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VFF 32: Naar vs Trussell PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Laskownik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lie has chosen we right here as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good low kicks
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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
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Laskownik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lie looks to clinch
and Laskownik counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Laskownik content to control rather than advance.
Laskownik seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lie for as long as he can get away with.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Laskownik.
Lie throws a right and a left that Laskownik avoids nicely.
Lie swinging wildly here.
Laskownik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lie gets caught flat footed, as Laskownik shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Laskownik stands and throws Lie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Laskownik is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lie is trying to escape and Laskownik transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lie is forced to tap! Nice work there by Laskownik! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Laskownik!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milos Jonak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiliam Lowel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiliam Lowel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milos Jonak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wiliam Lowel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jonak enables Lowel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jonak manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jonak has control of Lowel's left arm, preventing Lowel from doing any damage.
Lowel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jonak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lowel manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jonak wants to control from the top but Lowel keeps moving.
Jonak throws a big right hand that misses.
Jonak stays in close to Lowel's body and controls the position.
Lowel is trying to keep Jonak in close.
Lowel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jonak is one step ahead there.
Lowel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lowel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowel scores a takedown into full mount!
Lowel cracks Jonak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jonak is looking to improve his position but Lowel isn't that keen on the idea.
Jonak slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jonak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lowel is working for a kimura but Jonak is defending it quite comfortably.
Jonak works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonak has his hands on Lowel's head, controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonak manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lowel is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lowel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jonak tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jonak is working for a guillotine from mount but Lowel frees his head quite easily.
Lowel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jonak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jonak working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonak looking to isolate an arm here. Lowel doesn't see it coming and as Jonak extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Jonak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Milos Jonak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Lincon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Grathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grathers's choice of entrance music: Oasis - Don't look back in Anger. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Lincon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Grathers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grathers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grathers tries to clinch up but Lincon circles away and keeps his distance.
Grathers doesn't manage to clinch there - Lincon circles away.
Lincon throws the left hand but Grathers avoids the punch easily.
Lincon drives through with a takedown into Grathers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Grathers trying to keep a closed guard but Lincon is proving a slippery customer.
Lincon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lincon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grathers wants to stand up but Lincon is controlling him.
Lincon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lincon tries to free his leg and advance position but Grathers is retaining full guard.
Grathers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grathers is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grathers looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincon pulls Grathers in close to his closed guard and prevents Grathers from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abe Lincon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lincon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Lincon.
Lincon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lincon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincon looks to land a strike but Grathers avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lincon throws a strike but Grathers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lincon is looking to sweep but instead, Grathers has passed into half guard.
Grathers seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lincon moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincon keeping full guard, as Grathers tries to pass.
Lincon seems keen to control Grathers's posture.
Lincon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Abe Lincon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Grathers tries to clinch but Lincon moves away
and Lincon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Grathers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grathers is controlling Lincon's posture.
Grathers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lincon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lincon throws a big right hand that misses.
Lincon is looking to work some ground and pound but Grathers has wrist control.
Lincon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grathers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lincon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grathers wants to stand but Lincon is controlling the position.
Lincon throws a strike but Grathers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lincon pulls Grathers in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lincon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grathers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grathers tries to sprawl but Lincon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lincon thows a huge punch but Grathers dodges it nicely.
Grathers gets back to full guard.
Grathers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grathers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grathers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lincon manages to get himself to full guard.
Lincon is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grathers wants to control from the top but Lincon keeps moving.
Lincon has a closed guard, preventing Grathers from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Abe Lincon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lincon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grathers counters with a big head kick but Lincon shrugs it off.
Grathers wants to clinch up but Lincon keeps it at a distance.
Lincon swats away the attempt to clinch by Grathers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grathers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Grathers enables Lincon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grathers manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lincon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lincon trying to control the position from guard on top but Grathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grathers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lincon.
Grathers throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
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!
Lincon throwing strikes but missing.
Grathers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lincon landing some decent shots from guard.
Lincon wants to get up but he can't break Grathers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lincon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grathers on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lincon stops Grathers from standing up.
Lincon works over Grathers with some ground and pound from guard.
Lincon prevents Grathers from getting back to his feet.
