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ALWC45 Berger vs. Price PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Maes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Maes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sami Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maes throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Maes throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maes misses with a few strikes there.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmes shoots in but Maes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maes tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maes misses with a wild combination.
Maes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Maes.
Maes misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maes stuffs the takedown attempt from Holmes. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet.
Maes stuffs the takedown attempt from Holmes. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet.
Leon Maes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Holmes.
Maes throws a combination that misses
and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Holmes is trying to control the action in half guard but Maes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maes tries to get out of the position.
Holmes is looking for a kimura here.
Holmes seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Maes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sami Holmes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natan Grygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think David might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Who - Baba O'Riley. Grygiel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sobota- Rusz dupsko na marsz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craig David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natan Grygiel!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grygiel moves away.
Grygiel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with David but David pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grygiel fails with the takedown
and David counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
David pushes Grygiel up against the cage in a clinch.
Grygiel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. David avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Craig David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Natan Grygiel.
David pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grygiel is trying hard to land a takedown here. David sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grygiel shoots in for a double leg but David sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grygiel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and David counters with an inside leg kick.
David throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grygiel was covering up waiting for the punch and David finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
David wants to control from the top but Grygiel keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David passes Grygiel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
David lands strikes from half guard.
David thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grygiel is refusing to be controlled, as David sits in half guard.
David takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
David wants to control but Grygiel is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Craig David just wasn't active enough.
Grygiel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David stuffs the takedown.
Grygiel shoots in looking for a takedown. David tries to sprawl out of it but Grygiel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. David manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by David there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grygiel looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grygiel throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grygiel fails with a takedown attempt.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grygiel prevents David from improving position.
David misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Grygiel prevents David from improving position.
I wouldn't like to be where Grygiel is right now.
David trying to control the position but Grygiel is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grygiel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked David off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel looking for the choke but no joy.
David looking very determined here, making life difficult for Grygiel.
David tries to escape but Grygiel has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
David turns into Grygiel and is now in his guard.
Grygiel keeping full guard, as David tries to pass.
Grygiel controls David momentarily but David frees himself.
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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig David dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grygiel checks a low kick from David.
Nice takedown defense from David. No joy for Grygiel on that attempt.
David swats away the attempt to clinch by Grygiel.
David stuffs the takedown attempt from Grygiel. Grygiel gets slowly back to his feet.
David throws a chopping leg kick but Grygiel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grygiel throws a right hand that David ducks under and follows up with a left that David also avoids with ease.
David darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from David.
David feints and as Grygiel raises his hands in defense, David changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grygiel can't keep his opponent in guard - David advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
David not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grygiel's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David is looking to pass Grygiel's guard but actually Grygiel recovers to full guard.
David content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grygiel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
David is stalling in the full guard.
Craig David overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
David throws an elbow that misses. Grygiel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in David's guard. Nice move by Grygiel!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David controls Grygiel momentarily but Grygiel frees himself.
David lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grygiel!
David is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Grygiel has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Grygiel!
David trying to control the position.
Grygiel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
David wants to stand but Grygiel is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel preventing the sweep.
Grygiel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grygiel stopping the sweep attempt from David.
David wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Grygiel manages to pass to side control.
Grygiel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
David tries to reverse the position but Grygiel maintains control.
Grygiel wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
David slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David controlling the position for now.
Grygiel trying to control the action but David is working from the bottom.
David is looking for a sweep. Grygiel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grygiel seems to be looking for submissions.
Grygiel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. David doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grygiel.
David is concentrating on defense, preventing Grygiel from advancing position.
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.
David won't allow Grygiel to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grygiel is thwarting David's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig David dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grygiel shoots for a double leg takedown but David sprawls well. He's pushed Grygiel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
David displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grygiel.
Grygiel shoots in but David avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Craig David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Natan Grygiel.
Grygiel drops his hands momentarily and David takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
David buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grygiel tries to score a power double leg takedown but David sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grygiel somewhat.
David fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grygiel is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by David.
David throws a head kick that misses.
Grygiel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
David displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grygiel.
Grygiel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grygiel is defended easily by David.
Natan Grygiel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Natan Grygiel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by David.
Grygiel is trying desperately to land a takedown but David is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Grygiel.
Grygiel fails with the takedown.
