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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Mollestad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcos Mollestad's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Mollestad!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mollestad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mollestad misses with some punches.
Mollestad prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Mollestad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mollestad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mollestad with a knee to the head.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mollestad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva is rocked!
Mollestad unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Silva! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mollestad is unloading with more strikes now! Silva drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Mollestad!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mujo Haso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karma Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mujo Haso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karma Burns!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haso.
Haso wants to clinch.
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns goes for a takedown attempt but Haso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
mujo Haso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haso misses with a wild combination.
Burns is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Haso misses the target.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haso.
Burns shoots in but Haso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
mujo Haso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karma Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haso swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Burns feints and as Haso raises his hands in defense, Burns changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns trying to control but Haso is working from the bottom.
Haso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Haso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haso looking to control.
Burns decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Haso, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haso sprawls well. Haso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Haso sprawls well.
Haso dives in and grabs Burns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes down on Haso's head and hops out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haso avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haso breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haso moves into the clinch successfully.
Haso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Burns with that takedown attempt.
Burns tries for a takedown but Haso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burns tries for a takedown but Haso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Haso does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt
and Haso counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Haso is breathing heavily.
Burns is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haso pulls his head out easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haso is taking a breather. Burns 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.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
Burns is trying to control but can't.
Burns tries to get to full guard but Haso has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns missing with punches from the bottom.
Burns wants to improve his position but Haso is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karma Burns will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Haso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burns is trying to trip Haso. He has hold of a leg but Haso is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Burns persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Haso keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Haso wants to get back to his feet but Burns is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burns stands and throws Haso's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haso keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to advance to mount but can't.
Haso manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burns's best efforts.
Haso wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haso wants to control the action here but instead Burns manages to pass to full mount!
Burns landing punches.
Burns goes for an armbar but Haso turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Haso.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Burns. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Burns is looking for a triangle but Haso pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haso would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Haso doesn't defend quickly enough and Burns has managed to lock this one up! Can Haso escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Burns on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Karma Burns!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Sabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabu's entrance music is Everything Ends. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Weiss's choice of entrance music: Through the Fire and Flames. Erik Weiss will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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134 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Sabu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabu looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Weiss connects with a solid leg kick.
Weiss scores with a nice right hand.
Weiss moves into the clinch.
Weiss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Weiss wants to break free but Sabu has control.
Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weiss clinches.
Weiss breaks the clinch.
Erik Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weiss has Sabu up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Weiss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiss manages to break the clinch.
Sabu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weiss throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Joey Sabu has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Weiss with that takedown attempt.
Weiss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sabu momentarily.
Sabu is rocked!
Sabu could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Weiss scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Sabu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Weiss knocks Sabu out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Erik Weiss!
A very excited looking Erik Weiss made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rene Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Eklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Anders Eklund enters the cage!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rene Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anders Eklund!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund thuds his right hand into Perez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eklund works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eklund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Eklund comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eklund connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perez. Perez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eklund is looking to regain half guard here but Perez keeps moving and retains side control.
Eklund is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Eklund is trying to get back to his feet.
Perez controls the position from side control.
Perez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Perez taking a breather here.
Eklund is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Perez scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez working the head with strikes.
A control attempt from Eklund but he's now mounted!
Perez lands a heavy elbow.
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!
A nice elbow there by Perez.
Eklund is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Perez! Eklund is hurt baaadly! Perez is firing away with more strikes - Eklund 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 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rene Perez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Yaquob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montoya comes to the cage accompanied by X Gonna Give to Ya. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamal Yaquob!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya throws a jab when Yaquob was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Yaquob.
A head kick misses from Yaquob.
Yaquob tries to clinch up.
Yaquob tries a head kick but it misses.
Yaquob throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montoya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A leg kick checked by Montoya.
Montoya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Montoya does it's job there.
Montoya connects with a right hand. Yaquob shakes it off.
It looks like Jamal Yaquob has been cut.
Yaquob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yaquob misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya blocks a head kick by Yaquob.
Montoya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yaquob checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yaquob throws a front kick aimed at Montoya's knee but Montoya avoids it well.
Montoya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yaquob doesn't seem bothered though.
Yaquob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montoya clobbers Yaquob with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Montoya scores with a jab. Yaquob acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montoya digs a good hook to Yaquob's body.
Yaquob looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John Montoya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montoya lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Yaquob up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Montoya from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Yaquob's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Montoya!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasgen Umarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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228 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasgen Umarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Holmes. No joy for Umarov on that attempt.
Umarov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Holmes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Holmes wants to pass the guard but Umarov is keeping the position.
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Umarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umarov pushes Holmes off and scrambles back to his feet.
Umarov shoots in and bounces Holmes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Umarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Holmes has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Umarov throwing strikes from guard but Holmes blocks nicely.
Holmes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Umarov throws a big right hand that misses.
Umarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holmes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umarov throws a big right hand that misses.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Umarov throwing strikes but missing.
Umarov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes is keeping the position for now.
Umarov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Umarov is trying to stand up here but Holmes is controlling him well.