Grathers is breathing heavily.
Lincon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lincon throwing strikes from guard but Grathers blocks nicely.
Lincon stands up over Grathers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lincon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grathers's head.
Grathers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincon works over Grathers with some ground and pound from guard.
Lincon landing with the ground and pound.
Lincon wants to control from the top but Grathers keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincon throws a strike but Grathers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lincon controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Abe Lincon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Lincon. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lincon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lincon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lincon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lincon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grathers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grathers tries to clinch up
and Lincon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grathers wants to clinch.
Lincon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grathers moves away.
Grathers misses with a head kick.
Grathers tries to clinch up.
Grathers moves away from the strike by Lincon.
Grathers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Josh Grathers has been cut.
Lincon keeps the fight on the outside.
Lincon lands with a right hand.
Good shot there by Lincon.
Lincon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Grathers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincon breaks from Grathers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lincon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grathers's face.
Grathers is rocked!
Lincon landing strikes from the mount and Grathers is in trouble!
Grathers is still in real trouble! Can Lincon finish him?
Lincon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grathers can do to turn this around?
Lincon postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Grathers out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Lincon goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abe Lincon!
A relieved looking Abe Lincon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Lindemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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235 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Powerful |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wolfgang Lindemann!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindemann scores with a shot to the body.
Miller looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lindemann - that will leave a mark!
Lindemann drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Lindemann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Lindemann circles away.
Lindemann gets a clinch.
Lindemann breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Lindemann with that takedown attempt.
Miller gets caught flat footed, as Lindemann shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindemann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lindemann throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller is working an open guard so Lindemann takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lindemann pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Lindemann trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
Lindemann jumps guard and drags Miller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindemann looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
Lindemann doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lindemann uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lindemann has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lindemann tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually Lindemann drops back down to his feet.
Lindemann avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Lindemann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Lindemann pushes him off.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller looks to clinch
and Lindemann counters with a head kick that drops Miller!
Miller is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindemann gets to his feet - Miller follows without any prompting.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lindemann shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Lindemann slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Lindemann lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Wolfgang Lindemann!
Wolfgang Lindemann managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Zsorats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shael Connen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connen has chosen Rock You Like a Hurricane as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emmanuel Zsorats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shael Connen!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsorats scores with the left hand. Connen knows he should have avoided that one.
Zsorats misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zsorats.
Zsorats fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zsorats scores with a hook to the body. Connen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zsorats avoids the head kick by Connen.
Connen misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Connen. No joy for Zsorats on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zsorats.
Connen misses with a double jab.
Zsorats thumps Connen with a low kick.
Connen throws a series of punches but Zsorats avoids them all with ease.
Connen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Connen clinches up with Zsorats and pushes him back against the cage.
Connen has a couple of punches blocked by Zsorats.
Zsorats drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmanuel Zsorats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connen is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connen throws a head punch that misses.
Connen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Zsorats tenderised Connen's leg. Connen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zsorats scoring well with a low kick there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Connen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connen lands the left hand.
Connen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connen misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Zsorats. Beautiful body shot.
Connen misses with a looping right.
Shael Connen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Connen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Connen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zsorats is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zsorats tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zsorats is working for takedown but Connen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zsorats tries for a takedown but Connen manages to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zsorats changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Connen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zsorats moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zsorats throws a head kick that Connen semi-blocks.
Zsorats throws a chopping leg kick but Connen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Connen throws a right and a left that Zsorats avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connen scores with a hook.
Connen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zsorats thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connen fails to land with a series of punches.
Zsorats with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Connen to score with a decent uppercut.
Connen tries to clinch but Zsorats is having none of it.
Zsorats scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zsorats controlling the position easily from mount.
Connen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Zsorats trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zsorats controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats looking to finish Connen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Connen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Zsorats lands a nice shot to the head.
Zsorats raining down hammerfists from mount.
You get the feeling that Connen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Zsorats with the ground and pound from mount.
Zsorats sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zsorats unloading with bombs!
Connen is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zsorats controlling the pace for now.
Connen is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Zsorats dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Connen tries to clinch but Zsorats moves out of range.
