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V.O.G 54 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Fitch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Black!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fitch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Black won't be happy with that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fitch remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Black tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fitch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fitch controlling the position.
Black sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Black looking to secure an arm triangle but Fitch defends it well.
Black has control of Fitch's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fitch regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to control but Fitch wriggling away.
Fitch is looking to improve his position but Black isn't that keen on the idea.
Black has hold of Fitch's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fitch manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Black is working for a guillotine from mount but Fitch frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black working for a submission but Fitch is keeping him at bay.
Black looking for a guillotine from mount but Fitch is having none of it.
Black is working for a guillotine from mount but Fitch frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Fitch is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Fitch is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Black!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubereem's entrance music is CRO-MAGS - We Gotta Know. A fine choice. Black has chosen Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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192 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Ubereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, White Black!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Black misses with a jab to the body
and Ubereem counters with a head kick. That will keep Black thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ubereem shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Ubereem keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black throws a series of punches but Ubereem moves out of range.
Black tries to clinch but Ubereem is having none of it.
Black throws a series of punches but Ubereem moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws out a loose jab but Ubereem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Alistair Ubereem has been cut.
Black takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ubereem breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black clinches with his opponent.
Ubereem breaks from the clinch.
Black steps in with a hook that catches Ubereem right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Black follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ubereem looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). White Black!
After winning the bout, White Black thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Fotoberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fotoberg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama said Knock you out. 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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173 lbs
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174 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mats Fotoberg!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fotoberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fotoberg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice combination there by Fotoberg.
Fotoberg misses with the combination.
Phillips will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fotoberg as he avoids it easily.
Phillips looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Phillips postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fotoberg is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Phillips, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips working for a triangle but Fotoberg defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fotoberg wants to stand but Phillips is controlling his posture from full guard.
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fotoberg stands up from Phillips's guard - Fotoberg perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fotoberg misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Phillips or perhaps it was just good defense by Fotoberg which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fotoberg gets a clinch.
Fotoberg tries to circle away but Phillips has him pinned against the cage.
Phillips jumps guard but Fotoberg stands there with Phillips around his waist. Phillips gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Phillips jumps guard but Fotoberg stands there with Phillips around his waist. Phillips gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fotoberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Fotoberg.
A punch combination from Fotoberg misses.
Mats Fotoberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips moves out of range of the leg kick from Fotoberg.
Sloppy strikes from Fotoberg. Those never looked like landing.
Fotoberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fotoberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fotoberg throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fotoberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Phillips is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Phillips trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fotoberg is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Milo Phillips will probably get the nod.
That's time! Phillips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Fotoberg misses.
Fotoberg misses with an uppercut
so Phillips counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Phillips 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.
Milo Phillips overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fotoberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fotoberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips passes Fotoberg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Phillips seems to be working for a kimura but Fotoberg defends the submission attempt.
Fotoberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fotoberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phillips.
Phillips is trying to work for a kimura but Fotoberg is defending well.
Phillips not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Phillips in particular looking to stall.
Phillips is looking for a kimura here.
Phillips is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fotoberg sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throwing shots but Fotoberg is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is working for a kimura but Fotoberg is defending it quite comfortably.
Phillips wants to pass the guard but Fotoberg is defending well.
Phillips wants to control but Fotoberg is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking for a kimura here.
Phillips seems to be working for a kimura but Fotoberg defends the submission attempt.
Phillips looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Phillips is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is working for a kimura but Fotoberg is defending it quite comfortably.
Fotoberg is trying to stand up here but Phillips is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Phillips dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Phillips blocks a head kick by Fotoberg.
Milo Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Fotoberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Phillips.
Fotoberg misses with a wild combination.
Fotoberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phillips changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fotoberg tries to avoid it but Phillips manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fotoberg to the ground. Fotoberg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phillips checks a low kick from Fotoberg.
Mats Fotoberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fotoberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phillips somewhat.
Fotoberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fotoberg throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Fotoberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Phillips thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fotoberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phillips.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fotoberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Phillips is controlling him.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fotoberg is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Phillips seems to have locked his on tight now - Fotoberg screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Phillips, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Milo Phillips!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Quik Phish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleskei Oleynik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willie Quik Phish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleskei Oleynik!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quik Phish shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oleynik slips under a jab.
Quik Phish walks into a left hand.
Oleynik lands a nice hook to Quik Phish's body. Quik Phish takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quik Phish just misses with a punch to the body.
Oleynik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quik Phish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oleynik lands a big head kick that sends Quik Phish tumbling to the mat! Oleynik takes a step backwards and waves Quik Phish back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Quik Phish is rocked!