Grygiel drops his hands momentarily and David takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Grygiel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grygiel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.
David lands the left hand.
David lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grygiel's half guard.
Grygiel is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David working the head and body with strikes.
David wants to take a breather but Grygiel is having none of it.
Grygiel is looking to improve his position.
David is trying to control. Grygiel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grygiel tries to roll over but David keeps him under control.
David throwing shots but Grygiel is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David tries to pass to full mount but Grygiel defends it.
David is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grygiel can do to turn this around?
David throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grygiel blocking the ground and pound attempt from David.
David missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grygiel gets back to full guard.
David loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
David stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grygiel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
David landing some decent shots from guard.
Natan Grygiel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
David trying to control but Grygiel is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Grygiel manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig David showed his dominance in that final round.
Well David has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig David!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson has chosen all nightmare long by metallica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
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222 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Davola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Swanson scores with a takedown into Davola's guard.
Davola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davola is trying to control the position but Swanson postures up.
Davola has his hands on Swanson's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Davola wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Davola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson looks to land a combination but Davola avoids it well.
Davola stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davola lands a jab to the nose.
Davola misses with a kick to the body.
Davola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Davola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davola in his tracks.
It looks like Joe Davola has been cut.
Davola throws a head kick that misses.
Davola misses with a body shot.
Davola misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
Davola throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Davola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davola.
A cross from Davola lands.
Davola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
Davola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Davola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe Davola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davola missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe Davola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davola!
Davola throws an off balance right hand
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davola throws a head kick that misses
and Swanson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davola is breathing heavily.
Davola throws a lazy right hand but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davola is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Davola throws a solid leg kick but Swanson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davola.
Swanson defending well as Davola loads up on a big left hand.
Swanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Davola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Swanson.
Davola misses with a kick to the body.
Davola looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Davola misses with a looping right.
Davola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davola walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swanson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson has a takedown stuffed.
Swanson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davola throws a leg kick which misses Swanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Swanson tries to avoid it.
Davola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davola throws a low kick but it's checked well by Swanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Davola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Davola's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Swanson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davola on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davola misses the shot to the body.
Davola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swanson circles away quickly and effectively.
Swanson shoots in and gets a takedown into Davola's guard.
Swanson connects with a couple of short punches.
Swanson trying to control but Davola is working from the bottom.
Swanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swanson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Davola, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davola.
Swanson takes one on the button.
Davola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Davola misses.
Davola lands a nice looking body shot.
Davola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Davola trying to control the position.
Davola wants to get back to his feet but Swanson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davola working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Davola keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davola scores with a nice head shot.
Davola misses with a body kick.
Davola throws a leg kick that misses.
Swanson moves forwards but Davola connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swanson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davola manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Swanson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Davola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davola wants to stand but Swanson is controlling the position.
Davola is pulling down on Swanson's head. It's preventing any offense from Swanson, at least for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Davola has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson trying to control but Davola is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Davola wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Swanson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joe Davola is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Davola as Swanson shoots in.
Davola dips to his left and cracks Swanson with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Davola'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!
Swanson checks the leg kick.
Swanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davola.
Swanson checks the leg kick.
Davola scores with a jab.
Davola with a nice cross.
No luck for Swanson with that takedown attempt.
Swanson checks a leg kick.
Swanson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Davola is trying to defend but Swanson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davola pushes Swanson off looking to stand but Swanson dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throwing shots but Davola is blocking nicely.
Davola regains full guard. Nicely done.
Davola keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davola is trying to keep Swanson in close.
Karl Swanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davola is keeping the position for now.
Davola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davola is really struggling to control Swanson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Davola keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Joe Davola wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Swanson is out of range and Davola settles back down.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Swanson misses with a hook. Davola ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Davola misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swanson.
A head kick misses from Davola.
Davola lands a high kick!
Swanson misses with a right hand
and Davola counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swanson's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davola misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
Davola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Swanson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davola is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Davola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swanson scoring with some ground and pound.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Davola keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davola is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swanson is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joe Davola just wasn't active enough.
Davola misses with a straight right.
Davola looks to land a combination. Swanson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson cracks Davola with an open hand slap.
Davola throws a head kick that Swanson semi-blocks.
Swanson moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Davola goes down! Can Swanson finish him!?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davola is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Swanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Swanson 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Swanson!
