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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alto Koning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Duch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duch has chosen John Cage's 4'33" as his entrance music. Ryszard Duch looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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191 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alto Koning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryszard Duch!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koning avoids it really well and circles away.
Alto Koning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duch looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Koning clinches up against the cage.
Koning landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koning has Duch pressed against the cage.
Koning manages to break the clinch.
Koning misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koning swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koning throws a right and a left that Duch avoids nicely.
Koning fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duch, pushing him back against the cage.
Koning stalling the fight.
Koning lands an elbow inside that Duch shrugs off.
Koning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koning lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Koning does it's job there.
It looks like Ryszard Duch has been cut.
Koning connects with a nice cross there... Duch is looking wobbly and Koning recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Duch to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Koning jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alto Koning!
Alto Koning took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I wasn't myself in my last fight so I came out here tonight to show that I can compete in this division. Thanks to everyone for the support.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodthanong Photirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Melendez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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159 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yodthanong Photirat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dante Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez blocks a head kick by Photirat.
Nice uppercut lands for Melendez. That snapped Photirat's head back.
Melendez lands a jab to the nose.
Photirat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Melendez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Melendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Photirat throws a leg kick but Melendez checks it.
Photirat looks to land a combination but Melendez avoids it well.
Photirat is breathing heavily.
Melendez scores with a jab. Photirat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Melendez connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Photirat throws a series of punches but Melendez avoids them all with ease.
Photirat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Melendez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Photirat is rocked!
Melendez drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Photirat right on the button. Photirat goes down! Melendez follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Melendez gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Melendez!
A very excited looking Dante Melendez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pal Secam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Secam comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Chop Suey!. Gronkowski has chosen I Wanna Gronk as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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149 lbs
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153 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pal Secam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Gronkowski!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Secam fails with the takedown.
Gronkowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Secam.
Secam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gronkowski.
Nice takedown defense from Gronkowski. No joy for Secam on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Gronkowski. Those never looked like landing.
Secam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gronkowski is looking to improve his position.
Gronkowski is trying to maintain the position but Secam is very close to passing his half guard.
Secam wants to control but Gronkowski is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Secam in particular looking to stall.
Secam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Secam is looking to take a break and control but Gronkowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski tries to get to full guard but Secam has control of the leg.
Secam stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pal Secam wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gronkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Gronkowski.
Secam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gronkowski.
A swing and a miss from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Secam. Secam obviously looking to wear him down.
Secam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Secam with a poor takedown
and Gronkowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Secam thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pal Secam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Secam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gronkowski.
Some wild striking there from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski throws a right and a left that Secam avoids nicely.
Gronkowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Secam.
Rob Gronkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Secam looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gronkowski is not content to let Secam control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gronkowski is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Secam in particular looking to stall.
Gronkowski wants to control but Secam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Secam wants to take a breather but Gronkowski is having none of it.
Gronkowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Secam lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gronkowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gronkowski's head.
Secam has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gronkowski defend it? Secam steps over the head and cranks it - Gronkowski is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Secam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pal Secam!
Pal Secam retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Pal Secam made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sisnik Shala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Taranowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shala comes to the cage accompanied by random. Taranowski has chosen Misfits - Die, Die My Darling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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128 lbs
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130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sisnik Shala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Taranowski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taranowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shala.
Taranowski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Taranowski slips under a jab.
Taranowski throws a head kick but Shala moves out of range.
Shala drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shala slips nicely into half guard.
Shala has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Taranowski defend it? Shala steps over the head and cranks it - Taranowski is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Shala!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sisnik Shala!
Sisnik Shala got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cliche Clinchmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Equili Brado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Equili Brado was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cliche Clinchmaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Equili Brado!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinchmaster moves into the clinch.
Clinchmaster really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Clinchmaster.
Brado managing to block the knees to the body from Clinchmaster.
Clinchmaster lands a knee to the head.
Brado is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clinchmaster letting Brado take a breather here.
Clinchmaster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clinchmaster content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brado is looking to control Clinchmaster's arms but Clinchmaster gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brado has his back to the cage.
Clinchmaster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brado blocks it with crossed arms.
Clinchmaster lands a knee to the head.
Brado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinchmaster manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clinchmaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clinchmaster scores with a knee to the head.
Brado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brado throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clinchmaster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brado lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brado tries to stall but Clinchmaster uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clinchmaster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brado.
Clinchmaster gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brado.
