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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Grand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Suhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Grand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Suhov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grand gets caught flat footed, as Suhov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grand working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Suhov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Grand is tightening it up a little... Suhov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Suhov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Suhov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Grand!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Grand!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Hua (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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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Hua!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Hua makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jackson really felt that one!
Jackson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hua tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Hua clinches up against the cage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Sammy Jackson has been cut.
Hua throws an elbow but it misses.
Hua lands a nice knee to the body.
Hua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hua scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hua with a knee to the head.
Hua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hua landing knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Hua throws knees to the body.
Hua misses with an elbow over the top.
Hua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hua lands a knee to the head.
Hua lands a damaging elbow.
Hua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hua.
Hua drops Jackson with a big knee straight up the middle! Jackson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jackson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hua creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Jackson! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Hua.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). General Hua!
A less than humble General Hua misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasyl Kondor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FrAn CrO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying CrO's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Not Afraid. FrAn CrO will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasyl Kondor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, FrAn CrO!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CrO lands a big right hand that sends Kondor crashing to the mat! CrO stays standing though and waves Kondor back to his feet!
It looks like Vasyl Kondor has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kondor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
CrO finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kondor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. CrO is trying to defend but Kondor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kondor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kondor is trying to control. CrO wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
CrO wants to control but Kondor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kondor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
CrO is looking to improve his position.
Kondor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kondor working CrO over with strikes.
CrO really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kondor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kondor lands with a punch from half guard.
CrO taking some punishment here, with Kondor in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondor is keen to just control but CrO is a slippery customer.
CrO is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kondor trying to pass the guard but CrO defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. CrO manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kondor works over CrO with some ground and pound from guard.
Kondor cracks CrO with a solid left hand.
Kondor 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.
Kondor with a nice head shot there.
Kondor lands a couple of digs.
CrO looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kondor is one step ahead there.
CrO controls Kondor momentarily but Kondor frees himself.
Kondor trying to control the position from guard on top but CrO is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as CrO holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kondor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of CrO's head.
Kondor with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kondor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kondor connects with a couple of short punches.
Kondor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kondor lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
CrO is looking to reverse the position.
Kondor is working CrO over with some ground and pound from side control.
CrO taking punishment in the form of punches.
CrO is trying to control Kondor's posture but Kondor avoids it.
Kondor lands a decent elbow from side control.
CrO manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kondor lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
CrO trying to control from the bottom.
Kondor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
CrO tries to get to full guard but Kondor has control of the leg.
Kondor lands with a punch from half guard.
Kondor working CrO over with strikes.
Kondor working CrO over with strikes.
CrO is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kondor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kondor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
CrO manages to escape and get back to his feet!
CrO looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kondor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
CrO is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kondor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kondor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kondor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, CrO has escaped the position, nice work there.
CrO gets back to half guard.
CrO moves into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
CrO had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kondor defends it easily.
CrO not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasyl Kondor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasyl Kondor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
CrO tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
CrO misses with a body shot.
CrO throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kondor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. CrO is in Kondor's guard.
Kondor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kondor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kondor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
CrO trying to control the position from guard on top but Kondor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasyl Kondor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. CrO defends it easily.
CrO must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kondor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
CrO looking to sit in guard and control but Kondor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
CrO avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
CrO looking to control.
Kondor is in close to CrO's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CrO preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
CrO 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
CrO looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kondor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kondor stands up over CrO, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kondor stands up and waves to CrO to follow him.
CrO walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kondor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
CrO misses with a two punch combination.
CrO throws a push kick but Kondor slaps the foot to one side.
FrAn CrO seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
CrO throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CrO misses with a body shot.
Kondor feints and as CrO raises his hands in defense, Kondor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kondor is in close to CrO's body, working some short punches and elbows.
CrO is trying to control the position but Kondor postures up.
Kondor connects with a couple of short punches.
CrO wants to sweep here but Kondor controlling him for the moment.
CrO keeping moving, preventing Kondor from controlling successfully.
Kondor is working CrO over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kondor trying to control the position from guard on top but CrO is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kondor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
CrO has momentary wrist control but Kondor slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kondor works over CrO with some ground and pound from guard.
CrO looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kondor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kondor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kondor is working CrO over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kondor passes CrO's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kondor drops an elbow to the side of CrO's head.
Kondor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kondor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kondor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasyl Kondor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasyl Kondor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
CrO fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kondor.
CrO throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
CrO tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kondor is able to avoid easily.
CrO throws a jab when Kondor was well out of range.