After winning the bout, Karl Swanson 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gektor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crazy Train kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
148 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
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31
145 lbs
19 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gektor Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazy wants to clinch but Lombard slips to the side
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe Crazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazy slips a jab and a cross from Lombard.
Lombard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crazy is looking to clinch.
Crazy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lombard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lombard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crazy wants to clinch but Lombard slips to the side
and Lombard counters with a head kick. That will keep Crazy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lombard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lombard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crazy moves to clinch but Lombard breaks away
and Lombard counters with a straight right hand.
Crazy is rocked!
Lombard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crazy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lombard finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard closes the distance looking for a takedown. Crazy stuffs it but Lombard still has hold of him. Lombard picks Crazy up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Lombard slams Crazy to the floor and that's really hurt Crazy - he doesn't know where he is! Lombard throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gektor Lombard!
A victorious Gektor Lombard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AR-Swift: Awesome God . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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23
159 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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33
159 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rey Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jericho shoots in but no luck this time.
Jericho scores with a takedown into Pettis's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jericho throwing strikes but missing.
Jericho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pettis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jericho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jericho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pettis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jericho is one step ahead there.
Pettis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jericho throws a big elbow that misses.
Jericho working some strikes from top position.
Jericho postures up in Pettis's guard and throws a big left but Pettis blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pettis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pettis pulls Jericho in close to prevent any damage.
Pettis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jericho manages to get himself to full guard.
Pettis trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
Jericho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pettis throws a strike but Jericho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pettis 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis wants to control the position but Jericho says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pettis is trying to maintain the position but Jericho is very close to passing his half guard.
Pettis is looking to improve his position.
Pettis gets back to full guard.
Jericho is looking to work some ground and pound but Pettis has wrist control.
Pettis striking off his back but it's not causing Jericho any problems.
Jericho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jericho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho stopping the sweep attempt from Pettis.
Pettis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis trying to control the position.
Pettis trying to strike off his back.
Pettis has momentary wrist control but Jericho slips an elbow through the middle.
Pettis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pettis is on top in guard.
Pettis trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
Pettis wants to pass the guard but Jericho is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis 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.
Pettis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jericho lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pettis!
Jericho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jericho with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jericho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pettis is looking to escape.
Jericho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Jericho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jericho fails with the takedown.
Pettis tries to sprawl but Jericho drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jericho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettis's head.
Pettis has hold of Jericho's hands but Jericho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pettis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jericho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jericho is working Pettis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pettis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pettis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jericho's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pettis trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jericho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jericho with shots to the head and body - Pettis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pettis is desperately trying to improve his position but Jericho has a good base and remains in mount.
Jericho dominating with strikes here.
Pettis can't escape the position.
Pettis tries to hold on but Jericho pushes him away.
Jericho landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jericho lands a heavy elbow.
Pettis is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis can't escape the position.
Pettis regains half guard.
Jericho prevents Pettis from improving his position.
Jericho drops an elbow to the side of Pettis's head.
Jericho lands strikes from half guard.
Jericho lands strikes from half guard.
Pettis punching from the bottom.
Pettis trying to hold on to Jericho's head to control him but Jericho postures up.
Pettis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rey Jericho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jericho is trying to control the action in half guard but Pettis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pettis tries to get to full guard but Jericho has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pettis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Jericho there.
Jericho is looking for submissions but instead, Pettis has regained full guard.
Jericho throws a strike but Pettis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pettis being controlled here momentarily.
Jericho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pettis wants to pass the guard but Jericho is keeping the position.
Jericho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pettis is one step ahead there.
Jericho pulls Pettis in close to his closed guard and prevents Pettis from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pettis with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Jericho dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pettis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jericho was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Jericho shoots in looking for a takedown but Pettis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jericho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pettis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pettis wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jericho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Jericho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jericho looks for a takedown but Pettis sprawls well.
Jericho closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pettis did well to prevent Jericho getting side control.
Pettis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jericho distracts Pettis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pettis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pettis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jericho is one step ahead there.
Jericho distracts Pettis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pettis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pettis trying to keep a closed guard but Jericho is proving a slippery customer.
Pettis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jericho has passed into side control.
Pettis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jericho connects with a decent elbow.
Jericho working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pettis is trying to work for a sweep but Jericho has mounted him!
Jericho has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pettis's face.
