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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jace Beleren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beleren comes to the cage accompanied by Young Jeezy 3 A M . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beleren
vs
Polski

194 cm
25
229 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

203 cm
28
275 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Wolfpack Threadz
Wolfpack Blood Labs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jace Beleren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Polski!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polski looks to score with a jab to the body but Beleren is just out of range.
Polski throws a lazy right hand but Beleren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beleren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beleren ducks under a wild hook from Polski.
Beleren shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Polski but Polski pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Polski moves into the clinch successfully.
Polski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beleren has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Polski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Polski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beleren has him pressed against the cage.

Polski breaks from the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Polski enables Beleren to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Polski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Beleren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Polski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beleren wants to control from the top but Polski keeps moving.
Polski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beleren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beleren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beleren seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Polski for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jace Beleren wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Beleren shoots in for a takedown but Polski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Beleren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beleren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Polski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beleren moves away.
Beleren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Polski.
Beleren moves away from the strike by Polski.
Polski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Polski's corner calls for a 1-2. Polski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beleren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ivan Polski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beleren shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Polski just misses with a punch to the body.
Polski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Polski misses with a straight right.
Beleren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Polski.
Beleren slips under a jab from Polski.
Polski stuffs the takedown attempt from Beleren. Beleren gets slowly back to his feet.
Polski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beleren counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice defenses there by Beleren.
Polski missing with a left hand there. Beleren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beleren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Polski as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Polski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Polski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Polski looks to land a combination but Beleren avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Polski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beleren defending well as Polski loads up on a big left hand.

Beleren gets a double leg takedown into Polski's guard.
Polski wants to stand up but Beleren is controlling him.
Beleren is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Beleren throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beleren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Beleren throws a big right hand that misses.
Beleren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Polski being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jace Beleren.
Polski throws a series of punches but Beleren avoids them all with ease.
Beleren throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beleren wants to clinch up but Polski keeps it at a distance.
Polski cracks Beleren with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beleren slips a jab from Polski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Polski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beleren shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Polski as he jumps to the side.

Beleren shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Polski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Beleren postures up.
Beleren 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.
Beleren trying to control the position from guard on top but Polski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beleren stops Polski from standing up.
Beleren is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jace Beleren wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Polski lands with a straight right. Beleren didn't see that one coming.
Beleren slips under a jab.
Polski with a hook.
Beleren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivan Polski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Polski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beleren ducks under a wild hook from Polski.
Beleren dives in and grabs Polski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Polski pushes down on Beleren's head and hops out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beleren wants to slow Polski down by chopping away at his legs.

Beleren closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Polski's guard.
Beleren controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beleren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beleren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Polski being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jace Beleren just wasn't active enough.
Polski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polski sizes up Beleren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beleren blocks a jab.
Polski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Polski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Beleren is rocked!
Polski misses with a series of wild punches.
Beleren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Beleren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Polski. Beleren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Polski pounces like a tiger and cracks Beleren with a vicious hook! Beleren is down but not out! Polski follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Polski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Ruud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucian Rivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivero has chosen When They Come for Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruud
vs
Rivero

180 cm
25
188 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
29
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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, Lars Ruud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucian Rivero!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ruud is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rivero's half guard.
Rivero is in trouble now - Ruud has advanced to mount!
Ruud wants to control the pace but Rivero is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Ruud there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruud lands a heavy elbow.
Rivero wants to control but Ruud is having none of it.
Rivero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Ruud there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ruud controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruud wants to control the pace but Rivero is squirming around nicely.
Ruud controlling from mount.
Ruud throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruud tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

We're going to have a standup here because Lars Ruud wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ruud throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ruud misses with a head kick.
Ruud checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivero pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruud throws a series of punches but Rivero moves out of range.

Ruud clinches up with Rivero and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivero prevents Ruud from breaking the clinch.
Ruud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rivero prevents the takedown attempt.

