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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Gric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Sexton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Gric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Sexton!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gric scores with a jab. Sexton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gric throws a chopping leg kick but Sexton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sexton ducks under a wild hook from Gric.
Sexton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sexton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sexton.
Gric cracks Sexton with an open hand slap.
Sexton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gric. Gric obviously looking to wear him down.
Sexton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gric works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gric stuffs the takedown attempt from Sexton. Sexton gets slowly back to his feet.
Sexton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gric throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Artem Gric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Gric scores with a jab.
Sexton misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gric. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gric connects with a single shot there.
Gric misses with a double jab.
Sexton scores with a takedown into Gric's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sexton drops back looking for a leg! Gric is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gric manages to kick Sexton off! Sexton jumps back into Gric's guard.
Gric is looking to stand back up but Sexton counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gric.
Sexton is looking for a kimura but Gric is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sexton to get the leverage.
It looks like Sexton is going to stand back up.
Sexton stops Gric from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric has one foot on Sexton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sexton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Artem Gric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Sexton.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sexton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sexton trying to stall but Gric improves his position.
Sexton missing with knees to the body.
Gric is trying to push Sexton away but Sexton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sexton jumps into guard, dragging Gric to the mat.
Gric wants to get up but he can't break Sexton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gric slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gric wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sexton keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gric tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sexton wants to control but Gric postures up.
Gric trying to control the position but Sexton is working away.
Gric stands up and beckons Sexton to his feet.
Gric displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sexton.
Gric missing with a left hand there. Sexton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sexton tries to clinch there but Gric circles away.
Sexton shoots in but no luck this time.
Sexton looks winded!
Sexton shoots in for a takedown but Gric shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gric connects with a looping right hand.
Gric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sexton's hands.
Gric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sexton's hands.
Gric cracks Sexton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gric lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sexton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gric as he avoids it easily.
Gric closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gric lands with a hook. Sexton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sexton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sexton throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Gric.
Artem Gric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gric scores with a nice head shot.
Gric lands a jab to Sexton's midsection.
Gric scores with a nice strike.
Sexton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Gric 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.
Gric is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gric shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sexton eats them both and turns towards Gric to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sexton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gric.
It looks like Artem Gric has been cut.
Gric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sexton. Sexton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Sexton with that takedown attempt.
Gric scores with a hook.
A shot to the body from Gric misses
and Sexton counters by clinching up.
Sexton has Gric pressed against the cage, preventing Gric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sexton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gric lands a nice shot that snaps Sexton's head back.
Sexton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sexton shoots in for a takedown but Gric shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sexton is breathing heavily.
Gric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gric lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gric swings widly with a right hand
and Sexton counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gric lands with a cross.
Gric feints a jab promting Sexton to slip. Gric then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sexton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sexton on the side of the head.
Sexton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Artem Gric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Sexton.
Gric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Artem Gric is winning the standup battle so far.
Gric lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gric with a hook.
Gric lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sexton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gric.
Gric connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Sexton. Those never looked like landing.
Gric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sexton.
Gric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gric dips to his left and cracks Sexton with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sexton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sexton swinging wildly here.
Gric stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gric wants it to stay on the feet.
Gric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sexton fails with a takedown attempt.
Gric connects with a single shot there.
Sexton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sexton.
Gric lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from Gric finds it's target.
Gric stuffs the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gric.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gric lands a two punch combo.
Sexton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gric lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gric digs a good body shot into Sexton's ribs.
Gric misses with the combination.
Gric keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sexton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gric lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gric darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gric's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gric duly obliges.
A left lands for Gric.
Sexton tries to clinch there but Gric circles away.
Gric throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sexton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gric.
Sloppy strikes from Gric. Those never looked like landing.
Gric bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gric throws out a powerful jab.
A left and a right from Gric both land. Nice combination.
Gric works the jab nicely.
Gric connects with a right hand. Sexton shakes it off.
Dylan Sexton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gric lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gric.
Sexton slips a jab from Gric.
Sexton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gric.
Sexton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gric.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sexton tries to clinch there but Gric circles away.
Sexton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Sexton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Gric dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Artem Gric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gric misses with a low kick.
