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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sevak Magakian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riad Belhanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magakian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sevak Magakian Highlights. Sevak Magakian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Riad Belhanda's 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
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sevak Magakian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riad Belhanda!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magakian drops Belhanda with a left right combo! Magakian follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Riad Belhanda has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magakian in the domination position with Belhanda hanging on.
Magakian wants to control but Belhanda is keeping him busy.
Belhanda wants to control but Magakian postures up.
Belhanda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Magakian's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Magakian wants to stand up but Belhanda is controlling the position.
Belhanda trying to control but Magakian postures up.
Belhanda is trying to get back to full guard.
Belhanda flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Belhanda is trying to get back to full guard.
Belhanda is trying to maintain the position but Magakian is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magakian wants to stand up but Belhanda has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Magakian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belhanda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magakian tries to stand and escape but Belhanda is controlling the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sevak Magakian just wasn't active enough.
Belhanda punishes Magakian's body with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Magakian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belhanda - the referee stops the clock and Magakian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belhanda. Magakian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Magakian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belhanda.
Magakian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magakian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belhanda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magakian shoots in for a takedown but Belhanda shows good takedown defense.
Sevak Magakian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belhanda misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magakian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Magakian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Belhanda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Belhanda finds it's way through Magakian's defenses.
Belhanda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magakian. That did some damage!
Belhanda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magakian is rocked!
Magakian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Magakian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belhanda misses with a head kick.
Belhanda connects with a jab.
Belhanda connects with a solid leg kick.
Belhanda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Magakian is breathing heavily.
Belhanda and Magakian are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Belhanda throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Magakian into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Belhanda knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Riad Belhanda!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Donaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indrid Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Donaldson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Donaldson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Indrid Cold!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold keeps Donaldson at a distance using the push kick.
Cold thumps Donaldson with a low kick.
Cold avoids the body shot from Donaldson.
Cold moves out of range as Donaldson strikes.
Donaldson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cold misses with a kick to the body.
Cold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cold moves in looking to clinch but Donaldson pushes him off.
Cold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Donaldson.
It looks like Indrid Cold has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donaldson. Cold does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cold!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donaldson misses with the combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cold - that will leave a mark!
Donaldson scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldson throws a leg kick that misses.
Cold throws a head kick but Donaldson moves out of range.
Donaldson misses with a head kick.
Cold rushes Donaldson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold has Donaldson pressed against the cage, preventing Donaldson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Cold.
Donaldson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cold scores with a knee to the head.
Cold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donaldson is trying to push Cold away but Cold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cold misses with a knee strike.
Cold looking to throw knees to the head but Donaldson is blocking nicely.
Cold tries a knee to the head but Donaldson blocks it.
Cold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cold is trying to force a seperation but Donaldson has the dominant position.
Cold tries a knee to the head but Donaldson blocks it.
Cold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cold with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cold looks winded!
Cold has Donaldson pressed against the cage, preventing Donaldson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cold tries to land knees in the clinch but Donaldson avoids the damage to the body.
Cold throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Donaldson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cold has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson managing to block the knees to the body from Cold.
Donaldson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donaldson avoids a wild elbow strike from Cold.
Cold lands a knee to the head.
Cold stalling.
Donaldson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Cold.
Cold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donaldson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cold manages to break the clinch.
Cold throws a sloppy head kick and Donaldson moves out of range easily.
Donaldson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cold.
Donaldson throws a right hand that Cold ducks under and follows up with a left that Cold also avoids with ease.
Donaldson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donaldson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donaldson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cold wants to clinch.
Cold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donaldson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donaldson throws a lazy right hand but Cold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donaldson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cold eats them both and turns towards Donaldson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donaldson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cold swings for the body but Donaldson moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donaldson throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
Donaldson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donaldson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indrid Cold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Indrid Cold's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donaldson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cold misses with a series of wild punches.
Cold defending well as Donaldson loads up on a big left hand.
Donaldson scores with a jab to the body.
Cold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cold.
Cold loads up on a big right hand but Donaldson slips the punch.
Donaldson throws a wild body kick that Cold sees coming a mile off.
Don Donaldson is winning the standup battle so far.
Cold throws a leg kick which misses Donaldson's front leg but catches the back leg as Donaldson tries to avoid it.
Donaldson blocks a head kick by Cold.
Cold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donaldson throws a head kick but Cold moves out of range.
Donaldson fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Donaldson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donaldson is looking to score with low kicks.
Cold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donaldson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cold avoids the body shot from Donaldson.
Don Donaldson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donaldson throws a head kick that misses
and Cold counters with a body kick that stops Donaldson in his tracks momentarily.
Donaldson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donaldson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cold throws a right and a left that Donaldson avoids nicely.
Donaldson slips a jab and a cross from Cold.
Donaldson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cold throws a body punch but Donaldson moves out of range.
Donaldson is looking to wear down Cold with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson blocks the body kick.
No joy there for Donaldson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cold throws a head kick that misses.
Cold is breathing heavily.
Cold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Cold slams his shin into Donaldson's torso.
