna connects with an inside leg kick.
Kappaluna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grimsrud's calf.
Kappaluna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kappaluna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kappaluna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grimsrud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kappaluna.
Grimsrud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grimsrud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimsrud seems to have got his legs back now.
Kappaluna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimsrud. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kappaluna scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kappaluna. That's going to slow Grimsrud down.
Both fighters circling a little - Kappaluna finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grimsrud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kappaluna.
Kappaluna lands with a kick to the temple. Grimsrud shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grimsrud misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna misses with a head kick.
Kappaluna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimsrud.
Kappaluna tries for a takedown but Grimsrud sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kappaluna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kappaluna throws a nice head kick!
Kappaluna throws a push kick but Grimsrud slaps the foot to one side.
Kappaluna throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kappaluna throws a leg kick but Grimsrud sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kappaluna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cale Kappaluna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kappaluna throws a leg kick but Grimsrud sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cale Kappaluna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kappaluna cracks the inside of Grimsrud's front leg.
Kappaluna throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kappaluna.
Nice body kick from Kappaluna.
Grimsrud checks a leg kick.
Grimsrud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kappaluna tries to land a leg kick but Grimsrud saw it coming and moves away.
Kappaluna throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grimsrud's head.

Grimsrud decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kappaluna avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grimsrud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimsrud looks to land a strike but Kappaluna avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimsrud working some strikes from top position.
Kappaluna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grimsrud manages to get himself to full guard.

Kappaluna gets to his feet - Grimsrud follows without any prompting.
Kappaluna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kappaluna scoring well with a low kick there.
Kappaluna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimsrud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimsrud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kappaluna lands a leg kick that knocks Grimsrud off balance momentarily.
Kappaluna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kappaluna explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grimsrud takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimsrud 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.
Kappaluna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kappaluna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kappaluna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kappaluna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kappaluna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kappaluna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kappaluna looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cale Kappaluna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Kappaluna.
Grimsrud wants to clinch up but Kappaluna keeps it at a distance.
Kappaluna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kappaluna scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimsrud checks a low kick from Kappaluna.
Kappaluna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grimsrud blocks a head kick by Kappaluna.
Kappaluna wants to slow Grimsrud down by chopping away at his legs.
Kappaluna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grimsrud looks for a takedown but Kappaluna sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kappaluna is looking to slow Grimsrud down with leg kicks.
Grimsrud avoids the head kick by Kappaluna.
Grimsrud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kappaluna. Kappaluna obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kappaluna.
Kappaluna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kappaluna moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kappaluna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kappaluna.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kappaluna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Christian Grimsrud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kappaluna. Grimsrud shrugs it off though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cale Kappaluna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kappaluna winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cale Kappaluna!

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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 Pal Secam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Sabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Secam comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Chop Suey!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sabu's choice of entrance music: The Enemy . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Secam
vs
Sabu

168 cm
27
149 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

178 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 9 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pal Secam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nero Sabu!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabu misses with a takedown attempt

and Secam counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sabu looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Secam is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Secam sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Secam lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Secam 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Secam punishing his opponent with strikes.

Sabu has left one of his arms exposed and Secam doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Sabu screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

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

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cinco Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigoriy Slipchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigoriy Slipchenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mayo
vs
Slipchenko

189 cm
27
216 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cinco Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigoriy Slipchenko!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slipchenko fails with the takedown

and Mayo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mayo.
Mayo misses with a knee strike.
Slipchenko can't get the takedown.
Mayo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slipchenko.
Cinco Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigoriy Slipchenko.
Mayo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slipchenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Mayo breaks from the clinch.
Slipchenko misses with a takedown

and Mayo counters by clinching up.
Slipchenko looks gassed!

Mayo manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mayo breaks from the clinch.
Grigoriy Slipchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayo wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slipchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Slipchenko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mayo's guard now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Slipchenko drops back looking for a leg! Mayo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mayo manages to kick Slipchenko off! Slipchenko jumps back into Mayo's guard.
Mayo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slipchenko on the ground.
Slipchenko stops Mayo from standing up.

Slipchenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slipchenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Slipchenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mayo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slipchenko is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mayo tries to get out of the position.

Slipchenko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slipchenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slipchenko throwing strikes but missing.
Slipchenko is pushing down on Mayo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mayo is fighting to maintain full guard but Slipchenko has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slipchenko wants to pass to mount but Mayo is defending the position.

Slipchenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Slipchenko lands strikes from half guard.
Slipchenko wants to pass to mount but Mayo is defending the position.

Slipchenko is looking for a kimura but Mayo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Slipchenko to get the leverage.

Slipchenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Slipchenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mayo is defending against the submission attempts here by Slipchenko.

Slipchenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Slipchenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mayo is just riding it out for now. Slipchenko eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigoriy Slipchenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mayo wants to clinch up but Slipchenko keeps it at a distance.
Slipchenko has his takedown stuffed

and Mayo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slipchenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slipchenko wants a takedown.
Cinco Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigoriy Slipchenko.
Mayo lands a knee to the body.
Slipchenko is breathing heavily.
Mayo scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayo wants to clinch.

Mayo pushes Slipchenko up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slipchenko looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mayo obliges.
Nice body punch from Mayo.

Mayo breaks the clinch.
Cinco Mayo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayo tries to clinch but Slipchenko moves out of range.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Slipchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Slipchenko tries to keep at a distance but Mayo has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mayo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mayo closes the distance and pushes Slipchenko back into the cage.
Mayo landing knees to the body.

Mayo breaks the clinch.
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!
Slipchenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mayo clinches.

Mayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slipchenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slipchenko misses with a takedown

and Mayo counters by clinching up.

Mayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayo doesn't manage to clinch there - Slipchenko circles away.

Mayo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mayo breaks the clinch.

Mayo has Slipchenko up against the cage in a clinch.

Mayo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slipchenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayo wants to clinch up but Slipchenko keeps it at a distance.
Mayo moves in looking to clinch but Slipchenko pushes him off.
Mayo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayo moves in looking to clinch but Slipchenko pushes him off.

Mayo clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayo prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mayo obliges.
Slipchenko wants a takedown.
Mayo crunches a lovely knee into Slipchenko's ribcage.
Mayo scores with a knee to the head.

Mayo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slipchenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayo is looking to clinch.
Mayo tries to clinch there but Slipchenko circles away.
Mayo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slipchenko fails with the takedown

and Mayo counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slipchenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slipchenko can't get the takedown.

Mayo manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is looking to clinch.
Mayo tries to clinch but Slipchenko moves away

and Slipchenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Slipchenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slipchenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Slipchenko won't allow Mayo to get back to his feet.
Mayo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slipchenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Slipchenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slipchenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Slipchenko prevents Mayo from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cinco Mayo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Slipchenko fails with a takedown attempt.

Mayo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slipchenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mayo gets underhooks to prevent Slipchenko's takedown attempt.
Cinco Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigoriy Slipchenko.

Mayo breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayo moves in looking to clinch but Slipchenko pushes him off.
Mayo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slipchenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slipchenko shoots and misses

and Mayo moves into the clinch.

Mayo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slipchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayo.

Mayo moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mayo breaks from the clinch.
Slipchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mayo forces Slipchenko back against the cage and clinches.
Mayo scores with a shoulder strike.
Mayo crunches a lovely knee into Slipchenko's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Mayo as the two fighters clinch.

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

Mayo gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayo.

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

Mayo has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cinco Mayo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Mayo breaks from the clinch.
Mayo tries to clinch but Slipchenko is having none of it.

Mayo drives through and clinches with Slipchenko against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slipchenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mayo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mayo lands a good knee to the midsection. Slipchenko won't want to take too many of those.
Mayo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayo.

Mayo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayo wants to clinch up but Slipchenko keeps it at a distance.
Slipchenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Slipchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mayo rushes Slipchenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mayo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Mayo.
Mayo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mayo crunches a lovely knee into Slipchenko's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo working Slipchenko over with knees to the body.
Mayo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mayo lands a nice knee to the body.

Mayo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mayo wants to clinch up but Slipchenko keeps it at a distance.

Mayo moves into range and clinches up with Slipchenko.

Mayo manages to break the clinch.
Slipchenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mayo counters by moving into the clinch.

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

Mayo moves into the clinch.