Connen tries to clinch but Zsorats moves away
and Zsorats counters with a takedown into side control.
Zsorats is staying tight to Connen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Zsorats prevents Connen from escaping the position.
Connen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zsorats. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zsorats connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Connen some visible discomfort.
Zsorats trying to control the position but Connen is working away.
Zsorats staying calm.
Zsorats wants to control but Connen is keeping him busy.
Zsorats 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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsorats wants to lay and pray for a moment but Connen keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Emmanuel Zsorats just wasn't active enough.
Zsorats closes the distance and clinches up with Connen, looking for a takedown. Zsorats pushes Connen against the cage but Connen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Connen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zsorats.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zsorats looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zsorats showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Connen.
Zsorats dodges the punch combination from Connen.
Connen tries to bum rush Zsorats with a series of wild strikes but Zsorats uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Connen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zsorats throws out the jab.
Zsorats lands with a nice body kick.
Connen swinging wildly here.
Connen misses with a left hand
and Zsorats counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connen tries to clinch but Zsorats is having none of it.
Connen lands a jab.
Connen wants to clinch.
Connen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zsorats can pounce on him.
Zsorats chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Connen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connen scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connen misses with a straight right.
Connen throws a combination that misses
and Zsorats makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Connen throws a series of punches but Zsorats avoids them all with ease.
Zsorats closes the distance and clinches up with Connen, looking for a takedown. Zsorats pushes Connen against the cage but Connen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zsorats shoots for a takedown but Connen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmanuel Zsorats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shael Connen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connen tries to clinch but Zsorats is having none of it.
A cross from Connen lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connen looks to land a combination but Zsorats avoids it well.
Connen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zsorats.
Zsorats dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Connen. That did some damage!
Connen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connen is breathing heavily.
Zsorats walks into a stiff left hand from Connen.
Connen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horrible takedown by Zsorats or perhaps it was just good defense by Connen which made him look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connen. Zsorats does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zsorats drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zsorats not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zsorats passes Connen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connen is in trouble now - Zsorats has advanced to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zsorats wants to control the pace but Connen is squirming around nicely.
Zsorats unloading with bombs!
Zsorats controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zsorats lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Zsorats dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Connen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Connen throws a right and a left that Zsorats avoids nicely.
Connen throws a right hand that Zsorats ducks under and follows up with a left that Zsorats also avoids with ease.
Connen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zsorats.
Connen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zsorats can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Connen. Those never looked like landing.
Connen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zsorats swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Connen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zsorats closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zsorats lands in his opponent's guard.
Connen wants to stand and escape but Zsorats is having none of it.
Connen keeping moving, preventing Zsorats from controlling successfully.
Zsorats is pushing down on Connen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Connen is fighting to maintain full guard but Zsorats has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsorats controlling the action here.
Zsorats working over Connen with some ground and pound. Connen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zsorats in particular looking to stall.
Connen pushes Zsorats off looking to stand but Zsorats dives back in and keeps control.
Zsorats sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Connen is looking to escape.
Zsorats slows the pace down in half guard.
Zsorats throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats trying to pass the guard but Connen defending well.
Zsorats trying to control from half guard but Connen is working away.
Emmanuel Zsorats has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Connen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zsorats.
Zsorats lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Connen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zsorats.
Connen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Connen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zsorats.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmanuel Zsorats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zsorats.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connen throws a shot from downtown. Zsorats moves away and avoids it.
Zsorats with a lazy takedown attempt
and Connen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Connen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connen fails to land with a series of punches.
Connen is looking to clinch but Zsorats is avoiding it.
Connen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Connen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Connen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connen misses with a two punch combination.
Connen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zsorats looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Connen!
Zsorats controlling his opponent.
Emmanuel Zsorats overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Connen wants to get back to his feet.
Connen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zsorats looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connen tries to buck Zsorats off but he can't manage it.
Shael Connen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zsorats controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zsorats lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmanuel Zsorats showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zsorats, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmanuel Zsorats!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Emmanuel Zsorats made sure he mentioned $10, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Vredenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Jurri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurri comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Script Feat will.i.am - Hall of Fame kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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25
185 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dante Vredenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kari Jurri!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurri lands with a shot to the body.