Brado is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brado tries to stall but Clinchmaster uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee to the head.
Brado stalling in the clinch but Clinchmaster improves position.
Clinchmaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clinchmaster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clinchmaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brado is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cliche Clinchmaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Equili Brado.
Clinchmaster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brado blocks it with crossed arms.
Brado can't get the takedown.
Brado goes for a takedown attempt but Clinchmaster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brado shoots in and drives through. Clinchmaster sprawls well.
Brado looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinchmaster wants to clinch but Brado slips to the side
and Brado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clinchmaster moves into range and clinches up with Brado.
Clinchmaster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brado has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brado takes an elbow to the temple.
Clinchmaster tries a knee to the head but Brado blocks it.
Clinchmaster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clinchmaster scores with a knee to the head.
Clinchmaster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brado has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clinchmaster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clinchmaster is pushing Brado up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clinchmaster obliges.
Brado is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clinchmaster stalling.
Clinchmaster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clinchmaster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brado blocks it with crossed arms.
Brado drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clinchmaster pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brado misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliche Clinchmaster dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clinchmaster tries to clinch up
and Brado counters with a series of strikes. Clinchmaster will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good leg kick by Brado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brado throws a right hand that Clinchmaster ducks under and follows up with a left that Clinchmaster also avoids with ease.
Clinchmaster tries to land a front kick but Brado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clinchmaster moves in looking to clinch but Brado pushes him off.
Clinchmaster doesn't manage to clinch there - Brado circles away.
Brado has a takedown stuffed.
Clinchmaster tries to clinch up.
Brado moves out of range of the body kick.
Clinchmaster looks to land a combination but Brado avoids it well.
Clinchmaster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cliche Clinchmaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brado fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Clinchmaster sprawls well initially but Brado persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clinchmaster defending well though.
Brado lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brado is trying to control the action in half guard but Clinchmaster is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clinchmaster's head.
Brado throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clinchmaster is looking to improve his position.
Brado has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brado misses with a head shot. Clinchmaster uses the momentum to regain guard.
Brado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clinchmaster pulls Brado in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brado scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brado trying to control but Clinchmaster is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clinchmaster can't keep his opponent in guard - Brado advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brado seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Brado seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brado wants to free his trapped foot but Clinchmaster is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clinchmaster is not content to let Brado control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brado missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brado lands strikes from half guard.
Clinchmaster is not content to let Brado control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brado in particular looking to stall.
Clinchmaster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clinchmaster tries to get out of the position.
Brado lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brado is looking to take a break and control but Clinchmaster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brado might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Clinchmaster kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Clinchmaster is trying is best to control the position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brado throws a series of punches but Clinchmaster avoids them all with ease.
Cliche Clinchmaster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clinchmaster is looking to clinch.
Brado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clinchmaster moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Equili Brado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brado checks a leg kick.
Brado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brado swats away the attempt to clinch by Clinchmaster.
Clinchmaster tries to clinch up.
Clinchmaster is looking to clinch but Brado is avoiding it.
Clinchmaster tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brado counters with a straight right hand.
Clinchmaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clinchmaster misses with a leg kick
and Brado counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Clinchmaster moves into range and clinches up with Brado.
A knee to the head by Clinchmaster.
It looks like Equili Brado has been cut.
Brado is looking to break free of the clinch but Clinchmaster has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinchmaster is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brado blocks the elbow strike.
Cliche Clinchmaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clinchmaster keeps control of Brado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clinchmaster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brado lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clinchmaster is stalling here.
Clinchmaster utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clinchmaster putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brado in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Clinchmaster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinchmaster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brado's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clinchmaster landing knees to the head.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee strike.
Clinchmaster scores with a knee to the head.
Clinchmaster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brado just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clinchmaster's brow.
Clinchmaster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee to the head.
Brado is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clinchmaster is defending well for now.
Clinchmaster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clinchmaster misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinchmaster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brado has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brado looking to stall.
Clinchmaster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brado pushes off an throws an elbow but Clinchmaster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clinchmaster gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brado.
Clinchmaster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brado swings wildly with an uppercut but Clinchmaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clinchmaster obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinchmaster lands an elbow inside.
Clinchmaster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brado is trying to maintain a safe position but Clinchmaster gets an underhook and turns Brado into the cage.
Brado controlling the action here for a moment.
Clinchmaster lands an elbow just above Brado 's eye.