Rivero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivero.
Ruud misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Ruud dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ruud misses with a combination
and Rivero counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruud shoots in for a double leg but Rivero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Ruud throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rivero tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ruud is in Rivero's guard.
Ruud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivero is keeping the position for now.
Ruud prevents Rivero from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruud slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lars Ruud just wasn't active enough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruud. Rivero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lars Ruud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruud checks a leg kick.
Rivero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivero defending well as Ruud loads up on a big left hand.
Ruud lands a slapping body shot.
Lars Ruud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ruud is defended easily by Rivero.
Ruud throws a sloppy head kick
and Rivero counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruud.
Ruud throws a lazy head kick
and Rivero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruud checks it well.
Ruud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruud blocks a low kick nicely.
Rivero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rivero checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No luck for Ruud with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Ruud. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruud throws a head kick but Rivero moves out of range.
Lucian Rivero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruud doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivero circles away.
Ruud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rivero as he avoids it easily.
Ruud fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rivero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruud.
Ruud throws a right hand that Rivero ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivero also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Ruud dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rivero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruud fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruud 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.
Rivero blocks a head kick by Ruud.
Ruud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruud scores with a head kick.

Ruud instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ruud's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivero gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruud.
Ruud is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rivero to keep the fight standing.

Rivero is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ruud is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rivero to the mat. Rivero regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Ruud gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rivero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lars Ruud is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rivero blocks a head kick by Ruud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruud is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Ruud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivero tries a low kick but Ruud avoids it.
Rivero avoids the head kick by Ruud.
Ruud throws a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Ruud or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivero which made him look bad.
Rivero moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruud shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivero pinned against the cage. Rivero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ruud tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruud changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rivero tries to avoid it but Ruud manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rivero to the ground. Rivero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruud wants to clinch.
Ruud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rivero but Rivero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivero.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Ruud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruud has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Ruud!
Lars Ruud decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Darko
vs
Zing

172 cm
30
182 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

182 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Wolfpack Blood Labs
Wolfpack Threadz

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 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Zing!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zing tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zing prevents a takedown attempt there.

Zing gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zing wants to take a breather but Darko is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darko's head.
Darko trying to control but Zing postures up.
Darko tries to get to full guard but Zing has control of the leg.
Zing is looking to take a break and control but Darko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darko's head.
Zing is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zing punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zing putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Zing connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Darko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zing scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Darko regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Darko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zing is looking to take a break and control but Darko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zing working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darko is looking for a sweep. Zing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Darko tries to get to full guard but Zing has control of the leg.
Zing trying to mount his opponent but Darko defends it.
Zing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darko's head.
Darko won't allow Zing to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko wants to control but Zing is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Darko gets back to full guard.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Zing from controlling successfully.
Zing won't allow Darko to sweep him here.
Zing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darko is keeping the position for now.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Zing from controlling successfully.
Zing stopping the sweep attempt from Darko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Zing from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Zing wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zing tries to clinch up but Darko circles away and keeps his distance.
Zing tries for a takedown but Darko circles away easily
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zing shoots in for a takedown but Darko shows good takedown defense.
Donnie Darko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Zing.

Zing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darko regains half guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zing trying to control from half guard but Darko is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Zing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Darko tries to clinch up but Zing circles away and keeps his distance.

Zing throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Darko was covering up waiting for the punch and Zing finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zing passes into half guard.
Darko is looking for a sweep. Zing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zing is thwarting Darko's attempts to control the position.
Darko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zing.
Zing passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Darko!
Darko tries to hold on but Zing pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zing scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Darko?
Zing landing strikes from the mount.
Zing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Darko gets back to half guard.
Darko is pressing down on Zing's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Darko working a defensive guard here.
Darko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zingis looking to pass into half guard but Darko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Darko is in guard.
Zing trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko looking to sit in guard and control but Zing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darko has control of Zing's left arm, preventing Zing from doing any damage.
Darko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zing tries to kick Darko off but Darko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Darko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zing is trying to stand up here but Darko is controlling him well.
Darko wants to take a breather but Zing is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko controlling the pace.
Zing is refusing to be controlled, as Darko sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donnie Darko.
Zing misses with a takedown

and Darko counters by moving into the clinch.
Darko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zing avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darko tries for a takedown. No joy.

