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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akaki Marjanishvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Taurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marjanishvili comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Panzerkampf. Akaki Marjanishvili could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Taurus's chin.
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akaki Marjanishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus rushes Marjanishvili and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taurus throws an elbow but misses.
Marjanishvili blocks an elbow strike from Taurus.
Taurus lands an elbow inside that Marjanishvili shrugs off.
Taurus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Taurus.
It looks like Akaki Marjanishvili has been cut.
Marjanishvili gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Taurus is trying to control but can't.
Taurus actively working from the bottom here.
Marjanishvili trying to mount his opponent but Taurus defends it.
It looks like Marjanishvili is going to stand back up.
Marjanishvili knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taurus on the ground.
Taurus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taurus wants to control but Marjanishvili passes easily into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taurus wants to improve his position but Marjanishvili is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taurus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Taurus is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Marjanishvili frees his head nicely. Oh but Taurus has switched to an armbar! Marjanishvili is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Miguel Taurus!
A relieved looking Miguel Taurus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Morgan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Super Jobber's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Super Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Jobber.
Jobber scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jobber slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jobber with a nice head shot there.
Jobber throwing strikes but missing.
Jobber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jobber is pushing down on Morgan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morgan is fighting to maintain full guard but Jobber has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jobber sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jobber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Jobber is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jobber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jobber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jobber is taking a breather. Morgan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jobber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Jobber content to control rather than advance.
Jobber lands with a punch from half guard.
Jobber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jobber with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jobber.
Jobber controlling the pace.
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jobber on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Super Jobber.
Jobber throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Jobber dives in and scores a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Jobber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jobber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jobber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jobber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jobber controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jobber stops Morgan from standing up.
Super Jobber has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jobber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Jobber distracts Morgan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jobber controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jobber sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Jobber dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Jobber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jobber.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jobber.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan misses the jab.
Jobber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Jobber defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Jobber looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jobber slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jobber postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is being controlled here.
Jobber is chipping away with strikes.
Jobber is working Morgan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jobber scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jobber working the ground and pound.
Jobber scores with punches from side control.
Morgan dodges the ground and pound from Jobber.
Jobber is staying tight to Morgan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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!
Jobber throws an elbow but Morgan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jobber is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Morgan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Morgan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jobber connects with a decent elbow.
Jobber sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Morgan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan is trying to escape the position but Jobber is controlling the position.
Jobber has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Morgan!
Jobber looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jobber landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jobber controlling from the full mount.
Jobber scoring with strikes but Morgan is staying in there.
Jobber lands with some strikes.
Jobber lands with some strikes.
Jobber controlling his opponent.
Jobber raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jobber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jobber landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jobber lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jobber cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jobber connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jobber cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jobber dominating with strikes here.
Morgan is rocked!
Jobber lands a big shot there that rocks Morgan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Morgan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Jobber.
Jobber connects with a bit shot that sees Morgan covering up! More strikes from Jobber and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jobber is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Jobber!
Super Jobber made sure to mention his sponsor, TITAN in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Kazee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Job Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ezra Kazee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Job Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jobber trying to control but Kazee is working from the bottom.
Kazee looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazee, not yet.
Jobber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kazee looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazee, not yet.
Jobber is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Job Jobber was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kazee gets a takedown into half guard.
Kazee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kazee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jobber doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kazee.
Kazee seems to be looking for submissions.
Jobber is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jobber is looking for a sweep. Kazee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazee is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jobber still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jobber has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kazee is looking for a sweep.
Kazee is trying to escape the position but Jobber is controlling the position.
Jobber connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kazee some visible discomfort.
Jobber tries to advance to mount but Kazee denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber controls the position.
Jobber goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kazee has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jobber but great work by Kazee.
Jobber wants to control but Kazee postures up.
Kazee trying to control the position but Jobber is working away.
Jobber struggling a bit here.
Kazee tries for a kimura but Jobber is defending well.
Kazee is trying to get an arm triangle but Jobber is defending well.