Mayo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mayo takes the fight into the clinch.
Slipchenko can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slipchenko is trying to drag Mayo to the mat but Mayo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Mayo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mayo rushes Slipchenko and presses him up against the cage.
Mayo lands a good knee to the midsection. Slipchenko won't want to take too many of those.
Mayo connects with a knee to the head.
Slipchenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mayo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Mayo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slipchenko or not.
Mayo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slipchenkos head.
Mayo working Slipchenko over with knees to the body.
Mayo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slipchenko can do to turn this around?
Mayo working Slipchenko over with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cinco Mayo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cinco Mayo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justino Cordobes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Smirnoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Justino Cordobes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cordobes
vs
Smirnoff

190 cm
19
144 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
142 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justino Cordobes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Smirnoff!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordobes throws a series of punches but Smirnoff avoids them all with ease.
Cordobes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cordobes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smirnoff moves out of range of the body kick.

Cordobes tries to keep at a distance but Smirnoff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smirnoff.
Smirnoff avoiding damage as Cordobes throws knees to the body.
Cordobes stalling in the clinch but Smirnoff improves position.
Cordobes takes an elbow to the temple.
Smirnoff'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.
Smirnoff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Smirnoff.
Smirnoff wants a takedown but no success here.
Cordobes leaning against his opponent.
Cordobes takes a knee to the side of the body.

Smirnoff gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cordobes regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Smirnoff gets to his feet. Cordobes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cordobes misses with a wild body shot.
Smirnoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordobes misses with a low kick.
Smirnoff checks a low kick from Cordobes.
Cordobes wants to clinch up but Smirnoff keeps it at a distance.
Smirnoff jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cordobes throws a solid leg kick but Smirnoff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cordobes.
Smirnoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cordobes is looking to land body kicks.
Cordobes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Smirnoff moves into the clinch successfully.
Smirnoff managing to block the knees to the body from Cordobes.
Cordobes can't break the clinch.
Cordobes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cordobes throws an elbow but it misses.

Smirnoff decides to pull guard.
Smirnoff is adopting a defensive guard.
Smirnoff has a closed guard, preventing Cordobes from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnoff is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vitaly Smirnoff wasn't active enough on the ground.

Smirnoff closes the distance and pushes Cordobes back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnoff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Smirnoff manages to pull guard.

Smirnoff has his feet on Cordobes's thighs here. He's pushed Cordobes off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cordobes screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitaly Smirnoff!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ferenc Pap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorba The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pap
vs
The Greek

184 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ferenc Pap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zorba The Greek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pap tries for a takedown but The Greek circles away easily
and The Greek counters with a nice body shot.
A right-left combo lands from The Greek.
Pap shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Greek but The Greek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Greek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pap has his takedown stuffed
enabling The Greek to counter with a crisp jab.

Pap is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferenc Pap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Greek misses with a double jab.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! The Greek has cracked Pap with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! The Greek lands another huge swinging hook and Pap tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Pap, before The Greek can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zorba The Greek!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tosh comes to the cage accompanied by Stepping Razor. Funkyama has chosen Renegade of Funk as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tosh
vs
Funkyama

184 cm
24
183 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Tosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tosh tries to clinch but Funkyama is having none of it.
Funkyama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Funkyama moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tosh, right into the meat.

Tosh has Funkyama up against the cage in a clinch.

Funkyama has hold of one of Tosh's legs. Tosh is fighting the takedown attempt but Funkyama gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Funkyama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Funkyama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tosh controls Funkyama momentarily but Funkyama frees himself.
Tosh is adopting a defensive guard.
Funkyama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Tosh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!

Tosh looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Funkyama passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Funkyama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funkyama scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tosh to see if he's OK.
Funkyama throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Funkyama misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tosh is trying to control Funkyama's posture but Funkyama avoids it.
Tosh is trying to work for a sweep but Funkyama has mounted him!
Tosh regains half guard.
Funkyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funkyama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tosh's head.
Tosh is looking to control Funkyama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tosh avoid being mounted?
Funkyama trying to control from half guard but Tosh is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosh tries to get to full guard but Funkyama has control of the leg.
Tosh is doing well to control the position and prevent Funkyama from advancing to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tosh is defending against the submission attempts here by Funkyama.
Funkyama trying to mount his opponent but Tosh defends it.
Tosh moves into full guard.
Funkyama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tosh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tosh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tosh with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to reverse the position but Tosh maintains control.
Tosh lands a big shot there that rocks Funkyama but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tosh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tosh landing punches.
The referee warns Funkyama that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tosh cracks Funkyama with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Funkyama is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Tosh! Funkyama is hurt baaadly! Tosh is firing away with more strikes - Funkyama is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Tosh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ovaltrades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jager Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoffman has chosen Sharpshooter by Motorhead as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ovaltrades
vs
Hoffman

155 cm
28
130 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
138 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Ovaltrades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jager Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ovaltrades closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hoffman did well to prevent Ovaltrades getting side control.
Hoffman pushes Ovaltrades off looking to stand but Ovaltrades dives back in and keeps control.
Hoffman is staying active underneath Ovaltrades, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ovaltrades is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Ovaltrades is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoffman sees it coming and defends easily.
Hoffman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Ovaltrades is looking for a kimura but Hoffman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ovaltrades to get the leverage.