Kondor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
CrO tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kondor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
CrO is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kondor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kondor's back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
CrO throws a series of strikes and Kondor wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Kondor wants to control but CrO is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CrO with shots to the head and body - Kondor looks very uncomfortable down there.
CrO thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
CrO looking to control but Kondor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kondor swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CrO looking to control but Kondor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
CrO is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kondor is trying desperately to improve position.
Kondor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondor works his way to full guard. Good work.
CrO wants to control from the top but Kondor keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. FrAn CrO hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
CrO misses with a head kick.
FrAn CrO has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
CrO throws a hook but Kondor avoids it easily.
Kondor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kondor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondor lands strikes from half guard.
Kondor decides to stand up.
CrO throws a hook to the side of Kondor's head but Kondor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
CrO misses with a wild body shot.
Kondor swats away the attempt to clinch by CrO.
CrO throws a head kick that misses.
Vasyl Kondor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from CrO misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kondor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
CrO is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kondor is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kondor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kondor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasyl Kondor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kondor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasyl Kondor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Dover is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Markov.
Dover throws a head kick but Markov moves out of range.
Markov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Ben Dover has been cut.
Dover misses with a head kick.
A combination from Dover does no damage.
Dover throws a series of punches but Markov moves out of range.
Ben Dover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Dover misses the target.
Dover darts in trying to clinch
and Markov counters with a shoot takedown. Dover fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Markov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Markov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Markov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dover keeping moving, preventing Markov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov is looking to work some ground and pound but Dover has wrist control.
Markov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Markov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dover doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Markov.
Markov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dover does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Markov throws a sloppy strike and Dover uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Dover has ended up in Markov's guard.
Dover is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws an elbow that misses. Markov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dover's guard. Nice move by Markov!
Markov 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.
Markov stopping the sweep attempt from Dover.
Dover is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Markov is controlling him.
Dover really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Markov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dover keeping moving, preventing Markov from controlling successfully.
Markov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dover is keeping the position for now.
Markov drops back looking for a leg! Dover is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dover manages to kick Markov off! Markov jumps back into Dover's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dover wants to sweep but no luck.
Dover working a defensive guard but Markov manages to pass into side control anyway.
Markov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Markov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov is trying to get an arm triangle but Dover is defending well.
Dover is trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dover, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Markov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Dover's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dover instigates a clinch.
Markov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dover regains guard.
Markov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Markov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Markov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Markov drops back looking for a leg! Dover is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dover manages to kick Markov off! Markov jumps back into Dover's guard.
Markov wants to control from the top but Dover keeps moving.
Markov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Markov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dover working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markov.
Markov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Markov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Markov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov trying to control but Dover is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dover is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Dover.
Dover's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dover duly obliges.
Markov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dover as he avoids it easily.
Aleksey Markov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dover tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Markov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Markov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover stuffs the takedown.
Markov scores with a sloppy right hand. Dover should have avoided that one.
Dover throws a head kick but Markov moves out of range.
Markov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dover throws a leg kick but Markov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Markov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Markov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Markov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Markov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dover won't be happy with that.
Dover is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markov is working to tighten is grip on Dover's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dover has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Markov is really squeezing tight and eventually Dover passes out! Markov breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Aleksey Markov!
A less than humble Aleksey Markov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doppo Orochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Gouli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gouli has chosen Lalalala as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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216 lbs
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203 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doppo Orochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Gouli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gouli shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orochi is trying to defend but Gouli finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gouli trying to control the action but Orochi is working from the bottom.
Orochi wants to improve his position but Gouli is controlling well.
Gouli throwing shots but Orochi is blocking nicely.
Orochi wants to control but Gouli is keeping busy.
Gouli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orochi defending well though.
Orochi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gouli must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gouli looking to pass the guard.
Gouli with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouli has gone for a leg lock! Orochi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gouli's guard.
Gouli will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gouli working for a triangle but Orochi defends it easily.
Gouli throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gouli will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gouli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gouli throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi postures up.
Orochi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gouli tries to strike from the bottom.
Orochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gouli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gouli is looking for a triangle but Orochi pushes his legs off easily.
Gouli is trying to control the position but Orochi postures up.
Orochi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Orochi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Mike Gouli has been cut.
Doppo Orochi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gouli misses with a takedown attempt - Orochi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Orochi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gouli.
Gouli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Orochi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gouli somewhat.
Doppo Orochi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Gouli.
Orochi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orochi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gouli.
Orochi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orochi lands a left and a right that send Gouli crashing to the mat, dazed. Orochi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gouli is rocked!
Gouli looks gassed!
Orochi slaps away a takedown attempt from Gouli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gouli is still on wobbly legs! Can Orochi finish him?
