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BAR 37: Pie PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gokhan Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Some Days (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Some Days is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gokhan Saki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Some Days!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Days throws a good cross that connects.
Days scores with a body shot.
Saki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some Days seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Days lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saki is rocked!
Saki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Days cracks Saki with a left hook right on the temple and Saki goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Days lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Saki is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Some Days!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Takenoshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugo Takenoshit!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takenoshit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James misses with the combination.
Takenoshit throws a combination that misses
so James counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Takenoshit looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takenoshit is keeping the position for now.
James drops back looking for a leg! Takenoshit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Takenoshit manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Takenoshit's guard.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Takenoshit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James preventing the sweep.
Takenoshit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James forces his way into half guard.
James seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Takenoshit is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nick James!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Loras Tyrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gektor Lombard (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.
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Loras Tyrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gektor Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Tyrell.
Tyrell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lombard back to the ropes. Tyrell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lombard throws a shot from downtown. Tyrell moves away and avoids it.
Loras Tyrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Lombard.
Lombard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyrell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyrell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lombard avoids the body shot from Tyrell.
Lombard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lombard throws a hook but Tyrell blocks it.
Tyrell throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Tyrell swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Tyrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lombard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Tyrell.
Sloppy strikes from Tyrell. Those never looked like landing.
Lombard lands with a nice body punch.
Lombard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Lombard coming out on top.
Lombard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrell manages to avoid it.
Tyrell throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Tyrell misses with a wild body shot.
Loras Tyrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyrell throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrell.
Lombard throws a hook but Tyrell blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell scores with a sloppy right hand. Lombard should have avoided that one.
Tyrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Tyrell.
A jab from Tyrell misses.
Lombard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyrell has time to react.
Tyrell moves forwards but Lombard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lombard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lombard is looking to take a break and control but Tyrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lombard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyrell defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard trying to control the action but Tyrell is working from the bottom.
Lombard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gektor Lombard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A right-left combo lands from Tyrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lombard - just one landing.
Lombard looks to throw the jab but Tyrell is out of range.
Lombard scores with a hook to the body. Tyrell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyrell is just out of range.
Tyrell misses the shot to the body.
Lombard throws a body punch but Tyrell moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Tyrell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrell slips a straight right by Lombard.
Tyrell takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gektor Lombard dominated that round.
That's time! Tyrell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lombard with a hook.
Lombard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lombard misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Tyrell there.
Lombard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lombard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrell.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrell.
Tyrell misses with a wild combination.
Lombard misses with a hook. Tyrell ducked under it nicely.
Lombard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyrell looks to throw the jab but Lombard is out of range.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard blocks a jab.
Tyrell throws a shot from downtown. Lombard moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Tyrell does no damage.
Lombard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tyrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyrell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lombard eats them both and turns towards Tyrell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrell.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyrell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lombard eats them both and turns towards Tyrell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tyrell cracks Lombard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Lombard. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard scores with a punch to the head.
Lombard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrell misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard tests Tyrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lombard misses with a looping left.
Tyrell connects with a jab.
Lombard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyrell cracks Lombard with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard slips a straight right by Tyrell.
Tyrell lands a nice hook to Lombard's body. Lombard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lombard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loras Tyrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyrell takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Tyrell misses with a combination
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyrell misses with a wild combination.
Tyrell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Gektor Lombard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lombard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrell moves away.
Tyrell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyrell throws a big shot that misses.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Tyrell.
Lombard checks the leg kick.
Lombard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyrell throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyrell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tyrell takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Loras Tyrell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyrell misses with a series of wild punches.
Lombard blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Tyrell.
Tyrell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lombard on the side of the head.
Lombard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lombard scores with the left hand. Tyrell knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyrell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lombard counters with a straight right hand.
Lombard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyrell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lombard somewhat.
Lombard thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard digs a good hook to Tyrell's body.
Lombard takes a swing at Tyrell's ribcage but misses.
Tyrell misses with the combination.
Lombard lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Tyrell. Those never looked like landing.
Tyrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Tyrell as Lombard shoots in.
Lombard staying out of range there.
Lombard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Tyrell avoids them all with ease.