Oleynik keeps Quik Phish at a distance using the push kick.
Oh Quik Phish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oleynik drops Quik Phish with a huge uppercut! Quik Phish drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Oleynik is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleskei Oleynik!
Aleskei Oleynik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rony Jaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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194 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Inoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Inoki is out of range and Jaa settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Inoki.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Jaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Inoki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jaa.
Jaa moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Inoki goes down! Can Jaa finish him!?
Inoki is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Inoki has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inoki is looking for a triangle here but Jaa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Inoki regains half guard.
Jaa is looking to advance position but Inoki won't allow it.
Jaa content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoki is looking to control Jaa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Inoki avoid being mounted?
Jaa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Inoki controls his leg.
Inoki throws a strike from the bottom but Jaa passes into side control!
Inoki is looking to reverse the position.
Inoki parries the strikes from Jaa easily there. Jaa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Inoki to escape.
Inoki is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jaa is looking to take a break and control but Inoki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Inoki is trying to get back to half guard.
Jaa stands up and beckons Inoki to his feet.
Inoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaa moves away.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Inoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Inoki throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Inoki keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa avoids the head kick by Inoki.
Inoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaa misses with a kick to the body.
Jaa feints and then cracks Inoki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inoki down.
Inoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Inoki avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Inoki misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoki throws out a loose jab but Jaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaa connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Inoki to the floor! Jaa dives in looking for the finish!
Oh Inoki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Inoki seems to have got his legs back now.
Inoki is looking to get to half guard.
Jaa controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Inoki is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rony Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Inoki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Inoki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Inoki tries to clinch but Jaa moves out of range.
Inoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Inoki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inoki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rony Jaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inoki counters with a series of strikes. Jaa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jaa has closed the distance and engaged Inoki in a clinch.
Inoki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Inoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaa manages to avoid it.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inoki.
A leg kick checked by Inoki.
Inoki slips under a jab.
Inoki misses with a looping left.
Inoki tries to move into range but Jaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Inoki.
Antonio Inoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa throws a leg kick which misses Inoki's front leg but catches the back leg as Inoki tries to avoid it.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Inoki wants to clinch.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inoki blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inoki.
Inoki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaa checks a low kick from Inoki.
Jaa tries to clinch but Inoki is having none of it.
Jaa lands a leg kick that knocks Inoki off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jaa tries to clinch but Inoki moves out of range.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Jaa tenderised Inoki's leg. Inoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Inoki throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Jaa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jaa misses with a low kick.
Inoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaa moves away.
Jaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Inoki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Inoki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Inoki.
Jaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inoki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoki swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jaa!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Jaa misses.
Inoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Inoki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoki moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaa.
Inoki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jaa eats them both and turns towards Inoki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Inoki misses with an uppercut. Jaa saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rony Jaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Inoki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Inoki circles away.
Jaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inoki walks into a straight right hand from Jaa.
Jaa throws a left that rocks Inoki and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jaa dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Inoki regain composure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoki is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Jaa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jaa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Inoki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jaa.
Inoki tries to improve position but can't.
Jaa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Inoki to his feet.
Jaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jaa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaa dodges the punch combination from Inoki.
Jaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Inoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Inoki.
Jaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Inoki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jaa misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jaa lands a high kick to the side of Inoki's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Jaa dives into guard, looking to finish.
Jaa preventing the sweep.
Inoki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Inoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Inoki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inoki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jaa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Inoki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Inoki tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to pass to full mount but Inoki defends it.
Inoki is staying active underneath Jaa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inoki defending well though.
Jaa trying to control from half guard but Inoki is working away.
Inoki trying to control from the bottom.
Rony Jaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Inoki is looking to improve his position.
Jaa content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rony Jaa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaa.
Jaa tries to clinch but Inoki moves out of range.
Inoki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Inoki takes one to the chin there.
Inoki avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Antonio Inoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rony Jaa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Inoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaa, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaa.
Jaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Inoki doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rony Jaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rony Jaa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takehiko Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Aleksandrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mahavishnu Orchestra - Meeting Of The Spirits. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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24
184 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takehiko Takaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Aleksandrovich!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aleksandrovich.
Aleksandrovich throws a right hand that misses
and Takaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Takaki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aleksandrovich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Takehiko Takaki has been cut.
Takaki is looking to slow Aleksandrovich down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takaki!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aleksandrovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Takaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aleksandrovich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Takaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aleksandrovich's head backwards.
Aleksandrovich misses with an uppercut
and Takaki counters with a low kick, right behind Aleksandrovich 's knee.