Orochi cracks Gouli with a hook to the temple - Gouli is on wobbly legs here! Orochi swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gouli falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Orochi wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Doppo Orochi!
A victorious Doppo Orochi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiga Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Semenyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitriy Semenyuk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiga Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitriy Semenyuk!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenyuk works over Ji's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jiga Ji has been cut.
Ji throws a looping overhand right but Semenyuk ducks down to avoid it.
Ji throws a one two combo.
It looks like Dmitriy Semenyuk has been cut.
Jab, jab by Semenyuk - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ji.
Ji manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Semenyuk on his heels. He'll look to pass Semenyuk's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Semenyuk is looking to stand up but Ji isn't so interested in that idea.
Ji advances position into side control!
Ji tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ji tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ji is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Semenyuk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenyuk is trying to buck Ji off.
Ji is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Semenyuk has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ji has hold of Semenyuk's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Semenyuk seems comfortable defending it but Ji has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Semenyuk is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Semenyuk is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ji couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jiga Ji!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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30
300 lbs
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28
300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luca Brasi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Mt!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mt looks to throw a body kick
and Brasi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brasi.
Brasi passes Mt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brasi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mt defending well though.
Brasi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brasi.
Mt pushes Brasi off looking to stand but Brasi dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brasi connects with a nice short shot to Mt's temple.
Brasi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brasi stops Mt from getting back to his feet.
Mt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brasi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brasi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brasi wants to free his trapped foot but Mt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mt is trying to stand back up but Brasi is controlling him
Brasi working over Mt with some ground and pound. Mt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brasi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi is trying to work for a kimura but Mt is defending well.
Brasi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mt's head.
Brasi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brasi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mt defending well though.
Mt is trying to stand up here but Brasi is controlling him well.
Mt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brasi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mt pushes Brasi off looking to stand but Brasi dives back in and keeps control.
Brasi winds up and cracks Mt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brasi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brasi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brasi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi throwing shots but Mt is blocking nicely.
Brasi drops an elbow to the side of Mt's head.
Brasi is looking to take a break and control but Mt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brasi.
Nice strikes from Brasi there.
Brasi tries to pass to full mount but Mt defends it.
Mt tries to kick Brasi off but Brasi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brasi.
Brasi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brasi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brasi.
Brasi 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.
Brasi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mt is refusing to be controlled, as Brasi sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Brasi there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mt keeps working.
Mt is trying to stand up here but Brasi is controlling him well.
Mt looks gassed!
Brasi drops an elbow to the side of Mt's head.
Brasi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brasi works his way into side control.
Mt defending against the ground and pound.
Brasi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brasi landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brasi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mt down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brasi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brasi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mt pushes Brasi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brasi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brasi is working Mt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brasi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mt is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luca Brasi!
Luca Brasi retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kolesnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanov comes into the arena with hollywood undead- undead blaring out of the sound system. Kolesnikov has chosen Hollywood Undead - Young as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexander Kolesnikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
305 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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25
315 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maksim Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Kolesnikov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolesnikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romanov.
Romanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kolesnikov misses with a low kick.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Romanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kolesnikov is able to avoid easily.
Romanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kolesnikov is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Romanov blocks the leg kick.
Kolesnikov throws a front kick aimed at Romanov's knee but Romanov avoids it well.
Romanov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kolesnikov throws a leg kick but Romanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maksim Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolesnikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romanov is out of range.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Kolesnikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kolesnikov tried to score with a low kick but Romanov checks it.
Romanov checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kolesnikov blocks the leg kick.
Kolesnikov checks a low kick from Romanov.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov tries to score with a low kick but Kolesnikov moves his leg out of the way.
Romanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romanov throws a low kick but Kolesnikov moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Romanov.
Romanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Romanov wants to land a leg kick but Kolesnikov is out of range.
Romanov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Romanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kolesnikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romanov checks a low kick from Kolesnikov.
Romanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kolesnikov is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov tries to score with a low kick but Kolesnikov moves his leg out of the way.
Kolesnikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Romanov blocks the leg kick.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Kolesnikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Romanov.
Romanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kolesnikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romanov throws a low kick but Kolesnikov avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws out a leg kick but Kolesnikov moves out of range and Romanov only half commits.
Kolesnikov checks a leg kick.
Kolesnikov checks a leg kick.
Kolesnikov tries to land a leg kick but Romanov saw it coming and moves away.
Kolesnikov checks a leg kick.
Romanov is looking to chop away at Kolesnikov's legs.
Romanov throws a low kick, looking for Kolesnikov's leg but Kolesnikov calmly moves out of range.
Romanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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 Maksim Romanov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Romanov checks the leg kick.
Romanov is looking to score with low kicks.
Romanov tries to work over Kolesnikov's front leg with a kick but Kolesnikov checks it.
Romanov throws a low kick, looking for Kolesnikov's leg but Kolesnikov calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Romanov misses.
Kolesnikov throws a leg kick but Romanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Romanov wants to land a leg kick but Kolesnikov is out of range.
Romanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Romanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Kolesnikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolesnikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romanov.
Romanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kolesnikov is able to avoid easily.
Romanov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kolesnikov checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Romanov misses.
Kolesnikov motions for Romanov to come forward. Kolesnikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kolesnikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romanov is able to avoid easily.
Kolesnikov throws a leg kick but Romanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maksim Romanov is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Romanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kolesnikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Romanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kolesnikov throws a low kick but Romanov moves out of range easily.
Romanov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kolesnikov is out of range and Romanov settles back down.
Kolesnikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kolesnikov tries to work over Romanov's front leg with a kick but Romanov checks it.
Romanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alexander Kolesnikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanov wants to slow Kolesnikov down by chopping away at his legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Romanov blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romanov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kolesnikov wants to land a leg kick but Romanov is out of range.
Kolesnikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kolesnikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Romanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kolesnikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Romanov throws a chopping leg kick but Kolesnikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kolesnikov checks a low kick from Romanov.
Kolesnikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Romanov.
Romanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kolesnikov.
Kolesnikov throws a leg kick but Romanov checks it.
Kolesnikov checks a leg kick.
Kolesnikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romanov tries to score with a low kick but Kolesnikov moves his leg out of the way.
Romanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kolesnikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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 Maksim Romanov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Romanov misses with a leg kick.
Romanov misses with a low kick.
Romanov throws a leg kick but Kolesnikov checks it.
Romanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kolesnikov is looking to chop away at Romanov's legs.
Kolesnikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Romanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kolesnikov is able to avoid easily.
Romanov checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kolesnikov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov throws a low kick, looking for Kolesnikov's leg but Kolesnikov calmly moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romanov checks a leg kick.
Kolesnikov tries to score with a low kick but Romanov moves his leg out of the way.
Kolesnikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kolesnikov checks the leg kick.
Kolesnikov misses with a low kick.
Romanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Romanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Kolesnikov.
Romanov throws a solid leg kick but Kolesnikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolesnikov tries to land a leg kick but Romanov saw it coming and moves away.
Kolesnikov checks a low kick from Romanov.
Kolesnikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kolesnikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kolesnikov throws a leg kick but Romanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Romanov throws a low kick but Kolesnikov avoids it.
Kolesnikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kolesnikov 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 Romanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Romanov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kolesnikov is out of range.
Kolesnikov throws out a leg kick but Romanov moves out of range and Kolesnikov only half commits.
Romanov throws a leg kick but Kolesnikov moved away.
Romanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kolesnikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Romanov.
Kolesnikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Romanov misses with a low kick as Kolesnikov jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolesnikov throws a low kick but Romanov avoids it.
Kolesnikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kolesnikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romanov is out of range and Kolesnikov settles back down.
Romanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kolesnikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kolesnikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov misses with a low kick as Kolesnikov jumps back.
Kolesnikov throws out a leg kick but Romanov moves out of range and Kolesnikov only half commits.
Alexander Kolesnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romanov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maksim Romanov.
Well Romanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maksim Romanov!
After the big win, Maksim Romanov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxi Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Loosem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rodriguez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia. Maxi Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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217 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxi Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Winston Loosem!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loosem 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 Rodriguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodriguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Loosem counters with a crisp one two that drops Rodriguez! Loosem thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rodriguez to his feet! Rodriguez is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rodriguez is working for a submission of some sort.
Loosem trying to control here.
Loosem gets full guard.
Rodriguez passes Loosem's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rodriguez tries to pass to full mount but Loosem defends it.
Rodriguez 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Loosem to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rodriguez advances position into side control!
Rodriguez is trying to get an arm triangle but Loosem is defending well.
Rodriguez is trying to get an arm triangle but Loosem is defending well.
Loosem is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosem trying to hold on to Rodriguez's head to control him but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura here.
Loosem is defending against the submission attempts here by Rodriguez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loosem is trying to maintain the position but Rodriguez is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura here.
Loosem won't allow Rodriguez to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez is working for an americana but Loosem has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Rodriguez was thinking about the submission.
Loosem wriggles free and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Loosem shows good takedown defense.
Loosem shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Loosem dominated that round.
That's time! Rodriguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loosem as he avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Loosem finds it's target.