Lombard defending well as Tyrell loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Lombard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyrell takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Lombard misses.
Lombard shoots in but no luck this time.
Loras Tyrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gektor Lombard.
Lombard gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lombard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyrell scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard throws a right and a left that Tyrell avoids nicely.
Tyrell scores with a hook to the body. Lombard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyrell scores with a sloppy right hand. Lombard should have avoided that one.
Lombard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrell.
Nice takedown defense from Tyrell. No joy for Lombard on that attempt.
Tyrell works Lombard's body with a nice hook.
Tyrell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lombard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tyrell.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Tyrell.
Lombard fails with the takedown.
Tyrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombard fails to land the takedown.
Tyrell lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Tyrell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrell moves out of range as Lombard strikes.
Tyrell scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Loras Tyrell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tyrell 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 Saam Ante scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enos Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Schofield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schofield has chosen Linkin Park : The Catalyst as his entrance music. Shane Schofield told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enos Erikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Schofield!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schofield shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Erikson is trying to defend but Schofield finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Schofield seems to be looking for submissions.
Erikson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Schofield's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Schofield's back!
Erikson looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Schofield taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Enos Erikson!
Enos Erikson made sure to mention his sponsor, Wolfpack Blood Labs in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Broker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rango Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terry Broker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rango Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broker misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Broker!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Broker to control.
Gracie prevents Broker from getting the reversal.
Broker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Broker has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Broker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie .
Broker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Broker tries to get out of the position.
Broker defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie .
Broker wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Broker because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Broker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Broker is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Broker and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Broker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Broker is defending well.
Gracie wants to control but Broker is keeping him busy.
Gracie in side control, throwing shots but Broker defends.
You can see the frustration on Broker's face as Gracie controls the position.
Gracie trying to control the position but Broker is working away.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Broker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Broker is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Broker is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gracie yanks on the arm and Broker is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gracie .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rango Gracie !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Box Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Mims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Box Spar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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272 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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220 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Box Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Mims!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mims fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spar throws a body punch but Mims moves out of range.
Spar dodges the punch combination from Mims.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mims. Spar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Box Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mimss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spar. Mims does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spar drives through and clinches with Mims against the ropes.
Mims drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mims keeping moving, preventing Spar from controlling successfully.
Mims is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spar wants to control from the top but Mims keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mims's guard.
Mims gets back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spar wants to control from the top but Mims keeps moving.
Mims has his foot on Spar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spar works his way back into a safe position though.
Mims is trying to keep Spar in close.
Mims has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Spar should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mims has tightened it up now! Spar should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bo Mims!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Robbie Lawler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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28
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
28
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jefferson misses with a takedown
and Lawler counters by clinching up.
Lawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawler manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Lawler.
Jefferson with a poor takedown
and Lawler counters by moving into the clinch.
Jefferson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jefferson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robbie Lawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Jefferson.
Lawler lands a left and a right that send Jefferson crashing to the mat, dazed. Lawler thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Thomas Jefferson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lawler drops Jefferson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jefferson looks back up at him and smiles so Lawler waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jefferson is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Lawler has cracked Jefferson with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Lawler lands another huge swinging hook and Jefferson tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Jefferson, before Lawler can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robbie Lawler!
In his post fight interview, Robbie Lawler started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels has chosen Alice In Chains - Man In The Box as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
201 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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26
167 lbs
15 - 2 - 1 |
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Good kicks
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Michaels.
Josh Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michaels's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Michaels trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Michaels is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gracie escapes and throws Michaels's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gracie working away.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Michaels's head but Michaels avoids it well.
Michaels can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position but Michaels is working away.
Michaels gets back to half guard.
Michaels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Michaels moves into full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Michaels 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!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Michaels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Michaels is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Michaels looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Michaels is defending well.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Michaels is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vitor Gracie 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.
Michaels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michaels wants it to stay on the feet.
Josh Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels drops Gracie with a left right combo! Michaels follows him down to the ground into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Michaels crashes against the mat.
Michaels throws an elbow but Gracie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Michaels grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Michaels keeps moving and retains side control.
Vitor Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michaels tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Michaels working the ground and pound from side control.
