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V.O.G 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Valuyskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev has chosen Hollywood Undead - Sell Your Soul as his entrance music. Aleksandr Valuyskiy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksandr Valuyskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilham Aliyev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev scores with a takedown into Valuyskiy's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Valuyskiy is trying to keep Aliyev in close.
Aliyev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valuyskiy wants to sweep here but Aliyev controlling him for the moment.
Aliyev postures up.
Aliyev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aliyev landing with the ground and pound.
Aliyev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aliyev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valuyskiy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aliyev is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Valuyskiy working for submissions but it's allowed Aliyev to get to half guard.
Valuyskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev is thwarting Valuyskiy's attempts to control the position.
Aliyev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aliyev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Valuyskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aliyev slips a nice elbow through Valuyskiy's hands, connecting with Valuyskiy's forehead.
Aliyev seems to be working for a kimura but Valuyskiy defends the submission attempt.
Aliyev not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valuyskiy is defending against the submission attempts here by Aliyev.
Valuyskiy trying to control from the bottom.
Aliyev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aliyev slips a nice elbow through Valuyskiy's hands, connecting with Valuyskiy's forehead.
Aliyev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aliyev is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev winds up and cracks Valuyskiy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Valuyskiy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Valuyskiy is working hard here to advance position.
Nice strikes from Aliyev there.
Aliyev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aliyev passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Valuyskiy!
Valuyskiy is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev is working for a guillotine from mount but Valuyskiy frees his head quite easily.
Aliyev controlling from the full mount.
Aliyev lands a big shot there that rocks Valuyskiy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Aleksandr Valuyskiy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aliyev working the ground and pound effectively.
Aleksandr Valuyskiy's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aliyev lands a big shot to the head and Valuyskiy winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ilham Aliyev!
During a confident post fight interview, Ilham Aliyev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw has chosen Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaw.
Sloppy strikes from Shaw. Those never looked like landing.
Fitch slips a jab and a cross from Shaw.
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitch fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shaw's waist but Shaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fitch off to one side.
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaw gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fitch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fitch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shaw looking for a guillotine here but Fitch defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fitch advances position into side control!
Shaw tries to bench press Fitch off him but Fitch keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Shaw's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shaw manages to get back to half guard.
Fitch trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to hold on to Fitch's head to control him but Fitch postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because John Fitch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shaw throws a series of punches but Fitch moves out of range.
A combination from Shaw does no damage.
Shaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shaw quickly recovers to half guard.
Fitch works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaw is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fitch dominated that round.
That's time! Fitch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fitch walks into a straight right hand from Shaw.
Fitch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shaw avoids it really well and circles away.
Shaw throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fitch counters with a shoot takedown. Shaw fights it but they end up in guard.
Fitch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaw is keeping the position for now.
Fitch is working hard here to advance position.
Shaw isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fitch stacks Shaw on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fitch!
Shaw tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw tries to escape but Fitch has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
John Fitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fitch has good solid back control here.
Fitch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shaw for as long as he can get away with.
Fitch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fitch gets his hands free as Shaw looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch doesn't have the hooks in and Shaw manages to turn into his guard.
Fitch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shaw!
Fitch prevents Shaw from getting the reversal.
Fitch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shaw is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch controlling his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fitch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shaw is working to get back to half guard.
Fitch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to hold on but Fitch postures up.
Shaw working to try and regain half guard.
Fitch controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fitch dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fitch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shaw pinned against the cage. Shaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fitch.
Shaw throws a series of punches but Fitch moves out of range.
John Fitch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like John Fitch has been cut.
Fitch fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitch avoids the body shot from Shaw.
Shaw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fitch shoots in and drives through. Shaw sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fitch fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shaw to the ground. Fitch is now in Shaw's guard.
Shaw looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fitch passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw tries to get to full guard but Fitch has control of the leg.
Shaw wants to control but Fitch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fitch stops Shaw from getting back to his feet.
Shaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shaw actively working from the bottom here.
Shaw with the active half guard here but Fitch passes nicely into side control.
John Fitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shaw is trying to work for a sweep but Fitch has mounted him!
Fitch controlling from the full mount.
Shaw wants to hold on but Fitch pushes him away.
Fitch looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeff Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Fitch wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shaw misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Shaw.
I think Fitch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fitch!