Cold gets a clinch.
Donaldson has had enough of the clinch but Cold keeps him there for the moment.
Donaldson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cold pushes off an throws an elbow but Donaldson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cold misses with a knee strike.
Cold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cold misses with a kick to the body.
Donaldson sizes up Cold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donaldson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cold is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A right-left combo lands from Donaldson.
Cold is rocked!
Donaldson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cold is still on wobbly legs! Can Donaldson finish him?
Donaldson misses with a head kick.
Cold looks for the body kick but Donaldson saw that one coming.
Donaldson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donaldson throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
Cold seems to have recovered his senses.
Donaldson throws a series of punches but Cold avoids them all with ease.
Donaldson misses with a double jab.
Donaldson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cold. Cold obviously looking to wear him down.
Donaldson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cold misses with a two punch combination.
Cold plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cold tries a head kick but it misses.
Cold rushes Donaldson and presses him up against the cage.
Cold with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cold throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donaldson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cold prevents Donaldson from breaking the clinch.
Cold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donaldson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cold missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cold connects with a knee to the head.
Cold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Don Donaldson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Indrid Cold's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cold 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 Donaldson. Those never looked like landing.
Donaldson tries a head kick but it misses.
Donaldson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cold moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donaldson. Cold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donaldson 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.
Donaldson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cold misses with a head kick.
Donaldson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cold doesn't seem bothered though.
Cold tries to clinch but Donaldson is having none of it.
Donaldson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cold 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.
Cold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donaldson on the side of the head.
Cold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cold darts in trying to clinch
and Donaldson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cold tries to clinch up but Donaldson circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cold lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Donaldson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donaldson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cold.
Cold tries to clinch up but Donaldson circles away and keeps his distance.
Donaldson misses with a two punch combination.
Donaldson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cold.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donaldson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Donaldson will feel that in the morning.
Donaldson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice shot lands for Donaldson.
Donaldson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cold tries a head kick but it misses.
Cold misses with a double jab.
Cold staying out of range there.
Cold tries to clinch up.
Donaldson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Donaldson finds it's way through Cold's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donaldson moves out of range as Cold throws a body kick.
Cold is looking to clinch but Donaldson is avoiding it.
Donaldson just misses with a punch to the body.
Donaldson misses with an uppercut. Cold saw that one coming.
Donaldson avoids the head kick by Cold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson misses with a head kick.
Cold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donaldson.
Donaldson thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donaldson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donaldson stalks Cold and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cold's face. Cold staggers backwards, shaken.
Donaldson tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cold.
A head kick misses from Donaldson.
Cold lands a lovely overhand right.
Donaldson misses with a looping right.
Cold avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson throws a leg kick but Cold checks it.
Donaldson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cold. Donaldson shrugs it off though.
Donaldson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Cold there.
Donaldson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cold throws a jab but it's blocked by Donaldson.
Cold clinches up with Donaldson and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cold slows down the pace here.
Indrid Cold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cold prevents Donaldson from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donaldson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Don Donaldson.
I think Donaldson 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Indrid Cold!
Indrid Cold took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Torment Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donald Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Ngeimai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerrone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cowboy. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lance Ngeimai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngeimai shoots in looking for a takedown but Cerrone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ngeimai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ngeimai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ngeimai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cerrone circles away.
Cerrone cracks a nice hook into Ngeimai's ribs.
Cerrone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ngeimai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cerrone lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ngeimai will feel that in the morning.
Cerrone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Ngeimai or perhaps it was just good defense by Cerrone which made him look bad.
Donald Cerrone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Ngeimai.
Ngeimai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cerrone defends it nicely.
Cerrone stuffs the takedown.
Ngeimai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ngeimai looks winded!
Cerrone leaves Ngeimai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cerrone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerrone lands a jab-cross combination.
Cerrone works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngeimai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cerrone as he jumps to the side.
Lance Ngeimai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerrone scores with a body shot.
Donald Cerrone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cerrone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ngeimai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cerrone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ngeimai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone lands a nice looking body shot.
Cerrone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cerrone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cerrone.
Cerrone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Cerrone as Ngeimai shoots in.
Cerrone is looking to wear down Ngeimai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Ngeimai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Cerrone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ngeimai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cerrone lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ngeimai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Cerrone finds it's way through Ngeimai's defenses.
Ngeimai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cerrone is fending him off so far but Ngeimai persists. Nope, Cerrone circles away and we're back to standing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cerrone.
Ngeimai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cerrone. That one must have hurt.
Cerrone scores with a head kick.
Cerrone scores with a shot to the body.
Cerrone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cerrone tests Ngeimai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cerrone punishes Ngeimai's body with a nice straight punch.
Cerrone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ngeimai's head.
Cerrone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cerrone scores with a punch to the head.
Ngeimai is rocked!
Nice shot by Cerrone.
Ngeimai is still on wobbly legs! Can Cerrone finish him?
Cerrone drops Ngeimai with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ngeimai! Cerrone dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Cerrone!
