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V.O.G 41 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gusandall Ingunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ingunn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Darkcore . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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134 lbs
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25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gusandall Ingunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ingunn is looking to clinch but Jiu Jitsu is avoiding it.
Jiu Jitsu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ingunn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jiu Jitsu's guard now.
Jiu Jitsu wants to stand and escape but Ingunn is having none of it.
Ingunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jiu Jitsu wriggles free and stands up.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in and bounces Ingunn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiu Jitsu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control but Ingunn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jiu Jitsu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ingunn gets a double leg takedown into Jiu Jitsu's guard.
Ingunn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jiu Jitsu's head.
Jiu Jitsu working a defensive guard here.
Jiu Jitsu controlling the position.
Jiu Jitsu has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ingunn should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jiu Jitsu has tightened it up now! Ingunn should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guillaume Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Buesching (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Buesching has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Guillaume Leblanc's chin.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guillaume Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Buesching!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblanc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Buesching manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leblanc tries to clinch up but Buesching circles away and keeps his distance.
Buesching shoots in and drives through. Leblanc sprawls well.
Leblanc has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buesching manages to break the clinch.
Leblanc motions for Buesching to come forward. Leblanc throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buesching looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buesching swats away the attempt to clinch by Leblanc.
Leblanc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leblanc lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buesching feints and as Leblanc raises his hands in defense, Buesching changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leblanc wants to get back to his feet but Buesching is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buesching drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Leblanc manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Buesching has Leblanc in his guard.
Leblanc will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Buesching has his foot on Leblanc's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leblanc works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buesching throws his legs up looking for a submission but Leblanc uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leblanc stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Leblanc darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leblanc closes the distance and clinches.
Leblanc tries to break the clinch but Buesching is controlling the position.
Leblanc breaks the clinch.
Leblanc darts in and clinches Buesching up against the cage.
Leblanc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buesching tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leblanc sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buesching somewhat.
Leblanc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leblanc tries to clinch but Buesching moves out of range.
Leblanc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leblanc connects with a single shot there.
Leblanc gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leblanc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buesching tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leblanc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leblanc stuffs the takedown attempt from Buesching. Buesching gets slowly back to his feet.
Guillaume Leblanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Buesching.
Leblanc darts in and clinches Buesching up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Buesching is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leblanc pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc cracks Buesching with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buesching misses with the head strike.
Buesching pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leblanc works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buesching takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robin Buesching seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leblanc moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Leblanc scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buesching is working for takedown but Leblanc is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leblanc manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Leblanc misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillaume Leblanc dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buesching.
Buesching has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leblanc jumps guard and drags Buesching to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Leblanc wants to get back to his feet but Buesching is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leblanc avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leblanc wants to stand up but Buesching is controlling him.
Buesching drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Leblanc manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Buesching has Leblanc in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buesching is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Buesching looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leblanc stands up from Buesching's guard - Leblanc perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buesching shoots in but Leblanc avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leblanc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leblanc throws a shot to the body.
Buesching tries to close the distance and clinch but Leblanc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buesching fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Buesching is breathing heavily.
Buesching throws a body punch but Leblanc moves out of range.
Leblanc moves into the clinch.
Leblanc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leblanc forces Buesching back against the cage and clinches.
Leblanc gets underhooks to prevent Buesching's takedown attempt.
Guillaume Leblanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Buesching.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leblanc takes the fight into the clinch.
Leblanc works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leblanc holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leblanc is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leblanc lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leblanc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leblanc rushes Buesching and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buesching is looking to break free of the clinch but Leblanc has double underhooks.
Leblanc dodges an elbow strike from Buesching.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leblanc darts in and clinches Buesching up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leblanc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leblanc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leblanc closes the distance and clinches.
Leblanc breaks from the clinch.
Leblanc instigates a clinch.
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!
Leblanc tries to land knees in the clinch but Buesching avoids the damage to the body.
Leblanc stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buesching jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leblanc walks away with a smile on his face. Buesching gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leblanc doesn't manage to clinch there - Buesching circles away.
Leblanc has closed the distance and engaged Buesching in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillaume Leblanc dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Buesching tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leblanc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leblanc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leblanc is looking to land body kicks.
Buesching dodges the punch combination from Leblanc.
No luck for Buesching with that takedown attempt.
Leblanc tries to clinch but Buesching moves out of range.
Leblanc is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buesching tries to keep at a distance but Leblanc has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buesching is looking for a takedown.
Leblanc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leblanc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buesching's elbow.
Leblanc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc moves into the clinch.