Gracie is rocked!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gracie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Michaels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Sloppy strikes there by Michaels.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Michaels has control of the leg.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Michaels trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Michaels. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michaels.
Michaels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michaels works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michaels.
Michaels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
Michaels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michaels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels throws a big elbow that misses.
Michaels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michaels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Michaels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michaels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie working for a triangle but Michaels defends it easily.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michaels controls the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Michaels sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Michaels is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Michaels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Michaels keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Michaels working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Michaels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Michaels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Michaels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gracie rolls with it to try and escape but Michaels cranks on the arm and Gracie is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Michaels!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mini Clubman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suporn Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Red Gym's choice of entrance music: My time is now. Mini Clubman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
195 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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178 cm
23
189 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mini Clubman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Suporn Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clubman fails to land with a series of punches.
Clubman misses with a two punch combination.
Clubman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clubman thows a body shot but no joy.
Clubman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clubman throws a nice looking combination but Red Gym bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clubman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Red Gym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clubman.
Red Gym closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Red Gym lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Clubman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Red Gym trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clubman keeping full guard, as Red Gym tries to pass.
Clubman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Red Gym doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Red Gym manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Red Gym missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Red Gym must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym scoring with some ground and pound.
Red Gym pushes down on Clubman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Red Gym thows a huge punch but Clubman dodges it nicely.
Red Gym seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Red Gym working the head and body with strikes.
Clubman is trying to control but can't.
Red Gym throwing shots but Clubman is blocking nicely.
Clubman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Red Gym lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clubman trying to control from the bottom.
Red Gym lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clubman manages to get to full guard.
Red Gym really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clubman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Red Gym working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clubman's head.
It looks like Mini Clubman has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym is in close to Clubman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clubman has momentary wrist control but Red Gym slips an elbow through the middle.
Red Gym throws a big elbow that misses.
Red Gym postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Clubman covers up, he's hurt! Red Gym keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Red Gym and the ref steps in to end the fight! Red Gym can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suporn Red Gym!
Suporn Red Gym is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Suporn Red Gym was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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23
159 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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31
143 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjj Spar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Skoal Citrus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citrus throws a right and a left that Spar avoids nicely.
Skoal Citrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Citrus misses with the combination.
Spar loads up on a big right hand but Citrus slips the punch.
Spar dodges the punch combination from Citrus.
Citrus stalks Spar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spar's face. Spar staggers backwards, shaken.
Citrus tries to bum rush Spar with a series of wild strikes but Spar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Citrus circles away.
Citrus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spar circles away quickly and effectively.
Citrus misses with a combination
and Spar counters with a left to the body.
Citrus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spar slips under a jab from Citrus.
Spar swings for the body but Citrus moves out of range.
Citrus throws a body punch but Spar moves out of range.
Citrus throws a series of punches but Spar avoids them all with ease.
Spar slips a jab and a cross from Citrus.
Citrus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spar.
Citrus lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Spar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar ducks under a wild hook from Citrus.
Citrus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Citrus scores with a jab to the body.
Citrus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spar throws a body punch but Citrus moves out of range.
Citrus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Citrus throws a right and a left that Spar avoids nicely.
Citrus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Citrus's waist but Citrus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spar off to one side.
Citrus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Citrus misses the jab.
Citrus looks to score with a jab to the body but Spar is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Citrus lands with a straight right. Spar didn't see that one coming.
Spar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Citrus.
Spar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus looks to score with a jab to the body but Spar is just out of range.
Spar tried to score with a low kick but Citrus checks it.
Citrus misses with a wild body shot.
Citrus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spar rather than just go for the knockout.
Citrus throws a one two combo.
Spar misses the shot to the body.
Citrus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Citrus.
Citrus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spar under the eye.
A shot to the liver by Citrus. Beautiful body shot.
Spar thows a body shot but no joy.
Spar is breathing heavily.
Citrus lands a left and a right that send Spar crashing to the mat, dazed. Citrus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Spar is rocked!
Citrus looks to land a combination but Spar avoids it well.
Oh Spar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Citrus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Citrus wobbles Spar with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Citrus dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Spar to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Skoal Citrus!
Skoal Citrus is the new featherweight champion!
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