After winning the bout, Donald Cerrone 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Drapes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Spott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Spott will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Drapes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Spott!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drapes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spott counters with a shoot takedown. Drapes fights it but they end up in guard.
Spott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drapes is proving hard to escape from.
Spott controls from within his opponent's guard.
Spott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spott tries to free his leg and advance position but Drapes is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Spott was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Spott clinches.
Spott manages to break the clinch.
Drapes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drapes wants it to stay on the feet.
Drapes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spott defends it nicely.
Drapes shoots and misses
and Spott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Drapes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spott tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spott is defended easily by Drapes.
Drapes closes the distance and clinches up with Spott, looking for a takedown. Drapes pushes Spott against the cage but Spott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drapes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spott as he jumps to the side.
Drapes slaps away a takedown attempt from Spott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drapes stuffs the takedown attempt from Spott. Spott gets slowly back to his feet.
Drapes stuffs the takedown attempt from Spott. Spott gets slowly back to his feet.
Spott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drapes shoots in for a takedown but Spott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drapes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spott shoots in for a takedown but Drapes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spott looks winded!
Drapes fails with the takedown
and Spott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spott throws a nice looking combination but Drapes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drapes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drapes won't be happy with that.
Drapes seems a little lost for a moment, as Spott dominates the positioning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drapes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spott has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Spott dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drapes shoots in but Spott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spott throws a head kick but Drapes moves out of range.
Drapes has his takedown stuffed
and Spott counters with a head kick. That will keep Drapes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Spott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Drapes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Spott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spott tries to close the distance and clinch but Drapes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drapes feints and as Spott raises his hands in defense, Drapes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drapes trying to control the position from guard on top but Spott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drapes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spott keeping full guard, as Drapes tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Spott is trying to keep Drapes in close.
Spott wants to stand and escape but Drapes is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Spott hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Drapes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spott.
Drapes fails to land the takedown.
Spott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drapes.
Drapes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spott counters with a single leg into guard. Drapes didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drapes keeping moving, preventing Spott from controlling successfully.
Drapes trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drapes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spott has managed to get both his arms back between Drapes's legs - danger averted.
Spott stands up from Drapes's guard - Spott perhaps looking for a knockout.
Spott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drapes as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drapes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Spott looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Drapes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Spott, who protects the arm well.
Spott tries to improve position but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drapes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Drapes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Drapes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Spott fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drapes to the ground. Spott is now in Drapes's guard.
Drapes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spott trying to control the position from guard on top but Drapes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drapes trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andy Drapes.
Spott shoots for a double leg takedown but Drapes sprawls well. He's pushed Spott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drapes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spott slaps away a takedown attempt from Drapes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spott.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Drapes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spott throws a head kick that misses.
Spott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drapes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spott forces Drapes back against the cage and clinches.
Drapes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Spott gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spott misses with a low kick.
Andy Drapes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spott tries to clinch up.
Spott fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drapes to the ground. Spott is now in Drapes's guard.
Spott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drapes pulls Spott in close to prevent any damage.
Spott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spott wants to pass the guard but Drapes is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spott scoring with some ground and pound.
Spott trying to control the position from guard on top but Drapes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drapes seems keen to control Spott's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Andy Drapes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spott tries for a takedown but Drapes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Spott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spott has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Spott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Lindemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Van Graaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruud Van Graaf has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wolfgang Lindemann's chin.
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260 lbs
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257 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wolfgang Lindemann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Van Graaf!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Van Graaf.
Van Graaf goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lindemann avoids a kick to the body.
Lindemann looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lindemann looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lindemann trying to control but Van Graaf is working from the bottom.
Lindemann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lindemann is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Van Graaf is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wolfgang Lindemann wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Van Graaf scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Wolfgang Lindemann has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Graaf tries to clinch up
and Lindemann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindemann with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lindemann is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Graaf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Graaf is trying to stand.
Lindemann escapes and gets back to his feet.
Van Graaf leaves Lindemann with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Van Graaf closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lindemann to the mat! Lindemann manages to get full guard.
Van Graaf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lindemann looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lindemann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Graaf throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Graaf drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lindemann looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lindemann looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lindemann!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindemann working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Graaf sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lindemann wants to stand up but Van Graaf is controlling the position.
Van Graaf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lindemann is keen to just control but Van Graaf is a slippery customer.
Van Graaf actively working from the bottom here.
Van Graaf is trying to control but can't.
Lindemann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindemann is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lindemann wants to take a breather but Van Graaf is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lindemann is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Van Graaf tries to kick Lindemann off in order to stand up. Lindemann Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Van Graaf is trying to get back to half guard.
Lindemann advances to mount.
Van Graaf tries to reverse the position but Lindemann maintains control.
Van Graaf is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindemann landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Graaf tries to lock up and control but Lindemann gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Graaf tries to reverse the position but Lindemann maintains control.
Van Graaf looks winded!
Lindemann can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Graaf is looking to escape.
Lindemann putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Van Graaf is desperately trying to improve his position but Lindemann has a good base and remains in mount.
Lindemann tries to control but Van Graaf wriggling away.