Leblanc lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leblanc is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leblanc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leblanc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buesching shoots in looking for a takedown. Leblanc tries to sprawl out of it but Buesching keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leblanc manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guillaume Leblanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Buesching.
Leblanc tries to clinch but Buesching moves out of range.
Guillaume Leblanc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buesching tries for a takedown but Leblanc sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leblanc clinches with his opponent.
Leblanc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Buesching.
Leblanc moves in looking to clinch but Buesching pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leblanc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buesching tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leblanc swivels and escapes.
Buesching takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buesching tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leblanc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leblanc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buesching, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Leblanc.
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!
Leblanc lands with a short shot to the head.
Leblanc just leaning against Buesching, taking a breather.
Buesching on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buesching jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leblanc walks away with a smile on his face. Buesching gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leblanc works Buesching's body with a nice hook.
Leblanc has Buesching up against the cage in a clinch.
Leblanc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leblanc clinches.
Leblanc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buesching backwards.
Leblanc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leblanc breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leblanc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leblanc.
Leblanc pulls guard effortlessly.
Leblanc has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Buesching off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Leblanc moves in looking to clinch but Buesching pushes him off.
Leblanc moves into range and clinches up with Buesching.
Leblanc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buesching can do to turn this around?
Leblanc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leblanc lands the left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buesching.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buesching avoids the body shot from Leblanc.
Leblanc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robin Buesching has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guillaume Leblanc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buesching pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillaume Leblanc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leblanc 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillaume Leblanc!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blessed comes to the cage accompanied by Alive - P.O.D. Edgar has chosen Salute to the Jugger as his entrance music. The key to victory for Brian Blessed has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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153 lbs
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24
157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Blessed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frankie Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Edgar misses.
A punch lands to the side of Edgar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blessed throws out a loose jab but Edgar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blessed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Blessed misses.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
Blessed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edgar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blessed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Edgar.
A telegraphed right hand from Edgar misses the target.
A slow jab from Edgar misses its intended target.
Edgar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blessed quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blessed regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Edgar.
Edgar pushing down on Blessed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like Edgar might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Edgar is keen to just control but Blessed is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar stalling away here and it's allowed Blessed to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Edgar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Edgar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Edgar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edgar throwing strikes but missing.
Edgar trying to control the position from guard on top but Blessed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blessed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blessed tries to get out of the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frankie Edgar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Blessed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edgar under the eye.
Blessed throws a poor cross that misses
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.
Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown but Blessed sprawls well. He's pushed Edgar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blessed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar moves out of range of the strikes.
Brian Blessed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown but Blessed sprawls well. He's pushed Edgar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brian Blessed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Edgar.
Blessed scores with a punch to the head.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blessed moves away.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar walks into a jab.
Blessed avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Nice defenses there by Edgar.
Edgar swings for the body but Blessed moves out of range.
Edgar misses with a looping right.
Brian Blessed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blessed tests Edgar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Blessed.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blessed napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Edgar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Edgar in side control, throwing shots but Blessed defends.
Edgar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edgar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blessed is trying to get back to half guard.
Edgar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blessed keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blessed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edgar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blessed missing with a left hand there. Edgar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edgar misses the shot to the body.
Edgar throws a lazy right hand but Blessed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blessed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, jab by Blessed - just one landing.
Blessed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blessed misses the jab.
Blessed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Blessed.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blessed throws out the jab.
Blessed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed looks to land a right hand but Edgar moved out of range.
Blessed swinging wildly here.
Blessed connects with a single shot there.
Blessed looks to land a combination but Edgar avoids it well.
Edgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Blessed.
Edgar slips a jab and a cross from Blessed.
Edgar walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Edgar.
A telegraphed right hand from Blessed misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Blessed moved out of range nicely.
Blessed throws a hook but Edgar blocks it.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blessed cracks Edgar with an open hand slap.
Blessed misses with a straight left.
Edgar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Blessed does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blessed, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar staying out of range there.
Blessed connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Edgar misses.
Edgar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blessed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Edgar tries to score with some ground and pound. Blessed controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blessed tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Edgar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Blessed avoids a series of strikes thrown by Edgar.
Edgar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frankie Edgar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edgar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar raining down shots from the mount!
Edgar punching from mount but Blessed doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Edgar looking to finish with strikes here!
Edgar throwing strikes here but Blessed is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blessed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edgar on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar avoids the attempt from Blessed to control.
Edgar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blessed?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Blessed will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blessed misses with an uppercut.
Edgar looks to throw the jab but Blessed is out of range.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blessed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blessed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edgar thows a body shot but no joy.
Blessed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Blessed misses.
Jab from Blessed.