Zing turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Zing manages to end up in side control.
Zing lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zing trying to control the action but Darko is working from the bottom.
Darko is looking for a sweep.
Darko is not content to let Zing control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zing looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Darko is avoiding damage well.
Zing tries to score with some ground and pound. Darko controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zing works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Darko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zing working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Zing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Zing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gabriel Zing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Donnie Darko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Zing.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but Zing shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zing somewhat.

Darko forces Zing back against the cage and clinches.

Zing lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zing tries to pass to full mount but Darko defends it.
Darko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Darko controls Zing momentarily but Zing frees himself.
Zing throws a big elbow that misses.
Zing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zing slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zing tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Zing throws a strike aimed at the side of Darko's head but Darko avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gabriel Zing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darko wants to pass to mount but Zing is defending the position.
Darko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Darko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zing is looking to escape.
Darko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darko prevents Zing from standing back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko throwing shots but Zing is blocking nicely.
Darko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Darko trying to pass the guard but Zing defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zing on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Darko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zing's head.
Zing wants to get back to his feet.
Zing keeping hold of Darko's head, controlling as best he can.
Zing is trying to stand.
Darko is looking to take a break and control but Zing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko is trying to control the action in half guard but Zing is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Darko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Darko cracks Zing with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Gabriel Zing has been cut.
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!
Zing's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Darko tries to control but Zing wriggling away.
Darko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Donnie Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Darko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Zing is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darko drops a big elbow. That's hurt Zing! More shots from Darko and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Darko!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeroen van Beil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weiss comes to the cage accompanied by Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise. The key to victory for Barry Weiss has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Weiss
vs
van Beil

188 cm
22
199 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
199 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo
Balco Boys - Hilo

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry)

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeroen van Beil!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Beil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Weiss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Weiss looks to land a body kick but van Beil moved away.
van Beil has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Weiss.

van Beil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weiss, pushing him back against the cage.
van Beil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
van Beil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiss avoids it.
van Beil stalling in the clinch but Weiss improves position.
Weiss swings wildly with an uppercut but van Beil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weiss gets through van Beil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Weiss breaks the clinch.
van Beil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weiss was well out of range. Poor timing from van Beil.
van Beil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Weiss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Beil avoids a kick to the body.
Weiss cracks a nice hook into van Beil's ribs.
Weiss looks to throw a body kick
and van Beil counters with a nice body shot.
van Beil scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Weiss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from van Beil.

Weiss clinches up with van Beil and pushes him back against the cage.
Weiss misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weiss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss misses with a body punch.
Weiss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt van Beil or not.
van Beil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiss avoids it.

Weiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from van Beil misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Weiss.
Weiss throws a body kick the misses
and Weiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weiss throws the kick towards the body but van Beil avoids it.
van Beil misses with a wild body shot.

Weiss gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss tries to circle away but van Beil has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Weiss fails to land.
Weiss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weiss looking to throw knees to the head but van Beil is blocking nicely.
van Beil tries for a takedown but Weiss manages to get underhooks.
Weiss avoiding damage as van Beil throws knees to the body.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from van Beil.
Weiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but van Beil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Weiss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Weiss scores with a nice short uppercut.
van Beil working Weiss over with knees to the body.
van Beil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weiss working hard to break the clinch.
Weiss misses with a body punch.
van Beil lands a good knee to the midsection. Weiss won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van Beil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiss.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from van Beil.
van Beil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiss avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weiss has had enough of the clinch but van Beil keeps him there for the moment.
Weiss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and van Beil avoids it.
van Beil landing knees to the body.
Weiss is breathing heavily.
van Beil landing knees to the body.
Weiss is trying to force a seperation but van Beil has the dominant position.
van Beil tries to land knees in the clinch but Weiss avoids the damage to the body.
Weiss throws a punch but it's blocked by van Beil.
Weiss avoiding damage as van Beil throws knees to the body.
Weiss throws a punch but it's blocked by van Beil.
van Beil leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Weiss.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from van Beil.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weiss avoiding damage as van Beil throws knees to the body.
Weiss lands an uppercut.
van Beil is looking to control Weiss's arms but Weiss gets an underhook and turns him. Now van Beil has his back to the cage.
Weiss misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeroen van Beil will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Weiss lands with a good body shot.
Barry Weiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
van Beil tries for a takedown but Weiss circles away easily
and Weiss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weiss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Weiss looks for the body kick but van Beil saw that one coming.
van Beil tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Weiss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Weiss tries to land a front kick but van Beil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weiss thows a body shot but no joy.
van Beil is looking to clinch but Weiss is avoiding it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Weiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by van Beil.
Weiss lands a head kick. van Beil smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Weiss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. van Beil doesn't seem bothered though.
van Beil tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Beil checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barry Weiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
van Beil fails with the takedown.
Weiss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Weiss swings for the body but van Beil moves out of range.
van Beil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
van Beil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Beil misses with a jab to the body
and Weiss counters with a body kick that stops van Beil in his tracks momentarily.
Weiss ducks under a wild hook from van Beil.
van Beil swings for the body but Weiss moves out of range.
Weiss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeroen van Beil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
van Beil fails with a takedown attempt.
Barry Weiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeroen van Beil.
van Beil takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss lets loose with a powerful body kick. van Beil will feel that in the morning.
van Beil blocks a head kick by Weiss.
van Beil misses the body punch
and Weiss counters with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Weiss!
Weiss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from van Beil. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Weiss dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Weiss just misses with a punch to the body.