Hoffman is defending against the submission attempts here by Ovaltrades.

Ovaltrades is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaltrades looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ovaltrades is working hard here to advance position.
Ovaltrades passes the guard and advances to mount!
You get the feeling that Hoffman really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ovaltrades looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ovaltrades thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ovaltrades trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hoffman tries to hold on but Ovaltrades pushes him away.
Hoffman is working to get back to half guard.

Ovaltrades working for a guillotine from mount but Hoffman is in no mood to give up.

Hoffman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ovaltrades.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltrades controlling from mount.
Ovaltrades fails to advance to Hoffman's back.

Ovaltrades looking to secure an arm triangle but Hoffman defends it well.
Hoffman is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltrades looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ovaltrades fails to move to back control.
Hoffman is squirming around, avoiding Ovaltrades's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ovaltrades is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hoffman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hoffman!

Ovaltrades has his foot on Hoffman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hoffman works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ovaltrades dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ovaltrades paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ovaltrades fails to land the takedown.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Ovaltrades moves out of range.
Hoffman closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ovaltrades counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ovaltrades trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ovaltrades is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hoffman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hoffman has escaped and now he's on top!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ovaltrades here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hoffman 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.
Hoffman wants to stand and escape but instead Ovaltrades has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman has his hands on Ovaltrades's head, controlling the position.

Ovaltrades drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hoffman dives on top into guard.
Ovaltrades not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hoffman wants to get up but he can't break Ovaltrades's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ovaltrades throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ovaltrades is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoffman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman stops Ovaltrades from standing up.
Ovaltrades throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hoffman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ovaltrades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ovaltrades is proving hard to escape from.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hoffman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ovaltrades decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ovaltrades wants to control but Hoffman is keeping him busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ovaltrades looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ovaltrades is thwarting Hoffman's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltrades not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoffman is looking to escape.

Ovaltrades is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoffman defends it well.
Hoffman wants to improve his position but Ovaltrades is controlling well.
Ovaltrades wants to pass to mount but Hoffman is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltrades trying to control from half guard but Hoffman is working away.

Ovaltrades looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hoffman is trying to stand back up but Ovaltrades is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ovaltrades is trying to work for a kimura but Hoffman is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ovaltrades dominated that second round.
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.

Hoffman is looking to clinch but Ovaltrades is avoiding it.
Ovaltrades circles away from the clinch attempt

so Ovaltrades counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ovaltrades trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ovaltrades looking to pass the guard.
Ovaltrades with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoffman wants to stand up but Ovaltrades is controlling him.
Hoffman has control of Ovaltrades's left arm, preventing Ovaltrades from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaltrades wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoffman wants to clinch up but Ovaltrades keeps it at a distance.
Hoffman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoffman slaps away a takedown attempt from Ovaltrades, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hoffman is looking to clinch but Ovaltrades is avoiding it.
Ovaltrades keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoffman moves in looking to clinch but Ovaltrades pushes him off.
No luck for Ovaltrades with that takedown attempt.

Hoffman clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ovaltrades has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ovaltrades changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hoffman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ovaltrades. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ovaltrades swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ovaltrades.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ovaltrades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hoffman rushes Ovaltrades and presses him up against the cage.
Hoffman working Ovaltrades over with knees to the body.
Hoffman stops a takedown attempt from Ovaltrades.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but Ovaltrades blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoffman throws a lazy right hand but Ovaltrades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoffman swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Hoffman as Ovaltrades shoots in.