The fighters circling - Blessed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Blessed misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Blessed is just out of range.
Blessed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt.
Blessed throws a good cross that connects.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt.
Edgar dives in and grabs Blessed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blessed pushes down on Edgar's head and hops out.
Brian Blessed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Edgar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blessed throws out the jab.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blessed throws out the jab.
Edgar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blessed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blessed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blessed misses with an uppercut.
Blessed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edgar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Edgar trying to control the position but Blessed is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Edgar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Edgar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Edgar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Blessed is not content to let Edgar control the position.
Blessed tries to buck Edgar off but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blessed is avoiding damage well.
Blessed is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Edgar working the strikes but Blessed uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Edgar controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgar 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frankie Edgar.
I think Edgar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Loens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loens kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock You Real Hard . Lashley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hustlin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rudi Loens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loens fails to land with a series of punches.
Loens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loens tries to clinch but Lashley moves away
and Lashley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lashley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lashley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lashley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Loens's head.
Lashley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lashley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lashley throws a big elbow that misses.
Lashley cracks Loens with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lashley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lashley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lashley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loens wants to get back to his feet but Lashley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lashley stands up and waves to Loens to follow him.
Loens throws a right hand that Lashley ducks under and follows up with a left that Lashley also avoids with ease.
No luck for Lashley with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loens displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lashley clinches up against the cage.
Lashley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lashley manages to end up in side control.
Loens is trying to buck Lashley off.
Lashley lands a nice forearm strike.
Loens takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lashley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lashley misses with a two punch combination.
Loens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lashley keeps Loens at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lashley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lashley showed some decent athleticism there.
Lashley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Loens wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lashley lands a nice short elbow.
Lashley stands up from half guard.
Lashley scores with a head kick. Loens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Rudi Loens has been cut.
Loens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lashley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lashley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lashley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lashley with the ground and pound from mount.
Lashley lands a nice shot to the head.
Loens really wants to buck Lashley off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lashley with shots to the head and body - Loens looks very uncomfortable down there.
Loens is trying to stand.
Loens is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lashley scoring with strikes but Loens is staying in there.
Lashley with shots to the head and body - Loens looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lashley has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Loens is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Lashley!
Luke Lashley took some time post fight to say the following; 'Soul Supremacy Alliance dominates'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between No Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. New York kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, No Chance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alonzo Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griffin.
Griffin throws a jab when Chance was well out of range.
Griffin misses with a hook.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chance.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Chance slips the punch.
Chance gets a double leg takedown into Griffin's guard.
Chance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griffin controlling Chance's posture.
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chance. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chance thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chance being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Chance from controlling successfully.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Chance controlling him for the moment.
Chance 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.
Chance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chance drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Griffin dives on top into guard.
Chance working for submissions but it's allowed Griffin to get to half guard.
Griffin slips a nice elbow through Chance's hands, connecting with Chance's forehead.
Griffin wants to stand but Chance has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Chance blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Griffin blocks the strikes from Chance.
Chance regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Griffin postures up in Chance's guard and throws a big left but Chance blocks it.
Chance has his feet on Griffin's thighs here. He's pushed Griffin off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Griffin screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). No Chance!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven de Pina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lei comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rising Dawn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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29
152 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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29
152 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven de Pina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chan Lei!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for de Pina.
de Pina scores with a nice strike.
Lei shoots for a double leg takedown but de Pina sprawls well. He's pushed Lei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
de Pina lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Chan Lei has been cut.
Lei has his takedown stuffed
and de Pina counters with a straight right hand.
Lei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from de Pina.
Lei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and de Pina connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lei scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has de Pina pinned against the cage. de Pina gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steven de Pina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan Lei.
Lei misses with a takedown attempt
and de Pina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lei is rocked!
de Pina fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lei.
Lei is still on wobbly legs! Can de Pina finish him?
Lei has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from de Pina finds it's way round the side to connect with Lei's head.
Crack! de Pina connects with the perfect overhand right and Lei falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for de Pina!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steven de Pina!
After the fight, Steven de Pina was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Watanabe Iori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujisaki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 lbs
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135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Watanabe Iori!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujisaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fujisaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Iori is trying to control the position but Fujisaki postures up.
Fujisaki preventing the sweep.
Iori keeping full guard, as Fujisaki tries to pass.
Iori keeping moving, preventing Fujisaki from controlling successfully.
Fujisaki looking to sit in guard and control but Iori gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujisaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Iori tries to free his leg and advance position but Fujisaki is retaining full guard.