Weiss has closed the distance and engaged van Beil in a clinch.
Weiss lands an elbow just above van Beil 's eye.

Weiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss connects with a body shot.
van Beil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weiss counters with a good, hard body kick but van Beil shrugs it off.
Weiss misses with a body shot.
van Beil misses with a takedown
and Weiss counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weiss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weiss looking to throw knees to the head but van Beil is blocking nicely.
Weiss lands a left hand.
Weiss lands a nice shot to the body.
van Beil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weiss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weiss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weiss with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jeroen van Beil has been cut.
Weiss throws a head punch that misses.
van Beil trying to land knees to the body.
van Beil blocks a body shot from Weiss.
Weiss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weiss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Weiss.
van Beil with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for van Beil. That snapped Weiss's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
van Beil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weiss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Weiss has van Beil up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weiss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weiss misses with the head strike.
van Beil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weiss is defending well for now.
van Beil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Weiss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
van Beil missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss lands a right hand.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from van Beil.
Weiss lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Weiss breaks from the clinch.
van Beil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
van Beil shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Weiss pinned against the cage. Weiss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barry Weiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeroen van Beil.

Weiss moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Beil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiss.
Weiss is trying to break the clinch but van Beil is controlling him.
Weiss can't find room to land a body shot as van Beil controls the action.
Weiss gets through van Beil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weiss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weiss has had enough of the clinch but van Beil keeps him there for the moment.
van Beil has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Weiss.
Weiss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weiss tries to work over van Beil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
van Beil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weiss is defending well for now.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from van Beil.
Weiss scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weiss connects with a knee to the head.
Weiss lands a good knee to the midsection. van Beil won't want to take too many of those.

Weiss breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Weiss.

Weiss has van Beil up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Weiss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weiss has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Weiss!
Post fight, Barry Weiss took to the microphone: 'I don't know about you but I need to find a locker that I can profit from....it's been rough. I really hope Hester doesn't bid tomorrow. See you all at the Storage Lockers! You can catch me on Storage Wars!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Kozyra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Pettis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lukasz Kozyra's chin.

Kozyra
vs
Pettis

188 cm
21
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

176 cm
21
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukasz Kozyra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kozyra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kozyra misses with a head kick.
Kozyra throws a sloppy head kick and Pettis moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Pettis.
Pettis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kozyra throws a leg kick but Pettis checks it.
Kozyra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pettis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozyra tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses.
Pettis fakes the leg kick and cracks Kozyra in the body.
Pettis throws a body kick that misses.
Kozyra throws a sloppy head kick and Pettis moves out of range easily.
Kozyra tries to work over Pettis's front leg with a kick but Pettis checks it.

Kozyra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pettis is trying to maintain a safe position but Kozyra gets an underhook and turns Pettis into the cage.
Pettis avoids a wild elbow strike from Kozyra.
Pettis blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozyra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kozyra lands a good knee to the midsection. Pettis won't want to take too many of those.