Our winner, John Fitch, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Keller Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - The Natives. Ubereem has chosen CRO-MAGS - We Gotta Know as his entrance music. Alistair Ubereem will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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6 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keller Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ubereem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ubereem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ubereem displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rock.
Rock gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Rock tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Ubereem is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Rock buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Rock!! Rock is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Ubereem throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Ubereem!
A victorious Alistair Ubereem 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mats Fotoberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demien Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fotoberg comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said Knock you out. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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174 lbs
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178 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mats Fotoberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demien Maia!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia has a takedown stuffed.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fotoberg as he jumps to the side.
Fotoberg lands a left and a right that sends Maia crashing to the canvas! Fotoberg dives into mount looking to finish!
Maia is rocked!
It looks like Demien Maia has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fotoberg stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Fotoberg finish him?
Fotoberg lands with a big right hook that stumbles Maia - he's out on his feet here! Fotoberg follows up with another monster hook that separates Maia from consciousness! Maia falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Fotoberg stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mats Fotoberg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Straight Flush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flint has chosen Benga & Coki - Night as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Great wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Straight Flush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Flint!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flush with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Straight Flush has been cut.
Flint throws a series of punches but Flush moves out of range.
Flint throws a sloppy head kick and Flush moves out of range easily.
Flush fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flint gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Flush postures up and lands a big shot to Flint's brow.
Flush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flush throwing strikes but missing.
Flush looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flush throwing strikes but missing.
Flint preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flint not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flint can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flint is looking to stand up but Flush isn't so interested in that idea.
Flush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flush throws a big right hand that misses.
Flush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Flush throws a big right hand that misses.
Flush postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Flush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flush throws a big elbow that misses.
Flush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flint works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flush throwing strikes from guard but Flint blocks nicely.
Flush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flush is in close to Flint's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flush with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Flush cracks Flint with a solid left hand.
Flint controls Flush momentarily but Flush frees himself.
Flint avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flush stopping the sweep attempt from Flint.
Flush throwing strikes but missing.
Flint working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flush scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flint looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flint works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Flush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flush throws a big elbow that misses.
Flush throwing strikes but missing.
Flush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flush tries to free his leg and advance position but Flint is retaining full guard.
Flush throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Straight Flush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Straight Flush's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Flint defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Flush.
Flint tries to clinch there but Flush circles away.
Flint keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flint fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flush has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Flush circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Flint.
Flint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Straight Flush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flint feints and then cracks Flush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flush down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint misses with a two punch combination.
Flint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flush shoots in looking for a takedown. Flint tries to sprawl out of it but Flush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Straight Flush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flush lands with a hook. Flint tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flint throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Flush closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Flint did well to prevent Flush getting side control.
Flush drops an elbow to the side of Flint's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flush works his way into side control.
Flush cracks Flint with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from Flush are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Flush cracks Flint with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Flint is rocked!
Flush cracks Flint with a big right hand but Flint just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Flint is still in real trouble! Can Flush finish him?
Flush cracks Flint with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Flush immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Flint is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Flush!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Straight Flush!
Our winner, Straight Flush, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Balsac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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176 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Balsac!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shoots and misses
and Balsac counters with a two punch combo.
Harry Balsac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balsac. That's going to slow Souza down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balsac.
Balsac throws a quick inside leg kick.
Souza avoids the head kick by Balsac.
Balsac feints and then cracks Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Souza down.
Balsac lunges at Souza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Souza's hand.
Souza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balsac lands with a right hand.
Balsac thuds a left hand into Souza's body.
Souza shoots in for a double leg but Balsac sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Balsac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Souza takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balsac lands a high kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Balsac.
Nice sprawl there from Balsac as Souza shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balsac counters with a low kick, right behind Souza 's knee.
A solid body kick from Balsac.
Balsac's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Balsac duly obliges.
Souza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Balsac scores with a takedown into Souza's guard.
Balsac wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balsac is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Harry Balsac hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Balsac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balsac throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Balsac counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balsac jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balsac connects with a body shot that sends Souza's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balsac.
Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Souza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Souza tries for a takedown but Balsac sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Balsac counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Balsac closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Balsac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balsac.
Balsac moves into range and clinches up with Souza.
Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balsac gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balsac slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Balsac's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Balsac's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Balsac dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Balsac scoring well with a low kick there.
Balsac lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Balsac delivers a nice body kick.
Balsac throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Balsac counters with a leg kick.