Pettis tries to reverse the position but Jericho maintains control.
Jericho avoids the attempt from Pettis to control.
Jericho landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho cracks Pettis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pettis is still in real trouble! Can Jericho finish him?
Pettis flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pettis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pettis seems to have recovered his senses.
Pettis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jericho lands a big shot there that rocks Pettis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jericho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pettis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jericho lands a big elbow - Pettis is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Pettis is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rey Jericho!
After winning the bout, Rey Jericho 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Limmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kung Fu Fighting. Steve Limmen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sam Benton's chin.
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36
168 lbs
31 - 8 - 1 |
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32
165 lbs
18 - 15 - 2 |
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Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
31 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Limmen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limmen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benton staying out of range there.
Benton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Limmen looks to land a left hand but Benton moved out of range nicely.
Limmen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Limmen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Limmen lands a head shot.
Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Limmen.
Benton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Limmen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benton looks to land a combination but Limmen avoids it well.
Benton connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
Benton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Limmen.
Benton cracks a nice hook into Limmen's ribs.
Limmen lands a jab to Benton's midsection.
Limmen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limmen misses with an uppercut. Benton saw that one coming.
Benton swings for the body but Limmen moves out of range.
Limmen misses with a body shot.
Limmen lands a right hook to the body.
Limmen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
Benton throws a series of punches but Limmen moves out of range.
Limmen's corner calls for a 1-2. Limmen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Limmen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benton dips to his left and cracks Limmen with an uppercut!
Limmen lands a nice looking body shot.
Limmen thows a body shot but no joy.
Benton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Limmen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Limmen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benton rather than just go for the knockout.
Limmen throws a big shot that misses.
Limmen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Limmen throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limmen throws out a powerful jab.
Limmen jabs Benton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Limmen.
Limmen just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Limmen as he connects with a hook.
Benton thows a body shot but no joy.
Benton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Limmen counters with a left to the body.
Limmen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
A punch combination from Benton misses.
Limmen fails to land with a series of punches.
Benton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sam Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Limmen.
Benton is rocked!
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Limmen moves away.
Oh Benton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Limmen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Limmen manages to avoid it.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Benton seems to have got his legs back now.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Limmen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Limmen scores with a jab. Benton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Limmen cracks Benton with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Benton falls to his knees and Limmen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Limmen!
A very excited looking Steve Limmen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enos Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volk Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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29
150 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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31
148 lbs
21 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enos Erikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Volk Khan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson slips under a jab.
Erikson dives in and scores a takedown into Khan's guard.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Erikson distracts Khan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Erikson tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Khan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Erikson trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Erikson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan has his foot on Erikson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Erikson works his way back into a safe position though.
Erikson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Khan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
Khan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
Erikson trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Erikson from controlling successfully.
Erikson is in close to Khan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Erikson is aware though and is defending well.
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khan being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Erikson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Erikson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Erikson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Erikson trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Erikson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khan's head.
Erikson stands up over Khan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erikson is working Khan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Erikson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Erikson has managed to get both his arms back between Khan's legs - danger averted.
Erikson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Erikson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Erikson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khan 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Erikson from controlling successfully.
Erikson stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Erikson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Khan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Erikson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Erikson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Erikson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson throws a big elbow that misses.
Erikson looking to pass the guard.
Khan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Erikson trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erikson lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erikson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Erikson has managed to get both his arms back between Khan's legs - danger averted.
Erikson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Khan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enos Erikson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Erikson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard.
Erikson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Erikson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Khan regains half guard.
Khan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Erikson pulls his head out easily.
Erikson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Erikson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson is working for a submission of some sort.
Erikson is trying to work for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
Erikson is nestled in close to Khan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Khan tries to get to full guard but Erikson has control of the leg.
Erikson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khan trying to control from the bottom.
Erikson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Khan has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to get back to full guard.
Erikson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Erikson is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.
Erikson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan trying to hold on to Erikson's head to control him but Erikson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erikson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Erikson lands strikes from half guard.
Khan manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Erikson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Enos Erikson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Erikson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Khan controls Erikson momentarily but Erikson frees himself.
Erikson stands up over Khan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Khan has his foot on Erikson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Erikson works his way back into a safe position though.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Erikson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Erikson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Erikson with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Erikson from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Enos Erikson just wasn't active enough.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Erikson as he avoids it easily.