Umarov 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes wants to take a breather but Umarov is having none of it.
Umarov pushes Holmes off looking to stand but Holmes dives back in and keeps control.
Holmes lands with a punch from half guard.
Umarov is trying to maintain the position but Holmes is very close to passing his half guard.
Umarov is breathing heavily.
Umarov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Umarov is refusing to be controlled, as Holmes sits in half guard.
Holmes is taking a breather. Umarov 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.
Holmes wants to take a breather but Umarov is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Holmes.
Holmes moves into the clinch.
Holmes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Holmes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Holmes stalling away here and it's allowed Umarov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Holmes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Umarov is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Umarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umarov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Umarov wants to stand but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes trying to control but Umarov is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes gets to his feet. Umarov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Umarov 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Holmes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Umarov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Umarov tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Holmes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Holmes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Holmes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holmes controlling the pace.
Holmes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Umarov is not content to let Holmes control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Holmes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Umarov keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holmes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Umarov to regain full guard.
Holmes trying to control but Umarov is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Holmes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Holmes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Holmes is stalling here. Umarov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Holmes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Umarov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Umarov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Billy Holmes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Holmes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Umarov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Umarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Umarov thows a huge punch but Holmes dodges it nicely.
Holmes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holmes moves into full guard.
Umarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holmes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Umarov!
Poor strikes thrown by Holmes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes scoring with strikes but Umarov is staying in there.
Holmes misses with a head shot.
Holmes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Holmes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Holmes landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes lands a big shot there that rocks Umarov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umarov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Holmes cracks Umarov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Vasgen Umarov has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Holmes throwing strikes here but Umarov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Holmes misses with a head shot.
Holmes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Umarov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Holmes unloading with bombs!
Umarov is rocked!
Holmes postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Umarov badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Holmes around the waist but Holmes pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Holmes is the winner by TKO! Holmes jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Holmes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suki Jaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Recep Kili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suki Jaki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Suki Jaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Recep Kili!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Jaki misses.
A jab from Kili misses.
Jaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaki throws a right hand that misses
and Kili counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaki's knee momentarily.
Jaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suki Jaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaki throws a front kick aimed at Kili's knee but Kili avoids it well.
Jaki throws a shot from downtown. Kili moves away and avoids it.
Kili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kili.
Jaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jaki misses with an uppercut.
Kili scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaki throws a hook to the side of Kili's head but Kili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaki misses with the combination.
Jaki throws a low kick but Kili avoids it.
Jab by Jaki.
Kili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaki.
Jaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaki looks to land a combination but Kili avoids it well.
Jaki misses with a wild combination.
Jaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kili.
Kili misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No joy there for Jaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaki.
Kili staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kili fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jaki on the side of the head.
Jaki misses with a few strikes there.
Kili lands a left and a right that send Jaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Kili thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jaki is rocked!
Jaki is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaki throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Jaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kili scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaki.
Jaki misses with a double jab.
Kili steps in with a hook that catches Jaki right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kili follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jaki looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Recep Kili!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ovaltrades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Smirnoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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130 lbs
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142 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitaly Smirnoff!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnoff scores with a head kick.
Smirnoff lands a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Smirnoff. Those never looked like landing.
Ovaltrades shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ovaltrades showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ovaltrades frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smirnoff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ovaltrades controlling his opponent.
Ovaltrades goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smirnoff is on top in guard.
Smirnoff stopping the sweep attempt from Ovaltrades.
Smirnoff tries to stand but Ovaltrades is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ovaltrades manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnoff tries to lock up and control but Ovaltrades gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ovaltrades fails to move to back control.
Smirnoff is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ovaltrades lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smirnoff hang on?
Ovaltrades is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Smirnoff to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Smirnoff shrugs it off.
Ovaltrades with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ovaltrades tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ovaltrades throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smirnoff because Ovaltrades loaded up on that one.
Ovaltrades 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.
Smirnoff is controlling an arm, preventing Ovaltrades from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Smirnoff is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltrades jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smirnoff manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ovaltrades looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnoff is trying to get back to his feet.
Ovaltrades wants to control but Smirnoff is keeping him busy.
Smirnoff is trying to improve his position.
Ovaltrades throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee asks Ovaltrades politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ovaltrades prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ovaltrades wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smirnoff, who protects the arm well.
Smirnoff is not content to let Ovaltrades control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltrades is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smirnoff has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ovaltrades tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ovaltrades has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ovaltrades is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smirnoff knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smirnoff is looking to reverse the position.
Smirnoff is trying to get back to his feet.
Ovaltrades tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smirnoff is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnoff wants to get back to his feet.
Ovaltrades is looking to advance position but Smirnoff won't allow it.
Smirnoff is looking to control Ovaltrades's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smirnoff avoid being mounted?
Ovaltrades content to control rather than advance.
Smirnoff tries to get to full guard but Ovaltrades has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ovaltrades wants to control but Smirnoff is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ovaltrades keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smirnoff throws a series of punches but Ovaltrades avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ovaltrades dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smirnoff throws a leg kick but Ovaltrades sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smirnoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smirnoff lands a body shot.