Balsac is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balsac jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Balsac lands with a good body shot.
Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balsac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Souza. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
An inside leg kick lands from Balsac.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Souza passes to side control.
Souza scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balsac to see if he's OK.
Balsac manages to get back to half guard.
Balsac looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Balsac is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Souza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Souza's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balsac just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza tries to roll but Balsac sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Balsac.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harry Balsac has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Balsac throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balsac lands a lovely overhand right.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Balsac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harry Balsac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balsac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Balsac.
Balsac is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Balsac throws a nice inside leg kick.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balsac throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Balsac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Balsac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Balsac scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Souza shoots in and drives through. Balsac sprawls well.
Balsac stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balsac lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balsac.
Ronaldo Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balsac has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balsac manages to pull guard.
Balsac is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Souza is aware though and is defending well.
Balsac has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Balsac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balsac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Souza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Balsac manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Souza has Balsac in his guard.
Balsac controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Balsac postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balsac sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ronaldo Souza has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Balsac stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souza shoots and misses
and Balsac counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balsac fakes the leg kick and cracks Souza in the body.
Balsac thows a body kick. Souza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Balsac explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Balsac scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balsac throws a nice inside leg kick.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Balsac counters with a nice body shot.
Balsac lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balsac lands a glancing blow to the side of Souza's head.
Souza takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Balsac has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Balsac lands with a slapping head kick.
Balsac closes the distance and clinches.
Balsac breaks from the clinch.
Balsac takes the fight into the clinch.
Souza tries for a takedown but Balsac manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balsac pulls Souza into guard.
Balsac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Souza working some strikes from top position.
Ronaldo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balsac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balsac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Balsac had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Souza defends it easily.
Harry Balsac is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Balsac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balsac is looking for a triangle but Souza pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Balsac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Balsac 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Balsac!
An out of breath Harry Balsac thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Steel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Inoki!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoki misses with a series of wild punches.
Inoki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
A punch combination from Inoki misses.
Steel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steel drops Inoki with a beautiful combination! Inoki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Steel is looking for the KO!
Inoki is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Inoki has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel moves into range and clinches up with Inoki.
Inoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Steel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Inoki falls backwards - clearly groggy! Steel dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Steel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schaap Mooiboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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176 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schaap Mooiboy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mooiboy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mooiboy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Phillips is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Phillips just holding on.
Phillips slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mooiboy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Phillips looking for submissions off his back.
Phillips wants to get back to full guard.
Mooiboy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mooiboy seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips looking for submissions off his back.
Mooiboy 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 one minute gone in the round.
Mooiboy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Phillips is trying to maintain the position but Mooiboy is very close to passing his half guard.
Mooiboy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Phillips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mooiboy lands with a punch from half guard.
Mooiboy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Phillips is in trouble now - Mooiboy has advanced to mount!
Phillips taking shots to the head.
Mooiboy raining down shots from the mount!
Phillips is looking to improve his position but Mooiboy isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mooiboy with good strikes from the mount here!
Mooiboy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooiboy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mooiboy avoids the attempt from Phillips to control.
Mooiboy tries to control but Phillips wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mooiboy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Phillips is looking to improve his position but Mooiboy isn't that keen on the idea.
Mooiboy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Phillips is rocked!
Mooiboy cracks Phillips with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schaap Mooiboy!
A very excited looking Schaap Mooiboy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Redd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Redd's choice of entrance music: We Will Rock You. This should be fireworks!
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173 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Keto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Redd!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd fails with the takedown
and Keto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redd tries to clinch up.
Keto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Redd sprawls well initially but Keto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Redd is looking to control Keto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Redd avoid being mounted?
Redd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keto pulls his head out easily.
Keto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Redd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keto pulls his head out easily.
Redd trying to control but Keto postures up.
Redd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keto throwing shots but Redd is blocking nicely.
Keto escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd wants to clinch
and Keto counters with a thumping low kick.
Keto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redd with a poor takedown
and Keto counters with a nice uppercut.
Keto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Redd shoots and misses
and Keto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuomas Keto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Redd.
Redd is looking to clinch.
Redd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keto.
Redd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Redd tries for a takedown but Keto circles away easily
and Keto counters with a body kick.
Redd looks gassed!
Redd misses with a takedown attempt
and Keto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Redd misses with a takedown
and Keto counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Keto showed some decent athleticism there.