Vredenburg throws a combination. Jurri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jurri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vredenburg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vredenburg misses with a combination
and Jurri counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Jurri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vredenburg misses with a head kick.
Vredenburg walks into a straight right hand from Jurri.
Vredenburg scores with a leg kick.
Vredenburg connects with a high kick.
Jurri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vredenburg misses with a wild combination.
Vredenburg lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri tries to clinch but Vredenburg is having none of it.
Jurri tries to clinch up but Vredenburg circles away and keeps his distance.
Vredenburg is looking to land body kicks.
Jurri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vredenburg misses with an uppercut. Jurri saw that one coming.
Jurri misses with a looping right.
Vredenburg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jurri lands a nice hook to Vredenburg's body. Vredenburg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jurri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jurri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vredenburg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg misses with a looping left.
Vredenburg throws a sloppy head kick
and Jurri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jurri connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jurri moves in looking to clinch but Vredenburg pushes him off.
Vredenburg misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Jurri.
Jurri is looking to clinch.
Vredenburg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vredenburg throws a head kick that misses.
Jurri moves into the clinch.
Jurri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vredenburg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jurri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Jurri's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Vredenburg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vredenburg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jurri has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jurri.
A frustrated look appears on Vredenburg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vredenburg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jurri has him pressed against the cage.
Jurri misses with a punch to the body.
Vredenburg tries to stall but Jurri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jurri lands an elbow just above Vredenburg 's eye.
Jurri lands an elbow inside that Vredenburg shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jurri digs a right hand into Vredenburg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vredenburg's gas tank.
Jurri working Vredenburg over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jurri pushes Vredenburg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jurri.
Vredenburg tries to break free but Jurri pushes him back against the cage.
Vredenburg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vredenburg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jurri tries a body shot but Vredenburg blocks it.
Jurri looking to throw knees to the head but Vredenburg is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri lands a good knee to the midsection. Vredenburg won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Jurri on the inside.
Vredenburg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vredenburg tries to circle away but Jurri has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vredenburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jurri sizes up Vredenburg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jurri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vredenburg.
Vredenburg misses with a double jab.
Jurri slips a jab and a cross from Vredenburg.
Vredenburg scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Jurri misses the target.
Vredenburg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vredenburg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vredenburg throws a series of strikes that have Jurri backpedaling.
Jurri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jurri slips a jab and a cross from Vredenburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri swinging wildly here.
Jurri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vredenburg's head.
Vredenburg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vredenburg stuns Jurri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vredenburg throws a head kick but Jurri moves out of range.
Vredenburg moves out of range of the body kick.
Jurri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vredenburg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jurri lands with a shot to the body.
Jurri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kari Jurri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jurri scores with the left hand. Vredenburg knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vredenburg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vredenburg throws a series of punches but Jurri moves out of range.
Jurri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vredenburg blocks a head kick by Jurri.
Jurri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vredenburg's head.
Jurri looks to score with a jab to the body but Vredenburg is just out of range.
Vredenburg tries to bum rush Jurri with a series of wild strikes but Jurri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vredenburg looks to land a combination but Jurri avoids it well.
Jurri misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jurri scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Vredenburg.
Jurri tries to clinch there but Vredenburg circles away.
Nice body punch from Jurri.
Jurri has closed the distance and engaged Vredenburg in a clinch.
Vredenburg has had enough of the clinch but Jurri keeps him there for the moment.
Vredenburg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Vredenburg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vredenburg can't break the clinch.
Jurri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jurri content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg avoids the elbow strike from Jurri, against the cage.
Jurri keeps control of Vredenburg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kari Jurri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vredenburg avoids a wild elbow strike from Jurri.
Vredenburg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vredenburg breaks from the clinch.
Jurri sizes up Vredenburg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vredenburg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vredenburg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jurri lands with a right hand.
Vredenburg is rocked!
Vredenburg cracks Jurri with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Vredenburg.
Vredenburg misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jurri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jurri lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vredenburg takes a step back to recover.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jurri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vredenburg's head backwards.
Jurri throws a sloppy head kick and Vredenburg moves out of range easily.
Jurri checks a leg kick.
Vredenburg throws a series of punches but Jurri moves out of range.