Erikson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Khan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enos Erikson dominated that second 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!
Khan fails with the takedown.
Erikson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Khan!
Khan is trying to escape the mount.
Khan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Erikson landing strikes from the mount and Khan is in trouble!
Khan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Khan is squirming around, avoiding Erikson's attempts to control the action.
Erikson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khan's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson with good strikes from the mount here!
Erikson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Khan is surviving well by controlling Erikson's body position as best he can.
Khan wants to control but Erikson is having none of it.
Erikson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Khan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Erikson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Erikson lands a big shot there that rocks Khan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Erikson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Erikson landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Khan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Erikson landing strikes from the mount and Khan is in trouble!
Khan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson trying to control but Khan is having none of it.
Khan is bucking up trying to escape but Erikson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Erikson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Khan is bucking up trying to escape but Erikson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Erikson is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Khan is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Enos Erikson!
Enos Erikson gave a mention to Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fred Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Cable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Face in the Sand. Sean Cable struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Sean Cable has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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157 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Cable!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cable misses with a looping right.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cable on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Cable chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones lands a head kick. Cable smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A cross from Cable lands.
Cable gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cable keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cable scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cable misses with a straight left.
Cable misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cable looks winded!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones misses with the combination.
Cable has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Cable misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Cable misses.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Sean Cable has been cut.
Sean Cable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones pushes Cable away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cable's calf.
Jones cracks Cable with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cable has time to react.
Cable is rocked!
Jones flashes Cable a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Cable's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Cable crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Jones punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Jones!
Fred Jones managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noonan has chosen 3DD - Kryptonite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shannon Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Noonan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noonan moves away from the strike by Bannon.
Bannon leaves Noonan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Noonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
Noonan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bannon to score with a decent uppercut.
Bannon connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noonan misses with an uppercut.
Bannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bannon.
Bannon throws a body punch but Noonan moves out of range.
Noonan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bannon counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Bannon.
That has opened up Michael Noonan's cut even more.
Bannon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Noonan sprawling to the canvas! Noonan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bannon finish him?!
BOOM! Bannon lands a beautiful left hook that drops Noonan. Noonan tries to recover but Bannon is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Noonan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shannon Bannon!
Shannon Bannon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berger comes to the cage accompanied by Cheeseburger In Paradise. 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Berger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trevor Price!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Berger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Price's waist but Price gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Berger off to one side.
Berger throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Berger is just out of range.
Jab by Price.
Berger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Price. No joy for Berger on that attempt.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Berger moves away and avoids it.
Price pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berger is out of range and Price settles back down.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berger moves away.
Price lands an overhand right.
Berger blocks the body kick.
Berger loads up on a big right hand but Price slips the punch.
Berger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dieter Berger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berger.
Berger throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws a body kick that misses.
Price takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Price lands a glancing blow to the side of Berger's head.
Price lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Price tries to work over Berger's front leg with a kick but Berger checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Berger blocks the leg kick.
Berger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Berger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Berger ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Berger.
Berger misses with a wild body shot.
Price lands a slapping body shot.
Price misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berger throws a big shot that misses.
Berger lands a nice shot that snaps Price's head back.
Berger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berger lands with a cross.
Berger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Price.
Price connects with a body shot that sends Berger's belly button to the back.
Berger throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Price thows a body shot but no joy.
Price throws the left hand but Berger avoids the punch easily.
Price throws out a loose jab but Berger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berger gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Price dodges the ground and pound from Berger.
Berger wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.
Price is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger throwing strikes but Price manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Berger will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Berger is trying to control Price's posture but Price avoids it.
Berger is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Price is controlling him well.
Berger is trying to get back to half guard.
Berger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Price off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berger is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Price knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Price for a finish.
Berger is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Price wants to control his opponent's hands but Berger gets his hands free.
Berger struggling to land strikes to the head as Price covers up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berger missing with punches from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trevor Price will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Price misses with a body shot.
Berger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Price's head backwards.
It looks like Trevor Price has been cut.
Berger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Berger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Berger scoring with punches and elbows.
Berger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Price is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berger trying to mount his opponent but Price defends it.
Berger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Price is rocked!
Berger scores with a big shot! Price's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Price! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dieter Berger!
Dieter Berger retains his super heavyweight title!
Dieter Berger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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