Gric lands with a cross.
Sexton is looking to clinch but Gric is avoiding it.
Sexton takes one on the button.
Sexton shoots in looking for a takedown. Gric tries to sprawl out of it but Sexton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gric manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gric will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gric lands a jab.
Gric lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sexton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gric lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gric thuds a left hand into Sexton's body.
Sexton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gric sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sexton somewhat.
Sexton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sexton ducks under a wild hook from Gric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gric jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sexton throws a head kick but Gric moves out of range.
Gric lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sexton backs up against the cage.
Gric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sexton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gric scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gric will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sexton walks into a stiff left hand from Gric.
Gric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sexton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gric misses with a leg kick.
Gric leaves Sexton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Artem Gric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Sexton.
Gric scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sexton on the side of the head.
Gric throws a nice looking combination but Sexton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Gric.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gric scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gric is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gric lands with an overhand left.
Sexton blocks a jab.
Sexton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gric keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sexton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Gric does no damage.
Sexton tries to move into range but Gric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Gric misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sexton can do to turn this around?
Sexton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gric feints a jab promting Sexton to slip. Gric then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sexton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sexton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sexton wants to clinch.
Sexton clinches up with Gric and pushes him back against the cage.
Gric wants to get back to striking at distance but Sexton won't allow it.
Sexton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Gric. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gric.
Gric scores with a leg kick.
Gric avoids the head kick by Sexton.
Gric scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sexton on the side of the head.
Gric goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gric throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gric misses with a double jab.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sexton on the side of the head.
Sexton drops his hands momentarily and Gric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Artem Gric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sexton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sexton shoots in and drives through. Gric sprawls well.
Gric connects with a crisp jab.
Gric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sexton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Gric - just one landing.
Sexton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dylan Sexton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gric clobbers Sexton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Gric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gric, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Gric!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dark Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuivanen has chosen Kanye West - Amazing ft. Young Jeezy . as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
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162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Kuivanen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses.
Kuivanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuivanen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Destroyer sprawls well. Destroyer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kuivanen gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Destroyer misses its intended target.
Destroyer drops his hands momentarily and Kuivanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Destroyer throws a head kick but Kuivanen moves out of range.
Kuivanen dives in and scores a takedown into Destroyer's guard.
Kuivanen pushes down on Destroyer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kuivanen wants to free his trapped foot but Destroyer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kuivanen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Destroyer is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anton Kuivanen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Anton Kuivanen made sure he mentioned Brute, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jamesion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamesion is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The red carpet. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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133 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey O Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Jamesion!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jamesion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jamesion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jamesion moves out of range as O Doherty strikes.
Jamesion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Doherty.
Jamesion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Doherty.
O Doherty works Jamesion's body with a nice hook.
O Doherty lands with a cross.
A slow jab from O Doherty misses its intended target.
Jamesion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Doherty.
O Doherty lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Doherty misses with a wild combination.
O Doherty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jamesion on the side of the head.
O Doherty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a lazy uppercut
and Jamesion counters with a leg kick.
Jamesion takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jamesion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jamesion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Doherty looks to throw the jab but Jamesion is out of range.
O Doherty connects with a single shot there.
O Doherty misses with a looping left.
O Doherty shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jamesion eats them both and turns towards O Doherty to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good shot there by O Doherty.
O Doherty tries to sprawl but Jamesion drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jamesion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Doherty is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jamesion lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jamesion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like Jamesion might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Jamesion wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Doherty is trying to force a seperation but Jamesion has the dominant position.
O Doherty working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Doherty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion jumps guard but O Doherty stands there with Jamesion around his waist. Jamesion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jamesion blocks a body shot from O Doherty.
Jamesion prevents O Doherty from breaking the clinch.
O Doherty pushes Jamesion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jamesion tries to pull guard but O Doherty holds him up against the cage and eventually Jamesion drops back down to his feet.
Jamesion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Doherty cracks Jamesion with a good jab.
Mickey O Doherty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Doherty, as that shot connected.
O Doherty throws a right hand that Jamesion ducks under and follows up with a left that Jamesion also avoids with ease.
O Doherty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jamesion's head.
Some wild striking there from O Doherty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamesion.