Van Graaf is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindemann looking to secure an arm triangle but Van Graaf defends it well.
Van Graaf is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Lindemann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Lindemann's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lindemann fails to land the takedown.
Van Graaf tries to clinch there but Lindemann circles away.
Lindemann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindemann takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Graaf misses with a body kick.
Van Graaf scores with a head kick.
Ruud Van Graaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindemann fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Graaf avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whack! Van Graaf lands a heavy head kick that drops Lindemann. The ref tackles Van Graaf to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lindemann was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ruud Van Graaf!
Ruud Van Graaf thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Diprivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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207 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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219 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milan Diprivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diprivan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diprivan misses with a body kick.
Sutherland moves out of range of the body kick.
Sutherland gets caught flat footed, as Diprivan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sutherland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diprivan is one step ahead there.
Diprivan trying to control but Sutherland is working from the bottom.
Sutherland escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diprivan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sutherland managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diprivan stopping the sweep attempt from Sutherland.
Sutherland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sutherland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sutherland looking for a sweep. Not yet Sutherland, not yet.
Sutherland is pulling down on Diprivan's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diprivan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sutherland is proving hard to escape from.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diprivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sutherland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sutherland feints and then cracks Diprivan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diprivan down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sutherland.
Sutherland closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sutherland lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diprivan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sutherland pushing down on Diprivan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diprivan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sutherland is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diprivan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sutherland wants to control from the top but Diprivan keeps moving.
Sutherland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diprivan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sutherland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sutherland works over Diprivan with some ground and pound from guard.
Sutherland throws a big right hand that misses.
Sutherland won't allow Diprivan to sweep him here.
Sutherland wants to control from the top but Diprivan keeps moving.
Diprivan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sutherland is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland passes Diprivan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diprivan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sutherland.
Sutherland is controlling the pace.
Sutherland working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sutherland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Sutherland is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sutherland is pressing down on Diprivan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diprivan is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutherland seems to be working for a kimura but Diprivan defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sutherland dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sutherland avoids the head kick by Diprivan.
Sutherland cracks the inside of Diprivan's front leg.
Sutherland scores with a takedown into Diprivan's guard.
Sutherland trying to control but Diprivan is working from the bottom.
Sutherland works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sutherland throws a strike but Diprivan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sutherland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutherland trying to control the position from guard on top but Diprivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutherland scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diprivan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sutherland wants to control from the top but Diprivan keeps moving.
Sutherland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diprivan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sutherland trying to control the position from guard on top but Diprivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutherland is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sutherland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diprivan has momentary wrist control but Sutherland slips an elbow through the middle.
Sutherland seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sutherland lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Diprivan is trying to control the position but Sutherland postures up.
Diprivan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sutherland chips away with some ground and pound.
Diprivan keeping moving, preventing Sutherland from controlling successfully.
Sutherland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sutherland slips nicely into half guard.
Sutherland is controlling the pace.
Sutherland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sutherland wants to control but Diprivan is keeping him busy.
Sutherland content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sutherland lands strikes from half guard.
Sutherland is working for a submission of some sort.
Sutherland passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diprivan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sutherland controlling the pace for now.
Diprivan wants to control but Sutherland is having none of it.
Sutherland lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diprivan hang on?
Sutherland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diprivan is trying to escape the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diprivan is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sutherland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sutherland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diprivan's sensitive parts.
Sutherland gets the takedown into side control.
Sutherland working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here.
Sutherland trying to control the position but Diprivan is working away.
Diprivan wants to get back to his feet but Sutherland drags him back down.
Sutherland scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diprivan taking a bit of punishment here - Sutherland scoring with strikes.
Diprivan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sutherland cracks Diprivan with a big elbow.
A big shot lands for Sutherland! That's hurt Diprivan! Will he recover? Sutherland fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Sutherland!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charobi Mac D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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203 lbs
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197 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charobi Mac D!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Mac D does no damage.
Mac D connects with a body shot.
Mac D keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Mac D. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Mac D.
Mac D walks into a left hand.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morgan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morgan postures up in Mac D's guard and throws a big left but Mac D blocks it.
Morgan lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac D wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mac D is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Mac D keeps moving.
Morgan chips away with some ground and pound.
Morgan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mac D's head.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Mac D keeps moving.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morgan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mac D swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pushes down on Mac D's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morgan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac D tries to buck Morgan off but he can't manage it.
Mac D is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Morgan cracks Mac D with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mac D is bucking up trying to escape but Morgan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morgan won't let Mac D get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Morgan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mac D can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morgan landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan landing punches.
Mac D is rocked!
Morgan lands a big shot to the head and Mac D winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dexter Morgan!
After winning the bout, Dexter Morgan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Zsorats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hubert Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godfrey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Voyager by Daft Punk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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29
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Lethal high 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emmanuel Zsorats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hubert Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsorats attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zsorats attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zsorats throws a leg kick that is checked
and Godfrey counters with a low kick, right behind Zsorats 's knee.
Zsorats shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Godfrey as he avoids it easily.
