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UFL 25: Wade vs. Michaels PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izaak Guus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izaak Guus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Izaak Guus !
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Peterson drives through and clinches with Guus against the cage.
Peterson jumps guard and drags Guus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Guus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Guus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson wants to stand up but Guus is controlling him.
Guus drops back looking for a leg! Peterson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peterson manages to kick Guus off! Guus jumps back into Peterson's guard.
Peterson is trying to keep Guus in close.
Guus throws a big right hand that misses.
Guus looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Guus 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.
Guus passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson trying to hold on to Guus 's head to control him but Guus postures up.
Guus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Guus should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Guus 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.
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guus on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guus is trying for a kimura here. Peterson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Guus wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Izaak Guus !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Spartak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonid Spartak looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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297 lbs
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290 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Spartak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane has Spartak up against the cage in a clinch.
Spartak looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Clegane throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Clegane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clegane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spartak tries to keep at a distance but Clegane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clegane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clegane turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Clegane manages to end up in side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Clegane has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Clegane scores a takedown into full mount!
Clegane looking to control but Spartak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clegane gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Spartak backs away from a small jab... but Clegane lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Spartak crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Clegane with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Gregor Clegane!
An intense looking Gregor Clegane took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'test my strength and you will pay the price. the iron price'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Halliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolek Lolkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolek Lolkowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mickey Halliday's chin.
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196 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ White 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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Halliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bolek Lolkowski!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lolkowski misses.
Halliday takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mickey Halliday has been cut.
Halliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Halliday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lolkowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Halliday.
A leg kick checked by Lolkowski.
Lolkowski avoids the body shot from Halliday.
Halliday throws a front kick aimed at Lolkowski's knee but Lolkowski avoids it well.
Lolkowski checks a low kick from Halliday.
Lolkowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Halliday manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lolkowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Halliday. Those never looked like landing.
Lolkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halliday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halliday throws a series of punches but Lolkowski avoids them all with ease.
Lolkowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Halliday is just out of range.
Lolkowski misses with a head kick.
Lolkowski throws a leg kick which misses Halliday's front leg but catches the back leg as Halliday tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lolkowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Halliday wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lolkowski avoiding damage.
Halliday takes a knee to the side of the body.
Halliday is trying to break free.
Lolkowski scores with a hook to the body.
Halliday wants to break free but Lolkowski has control.
Halliday wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lolkowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lolkowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Halliday avoids the damage to the body.
Lolkowski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lolkowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halliday swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lolkowski misses with a head kick.
Halliday misses the shot to the body.
Lolkowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lolkowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halliday shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lolkowski as he jumps to the side.
Halliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halliday on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halliday fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lolkowski is out of range.
Lolkowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Halliday sprawls well initially but Lolkowski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lolkowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Halliday is looking to get back to is feet but Lolkowski passes into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Halliday is trying to get back to half guard.
Halliday takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Halliday to his feet.
Lolkowski connects with a leg kick. Halliday looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lolkowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Halliday misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Lolkowski feints and then cracks Halliday's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halliday down.
Lolkowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Halliday drives through and clinches with Lolkowski against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lolkowski continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolek Lolkowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Halliday's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halliday throws a series of punches but Lolkowski avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Halliday.
Halliday throws a jab but it's blocked by Lolkowski.
Halliday moves into range and clinches up with Lolkowski.
Lolkowski taking a breather.
Lolkowski working Halliday over with knees to the body.
Lolkowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Halliday.
Lolkowski prevents Halliday from breaking the clinch.
Halliday can't break the clinch.
Halliday wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lolkowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Halliday up against the cage.
Lolkowski manages to break the clinch.
Halliday forces Lolkowski back against the cage and clinches.
Lolkowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lolkowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halliday lands a two punch combo.
Lolkowski lands a leg kick that knocks Halliday off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lolkowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halliday's sensitive parts.
Lolkowski throws a head kick but Halliday moves out of range.
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!
Lolkowski throws a big shot that misses.
Lolkowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lolkowski trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lolkowski stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Halliday to get to his feet.
Lolkowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lolkowski throws the kick towards the body but Halliday avoids it.
Halliday is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lolkowski dives in and scores a takedown into Halliday's guard.
Lolkowski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halliday takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lolkowski misses with a head kick.
Lolkowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lolkowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halliday.
Bolek Lolkowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lolkowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lolkowski misses with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halliday.
Halliday throws a head kick that misses
and Lolkowski counters with a big head kick but Halliday shrugs it off.
Halliday is rocked!
Halliday gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bolek Lolkowski!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minotauro Noguira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro Noguira struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Benjamin Belleville has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Minotauro Noguira!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belleville lands with a big left! Noguira is wobbled badly! Belleville comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Noguira to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benjamin Belleville!
An out of breath and clearly excited Benjamin Belleville thanked Untouchable Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hellio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seanchai The Thai Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellio comes into the arena with Wild Boys blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hellio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seanchai The Thai Zombie !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Hellio.
The Thai Zombie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hellio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hellio tries to bum rush The Thai Zombie with a series of wild strikes but The Thai Zombie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hellio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Thai Zombie is trying to defend but Hellio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hellio seems to be looking for submissions.
Hellio is working for a submission of some sort.
Hellio seems to be working for a kimura but The Thai Zombie defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Thai Zombie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hellio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Thai Zombie defends it well.
Hellio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hellio is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellio is working for a submission of some sort.
Hellio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Thai Zombie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hellio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellio is working for a submission of some sort.
Hellio is looking for a kimura here.
Hellio seems to be working for a kimura but The Thai Zombie defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Thai Zombie is just riding it out for now. Hellio eventually gives up the hold.