Clinchmaster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brado has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brado drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clinchmaster pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brado tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clinchmaster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brado somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cliche Clinchmaster showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clinchmaster has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cliche Clinchmaster!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sap De Aardwortel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Engle's choice of entrance music: Sorry you're not a winner-Enter Shikari. Ryan Engle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sap De Aardwortel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Engle!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Aardwortel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Aardwortel lands in his opponent's guard.
De Aardwortel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Aardwortel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Aardwortel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Aardwortel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Engle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Aardwortel.
De Aardwortel throws a strike but Engle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Engle wants to stand but De Aardwortel is controlling his posture from full guard.
De Aardwortel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Aardwortel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Engle because De Aardwortel loaded up on that one.
Engle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Aardwortel.
De Aardwortel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Engle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
De Aardwortel throwing strikes here but Engle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Engle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as De Aardwortel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
De Aardwortel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
De Aardwortel punishing his opponent with strikes.
De Aardwortel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Engle hang on?
De Aardwortel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
De Aardwortel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Engle looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Aardwortel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Engle is trying to escape the mount.
De Aardwortel is landing with some decent strikes but Engle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Aardwortel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
De Aardwortel with good strikes from the mount here!
Engle looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Engle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
De Aardwortel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Engle is looking to escape.
De Aardwortel throwing strikes here but Engle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
De Aardwortel with shots to the head and body - Engle looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, De Aardwortel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
De Aardwortel looking to finish Engle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Engle!
De Aardwortel thowing shots but they're missing.
De Aardwortel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Engle avoids a series of strikes thrown by De Aardwortel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Aardwortel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Engle is squirming around, avoiding De Aardwortel's attempts to control the action.
De Aardwortel lands a heavy elbow.
De Aardwortel dominating with strikes here.
De Aardwortel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De Aardwortel content just to control the position here.
De Aardwortel with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Aardwortel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sap De Aardwortel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice shot by Engle.
De Aardwortel scores with a takedown into Engle's guard.
Engle wants to stand but De Aardwortel is controlling the position.
De Aardwortel looking to sit in guard and control but Engle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Aardwortel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle is looking to stand up but De Aardwortel won't let him.
De Aardwortel looking for a sweep. Not yet De Aardwortel, not yet.
Engle throws a strike but De Aardwortel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sap De Aardwortel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Aardwortel distracts Engle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Aardwortel wants to control from the top but Engle keeps moving.
De Aardwortel postures up in Engle's guard and throws a big left but Engle blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Aardwortel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Aardwortel trying to control the position from guard on top but Engle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Aardwortel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Aardwortel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Aardwortel is in close to Engle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Engle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but De Aardwortel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Engle is breathing heavily.
De Aardwortel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Engle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Engle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Aardwortel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Aardwortel lands with a punch from half guard.
De Aardwortel trying to control from half guard but Engle is working away.
Engle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Aardwortel throwing shots but Engle is blocking nicely.
De Aardwortel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Aardwortel wants to pass the guard but Engle is defending well.
De Aardwortel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Aardwortel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Engle defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel trying to control from Engle's half guard. Engle has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Engle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Aardwortel throwing strikes from guard but Engle blocks nicely.
De Aardwortel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Engle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Aardwortel.
De Aardwortel trying to control the position from guard on top but Engle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Aardwortel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Engle can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Aardwortel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Engle's head.
De Aardwortel is looking to work some ground and pound but Engle has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sap De Aardwortel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De Aardwortel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Engle tests De Aardwortel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Engle throws the left hand but De Aardwortel avoids the punch easily.
De Aardwortel misses with a takedown attempt - Engle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Aardwortel shoots in looking for a takedown but Engle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Aardwortel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sap De Aardwortel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Engle.
De Aardwortel staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as De Aardwortel blocks the low kick.
Engle lands with a straight right. De Aardwortel didn't see that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Engle!
De Aardwortel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Engle to the mat! Engle manages to get full guard.
Engle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Engle wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and De Aardwortel manages to pass to side control.
De Aardwortel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Aardwortel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Aardwortel uses his free foot to push down on Engle's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Engle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel misses with a head shot.
Engle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
De Aardwortel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De Aardwortel working Engle over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Aardwortel with shots to the head and body - Engle looks very uncomfortable down there.
De Aardwortel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Engle hang on?
De Aardwortel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Engle looks a forlorn figure.