Zsorats scores with a head kick. Godfrey tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zsorats scores with a takedown into Godfrey's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Godfrey keeping full guard, as Zsorats tries to pass.
Zsorats passes Godfrey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zsorats is trying to work for a kimura but Godfrey is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsorats wants to pass to mount but Godfrey is defending the position.
Godfrey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zsorats is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Zsorats trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey wants to sweep here but Zsorats controlling him for the moment.
Zsorats trying to control but Godfrey is working from the bottom.
Zsorats pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godfrey is keeping the position for now.
Zsorats trying to control but Godfrey is working from the bottom.
Emmanuel Zsorats has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Godfrey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Zsorats with that takedown attempt.
Zsorats motions for Godfrey to come forward. Zsorats throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zsorats ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godfrey moves away.
Godfrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godfrey misses with an uppercut.
Zsorats is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Godfrey's half guard.
Zsorats trying to control the action but Godfrey is working from the bottom.
Zsorats trying to pass the guard but Godfrey defending well.
Zsorats trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats tries to pass the half guard into mount. Godfrey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zsorats slows the pace down in half guard.
Zsorats has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Emmanuel Zsorats wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zsorats shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Godfrey sprawls well. Godfrey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zsorats gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Zsorats dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice shot by Zsorats.
Zsorats throws a leg kick but Godfrey sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zsorats.
Zsorats scores with a push kick.
Godfrey throws the left hand but Zsorats avoids the punch easily.
Zsorats lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Godfrey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zsorats.
Zsorats tries to score with a low kick but Godfrey moves his leg out of the way.
Godfrey throws a looping overhand right but Zsorats ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Godfrey misses its intended target.
Zsorats throws a sloppy head kick and Godfrey moves out of range easily.
Godfrey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zsorats keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Godfrey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Godfrey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zsorats. Zsorats obviously looking to wear him down.
Emmanuel Zsorats seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsorats misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Godfrey ducks under a wild hook from Zsorats.
Godfrey throws the left hand but Zsorats avoids the punch easily.
Zsorats is looking to score with low kicks.
Zsorats drops his hands momentarily and Godfrey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zsorats shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Godfrey as he jumps to the side.
Godfrey avoids a kick to the body.
Godfrey misses with a wild combination.
Godfrey scores with a jab to the body.
Zsorats shoots in for a double leg but Godfrey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmanuel Zsorats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zsorats misses with a kick to the body.
Zsorats shoots for a double leg takedown but Godfrey sprawls well. He's pushed Zsorats's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zsorats defending well as Godfrey loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zsorats closes this distance looking for a takedown but Godfrey circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godfrey feints a jab promting Zsorats to slip. Godfrey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zsorats slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zsorats throws a leg kick
and Godfrey counters with a big head kick but Zsorats shrugs it off.
Zsorats ducks under a wild hook from Godfrey.
Zsorats lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zsorats uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godfrey.
Hubert Godfrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zsorats misses with a hook. Godfrey ducked under it nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zsorats.
Godfrey gets back to half guard.
Zsorats is looking to take a break and control but Godfrey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsorats is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Godfrey is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zsorats is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Godfrey sees it coming and defends easily.
Zsorats working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Godfrey's thigh. Godfrey counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Zsorats trying to control but Godfrey is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godfrey seems keen to control Zsorats's posture.
Zsorats tries to free his leg and advance position but Godfrey is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emmanuel Zsorats has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Godfrey moves out of range of the body kick.
Zsorats throws a low kick but Godfrey avoids it.
Zsorats throws an overhand right that lands on Godfrey's shoulder, as Godfrey tries to avoid the shot.
Zsorats closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zsorats lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hubert Godfrey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Godfrey misses with a hook. Zsorats ducked under it nicely.
Godfrey 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.
Nice takedown defense from Godfrey. No joy for Zsorats on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Godfrey.
Godfrey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zsorats.
Jab, jab by Godfrey - just one landing.
Good leg kick by Godfrey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Godfrey lands a lovely overhand right.
Zsorats throws a leg kick but Godfrey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zsorats tries a low kick but Godfrey avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Godfrey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godfrey misses with a looping right.
Zsorats moves away from the strike by Godfrey.
Godfrey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zsorats.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zsorats.
Hubert Godfrey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zsorats.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmanuel Zsorats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godfrey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Godfrey wants it to stay on the feet.
Godfrey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Godfrey lands a nice shot that snaps Zsorats's head back.
Zsorats shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Godfrey is staying active underneath Zsorats, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zsorats wants to free his trapped foot but Godfrey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Emmanuel Zsorats overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey trying to control but Zsorats postures up.
Zsorats trying to control the action but Godfrey is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zsorats is looking to advance position but Godfrey won't allow it.
Zsorats 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.
Zsorats is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godfrey keeping moving, preventing Zsorats from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Godfrey trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Godfrey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck for Zsorats with that takedown attempt.
Zsorats swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zsorats feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zsorats trying to control but Godfrey is working from the bottom.
Godfrey keeping full guard, as Zsorats tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hubert Godfrey.