Jurri is looking to clinch but Vredenburg is avoiding it.
A jab from Vredenburg finds it's way through Jurri's defenses.
A combination from Vredenburg does no damage.
Vredenburg swinging wildly here.
Vredenburg tries to land a leg kick but Jurri saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Vredenburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vredenburg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vredenburg looks to land a combination but Jurri avoids it well.
Jurri digs a good body shot into Vredenburg's ribs.
Vredenburg throws a series of punches but Jurri avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vredenburg fails to land with a series of punches.
Dante Vredenburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jurri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vredenburg has had enough of the clinch but Jurri keeps him there for the moment.
Jurri avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Jurri.
Jurri lands with a right to the head.
Vredenburg tries to break the clinch but Jurri is controlling the position.
Jurri trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jurri scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jurri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jurri lands a left hand.
Oh Vredenburg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jurri tries to land knees in the clinch but Vredenburg avoids the damage to the body.
Jurri lands an elbow inside that Vredenburg shrugs off.
Vredenburg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jurri scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vredenburg's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jurri.
Kari Jurri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jurri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vredenburg working hard to break the clinch.
Jurri lands an elbow that stopped Vredenburg in his tracks for a moment.
Jurri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jurri will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vredenburg up against the cage.
Jurri unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Vredenburg! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jurri is unloading with more strikes now! Vredenburg drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kari Jurri!
A very excited looking Kari Jurri 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jimmy Hoffer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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24
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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27
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Hoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffer throws a right hand that Marcos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcos also avoids with ease.
Hoffer scores with a jab.
Hoffer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffer.
Jimmy Hoffer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Hoffer lands.
Good shot there by Hoffer.
Good work by Hoffer as he checks the leg kick.
Marcos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoffer throws a right and a left that Marcos avoids nicely.
Marcos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoffer.
Marcos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Hoffer. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marcos circles away.
Hoffer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcos clinches up against the cage.
Hoffer can't break the clinch.
Marcos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoffer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcos is pushing Hoffer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hoffer is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoffer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marcos is trying to drag Hoffer to the mat but Hoffer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jimmy Hoffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Marcos.
Marcos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hoffer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoffer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marcos ducks right into an uppercut from Hoffer.
Hoffer catches Marcos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marcos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marcos walks into a stiff left hand from Hoffer.
Hoffer looks for a takedown but Marcos sprawls well.
Hoffer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer misses with a two punch combination.
Hoffer misses with a looping left.
Hoffer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marcos doesn't seem bothered though.
Marcos gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoffer tries to break the clinch but Marcos is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffer wants to break free but Marcos has control.
Hoffer breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hoffer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoffer throws a combination that misses
and Marcos counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hoffer being controlled for a moment.
Hoffer holding on.
Hoffer struggling a bit here.
Marcos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hoffer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hoffer is trying to escape the position but Marcos is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hoffer seems a little lost for a moment, as Marcos dominates the positioning.
Marcos trying to control the action but Hoffer is working from the bottom.
Hoffer is trying to escape the position but Marcos is controlling the position.
Marcos working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoffer keeps working.
OK we're going to have a standup here. David Marcos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Marcos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hoffer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marcos somewhat.
Jimmy Hoffer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoffer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoffer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hoffer works the jab nicely.
Hoffer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marcos defends it nicely.
Hoffer digs a good hook to Marcos's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hoffer - just one landing.
Jimmy Hoffer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoffer.
Marcos closes the distance and clinches up with Hoffer, looking for a takedown. Marcos pushes Hoffer against the cage but Hoffer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoffer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hoffer duly obliges.
Marcos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marcos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hoffer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marcos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hoffer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hoffer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hoffer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoffer tries to lock up and control but Marcos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marcos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marcos avoids the attempt from Hoffer to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marcos trying to control but Hoffer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Marcos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hoffer looks to throw the jab but Marcos is out of range.
Marcos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marcos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hoffer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoffer as he jumps to the side.
Marcos tries to clinch up but Hoffer circles away and keeps his distance.
Marcos swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffer.
A right-left combo lands from Hoffer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcos tries to sprawl out of it but Hoffer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marcos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoffer fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Hoffer. No joy for Marcos on that attempt.