Jamesion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Doherty pinned against the cage. O Doherty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mickey O Doherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jamesion.
Jamesion misses with a left hand
letting O Doherty counter with a right hand.
O Doherty feints a jab promting Jamesion to slip. O Doherty then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jamesion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamesion shoots in for a takedown but O Doherty shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jamesion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Doherty is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jamesion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Doherty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamesion manages to avoid it.
O Doherty misses with a few strikes there.
O Doherty is breathing heavily.
Jamesion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jamesion defending well as O Doherty loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Doherty 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.
Jamesion shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O Doherty is trying to defend but Jamesion finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jamesion trying to control the action but O Doherty is working from the bottom.
Jamesion keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jamesion prevents O Doherty from standing back up.
O Doherty is staying active underneath Jamesion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Jamesion wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jamesion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Doherty circles away quickly and effectively.
O Doherty misses with the combination.
A cross from O Doherty lands.
O Doherty misses the body punch
and Jamesion counters with an outside leg kick.
O Doherty misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a hook but Jamesion avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jamesion ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mickey O Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Doherty takes a swing at Jamesion's ribcage but misses.
O Doherty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jamesion.
Jamesion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, jab by O Doherty - just one landing.
O Doherty throws a series of punches but Jamesion moves out of range.
O Doherty misses with a series of wild punches.
Jamesion shoots in but O Doherty avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamesion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Doherty tries to avoid it but Jamesion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Doherty to the ground. O Doherty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mickey O Doherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jamesion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Doherty throws a lazy uppercut
and Jamesion counters with a nice kick to the body.
O Doherty throws a lazy right hand but Jamesion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Doherty connects with a single shot there.
Mickey O Doherty is winning the standup battle so far.
Jamesion takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Doherty scores with a jab. Jamesion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jamesion shoots for a double leg takedown but O Doherty sprawls well. He's pushed Jamesion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jamesion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Doherty as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Doherty connects with a body shot that sends Jamesion's belly button to the back.
O Doherty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from O Doherty lands.
Jamesion needs to keep his hands up - O Doherty had a free shot at his head there.
O Doherty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jamesion shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O Doherty napping and manages to drive through into side control!
O Doherty seems a little lost for a moment, as Jamesion dominates the positioning.
O Doherty takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
O Doherty takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jamesion scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at O Doherty to see if he's OK.
Jamesion working away.
O Doherty is looking for a sweep.
Jamesion remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
O Doherty is not content to let Jamesion control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamesion is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Doherty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamesion is trying to get an arm triangle but O Doherty is defending well.
O Doherty is trying to control Jamesion's posture but Jamesion avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamesion happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Jamesion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jamesion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Doherty tests Jamesion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jamesion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamesion has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Doherty connects with a crisp jab.
Jamesion moves in looking to clinch but O Doherty pushes him off.
Jamesion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Doherty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jamesion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Doherty.
Jamesion shoots in and drives through. O Doherty sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamesion shoots in and drives through. O Doherty sprawls well.
O Doherty connects with a looping right hand.
O Doherty tries to bum rush Jamesion with a series of wild strikes but Jamesion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Doherty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jamesion momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for O Doherty.
Jamesion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Doherty.
Jamesion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Doherty pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jamesion back to the cage. O Doherty follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jamesion misses with a takedown attempt - O Doherty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mickey O Doherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jamesion.
Jamesion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jamesion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from O Doherty. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty misses with a wild combination.
O Doherty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jamesion fails with a takedown attempt.
Jamesion closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Doherty circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Doherty takes a swing at Jamesion's ribcage but misses.
O Doherty looks to land a right hand but Jamesion moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from O Doherty. Those never looked like landing.
Jamesion looks for a takedown but O Doherty sprawls well.
Jamesion closes the distance and clinches up with O Doherty, looking for a takedown. Jamesion pushes O Doherty against the cage but O Doherty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from O Doherty does no damage.
Mickey O Doherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as O Doherty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jamesion doesn't seem phased though.
O Doherty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jamesion pushes O Doherty up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on O Doherty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Doherty throws a head punch that misses.
O Doherty tries to circle away but Jamesion has him pinned against the cage.