Kazee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber wants to control but Kazee postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Jobber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Job Jobber will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kazee blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kazee looking to score a takedown here. Jobber is defending well but Kazee drives through and ends up in Jobber's guard.
Ezra Kazee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazee throws a strike but Jobber rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kazee is looking to sweep but instead, Jobber has passed into half guard.
Kazee trying to control from the bottom.
Kazee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jobber wants to pass the guard but Kazee is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber trying to control but Kazee is working from the bottom.
Jobber stays in close to Kazee's body and controls the position.
Jobber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jobber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kazee keeping moving, preventing Jobber from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Job Jobber wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jobber gets a takedown into half guard.
Jobber content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kazee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jobber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jobber looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jobber trying to control the action but Kazee is working from the bottom.
Jobber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kazee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jobber throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazee is keeping the position for now.
Jobber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kazee working a defensive guard here.
Jobber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kazee keeping full guard, as Jobber tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kazee is on top in guard.
Jobber is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Job Jobber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kazee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kazee thows a huge punch but Jobber dodges it nicely.
Jobber controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jobber trying to control here.
Jobber is pressing down on Kazee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kazee forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kazee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kazee is trying to work for a kimura but Jobber is defending well.
Jobber is trying to get back to full guard.
Jobber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jobber is trying is best to control the position here.
Jobber is defending against the submission attempts here by Kazee.
Ezra Kazee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazee is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Jobber as he works his way to full guard.
Jobber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jobber seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kazee throws a strike but Jobber rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jobber wants to control from the top but Kazee keeps moving.
Jobber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kazee's head.
Kazee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jobber is aware though and is defending well.
Kazee being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kazee is on top in guard.
Kazee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jobber dives on top into guard.
Kazee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Job Jobber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber tries to hold on but Kazee pushes him away.
Kazee goes for an armbar but Jobber turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jobber.
Jobber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jobber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kazee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jobber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kazee striking off his back but it's not causing Jobber any problems.
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 Ezra Kazee.
Well Jobber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Job Jobber!
Our winner, Job Jobber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Van Persie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McGillicutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey McGillicutty has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Van Persie's chin.
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140 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Van Persie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey McGillicutty!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGillicutty staying out of range there.
McGillicutty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Persie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGillicutty.
Van Persie lands a head shot.
McGillicutty throws a hook to the side of Van Persie's head but Van Persie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Persie throws a jab but it's blocked by McGillicutty.
McGillicutty moves away from the strike by Van Persie.
McGillicutty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Persie.
Van Persie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Persie lunges at McGillicutty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGillicutty's hand.
Van Persie misses with a hook. McGillicutty ducked under it nicely.
McGillicutty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGillicutty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Persie.
Van Persie misses with a straight left.
Van Persie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Persie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Persie throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Persie moves out of range as McGillicutty throws a body kick.
McGillicutty throws the kick towards the body but Van Persie avoids it.
Van Persie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Van Persie finds it's way through McGillicutty's defenses.
McGillicutty throws a push kick but Van Persie slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters circling a little - McGillicutty finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Persie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGillicutty.
Van Persie scores with a hook to the body. McGillicutty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGillicutty scores with a leg kick.
McGillicutty attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGillicutty throws a front kick aimed at Van Persie's knee but Van Persie avoids it well.
Dan Van Persie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Persie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Persie loads up on a big right hand but McGillicutty slips the punch.
Van Persie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McGillicutty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Persie.
Van Persie loads up on a big right hand but McGillicutty slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Persie. McGillicutty does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGillicutty is looking to land body kicks.
McGillicutty pushes Van Persie away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGillicutty rushes Van Persie and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Persie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McGillicutty lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGillicutty is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGillicutty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGillicutty obliges.
McGillicutty landing knees to the head.
Van Persie is rocked!
McGillicutty lands a knee to the head.