Ovaltrades on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smirnoff misses with an uppercut. Ovaltrades saw that one coming.
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.
Smirnoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Smirnoff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ovaltrades avoids the head kick by Smirnoff.
Smirnoff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smirnoff lands the left hand.
Ovaltrades fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ovaltrades takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smirnoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smirnoff lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smirnoff misses with a head kick.
Ovaltrades throws a shot from downtown. Smirnoff moves away and avoids it.
Jack Ovaltrades is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ovaltrades blocks a low kick nicely.
Ovaltrades gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smirnoff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Smirnoff does no damage.
Smirnoff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smirnoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smirnoff is breathing heavily.
Ovaltrades avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ovaltrades uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smirnoff.
Smirnoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ovaltrades moves out of range as Smirnoff throws a body kick.
Vitaly Smirnoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltrades looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smirnoff trying to control from the bottom.
Smirnoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ovaltrades seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Smirnoff is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jack Ovaltrades!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Worawat Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairtex comes into the arena with mut tow kow sauk หมัด-เท้า- blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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25
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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22
189 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Worawat Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Infamous!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex connects with an inside leg kick.
Fairtex lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fairtex tries to land a leg kick but Infamous saw it coming and moves away.
Infamous throws a solid leg kick but Fairtex takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Infamous.
Fairtex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fairtex avoids the body shot from Infamous.
Fairtex works over Infamous's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jack Infamous has been cut.
Infamous shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fairtex napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Infamous lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Fairtex's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fairtex defending against the ground and pound.
Infamous throws a strike aimed at the side of Fairtex's head but Fairtex avoids it well.
Fairtex wants to control but Infamous postures up.
Infamous creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fairtex sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Fairtex's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fairtex managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Infamous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Infamous cracks Fairtex with a big right hand but Fairtex just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Fairtex's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Infamous lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fairtex is looking for a sweep.
Infamous taking a breather here.
Infamous working the ground and pound but Fairtex is defending the strikes.
Infamous lands an elbow.
Infamous lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Infamous landing a few strikes.
Infamous has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Infamous working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Infamous grinds an elbow into Fairtex's temple.
Infamous throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Infamous misses with the ground and pound.
Infamous in side control lands a decent elbow.
Infamous is chipping away with strikes.
Infamous is chipping away with strikes.
Fairtex wants to control but Infamous postures up.
Infamous landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Infamous scoring with punches and elbows.
The referee asks Infamous politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Infamous prefers to stall for the moment though.
Infamous lands some shots froms side control.
Infamous cracks Fairtex with a big elbow.
The strikes coming from Infamous are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Infamous throws an elbow but Fairtex slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fairtex taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ground and pound from Infamous seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Check out the look on Infamous's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Infamous lands a few punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Infamous seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Infamous scores with punches from side control.
Infamous tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Infamous lands a decent elbow from side control.
Infamous working away.
Infamous fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Infamous in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fairtex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Infamous on the ground.
Infamous fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Infamous is trying to get an arm triangle but Fairtex is defending well.
Fairtex taking a bit of punishment here - Infamous scoring with strikes.
Infamous scoring with punches from side control.
Infamous is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fairtex will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is not content to let Infamous control the position.
Infamous might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fairtex kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fairtex stops Infamous from passing to mount.
Infamous tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fairtex defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairtex dodges the ground and pound from Infamous.
Infamous controls the position.
Infamous has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Infamous dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Infamous's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Infamous throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fairtex tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Infamous is in Fairtex's guard.
Fairtex is trying to keep Infamous in close.
Infamous makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Infamous is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Infamous wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Infamous content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fairtex pulls Infamous in close to his closed guard and prevents Infamous from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fairtex is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Infamous scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infamous throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fairtex works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Infamous tries to free his leg and advance position but Fairtex is retaining full guard.
Infamous scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Infamous scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Infamous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Infamous scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Infamous seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Infamous wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Infamous works over Fairtex with some ground and pound from guard.
Infamous trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Infamous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Infamous is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Infamous trying to control but Fairtex is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fairtex works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fairtex on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fairtex tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairtex keeping moving, preventing Infamous from controlling successfully.
Fairtex preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Infamous not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jack Infamous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jack Infamous has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Infamous shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fairtex as he avoids it easily.
Fairtex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Worawat Fairtex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fairtex thows a body shot but no joy.
Infamous tries a low kick but Fairtex avoids it.
No luck for Infamous with that takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fairtex lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Infamous has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Infamous and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a half hearted mid kick.
Infamous throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Infamous misses the shot to the body.
Infamous 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.
Fairtex looking to control.
Fairtex avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fairtex looking for a sweep. Not yet Fairtex, not yet.
Infamous trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Infamous showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Infamous.
Fairtex throws a series of punches but Infamous avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a leg kick which misses Infamous's front leg but catches the back leg as Infamous tries to avoid it.
Fairtex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Infamous is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairtex is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Infamous hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Worawat Fairtex!
Worawat Fairtex very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Balls Recovery amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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