Jamesion fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jamesion changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Doherty fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jamesion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jamesion.
O Doherty uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Doherty lands a jab to the head.
Jamesion walks into a jab.
O Doherty lands a jab to the nose.
Jamesion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamesion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Doherty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Doherty 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Doherty!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey O Doherty thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Syd Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Datsik's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let The Rhythm Hit Em. 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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190 lbs
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197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter fighter
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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, Syd Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Klincko!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klincko lands a front kick.
Donk. Datsik catches Klincko right on the button with a cross.
Datsik lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Klincko backs up against the cage.
It looks like Dave Klincko has been cut.
Datsik lands with a good body shot.
Datsik 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.
Klincko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Klincko showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Datsik wants to improve his position but Klincko is controlling well.
Klincko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klincko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Datsik trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Klincko there.
Klincko throwing shots but Datsik is blocking nicely.
Klincko is keen to just control but Datsik is a slippery customer.
Klincko stops Datsik from getting back to his feet.
Klincko is trying to control. Datsik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik is trying to get back to full guard.
Klincko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Datsik is trying to get back to full guard.
Datsik is trying to stand.
Klincko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Datsik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Datsik tries to roll over but Klincko keeps him under control.
Klincko seems to be working for a kimura but Datsik defends the submission attempt.
Klincko wants to pass the guard but Datsik is defending well.
Klincko is looking for a kimura but Datsik is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Klincko to get the leverage.
Klincko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Datsik looks like he's trying to stand up.
Datsik is looking for a sweep. Klincko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik looks like he's trying to stand up.
Klincko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Klincko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Klincko content to control rather than advance.
Datsik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klincko seems to be working for a kimura but Datsik defends the submission attempt.
Datsik tries to kick Klincko off but Klincko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Klincko seems content to control.
Klincko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Datsik defends it well.
Klincko works his way into side control.
Klincko in side control, throwing shots but Datsik defends.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Klincko is trying to get an arm triangle but Datsik is defending well.
Klincko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Klincko is trying to get an arm triangle but Datsik is defending well.
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Klincko tries for a kimura but Datsik is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Datsik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Datsik tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Klincko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Klincko tries to score with some ground and pound. Datsik controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Klincko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Klincko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Datsik, who protects the arm well.
Datsik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Klincko on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klincko controlling the position.
Klincko tries to score with some ground and pound. Datsik controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Klincko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Klincko'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.
Jab from Datsik.
Klincko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Klincko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Klincko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Datsik misses with a hook.
Datsik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Datsik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klincko.
Datsik blocks the body kick.
Klincko thows a body kick. Datsik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big left from Klincko misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Datsik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Klincko connects with a solid leg kick.
Klincko tries to land a front kick but Datsik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Datsik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Datsik moves into range and clinches up with Klincko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Datsik fails to land.
Klincko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Datsik is defending well for now.
Datsik prevents a body shot from Klincko.
Klincko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Datsik avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Klincko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Datsik pulls his leg out and moves away.
Klincko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klincko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Datsik.
Datsik throws a right hand that misses
and Klincko counters with a nice kick to the body.
Klincko tries to keep at a distance but Datsik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Datsik misses with some punches.
Klincko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Datsik lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Datsik.
Klincko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Datsik is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Datsik.
Klincko blocking some punches.
Klincko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Syd Datsik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Klincko.
Datsik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Klincko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klincko is working for takedown but Datsik is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Datsik lands a left hand.
Klincko is looking to control Datsik's arms but Datsik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klincko has his back to the cage.
Datsik blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Datsik.
Datsik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Datsik misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Datsik avoids it.
Datsik working aggressively here.
Datsik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klincko backwards.
Datsik misses with a body punch.
Datsik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Datsik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klincko backwards.
Datsik avoids the elbow strike from Klincko, against the cage.
A short left from Datsik.
Klincko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Datsik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Datsik on the inside.
Klincko trying to control the position but instead, Datsik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klincko into the cage.
Klincko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Datsik is defending well for now.
Klincko looking for a takedown.
Datsik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Datsik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik works on Klincko's body with a couple of short punches.
Klincko is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klincko.
Datsik lands with a left to the head.