Hoffman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hoffman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ovaltrades has him pressed against the cage.
Ovaltrades fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but Ovaltrades blocks with his arms.
Hoffman looking to throw knees to the head but Ovaltrades is blocking nicely.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Ovaltrades has the dominant position.
Hoffman is trying to maintain a safe position but Ovaltrades gets an underhook and turns Hoffman into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman with a knee to the head.
Hoffman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ovaltrades has Hoffman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hoffman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ovaltrades drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoffman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hoffman landing knees to the head.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jack Ovaltrades is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ovaltrades jumps guard but Hoffman stands there with Ovaltrades around his waist. Ovaltrades gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
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!
Hoffman with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jager Hoffman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ovaltrades has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ovaltrades!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Todd
vs
Thorne

190 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conviction

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Thorne 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.
Thorne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Todd pinned against the cage. Todd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thorne swinging wildly here.
Todd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Todd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thorne dives in and grabs Todd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Todd pushes down on Thorne's head and hops out.
Nice cross by Todd.

It looks like Damien Thorne has been cut.
Thorne throws an off balance right hand
and Todd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thorne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thorne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd throws a hook but Thorne blocks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Todd - that will leave a mark!
Thorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Todd.
Thorne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Todd. Todd obviously looking to wear him down.
Todd throws out a leg kick but Thorne moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
Thorne throws a right hand that misses
and Todd counters with a big head kick but Thorne shrugs it off.
Todd throws a low kick, looking for Thorne's leg but Thorne calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Todd counters with a thumping low kick.
Todd slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws out a leg kick but Thorne moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
Todd tries to work over Thorne's front leg with a kick but Thorne checks it.
Todd connects with a high kick.
Todd throws a sloppy head kick and Thorne moves out of range easily.
Thorne throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
Todd throws a head kick but Thorne moves out of range.
Todd scores with a kick to the body.
Thorne fails with a takedown attempt.
Marco Todd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Thorne.
Todd throws a low kick but Thorne moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Thorne down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Todd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thorne somewhat.
Todd throws a body kick that misses.
Marco Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorne fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Todd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Todd.
Todd misses with a double jab.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorne looks to land a right hand but Todd moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thorne misses its intended target.
Todd tries to land a front kick but Thorne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thorne missing with a left hand there. Todd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd throws a leg kick but Thorne checks it.
Thorne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Todd.
Todd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorne.
Thorne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorne shoots and misses
and Todd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne missing with a left hand there. Todd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Todd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Todd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thorne blocks a head kick by Todd.
Todd is looking to score with low kicks.
Thorne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Todd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Todd clobbers Thorne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Todd sprawls well. Todd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thorne gets slowly back to his feet.
Todd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todd slips under a jab from Thorne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne blocks a head kick by Todd.
Todd misses with a head kick.
Marco Todd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Thorne misses.
Thorne cracks Todd with an open hand slap.
Thorne lands with an overhand left.
Todd throws a head kick but Thorne moves out of range.
Thorne misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Thorne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Todd doesn't seem phased though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Todd.
Nice sprawl there from Todd as Thorne shoots in.
Marco Todd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Thorne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Todd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Todd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thorne.
Todd wants to land a leg kick but Thorne is out of range.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Thorne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Todd throws a hook to the side of Thorne's head but Thorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Todd but Todd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thorne misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a solid leg kick but Thorne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Todd.
Nice sprawl there from Todd as Thorne shoots in.
Thorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todd.
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
Thorne is breathing heavily.
Todd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thorne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Todd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Todd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Todd scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Todd.
Marco Todd is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd punishes Thorne's body with a nice straight punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Todd scores with a four punch combination!
Todd cracks the inside of Thorne's front leg.
Todd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thorne is trying desperately to land a takedown but Todd is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thorne.
Thorne blocks a head kick by Todd.
Thorne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Todd throws a nice head kick!

Thorne is rocked!
Todd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thorne is still on wobbly legs! Can Todd finish him?
Todd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorne can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Todd lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Thorne crumples to the floor! Todd milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marco Todd!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Milicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Math Rastafari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milicz comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember the Name. 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!

Milicz
vs
Rastafari

191 cm
24
201 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

London eXchange - Laundry / Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Milicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Math Rastafari!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milicz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rastafari as he jumps to the side.
Rastafari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Rastafari.
Milicz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rastafari finds it's way round the side to connect with Milicz's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rastafari misses with a few strikes there.
Rastafari cracks Milicz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rastafari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milicz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rastafari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rastafari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Rastafari feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Milicz sprawling to the canvas! Milicz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rastafari finish him?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rastafari! Milicz is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Math Rastafari!