I think Godfrey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Emmanuel Zsorats!
Our winner, Emmanuel Zsorats, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Jurri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is T.N.T. for the Brain. Mark Schulz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kari Jurri's chin.
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190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kari Jurri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Schulz!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurri wants to slow Schulz down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schulz.
Jurri throws out a loose jab but Schulz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schulz throws a hook to the side of Jurri's head but Jurri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jurri throws a lazy right hand but Schulz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jurri slips under a jab.
Jurri is looking to slow Schulz down with leg kicks.
Jurri tries to clinch but Schulz is having none of it.
Jurri tries to land a front kick but Schulz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jurri slips a jab from Schulz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Jurri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Schulz if he has to take too many more of those.
Schulz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Schulz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Schulz coming out on top.
Nice straight punches there by Jurri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jurri.
Schulz swings for the body but Jurri moves out of range.
Jurri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri throws a sloppy head kick and Schulz moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Jurri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schulz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jurri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schulz.
Schulz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jurri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jurri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schulz.
Schulz swings widly with a right hand
and Jurri counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schulz's knee momentarily.
A lazy left from Jurri finds it's target.
Schulz misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulz lands with an overhand left.
Jurri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schulz finds it's way round the side to connect with Jurri's head.
Jurri connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulz throws the left hand but Jurri avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Schulz there.
Jurri is rocked!
Jurri avoids the body shot from Schulz.
Oh Jurri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jurri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jurri seems to have got his legs back now.
Schulz misses with a body shot.
Jurri wants to land a leg kick but Schulz is out of range.
Jurri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jurri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schulz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schulz throws an off balance right hand
and Jurri makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schulz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schulz misses with a jab to the body
and Jurri counters with a three punch combo that has Schulz backing up. Schulz nods at Jurri to acknowledge the strikes.
Jurri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schulz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schulz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jurri connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Jurri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schulz. That did some damage!
Schulz throws a hook to the side of Jurri's head but Jurri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jurri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jurri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jurri tries to close the distance and clinch but Schulz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jurri misses with a hook.
Schulz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schulz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jurri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jurri looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulz is just out of range.
Jurri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jurri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schulz in his tracks.
Schulz lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri avoids the body shot from Schulz.
Schulz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jurri.
Schulz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schulz misses with a hook. Jurri ducked under it nicely.
Jurri throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jurri lands a nice hook to Schulz's body. Schulz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schulz swings widly with a right hand
and Schulz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Jurri.
Schulz throws a jab but it's blocked by Jurri.
Jurri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schulz. Schulz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Schulz fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jurri tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jurri!
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 Kari Jurri 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.
Jurri misses with a low kick.
Jurri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schulz takes one on the button.
Jurri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Jurri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jurri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jurri blocks a jab.
Jurri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schulz was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurri.
Jurri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jurri lands a leg kick that knocks Schulz off balance momentarily.
Schulz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jurri lands with a kick to the temple. Schulz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Schulz does no damage.
Schulz misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schulz, pushing him back against the cage.
Schulz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jurri missing with knees to the body.
Schulz is trying to maintain a safe position but Jurri gets an underhook and turns Schulz into the cage.
Schulz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schulz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schulz takes a shot to the head.
Schulz swings wildly with an uppercut but Jurri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jurri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jurri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jurri misses with a body punch.
Jurri blocks a body shot from Schulz.
Schulz can't find room to land a body shot as Jurri controls the action.
Jurri scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri scores a nice knee to the body.
Schulz is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jurri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jurri lands a nice knee to the body.
Jurri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schulz blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Jurri.
Schulz working aggressively here.
Jurri is trying to stall.
Schulz takes a shot to the head.
Kari Jurri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jurri digs a right hand into Schulz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schulz's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Jurri.
Jurri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jurri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schulz trying to control the position but instead, Jurri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schulz into the cage.
Schulz working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schulz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurri lands an elbow inside.
Jurri prevents a body shot from Schulz.
Jurri just leaning against Schulz, taking a breather.
Schulz misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jurri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jurri looking to throw knees to the head but Schulz is blocking nicely.
Jurri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jurri is looking to control Schulz's arms but Schulz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jurri has his back to the cage.
Schulz misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schulz tries a body shot but Jurri blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jurri is keeping busy.
Jurri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schulz blocks it with crossed arms.
Schulz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jurri's elbow.
Jurri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schulz blocks a body shot from Jurri.
Schulz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Jurri lands with a light punch inside.
Schulz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jurri pushes Schulz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jurri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jurri lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schulz backwards.
Schulz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jurri can't find room to land a body shot as Schulz controls the action.
Schulz has a couple of punches blocked by Jurri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jurri connects with a solid leg kick.
Schulz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schulz misses the shot to the body.
Jurri delivers a nice body kick.
Schulz misses with a hook
and Jurri counters with an inside leg kick.
Jurri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jurri lands a body shot.
Jurri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Jurri on the inside.
Jurri lands a left hand.
Jurri utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jurri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jurri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schulz can do to turn this around?