Marcos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marcos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoffer.
Marcos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoffer but Hoffer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jimmy Hoffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Marcos.
Hoffer lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marcos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoffer leaves Marcos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoffer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoffer's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoffer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoffer works the jab nicely.
Marcos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos shoots for a takedown but Hoffer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Hoffer does no damage.
Marcos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marcos lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer is controlling Marcos's posture.
Hoffer is trying to control the position but Marcos postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffer wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoffer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hoffer wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marcos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Marcos is looking to reverse the position.
Marcos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoffer.
Marcos defending against the ground and pound.
Marcos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hoffer throws an elbow but Marcos slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hoffer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Hoffer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hoffer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hoffer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoffer 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hoffer!
A very excited looking Jimmy Hoffer 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blink Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Joe Walsh - In the City kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Blink Deathgrip has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blink Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodrigues lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rodrigues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigues pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deathgrip fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodrigues cracks Deathgrip with a right hand to the side of the head.
Deathgrip shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rodrigues pinned against the cage. Rodrigues gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Deathgrip moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigues lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Deathgrip attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rodrigues looks to land a right hand but Deathgrip moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deathgrip throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigues throws a big shot that misses.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deathgrip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Deathgrip tenderised Rodrigues's leg. Rodrigues is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left and a right from Rodrigues both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Blink Deathgrip has been cut.
Deathgrip fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blink Deathgrip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deathgrip looks up at the clock. Bad move! Rodrigues lands a right hand from hell, dropping Deathgrip. Rodrigues pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Rodrigues!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jake Rodrigues thanked Torment Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Niles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bis das Blut gefriert. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryce Niles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jonson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jonson lands a knee to the head.
Niles is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jonson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niles shoots in and bounces Jonson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Niles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jonson is keeping the position for now.
Jonson is looking to stand up but Niles isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jonson keeping full guard, as Niles tries to pass.
Jonson wants to stand and escape but Niles is having none of it.
Jonson pushes Niles off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonson instigates a clinch.
Jonson tries a knee to the head but Niles blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson manages to break the clinch.
Niles shoots in for a double leg but Jonson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Niles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonson rushes Niles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jonson with a knee to the head.
Jonson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jonson connects with a knee to the head.
Jonson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Niles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Niles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jonson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Niles drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niles is breathing heavily.
Jonson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jonson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jonson looking to throw knees to the head but Niles is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jonson after a bit of a struggle.
Jonson lands a knee to the head.
Niles drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jonson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jonson scores with a knee to the head.
Niles is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Niles - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Jonson, and another! Niles is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jon Jonson!
A very excited looking Jon Jonson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayron Naar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Trussell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naar comes to the cage accompanied by TRIBAL SEEDS- MAD MAN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayron Naar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Trussell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trussell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naar throws a low kick but Trussell avoids it.
Trussell moves out of range of the leg kick from Naar.
Naar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trussell.
Naar lands with a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Trussell.
Naar digs a good hook to Trussell's body.
Trussell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Naar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trussell avoids the body shot from Naar.
Trussell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Naar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Naar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trussell moves out of range of the body kick from Naar.
Naar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trussell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Naar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Naar.
Naar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trussell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Naar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trussell.
Naar scores with a hook.
Trussell is rocked!
A head kick misses from Naar.
Naar throws a big shot that misses.
Trussell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Naar, right into the meat.
Naar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trussell looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Naar throws a leg kick
and Trussell counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naar punishes Trussell's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trussell. Naar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trussell throws a jab when Naar was well out of range.
Naar scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Trussell misses the target.
Trussell throws a series of punches but Naar avoids them all with ease.
Naar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trussell was well out of range. Poor timing from Naar.
Nice body kick from Naar.
Naar lands a nice looking body shot.
Naar scores with a nice head shot.
Trussell is still on wobbly legs! Can Naar finish him?
Naar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trussell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trussell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Naar scores with a body shot.
Naar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trussell circles away quickly and effectively.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Naar. Trussell shrugs it off though.
Trussell is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Naar doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Trussell crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Trussell's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tayron Naar!
Tayron Naar retains his welterweight title!
Tayron Naar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ganja's Warehouse logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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