Oh Van Persie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGillicutty working the clinch nicely. Van Persie is working for position but McGillicutty cracks him with a big knee to the head! Van Persie crumples up against the cage and McGillicutty lands two more shots before the ref can save Van Persie! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Mickey McGillicutty!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey McGillicutty thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Coming Home by Alter Bridge. Tyson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson with a hook.
Grey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tyson's half guard.
Tyson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grey.
Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grey throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely.
Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grey is controlling him.
Grey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyson's head.
Tyson wants to stand up but Grey is controlling him.
Grey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyson is trying to keep Grey in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grey with a nice head shot there.
Grey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson pulls Grey in close to prevent any damage.
Grey throws a strike but Tyson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson trying to move into half guard but instead Grey has managed to sweep!
Grey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grey is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grey is working Tyson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Grey is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyson has wrist control.
Grey throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grey postures up and lands a big shot to Tyson's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey throws an elbow that misses. Tyson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grey's guard. Nice move by Tyson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Grey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tyson throws a body punch but Grey moves out of range.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Grey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grey shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Grey on that attempt.
Tyson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson gets a clinch.
Grey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tyson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grey wants to take the fight to the mat but Tyson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyson pressing his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Grey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyson has Grey up against the cage in a clinch.
Grey wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Tyson on the inside.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grey looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Tyson.
Tyson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike.
Tyson looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Grey is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson pushes Grey against the cage. Tyson is working some dirty boxing. Tyson pushes off with a quick right hook! Grey goes down! Grey tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tyson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
A less than humble Mike Tyson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Hamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Lokopoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Lokopoko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ken Hamrock's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Hamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Lokopoko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokopoko shoots in looking for a takedown but Hamrock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lokopoko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lokopoko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lokopoko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hamrock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hamrock shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lokopoko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lokopoko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hamrock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lokopoko actively working from the bottom here.
Lokopoko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lokopoko looking for submissions off his back.
Lokopoko looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamrock prevents Lokopoko from improving his position.
Hamrock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hamrock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lokopoko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hamrock controlling the action here.
Lokopoko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hamrock pulls his head out easily.
Lokopoko is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Hamrock is tapping! Great win for Lokopoko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andrew Lokopoko!
Andrew Lokopoko spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Voit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tomoyasu Hotei: Battle Without Honor or Humanity. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Voit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rex Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Voit but Voit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice straight punches there by Voit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Voit.
Voit lunges at Tyler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyler's hand.
Rex Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voit lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyler's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voit throws a right hand that Tyler ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyler also avoids with ease.
Tyler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Voit is fending him off so far but Tyler persists. Nope, Voit circles away and we're back to standing.
Voit dips to his left and cracks Tyler with an uppercut!
Tyler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Voit but Voit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joey Voit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Tyler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler dives in and grabs Voit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Voit pushes down on Tyler's head and hops out.
Tyler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Voit there.
Tyler with a poor takedown
and Voit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyler is rocked!
Voit throws a looping overhand right but Tyler ducks down to avoid it.
Tyler is still on wobbly legs! Can Voit finish him?
Voit drops Tyler with a naaaaasty hook - Tyler is in real trouble here! Voit dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Voit!
In his post fight interview, Joey Voit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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22
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun shoots in for a takedown but Washington shows good takedown defense.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun slips under a jab.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Washington lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Washington, as that shot connected.
It looks like Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington lands a nice looking body shot.
Washington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun looks gassed!
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Washington throws a leg kick which misses Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's front leg but catches the back leg as Xanther Xaimoungkhoun tries to avoid it.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Washington.
A shot to the liver by Washington. Beautiful body shot.
Washington digs a good hook to Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's body.
Washington feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Xanther Xaimoungkhoun sprawling to the canvas! Xanther Xaimoungkhoun rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Washington finish him?!
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is rocked!
Washington works Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun walks straight into a right hand from Washington - that's dropped him! Washington jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Xanther Xaimoungkhoun from any more punishment! Xanther Xaimoungkhoun complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonard Washington!
Leonard Washington retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Leonard Washington said 'Seriously, this guy?! I need a nap...'.
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