Jurri misses with a body punch.
Schulz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jurri controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jurri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri lands a good knee to the midsection. Schulz won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Jurri.
Jurri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schulz backwards.
A hook to the body from Jurri.
Schulz tries to work over Jurri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jurri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jurri looking to throw knees to the head but Schulz is blocking nicely.
Jurri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jurri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jurri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jurri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jurri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jurri lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurri lands a nice shot to the body.
Jurri lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schulz.
Jurri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schulz.
Schulz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jurri backwards.
Schulz tries to stall but Jurri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Schulz fails to land.
Jurri stalling against the cage.
Jurri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schulz avoids it.
Jurri looking to slow down the pace here.
Jurri lands with a left to the head.
Schulz tries a body shot but Jurri blocks it.
Jurri misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz tries a body shot but Jurri blocks it.
Jurri has Schulz pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jurri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jurri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jurri connects with a knee to the head.
Schulz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schulz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurri leaning his opponent against the cage.
Schulz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schulz tries to stall but Jurri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schulz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schulz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jurri on the inside.
Jurri dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schulz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jurri's elbow.
Jurri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jurri misses with a punch to the body.
Jurri tries to stall but Schulz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schulz'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.
Jurri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri misses with a body punch.
Jurri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schulz or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri presses Schulz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jurri putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schulz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jurri lands a right hook to the body.
Jurri throws a hook but Schulz avoids it easily.
Jurri lands a right hook to the body.
Schulz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jurri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Schulz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Schulz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jurri.
Jurri takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Schulz.
Jurri throws a hook but Schulz blocks it.
A slow jab from Schulz misses its intended target.
Schulz misses with a wild body shot.
Jurri forces Schulz back against the cage and clinches.
Schulz takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schulz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jurri.
Jurri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schulz managing to block the knees to the body from Jurri.
Jurri landing knees to the body.
Jurri lands a nice uppercut.
Schulz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jurri scores a nice knee to the body.
Jurri effectively controlling the action here.
Schulz throws a head punch that misses.
Jurri struggles to land a body shot inside as Schulz controls his hands.
Jurri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schulz.
Schulz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schulz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schulz's defenses.
Schulz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jurri up against the cage.
Schulz has a couple of punches blocked by Jurri.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schulz as Jurri tries to tie him up.
Jurri blocks a body shot from Schulz.
Jurri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schulz blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Schulz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jurri can't find room to land a body shot as Schulz controls the action.
Schulz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jurri up against the cage.
Schulz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri trying to control the position but instead, Schulz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jurri into the cage.
Jurri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jurri lands a good knee to the midsection. Schulz won't want to take too many of those.
Jurri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schulz is keeping busy.
Jurri misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Schulz.
Schulz slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schulz.
Jurri lands a damaging elbow.
Jurri is working Schulz over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schulz looking to slow down the pace here.
Schulz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schulz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schulz can't find room to land a body shot as Jurri controls the action.
Jurri'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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurri wants to stall.
Schulz throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jurri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jurri.
Jurri unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri had his way with Mark Schulz in that round.
That's time! Jurri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schulz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jurri tries to clinch but Schulz is having none of it.
Jurri looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulz is just out of range.
Jurri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jurri thuds his shin into the meat of Schulz's side.
A big right from Jurri misses.
Jurri cracks Schulz with an open hand slap.
Schulz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Schulz digs a good hook to Jurri's body.
A head kick misses from Jurri.
Jurri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jurri tries to bum rush Schulz with a series of wild strikes but Schulz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jurri pushes Schulz away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schulz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Schulz throws a right hand that misses
and Jurri counters with a straight right hand.
Jurri needs to keep his hands up - Schulz had a free shot at his head there.
Schulz scores with a nice right hand.
Jurri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jurri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jurri slips under a jab from Schulz.
Schulz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jurri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schulz looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurri is just out of range.
Jurri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri throws a head kick but Schulz moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurri.
Jurri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kari Jurri is winning the standup battle so far.
Jurri slips under a jab from Schulz.
Schulz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jurri slips under a jab from Schulz.
Schulz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jurri with a hook.
Schulz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurri.
The fighters circling - Schulz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jurri looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulz is just out of range.
Jurri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schulz.
Schulz avoids the head kick by Jurri.
Mark Schulz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurri moves away.
Schulz looks to land a combination but Jurri avoids it well.
Kari Jurri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schulz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Jurri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurri lands with a nice body kick.
Schulz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jurri.
Jurri tries a head kick but it misses.
Jurri connects with a leg kick. Schulz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jurri throws a body kick that misses.
Schulz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurri works Schulz's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Jurri. That snapped Schulz's head back.
Schulz lands with a straight right. Jurri didn't see that one coming.
Jurri ducks under a wild hook from Schulz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jurri.
Jurri slips under a jab from Schulz.
Jurri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jurri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schulz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jurri slips a straight right by Schulz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jurri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jurri throws the left hand but Schulz avoids the punch easily.
Schulz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schulz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurri moves away.