Iori slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fujisaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iori trying to control but Fujisaki is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujisaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fujisaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Iori wants to control from the top but Fujisaki keeps moving.
Iori wants to pass the guard but Fujisaki is keeping the position.
Iori preventing the sweep.
Fujisaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Iori advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fujisaki moves into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fujisaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Fujisaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Iori is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iori won't allow Fujisaki to sweep him here.
Fujisaki keeping full guard, as Iori tries to pass.
Iori trying to control but Fujisaki is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujisaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Iori keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Iori prevents Fujisaki from taking his back.
Iori tries to hold on but Fujisaki pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujisaki with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Fujisaki tries to control but Iori wriggling away.
Fujisaki content just to control the position here.
Iori regains half guard.
Fujisaki wants to free his trapped foot but Iori is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Iori has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fujisaki is working away from the top position though.
Iori is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fujisaki is staying active.
Fujisaki wants to control but Iori is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fujisaki gets the takedown into side control.
Iori is looking for a sweep.
Iori gets back to half guard.
Iori trying to control here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iori wants to get back to full guard.
Iori gets back to full guard.
Iori wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Fujisaki has taken Iori's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Iori has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki!
A victorious Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prinsessa William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tso comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. William has chosen Forever as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
135 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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21
143 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Tso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Prinsessa William!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tso throws a right and a left that William avoids nicely.
Tso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
William misses the shot to the body.
William misses with a wild body shot.
Tso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from William.
Tso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
William moves in looking to clinch but Tso pushes him off.
William throws out a loose jab but Tso uses good head movement to avoid it.
William lands a jab to the head.
William lands a right hook to the body.
Tso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as William backs up against the cage.
General Tso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tso swings for the body but William moves out of range.
William moves away from the strike by Tso.
William lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tso throws a jab when William was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but William manages to avoid it.
Tso throws a looping overhand right but William ducks down to avoid it.
William tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tso was well out of range. Poor timing from William.
William throws a hook but Tso avoids it easily.
Tso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from William.
Tso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tso works the jab nicely.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Tso is just out of range.
Tso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by William.
William lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tso misses with a hook.
William slips a straight right by Tso.
A slow jab from William misses its intended target.
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
William moves forwards but Tso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tso looks to throw the jab but William is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso misses with a wild body shot.
William missing with a left hand there. Tso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tso throws a hook but William blocks it.
A punch combination from Tso misses.
William on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Tso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William misses with a body shot.
Tso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. William sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tso slips a straight right by William.
A jab from William does it's job there.
William changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tso tries to avoid it but William manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tso to the ground. Tso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tso lands with a cross.
Tso lands with a nice combination. William backs away looking to recover.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
William fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tso manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
William loads up on a big right hand but Tso slips the punch.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tso.
William ducks under a wild hook from Tso.
William with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tso to score with a decent uppercut.
Tso keeps the fight on the outside.
Tso lands a jab to the nose.
Tso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by William.
William looks to land a right hand but Tso moved out of range.
William shoots in for a takedown but Tso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tso keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
William with a body punch. A glancing blow.
William loads up on a big right hand but Tso slips the punch.
Tso is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tso misses with an uppercut.
William misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by William.
William drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Tso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
William throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
William throws a shot from downtown. Tso moves away and avoids it.
Tso misses with a double jab.
Tso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but William moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tso moves out of range of the strikes.
William misses with a hook to the body
and William takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tso slips a straight right by William.
Tso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
William is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tso lands with a big right hook that stumbles William - he's out on his feet here! Tso follows up with another monster hook that separates William from consciousness! William falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Tso stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). General Tso!
General Tso is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Nugzarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes to the cage accompanied by The Bear Jew . Nugzarov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hollywood Undead-Dove & Grenade. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Nugzarov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Nugzarov.
Nugzarov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nugzarov misses with a head kick.
Nugzarov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donowitz lands an overhand right.
Donowitz scores with a shot to the body.
Nugzarov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dmitry Nugzarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Donowitz.
Nugzarov tries to clinch up but Donowitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Donowitz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nugzarov. Nugzarov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nugzarov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donowitz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nugzarov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz wants to get back to his feet.
Nugzarov tries to control but Donowitz wriggling away.
Donowitz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz is squirming around, avoiding Nugzarov's attempts to control the action.
Nugzarov controlling the position easily from mount.
Dmitry Nugzarov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Nugzarov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands with a cross.
Nugzarov looks for a takedown but Donowitz sprawls well.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the body.
Nugzarov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nugzarov scores with a takedown into Donowitz's guard.
Nugzarov looking to sit in guard and control but Donowitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz stands up and waves to Nugzarov to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Nugzarov with that takedown attempt.