Pettis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pettis checks a low kick from Kozyra.
Pettis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kozyra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pettis's sensitive parts.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kozyra checks it well.
Pettis throws a lazy head kick
and Kozyra counters with a low kick, right behind Pettis 's knee.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
Kozyra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Kozyra clinches up with Pettis and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kozyra.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kozyra.
Kozyra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozyra keeps control of Pettis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kozyra throws an elbow but it misses.
Kozyra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kozyra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pettis managing to block the knees to the body from Kozyra.
Kozyra tries to land knees in the clinch but Pettis avoids the damage to the body.
Kozyra lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozyra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pettis to keep the fight standing.
Kozyra avoiding damage.
Kozyra keeps control of Pettis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kozyra drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but Kozyra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pettis is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kozyra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kozyra pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kozyra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kozyra wants to take the fight to the mat but Pettis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukasz Kozyra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozyra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pettis is looking to break free of the clinch but Kozyra has double underhooks.
Pettis avoiding damage as Kozyra throws knees to the body.
Pettis has had enough of the clinch but Kozyra keeps him there for the moment.
Kozyra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pettis tries to break the clinch but Kozyra is controlling the position.
Pettis avoids the elbow strike from Kozyra, against the cage.
Kozyra stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis fails to pull guard.
Come on Kozyra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kozyra prevents Pettis from breaking the clinch.
Pettis takes an elbow to the forehead.

Pettis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kozyra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozyra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kozyra clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis tries to break the clinch but Kozyra is controlling the position.
Pettis wants to get back to striking at distance but Kozyra won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Kozyra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pettis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kozyra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pettis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kozyra circles away quickly and effectively.
Kozyra throws a leg kick that misses.

Kozyra pushes Pettis up against the cage in a clinch.
Pettis can't break the clinch.
Kozyra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kozyra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pettis tries to break free but Kozyra pushes him back against the cage.
Pettis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kozyra lands a nice elbow.
Kozyra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pettis.
Kozyra lands an elbow inside.
Pettis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozyra has him pressed against the cage.
Kozyra slows down the pace here.
Pettis tries to circle away but Kozyra has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozyra is looking for a takedown.

Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kozyra blocks a head kick by Pettis.
A leg kick checked by Kozyra.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kozyra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kozyra throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anthony Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
Kozyra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozyra blocks a head kick by Pettis.
Kozyra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lukasz Kozyra is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pettis tries to keep at a distance but Kozyra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kozyra lands a damaging elbow.
Pettis is trying to push Kozyra away but Kozyra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kozyra misses with an elbow over the top.
Kozyra missing with knees to the body.
Pettis is trying to break free.
Kozyra pushes off an throws an elbow but Pettis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kozyra pushes off an throws an elbow but Pettis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kozyra lands an elbow inside that Pettis shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozyra has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pettis after a bit of a struggle.
Pettis is trying to break the clinch but Kozyra has him pressed against the cage.
Kozyra stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis working hard to break the clinch.
Kozyra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kozyra tries to land knees in the clinch but Pettis avoids the damage to the body.
Pettis tries to circle away but Kozyra has him pinned against the cage.
Kozyra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pettis's efforts to push away.

Pettis breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kozyra.
Pettis blocks a head kick by Kozyra.
Pettis misses with a head kick.

Pettis tries to keep at a distance but Kozyra has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is trying to push Kozyra away but Kozyra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Pettis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pettis wants to stall.
Pettis working hard to break the clinch.
Pettis dodges an elbow strike from Kozyra.
Lukasz Kozyra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kozyra tries to pull guard but Pettis holds him up against the cage and eventually Kozyra drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukasz Kozyra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis is looking to break free of the clinch but Kozyra has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kozyra missing with knees to the body.
Pettis avoids a wild elbow strike from Kozyra.
Pettis avoiding damage as Kozyra throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Kozyra dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A looping hook to the body misses from Kozyra. Pettis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kozyra is looking to clinch.
Pettis throws a head kick but Kozyra moves out of range.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses
and Kozyra counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pettis is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Kozyra closes the distance and clinches.
Pettis dodges an elbow strike from Kozyra.
Pettis is looking to break free of the clinch but Kozyra has double underhooks.
Kozyra lands an elbow inside that Pettis shrugs off.
Pettis tries to circle away but Kozyra has him pinned against the cage.
Pettis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kozyra lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozyra missing with knees to the body.
Kozyra misses with an elbow over the top.
Kozyra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Pettis breaks from the clinch.
Pettis connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kozyra - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Pettis!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior has chosen I Come Thru: 50 cent feat. Maino, Dubs Dollah as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ra
vs
Junior

174 cm
26
148 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
147 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sun Ra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mack Junior!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ra. That's going to slow Junior down.