Maxi Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loosem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loosem swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rodriguez is working for a kimura but Loosem is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loosem manages to get to full guard.
Loosem keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosem working for a triangle but Rodriguez defends it easily.
Loosem has his foot on Rodriguez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodriguez works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodriguez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Loosem manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rodriguez has Loosem in his guard.
Rodriguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Loosem is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loosem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Loosem throwing strikes but missing.
Loosem tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Loosem passes into half guard.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep. Loosem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez gets back to full guard.
Loosem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez has his foot on Loosem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Loosem works his way back into a safe position though.
Loosem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Loosem has picked Rodriguez up and slammed him! Rodriguez can't keep hold of the triangle and Loosem manages to pass to side control!
Loosem working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working hard here to advance position.
Loosem is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodriguez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rodriguez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Loosem's best efforts.
Loosem 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.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loosem is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Winston Loosem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodriguez shoots and misses
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Loosem to score with a decent uppercut.
Loosem just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez with a poor takedown
and Loosem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Loosem manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxi Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loosem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loosem as he avoids it easily.
Loosem sends Rodriguez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Loosem is motioning to the referee to let Rodriguez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rodriguez is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loosem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loosem fakes the body blow, causing Rodriguez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Rodriguez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Winston Loosem!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Triya Again (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso has chosen DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya as his entrance music. Javier Gattuso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Triya Again!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso misses with a left hand
and Again counters with a head kick.
Gattuso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gattuso misses with a wild body shot.
Again fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gattuso is out of range.
Gattuso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Again misses with a body kick.
Gattuso throws a head kick but Again moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Again lands with a nice body kick.
Again stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gattuso.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Again 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 Gattuso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gattuso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A punch lands to the side of Again 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Again scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gattuso checks a low kick from Again.
Again throws a head kick that misses.
Again throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gattuso controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Again is looking to regain half guard here but Gattuso keeps moving and retains side control.
Gattuso controls the position from side control.
Again struggling a bit here.
Gattuso stands up and beckons Again to his feet.
Gattuso misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Again misses with a kick to the body.
Again misses with the body kick
and Gattuso counters with a thumping low kick.
Again throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping body kick lands there for Again.
Again tries a head kick but it misses.
Again tries a head kick but it misses.
Javier Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Again throws a head kick that misses
and Gattuso counters with a good low kick that Again was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Again throws a wild body kick that Gattuso sees coming a mile off.
Gattuso misses with a two punch combination.
Gattuso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso delivers a nice body kick.
Again is breathing heavily.
Again tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Gattuso will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gattuso decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Again is in trouble now - Gattuso has advanced to mount!
Gattuso tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Again working to try and regain half guard.
Gattuso controlling from the full mount.
Again tries to reverse the position but Gattuso maintains control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso content just to control the position here.
Again keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gattuso content just to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Javier Gattuso.
Again throws a lazy body kick
enabling Gattuso to counter with a crisp jab.
Again throws a body kick the misses
and Gattuso counters with a low kick, right behind Again 's knee.
Gattuso drives through with a takedown into Again's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Again looking for a sweep. Not yet Again, not yet.
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!
Again has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gattuso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gattuso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Again has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gattuso has managed to get both his arms back between Again's legs - danger averted.
Gattuso controlling from the top position.
Again working for a triangle but Gattuso defends it easily.
Gattuso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Again has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gattuso has managed to get both his arms back between Again's legs - danger averted.
Gattuso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Again swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Again has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gattuso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gattuso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Again has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gattuso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gattuso stands up from Again's guard - Gattuso perhaps looking for a knockout.
Triya Again is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Gattuso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Gattuso.
Gattuso scores with a nice strike.
Gattuso scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso misses with a combination
and Again counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Again explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Again scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Gattuso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Again throws a front kick that sends Gattuso stumbling back into the cage.
Gattuso scores with a shot to the body.
Gattuso misses with a few strikes there.
Again throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Javier Gattuso has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso misses with a few strikes there.
Again throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Again throws a body kick the misses
and Gattuso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso lands a head kick. Again smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A right-left combo lands from Gattuso.
Again feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
Gattuso has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gattuso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gattuso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Again.
Gattuso's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gattuso duly obliges.
Gattuso scores with a hook to the body. Again takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Again thows a leg kick but Gattuso checks it
and Gattuso counters with a three punch combo that has Again backing up. Again nods at Gattuso to acknowledge the strikes.
Again is rocked!
A head kick by Again misses
and Gattuso counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Again! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Gattuso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Gattuso!
Javier Gattuso is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Javier Gattuso thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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