Takaki lands with a kick to the temple. Aleksandrovich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Takaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aleksandrovich.
Takaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaki.
Takaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sergey Aleksandrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Takaki tenderised Aleksandrovich's leg. Aleksandrovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takaki.
Aleksandrovich looks gassed!
Takaki lands a jab to the nose.
Takaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aleksandrovich pinned against the cage. Aleksandrovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Takaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takaki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aleksandrovich was covering up waiting for the punch and Takaki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Takaki with a nice head shot there.
Takaki passes Aleksandrovich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Takaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aleksandrovich is just riding it out for now. Takaki eventually gives up the hold.
Aleksandrovich tries to roll over but Takaki keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaki uses his free foot to push down on Aleksandrovich's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aleksandrovich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takaki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Takaki with a couple of short strikes.
Takaki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Takaki prevents Aleksandrovich from getting the reversal.
Aleksandrovich sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Aleksandrovich wants to sweep but Takaki has passed to side control!
Aleksandrovich is not content to let Takaki control the position.
Takaki works to advance to full mount. Aleksandrovich defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Takaki breaks from Aleksandrovich's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Takaki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aleksandrovich's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrovich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aleksandrovich bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takaki 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.
Aleksandrovich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takaki is pulling down on Aleksandrovich's head. It's preventing any offense from Aleksandrovich, at least for the moment.
Takaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aleksandrovich manages to get himself to full guard.
Takaki postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Takaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Takaki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksandrovich wants to sweep here but Takaki controlling him for the moment.
Takaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Aleksandrovich has wrist control.
Takaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Takaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Takaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takaki stopping the sweep attempt from Aleksandrovich.
Aleksandrovich has momentary wrist control but Takaki slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takehiko Takaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takehiko Takaki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aleksandrovich's sensitive parts.
Takaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aleksandrovich throws a nice looking combination but Takaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aleksandrovich. That did some damage!
Takaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aleksandrovich throws a hook but Takaki blocks it.
Aleksandrovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aleksandrovich steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takaki. That one must have hurt.
Takaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aleksandrovich.
Aleksandrovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aleksandrovich misses with an uppercut. Takaki saw that one coming.
Takaki scores with a leg kick.
Aleksandrovich blocks a head kick by Takaki.
Aleksandrovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takaki.
Takaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aleksandrovich is breathing heavily.
Takaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takaki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Takaki here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Aleksandrovich misses the target.
Aleksandrovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takaki throws a series of punches but Aleksandrovich moves out of range.
Takaki dodges the punch combination from Aleksandrovich.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takaki.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takaki, right into the meat.
Takaki lands the left hand.
Takaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aleksandrovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Takaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takaki misses with the combination.
Takaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Takaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takaki throws out a powerful jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Takaki.
Aleksandrovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aleksandrovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Takaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aleksandrovich if he has to take too many more of those.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takaki. Aleksandrovich shrugs it off though.
Takaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takaki, right into the meat.
Takaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takaki lands with a straight right. Aleksandrovich didn't see that one coming.
Aleksandrovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takaki can pounce on him.
Takaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Takaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takaki pushes Aleksandrovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aleksandrovichs head.
Takaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Aleksandrovich backwards.
Takaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aleksandrovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Takaki.
Takaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aleksandrovich can do to turn this around?
Takaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takaki lands with a left to the head.
Takaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takaki lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Takaki.
Nice body punch from Takaki.
Nice body punch from Takaki - that landed with a thud.
Takaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Takaki.
Still in the clinch, Takaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaki cracks Aleksandrovich with a nice body shot.
Takaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aleksandrovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Takaki lands but Aleksandrovich takes it in his stride.
Takaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oooooh!!! Takaki has knocked Aleksandrovich down with a huge combo! Takaki steps away and waves a wobbly Aleksandrovich back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Aleksandrovich is rocked!
Sergey Aleksandrovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aleksandrovich gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aleksandrovich is still in real trouble! Can Takaki finish him?
Takaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Takaki landing with the ground and pound.
Takaki landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaki is working Aleksandrovich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Takaki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aleksandrovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Takaki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takehiko Takaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takehiko Takaki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Takaki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aleksandrovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaki moves away.
Takaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Takaki scores with a kick to the body.
Aleksandrovich avoids the body shot from Takaki.
Takaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aleksandrovich blocks a head kick by Takaki.
Aleksandrovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aleksandrovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Aleksandrovich.
Takaki cracks Aleksandrovich with a good jab.
Takaki dives in and grabs Aleksandrovich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aleksandrovich pushes down on Takaki's head and hops out.
Aleksandrovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Takaki there.
Takaki misses with a wild body shot.
Takaki lands a head kick. Aleksandrovich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aleksandrovich takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Takaki throws a right hand that Aleksandrovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Aleksandrovich also avoids with ease.
Takaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aleksandrovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aleksandrovich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Takaki.
Aleksandrovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
Aleksandrovich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaki throws a head kick but Aleksandrovich moves out of range.
Takaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takaki looks to throw the jab but Aleksandrovich is out of range.
Aleksandrovich connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aleksandrovich is able to avoid easily.
Aleksandrovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aleksandrovich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takaki scores with a shot to the body.
Takehiko Takaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Takaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takaki slips under a jab.
Takaki throws a sloppy head kick and Aleksandrovich moves out of range easily.
Takaki wants to clinch.
Takaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aleksandrovich throws a right hand that misses
and Takaki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aleksandrovich's guard now.
Aleksandrovich looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Takaki passes into side control.
Aleksandrovich tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Aleksandrovich is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Aleksandrovich is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Takaki trying to control the position but Aleksandrovich is working away.
Takaki staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takaki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aleksandrovich's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrovich trying to remain calm as Takaki controls from the top position.
Aleksandrovich is looking for a sweep.
Aleksandrovich is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Takaki off and has taken his back!
Aleksandrovich doesn't have the hooks in and Takaki manages to turn into his guard.
Takaki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Takaki landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Check out the look on Takaki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Takaki is looking to take a break and control but Aleksandrovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sergey Aleksandrovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takaki advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takehiko Takaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takaki 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takehiko Takaki!
After winning the bout, Takehiko Takaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Schaeffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schaeffer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Long Tall Sally. The crowd seem to be enjoying Aliyev's choice of entrance music: Hollywood Undead - Sell Your Soul. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Schaeffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilham Aliyev!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev shoots in for a takedown but Schaeffer shows good takedown defense.
Schaeffer stuffs the takedown.
Schaeffer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aliyev avoids it really well and circles away.
Schaeffer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aliyev.
Dutch Schaeffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilham Aliyev.
Aliyev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Schaeffer looking to control.
Schaeffer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schaeffer has his foot on Aliyev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aliyev works his way back into a safe position though.
Schaeffer working for a triangle but Aliyev defends it easily.
Schaeffer keeping moving, preventing Aliyev from controlling successfully.
Aliyev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schaeffer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaeffer looking to control.
Schaeffer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Aliyev is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Schaeffer.
Aliyev landing a few strikes.
Aliyev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aliyev wants to control but Schaeffer is keeping him busy.
Schaeffer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aliyev in side control, throwing shots but Schaeffer defends.
Schaeffer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aliyev.
Schaeffer tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Schaeffer prevents Aliyev from improving position.
Aliyev scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aliyev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aliyev working the ground and pound.
Schaeffer sneaks back into half guard.
Schaeffer is trying to maintain the position but Aliyev is very close to passing his half guard.
Aliyev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schaeffer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aliyev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aliyev is working for a submission of some sort.
Schaeffer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schaeffer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aliyev pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaeffer misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Aliyev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aliyev misses with a head shot. Schaeffer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aliyev works over Schaeffer with some ground and pound from guard.
Aliyev works over Schaeffer with some ground and pound from guard.
Schaeffer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Aliyev stacks Schaeffer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Aliyev!
Aliyev lands a nice forearm strike.
Aliyev in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Aliyev crashes against the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aliyev looks up at the clock and then as Schaeffer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aliyev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Schaeffer tries to buck Aliyev off but Aliyev is having none of it.
Aliyev working away.
Schaeffer is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaeffer wants to control but Aliyev postures up.
Aliyev working the body and head with strikes.
Aliyev looks up at the clock and then as Schaeffer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aliyev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aliyev cracks Schaeffer with a big right hand but Schaeffer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schaeffer is trying to control Aliyev's posture but Aliyev avoids it.
Schaeffer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Schaeffer is rocked!
Aliyev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schaeffer keeps working.
Schaeffer can't do much from the bottom here.
Aliyev trying to control the action but Schaeffer is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aliyev working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilham Aliyev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Aliyev scores with a four punch combination!
Aliyev has his takedown stuffed
and Schaeffer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Schaeffer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aliyev shoots in and bounces Schaeffer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Schaeffer working a defensive guard here.
Schaeffer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aliyev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aliyev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aliyev throws a big elbow that misses.
Schaeffer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aliyev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev is in close to Schaeffer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aliyev trying to control but Schaeffer is working from the bottom.