Hellio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hellio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Thai Zombie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hellio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hellio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hellio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hellio has his feet on The Thai Zombie 's thighs here. He's pushed The Thai Zombie off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! The Thai Zombie screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Hellio!
An out of breath Dan Hellio 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Eremeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eremeev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, David Guetta ft. Sia – Titanium. Machida has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxim Eremeev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida tries for a takedown but Eremeev circles away easily
and Eremeev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida moves out of range as Eremeev strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eremeev!
Eremeev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Machida.
A lazy left from Eremeev finds it's target.
Machida shoots in and drives through. Eremeev sprawls well.
Maxim Eremeev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Machida.
Eremeev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Machida at a distance.
Machida with a poor takedown
and Eremeev counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eremeev misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida tries for a takedown but Eremeev circles away easily
and Eremeev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Eremeev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eremeev.
Machida is rocked!
Eremeev throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Eremeev finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eremeev drops Machida with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Machida! Eremeev dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Eremeev!
After winning the bout, Maxim Eremeev 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 Jeremy Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Murch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes to the cage accompanied by System of a down- Chop Suey. 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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180 lbs
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183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Murch!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Murch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynch closes the distance and clinches up with Murch, looking for a takedown. Lynch pushes Murch against the cage but Murch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lynch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murch tries to clinch but Lynch moves out of range.
Murch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lynch can pounce on him.
Murch wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
Lynch lands with a hook. Murch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lynch keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murch. Murch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lynch lands a jab-cross combination.
Lynch scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynch wants to control the pace but Murch is squirming around nicely.
Lynch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lynch has isolated one of Murch's arms. Murch looking to fight him off but Lynch twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremy Lynch!
Jeremy Lynch thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Inglorious Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Stroganovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroganovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fade to Black - Metallica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Inglorious Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Stroganovic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bastard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stroganovic's sensitive parts.
Bastard wants to clinch up but Stroganovic keeps it at a distance.
Bastard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Stroganovic misses.
Stroganovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Bastard throws an off balance right hand
and Stroganovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Stroganovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Stroganovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stroganovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Stroganovic lands a slapping body shot.
Stroganovic misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Stroganovic.
It looks like Inglorious Bastard has been cut.
Bastard misses with a low kick.
Bastard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stroganovic.
Stroganovic looks to land a body kick but Bastard moved away.
Stroganovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bastard is rocked!
Bastard leaves his chin hanging out and Stroganovic seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bastard crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Stroganovic!
After the big win, Igor Stroganovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Untouchable Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Ready?. Michaels has chosen Invaders Must Die - The Prodigy as his entrance music. Thomas Wade has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Wade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Michaels enables Wade to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Michaels manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wade postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wade really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Wade from controlling successfully.
Wade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
Wade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wade throws a big right hand that misses.
Wade lands a couple of elbows.
Michaels looking for a sweep. Not yet Michaels, not yet.
Michaels is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wade throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade won't allow Michaels to sweep him here.
Wade trying to move into half guard but instead Michaels has managed to sweep!
Wade working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Wade wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michaels.
Wade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries for a takedown but Michaels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade misses with a takedown attempt - Michaels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michaels lands a nice hook to Wade's body. Wade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michaels is fending him off so far but Wade persists. Nope, Michaels circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jason Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Michaels scores with a jab.
Michaels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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 Thomas Wade will probably get the nod.
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.
Wade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas Wade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Michaels.
Michaels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wade.
Michaels slaps away a takedown attempt from Wade, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wade needs to keep his hands up - Michaels had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade slips a straight right by Michaels.
Michaels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wade shoots in looking for a takedown but Michaels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wade's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Michaels pinned against the cage. Michaels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Wade counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels parries the strikes from Wade easily there. Wade is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Michaels to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wade tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wade tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wade in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wade working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wade sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Michaels is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wade fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Wade seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wade cracks Michaels with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wade will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wade tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wade is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Michaels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Michaels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wade closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Michaels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wade tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wade throwing strikes but Michaels manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Michaels is staying tight to Wade's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Michaels wants to stand but Wade is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade 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.
Wade is looking for a sweep.
Wade keeping his opponent close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wade shoots in looking for a takedown. Michaels tries to sprawl out of it but Wade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Michaels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Michaels misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Michaels's head.
Michaels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wade.
Wade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wade lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wade connects with a nice short shot to Michaels's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Wade clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Michaels throws an overhand right that lands on Wade's shoulder, as Wade tries to avoid the shot.
Michaels punishes Wade's body with a nice straight punch.
Wade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wade has his takedown stuffed
and Michaels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Wade as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Wade counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Michaels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Michaels is trying to control but can't.
Michaels wants to get back to full guard.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Michaels defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to control but Wade is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas Wade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wade thows a huge punch but Michaels dodges it nicely.
Wade stops Michaels from getting back to his feet.
Wade passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Michaels!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wade with shots to the head and body - Michaels looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wade throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wade working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Michaels is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to lock up and control but Wade gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Michaels can't escape the position.
Wade working for a guillotine from mount but Michaels is in no mood to give up.
Wade thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Thomas Wade will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Michaels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wade.
Michaels shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Michaels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michaels wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Wade moved away.
Michaels cracks Wade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a jab when Wade was well out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wade.
Jason Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Wade moves out of range.
Michaels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Michaels as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michaels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michaels.
Jason Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels leaves Wade with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade moves away from the strike by Michaels.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Wade. Wade gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Michaels misses with a right hand
so Wade counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wade throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade looking to pass the guard.
Wade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michaels is looking to sweep but instead, Wade has passed into half guard.
Thomas Wade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wade landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Michaels.
I think Wade 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Wade!
Thomas Wade retains his lightweight title!
Thomas Wade gave a mention to Untouchable Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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