Junior clinches up with Ra and pushes him back against the cage.
Ra lands a body shot.
Ra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Mack Junior has been cut.
Ra lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.
Ra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Ra.
Junior takes an elbow to the temple.
Ra lands an elbow just above Junior 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Mack Junior's cut even more.
Ra lands a nice elbow.
Junior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ra lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The cut above Mack Junior's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior working aggressively here.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Junior's face.

Mack Junior's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Stalling in the clinch from Ra.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ra landing knees to the head.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ra lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.

Junior is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mack Junior's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sun Ra!
Sun Ra is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Sun Ra thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Claw's choice of entrance music: Orgineel!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

House
vs
Claw

195 cm
24
290 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
25
278 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brick House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiu Claw!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House ducks under a wild hook from Claw.

Claw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Claw throws a head punch that misses.
House misses with some punches.
House tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Claw's elbow.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Claw uses good head movement to avoid it.
House blocks a body shot from Claw.
Claw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
House lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
House tries to land knees in the clinch but Claw avoids the damage to the body.
Claw lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Claw.
Claw misses with a body punch.
Claw scores with a shoulder strike.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, House creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Claw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House struggles to land a body shot inside as Claw controls his hands.
Claw lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards.
House working aggressively here.
A short left from Claw.
Claw prevents a body shot from House.
House tries to work over Claw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Claw can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Claw can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
House is breathing heavily.
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!
Claw connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Claw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Claw lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Claw.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Claw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Claw lands with a short shot to the head.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw lands a body punch.
Claw with a knee to the head.
Claw cracks House with a nice body shot.
Claw connects with a knee to the head.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Claw lands a left hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
Claw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Claw.
Claw landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Claw.
A short uppercut from Claw.
Claw connects with a knee to the head.
Claw scores with a hook to the body.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into House's ribcage.
Claw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw pushes House back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from House.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has House in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
House takes a shot to the head.
House managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw misses with a body punch.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
Claw tries a knee to the head but House blocks it.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but House blocks with his arms.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. House won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Claw presses House against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Claw pushes House back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Claw.
Claw lands a knee to the head.
Claw is working House over against the cage.
House avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Claw.
Claw looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
A short right from Claw on the inside.
Claw blocks a body shot from House.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claw connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into House's ribcage.
Claw lands a nice shot to the body.
Claw connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiu Claw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Claw lands with a good body shot.
Claw throws a big shot that misses.
House misses with a straight right.
House works Claw's body with a nice hook.
House misses with a straight right.

House has managed to clinch.
Claw lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Claw on the inside.
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Claw.
House goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House takes a knee right on the jaw!
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. House won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.

House is rocked!
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
Claw misses with a knee strike.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Claw.
House taking a breather.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from House.
House goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claw misses with a punch on the inside.
House managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claw lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Claw has a couple of punches blocked by House.
Good body shot from House.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from House.
House scores with a shoulder strike.
House is stalling here.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from House.
House effectively controlling the action here.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
House lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
House scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Claw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
House pushes Claw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
House tries to work over Claw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Claw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
House misses with a body punch.
House avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from House.
House is trying to stall.
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from House on the inside.
House lands a left hand.
House lands a body shot in the clinch.
House lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, House creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
House scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Claw misses with a body punch.
House blocks a body shot from Claw.
House lands a shot to the body.
Jiu Claw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Claw takes a shot to the head.
House scores with a shoulder strike.
House lands a shoulder strike.
House scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, House scores with a nice short uppercut.
House works on Claw's body with a couple of short punches.
House working some nice short punches in the clinch.
House is leaning against Claw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
House digs a right hand into Claw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Claw's gas tank.
House lands a hook that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
House stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
House lands an uppercut.
House throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claws head.
Claw takes a shot to the head.

Claw is rocked!
House lands a big right hand that drops Claw! The killer instinct kicks in and House finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by House!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick House!
In his post fight interview, Brick House started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.