Aliyev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aliyev looking to pass the guard.
Aliyev stands up over Schaeffer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aliyev postures up in Schaeffer's guard and throws a big left but Schaeffer blocks it.
Schaeffer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aliyev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aliyev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aliyev distracts Schaeffer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aliyev throws a big right hand that misses.
Schaeffer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schaeffer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev preventing the sweep.
Schaeffer has momentary wrist control but Aliyev slips an elbow through the middle.
Aliyev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schaeffer's head.
Aliyev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schaeffer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schaeffer has momentary wrist control but Aliyev slips an elbow through the middle.
Schaeffer looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Aliyev is defending well. Schaeffer quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Aliyev has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Schaeffer celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dutch Schaeffer!
Dutch Schaeffer took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burza's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Enter Sandman. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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22
199 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Burza!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a lazy uppercut
and Burza counters with a shoot takedown. Steel fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Steel pulls Burza in to control the position.
Steel is trying to keep Burza in close.
Steel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Burza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Burza from controlling successfully.
Steel looking to control.
Chuck Steel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Steel misses with a body shot.
Burza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Burza slips under a jab from Steel.
Burza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chuck Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burza avoids the head kick by Steel.
Nice cross by Steel.
Steel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burza is able to avoid easily.
Steel gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burza on the ground.
Steel prevents Burza from improving his position.
Steel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burza keeps working.
Burza trying to hold on to Steel's head to control him but Steel postures up.
Burza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burza has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Steel should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Burza has tightened it up now! Steel 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 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Burza!
John Burza opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bash is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hollywood Undead-Undead. 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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199 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Keto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Bash!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keto fails to land the takedown.
Bash tries to clinch but Keto moves out of range.
Bash tries to clinch but Keto is having none of it.
Keto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bash tests Keto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
Bash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bash lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bash paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Keto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bash will feel that in the morning.
Bash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jon Bash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bash is looking to clinch but Keto is avoiding it.
Keto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keto circles away quickly and effectively.
Bash thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keto scores with a nice strike.
Keto scores with a shot to the body.
Bash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bash tries to clinch but Keto is having none of it.
Bash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bash moves out of range as Keto throws a body kick.
Bash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bash works over Keto's head and body with a nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Bash.
Bash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bash misses with a combination
and Keto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bash's knee momentarily.
Bash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bash clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keto lands a nice shot to the body.
Keto has Bash pressed against the cage.
Bash works on Keto's body with a couple of short punches.
Keto cracks Bash with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bash.
Keto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Keto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bash misses with some punches.
Keto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Keto - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keto has Bash pushed against the cage.
Bash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bash misses with some punches.
Keto tries to throw a body punch but Bash avoids it by throwing Keto back against the cage.
Bash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keto stalling.
Bash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keto prevents a body shot from Bash.
Keto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bash is defending well.
Keto cracks Bash with a nice body shot.
Bash struggles to land a body shot inside as Keto controls his hands.
Bash misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto working aggressively here.
Bash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keto's elbow.
Bash stalling the fight.
Keto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bash struggles to land a body shot inside as Keto controls his hands.
Keto wants to break free but Bash has control.
Bash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bash throws a one two combo.
Tuomas Keto's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bash walks forward, straight into a front kick from Keto.
Bash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuomas Keto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keto, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Bash.
Keto throws a sloppy head kick and Bash moves out of range easily.
Keto moves out of range as Bash strikes.
Bash avoids the head kick by Keto.
Bash changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Keto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Keto regains half guard.
Keto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bash wants to get back to his feet.
Keto wants to get back to full guard.
Keto trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We're going to have a standup here because Tuomas Keto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bash throws a sloppy head kick and Keto moves out of range easily.
Bash throws out a loose jab but Keto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bash wants to clinch up but Keto keeps it at a distance.
Bash moves to clinch but Keto breaks away
letting Keto counter with a right hand.
Bash tries to clinch but Keto is having none of it.
Keto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bash's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bash!
Bash throws a head kick but Keto moves out of range.
Keto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bash misses with the combination.
Bash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bash is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keto.
Keto lands a jab to Bash's midsection.
Bash misses with a two punch combination.
Keto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bash on the side of the head.
Bash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keto counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Keto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Keto thuds his shin into the meat of Bash's side.
Keto lands a head kick. Bash smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Keto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keto tests Bash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bash is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Keto.
Bash is still on wobbly legs! Can Keto finish him?
Bash drops his hands momentarily and Keto needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Bash just on the top of the head. Bash drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Bash - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tuomas Keto!
Tuomas Keto retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Tuomas Keto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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