Nugzarov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nugzarov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donny Donowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Nugzarov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donowitz stuffs the takedown attempt from Nugzarov. Nugzarov gets slowly back to his feet.
Donny Donowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitry Nugzarov.
Nugzarov misses with a takedown attempt - Donowitz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nugzarov looks gassed!
Donowitz stuffs the takedown attempt from Nugzarov. Nugzarov gets slowly back to his feet.
Donowitz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nugzarov.
A punch combination from Nugzarov misses.
Nugzarov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donowitz can pounce on him.
Donowitz sizes up Nugzarov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nugzarov swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Nugzarov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nugzarov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a head shot.
It looks like Dmitry Nugzarov has been cut.
Donowitz tests Nugzarov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nugzarov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donowitz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nugzarov's hands.
Nugzarov walks into a jab.
Nugzarov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Donowitz avoids it really well and circles away.
Donowitz scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donowitz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nugzarov throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donowitz drops Nugzarov with a huge uppercut! Nugzarov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Donowitz is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Donny Donowitz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - Ready for War. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwayne Waters!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters tries to sprawl but Penn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Waters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Waters is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is just content to waste time from the top position. Waters takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Waters is keeping the position.
Waters working a defensive guard but Penn manages to pass into side control anyway.
Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Waters has escaped the position, nice work there.
Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Waters, who protects the arm well.
Waters regains half guard, as Penn was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters wants to control but Penn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Penn works his way into side control.
Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Waters, who protects the arm well.
Penn tries to move to mount but Waters blocks the move with his legs.
Waters wants to control but Penn postures up.
Waters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Waters gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Waters defends it.
Waters slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Waters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control the position but Waters postures up.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mick Penn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Waters walks into a stiff left hand from Penn.
Waters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Waters doesn't seem phased though.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Waters shoots in.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Waters, right into the meat.
Dwayne Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters shoots in and bounces Penn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Waters is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Waters decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Penn, up you get!
Waters throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Penn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Waters stuffs the takedown.
Donk. Waters catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Penn dives in and scores a takedown into Waters's guard.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Waters.
Penn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
Penn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Waters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Waters seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters has momentary wrist control but Penn slips an elbow through the middle.
Penn postures up in Waters's guard and throws a big left but Waters blocks it.
Penn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Waters manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mick Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Penn has control of Waters's left arm, preventing Waters from doing any damage.
Waters trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Waters off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Waters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waters shoots in and drives through. Penn sprawls well.
Penn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Penn.
Waters managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Penn.
Waters is working to avoid the ground and pound but Penn connects with a decent elbow.
Penn wants to control but Waters is keeping him busy.
Waters manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Penn.
Penn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Waters knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is thwarting Waters's attempts to control the position.
Waters wants to sweep but Penn has passed to side control!
Waters is trying to control Penn's posture but Penn avoids it.
Waters gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Penn passes to side control.
Waters is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Penn off and has taken his back!
Penn trying to control the hands but Waters breaks the grip.
Penn is holding onto Waters's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Penn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Waters's guard. Nice work there by Penn.
Waters is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Waters is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Waters is just content to waste time from the top position. Penn takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Penn trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn wants to sweep here but Waters controlling him for the moment.
Waters controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Waters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Waters slips a straight right by Penn.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Waters gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Waters did well to prevent Penn getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Penn in particular looking to stall.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Waters keeps working.
Waters is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Waters manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
Penn trying to move into half guard but instead Waters has managed to sweep!
Penn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Waters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Waters can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Waters postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Penn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Waters!
Penn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Penn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Waters is on top in guard.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Waters defends it easily.
Waters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Waters trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Waters passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penn manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn is looking to get back to full guard here but Waters has managed to pass to side control instead.
Waters is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn gets back to half guard.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Waters is very close to passing his half guard.
Penn tries to kick Waters off but Waters keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Waters showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penn throws a couple of heel strikes.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Waters from controlling successfully.
Penn wants to sweep here but Waters controlling him for the moment.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Waters from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Dwayne Waters wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Waters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Penn really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Waters closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Waters's guard.
Waters trying to control the position.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Waters is keeping the position.
Penn wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Waters is retaining full guard.
Penn distracts Waters with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Waters is retaining full guard.
Penn postures up in Waters's guard and throws a big left but Waters blocks it.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Penn pushes down on Waters's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn looks to land a strike but Waters avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Waters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Waters is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Penn has his hands clasped together but Waters extends an breaks Penn's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Waters.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwayne Waters!
Dwayne Waters retains his lightweight title!
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