Engle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Aardwortel raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Aardwortel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
De Aardwortel lands with some strikes.
De Aardwortel lands a big elbow.
Engle taking shots to the head.
De Aardwortel looking to finish Engle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Engle!
Engle is rocked!
De Aardwortel is landing with some decent strikes but Engle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Engle is still in real trouble! Can De Aardwortel finish him?
De Aardwortel working Engle over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De Aardwortel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De Aardwortel tries to control but Engle wriggling away.
A big strike lands for De Aardwortel! That's really hurt Engle and he's turned his back - De Aardwortel keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! De Aardwortel jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sap De Aardwortel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artur Grygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spark Boro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grygiel comes to the cage accompanied by Sobota- Za damski h.... I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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27
185 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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31
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Grygiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spark Boro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grygiel tries to clinch but Boro is having none of it.
Grygiel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grygiel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boro tries to sprawl but Grygiel 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.
Grygiel is working for a kimura but Boro is defending it quite comfortably.
Grygiel is looking for a kimura here.
Grygiel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boro defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boro is looking to escape.
Grygiel is working for a submission of some sort.
Boro is staying active underneath Grygiel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grygiel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grygiel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grygiel is pressing down on Boro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boro is holding on for now.
Grygiel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grygiel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boro defending well though.
Grygiel is keen to just control but Boro is a slippery customer.
Grygiel is looking for a kimura but Boro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grygiel to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grygiel.
Boro is refusing to be controlled, as Grygiel sits in half guard.
Grygiel looks to land a strike but Boro avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Grygiel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boro is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel trying to control the position from guard on top but Boro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grygiel throwing strikes from guard but Boro blocks nicely.
Grygiel drops back looking for a leg! Boro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boro manages to kick Grygiel off! Grygiel jumps back into Boro's guard.
Grygiel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Grygiel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Grygiel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boro tries to avoid it but Grygiel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boro to the ground. Boro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grygiel avoids the head kick by Boro.
Grygiel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Artur Grygiel has been cut.
Grygiel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Boro as Grygiel shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Grygiel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grygiel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boro defends it nicely.
Boro swinging wildly here.
Boro throws a lazy right hand but Grygiel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grygiel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grygiel fails to land the takedown.
Grygiel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grygiel fails to land the takedown.
Boro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grygiel.
Grygiel shoots for a double leg takedown but Boro sprawls well. He's pushed Grygiel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boro throws a hook but Grygiel blocks it.
Spark Boro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boro misses with a hook. Grygiel ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grygiel.
Grygiel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boro on his heels. He'll look to pass Boro's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grygiel is one step ahead there.
Grygiel throws an elbow that misses. Boro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grygiel's guard. Nice move by Boro!
Boro looking to pass the guard.
Grygiel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel wants to sweep but no luck.
Boro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grygiel trying to keep a closed guard but Boro is proving a slippery customer.
Grygiel wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Artur Grygiel.
Grygiel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boro sprawls well initially but Grygiel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel trying to control from half guard but Boro is working away.
Boro trying to control here.
Grygiel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grygiel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grygiel.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boro pushes Grygiel off looking to stand but Grygiel dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Grygiel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Artur Grygiel'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grygiel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boro as he jumps to the side.
Grygiel fails with a takedown attempt.
Grygiel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boro backs up against the cage.
Grygiel throws a nice looking combination but Boro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grygiel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boro defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Grygiel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grygiel shoots in but no luck this time.
Boro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boro leaves Grygiel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grygiel.
Boro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grygiel.
Grygiel has a takedown stuffed.
Grygiel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boro stuffs the takedown attempt from Grygiel. Grygiel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel fails with the takedown.
Boro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boro swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boro just misses with a punch to the body.
Grygiel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Grygiel looking to control but instead Boro has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Artur Grygiel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grygiel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boro wants to get back to full guard.
Boro is refusing to be controlled, as Grygiel sits in half guard.
Grygiel prevents Boro from improving his position.
Grygiel wants to take a breather but Boro is having none of it.
Grygiel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spark Boro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boro's head.
Boro is trying to get back to full guard.
Boro wants to get back to his feet.
Artur Grygiel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grygiel thows a huge punch but Boro dodges it nicely.
Grygiel trying to control from half guard but Boro is working away.
Grygiel moves nicely into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grygiel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Spark Boro.
I think Grygiel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Grygiel!
An out of breath and clearly excited Artur Grygiel thanked TGC WEAR for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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