Keto controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Keto throwing shots but Redd is blocking nicely.
Keto working the head and body with strikes.
Keto stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto drops an elbow to the side of Redd's head.
Keto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Redd trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Keto manages to pass to mount!
Keto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Keto tries to control but Redd wriggling away.
Keto lands a big shot there that rocks Redd but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Keto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Redd in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Redd is looking to improve his position but Keto isn't that keen on the idea.
Keto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Redd takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redd is desperately trying to improve his position but Keto has a good base and remains in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Keto tries to control but Redd wriggling away.
Keto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Redd tries to lock up and control but Keto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Keto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Redd is looking to escape.
The referee warns Redd that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keto controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomas Keto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keto misses with the body kick
and Redd counters with a takedown into side control.
Keto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keto is trying to control but can't.
Redd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keto desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Keto gets full guard.
Keto has control of Redd's left arm, preventing Redd from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Keto wants to sweep here but Redd controlling him for the moment.
Keto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto has Redd pulled in close to control his posture.
Redd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keto looking to control.
Tuomas Keto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Redd has his takedown stuffed
and Keto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Redd lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Keto!
Keto tries to hold on but Redd pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd working the ground and pound effectively.
Keto can't escape the position.
Redd with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keto wants to control but Redd is having none of it.
Keto tries to reverse the position but Redd maintains control.
Keto tries to hold on but Redd pushes him away.
Keto is trying desperately to improve position.
Redd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Keto's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Keto tries to hold on but Redd postures up.
Redd throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Keto tries to hold on but Redd postures up.
Redd prevents Keto from getting the reversal.
Redd looking to finish Keto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Keto!
Tuomas Keto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Redd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jeez, Tuomas Keto's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tuomas Keto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake Redd!
Jake Redd is the new welterweight champion!
Jake Redd was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slate comes to the cage accompanied by Some song he made last night. Jesus Slate could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rony Jaa's chin.
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196 lbs
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194 lbs
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World class boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Slate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slate. That did some damage!
Slate throws out a loose jab but Jaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slate just misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus Slate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Slate.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaa throws a head kick but Slate moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
A low kick from Slate is predictable there
and Jaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaa throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa ducks under a wild hook from Slate.
A low kick from Jaa is predictable there
and Slate counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Jaa lands but Slate takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jesus Slate has been cut.
Jaa throws a right hand that Slate ducks under and follows up with a left that Slate also avoids with ease.
Slate closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jaa's guard.
Slate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jaa holds on and takes a little breather.
Jaa working a defensive guard but Slate passes into half guard.
Slate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Slate lands strikes from half guard.
Jaa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Slate wants to pass the guard but Jaa is defending well.
Slate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slate misses with a head shot. Jaa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Slate postures up in Jaa's guard and throws a big left but Jaa blocks it.
Slate with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slate works over Jaa with some ground and pound from guard.
Slate throwing strikes from guard but Jaa blocks nicely.
Jaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slate.
Jaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slate postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slate 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.
Slate looking to pass the guard.
Slate trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Slate postures up in Jaa's guard and throws a big left but Jaa blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slate with a nice head shot there.
Slate postures up in Jaa's guard and throws a big left but Jaa blocks it.
Slate content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa wants to stand and escape but Slate is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slate might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slate with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slate wants to pass the guard but Jaa is keeping the position.
Slate is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Slate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Slate's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slate throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
Slate clinches up with Jaa and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaa defending well as Slate loads up on a big left hand.
Jaa has closed the distance and engaged Slate in a clinch.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa prevents the takedown attempt.
Slate misses with a punch to the body.
Jaa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slate tightens his grip and picks Jaa up, before dumping him to the ground. Jaa manages to land in guard.
Jaa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slate is one step ahead there.
Slate trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Slate throws an elbow that misses. Jaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slate's guard. Nice move by Jaa!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate keeping full guard, as Jaa tries to pass.
Jesus Slate has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Slate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slate lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaa throws a nice looking combination but Slate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slate throws a leg kick
and Jaa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Slate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slate closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jaa circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Slate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa cracks Slate with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slate is rocked!
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Slate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaa blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Jaa tenderised Slate's leg. Slate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaa is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Jaa shuts the power down on Slate. Lights out, game over! Jaa is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rony Jaa!
Rony Jaa is the new middleweight champion!
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