A jab from Schulz misses.
Jurri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Jurri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jurri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Jurri!
Kari Jurri retains his middleweight title!
Kari Jurri decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton has chosen Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Nowak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orton's hands.
Nowak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nowak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nowak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Orton shoots in but no luck this time.
Nowak stuffs the takedown attempt from Orton. Orton gets slowly back to his feet.
Jan Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Nowak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak misses with an uppercut.
Orton moves out of range as Nowak strikes.
Orton fails with the takedown.
Nowak fails with a takedown attempt.
Nowak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nowak shoots in and bounces Orton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nowak postures up in Orton's guard and throws a big left but Orton blocks it.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orton controls Nowak momentarily but Nowak frees himself.
Nowak trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Nowak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Nowak looking to sit in guard and control but Orton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nowak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nowak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Nowak has wrist control.
Orton works over Nowak with some ground and pound from guard.
Orton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nowak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton 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.
Orton postures up in Nowak's guard and throws a big left but Nowak blocks it.
Orton throwing strikes but missing.
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 Jan Nowak will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nowak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orton misses with a takedown attempt
and Nowak counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Orton!
Orton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nowak trying to control but Orton is having none of it.
Nowak throwing strikes here but Orton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nowak looking to ground and pound but Orton is blocking nicely.
Nowak throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Orton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is squirming around, avoiding Nowak's attempts to control the action.
Nowak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Orton's face.
Orton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nowak sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nowak thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nowak throwing strikes here but Orton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nowak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Orton tries to hold on but Nowak pushes him away.
Nowak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nowak punching from mount but Orton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak looking to finish Orton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Orton!
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!
Orton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nowak trying to control but Orton is having none of it.
Nowak looking to finish with strikes here!
Nowak punching from mount but Orton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Orton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Orton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nowak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak looking to control but Orton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Orton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nowak.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nowak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Orton is squirming around, avoiding Nowak's attempts to control the action.
Orton is trying to escape the mount.
Nowak throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nowak looking to control but Orton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Nowak.
Nowak is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Orton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nowak looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowak trying to control but Orton is having none of it.
Nowak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowak tries to control but Orton wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Nowak dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Orton with a poor takedown
and Orton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orton tries to clinch up.
Orton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nowak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Orton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nowak as he avoids it easily.
Orton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nowak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jan Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Nowak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nowak lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak throws an elbow that misses. Orton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nowak's guard. Nice move by Orton!
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton postures up in Nowak's guard and throws a big left but Nowak blocks it.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton throws a strike but Nowak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Orton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nowak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orton is pulling down on Nowak's head. It's preventing any offense from Nowak, at least for the moment.
Nowak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nowak is working Orton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orton being controlled here, momentarily.
Nowak throwing strikes from guard but Orton blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nowak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nowak is looking to work some ground and pound but Orton has wrist control.
Nowak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nowak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.
Nowak is fighting to break Orton's control of his arms but Orton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jan Nowak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is stalling in the full guard.
Nowak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nowak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton is trying to control the position but Nowak postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nowak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nowak blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Nowak clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nowak misses with a left hand
so Orton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton throws a strike but Nowak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nowak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
Orton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak advances to half guard.
Orton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nowak.
Orton is looking to control Nowak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Orton avoid being mounted?
Nowak is looking to advance position but Orton won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Orton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nowak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nowak landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak throwing strikes but missing.
Orton wants to stand but Nowak is controlling the position.
Nowak slips nicely into half guard.
Nowak throwing shots but Orton is blocking nicely.
Orton is not content to let Nowak control the position.
Orton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nowak is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orton is controlling Nowak's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nowak with the ground and pound but Orton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nowak is standing up over Orton. Orton looks to escape but Nowak dives into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Nowak.
Nowak works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nowak landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Nowak.
Orton is letting Nowak control him for a moment.
Nowak trying to control the action but Orton is working from the bottom.
Orton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nowak regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Orton.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Nowak had his way with Randy Orton in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Nowak as Orton shoots in.
Orton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nowak.
Orton looks for a takedown but Nowak sprawls well.
Orton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nowak throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orton.
Nowak swings for the body but Orton moves out of range.
Nowak misses with a hook. Orton ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orton fails with a takedown attempt.
Jan Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Nowak looks to throw the jab but Orton is out of range.
Nowak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orton.
Nowak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nowak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orton on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton slips under a jab from Nowak.
Nowak throws a hook but Orton avoids it easily.
Orton checks a low kick from Nowak.
Orton has a takedown stuffed.
Nowak misses with a right hand
and Orton moves into the clinch.
Orton lands a knee to the head.
Orton prevents the takedown attempt.
Orton looking to stall.
Orton tries to pull guard but Nowak holds him up against the cage and eventually Orton drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nowak regains guard immediately.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton distracts Nowak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Nowak has wrist control.
Orton tries to free his leg and advance position but Nowak is retaining full guard.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nowak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nowak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nowak controlling Orton's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Orton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nowak 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Nowak!
Jan Nowak retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Jan Nowak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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