Klincko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Datsik.
Datsik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Datsik avoiding damage as Klincko throws knees to the body.
Datsik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klincko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Datsik avoids it.
Klincko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Datsik avoids it.
Klincko tries to work over Datsik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Datsik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klincko tries to land knees in the clinch but Datsik avoids the damage to the body.
Datsik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Datsik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Datsik blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Datsik.
A head punch on the inside from Klincko fails to land.
Klincko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Syd Datsik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Klincko'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Datsik cracks Klincko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Datsik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Datsik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Klincko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Datsik circles away.
Klincko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klincko is rocked!
Datsik moves out of range of the body kick.
Datsik lands a jab to the head.
Klincko is still on wobbly legs! Can Datsik finish him?
Datsik closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Klincko! Datsik dives in looking to finish! Klincko is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Syd Datsik!
After winning the bout, Syd Datsik 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Daffy Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jammin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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194 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daffy Drake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Jammin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jammin fails with a takedown attempt.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake sizes up Jammin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jammin is looking to chop away at Drake's legs.
Jammin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jammin lands in his opponent's guard.
Drake is pulling down on Jammin's head. It's preventing any offense from Jammin, at least for the moment.
Drake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jammin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jammin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jammin on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake keeping full guard, as Jammin tries to pass.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jammin trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jammin is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jammin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jammin advances to half guard.
Jammin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drake is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jammin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jammin's back!
Jammin turns into Drake and is now in his guard.
Jammin wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake is trying to control the position but Jammin postures up.
Jammin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Drake manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jammin has Drake in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake prevents Jammin from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jammin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
Drake is stalling in the full guard.
Jammin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drake pushes down on Jammin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jammin is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Jammin is defending well.
Jammin tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
Jammin wants to get back to his feet.
Jammin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jammin looks winded!
Drake is pressing down on Jammin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jammin is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake wants to take a breather but Jammin is having none of it.
Jammin is defending against the submission attempts here by Drake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Jammin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Drake.
Nice body punch from Drake.
Jammin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drake is pushing down on Jammin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jammin is fighting to maintain full guard but Drake has managed to sneak the leg through.
Drake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drake not doing much here.
Drake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammin trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Drake manages to pass to mount!
Drake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daffy Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake unloading with bombs!
Jammin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Drake controlling from mount.
Jammin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Jammin staying busy and making it hard for Drake to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jammin takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Jammin tries to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake lands punches and elbows.
Drake is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jammin is defending well though. Drake let's go of the attempt for now.
Drake looking for the choke but no joy.
Drake is punishing Jammin with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jammin's body.
Will Drake go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jammin is trapped and Drake is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Drake throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Drake controlling well, preventing Jammin from escaping the position.
Drake keeps control of the position easily here as Jammin tries to buck him off.
Drake doesn't have the hooks in and Jammin manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jammin pushing down on Drake's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jammin prevents Drake from improving his position.
Drake is looking to control Jammin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drake avoid being mounted?
Jammin seems to be looking for submissions.
Jammin wants to free his trapped foot but Drake is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Jammin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daffy Drake dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jammin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jammin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ben Jammin has been cut.
Drake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drake taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jammin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jammin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drake walks away with a smile on his face. Jammin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake stuffs the takedown.
Daffy Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Jammin.
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!
Drake stuffs the takedown attempt from Jammin. Jammin gets slowly back to his feet.
Drake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jammin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drake showed some decent athleticism there.
Drake is controlling the pace.
Drake is thwarting Jammin's attempts to control the position.
Jammin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drake scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Drake in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Drake is pressing down on Jammin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jammin is holding on for now.
Drake trying to control the action but Jammin is working from the bottom.
Drake is working for a kimura but Jammin is defending it quite comfortably.
Still in half guard, Drake seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drake wants to take a breather but Jammin is having none of it.
Jammin tries to roll over but Drake keeps him under control.
Drake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jammin is staying active underneath Drake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jammin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drake pulls his head out easily.
Jammin is refusing to be controlled, as Drake sits in half guard.
Drake prevents Jammin from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control but Jammin is keeping him busy.
Drake trying to mount his opponent but Jammin defends it.
Drake is trying to control. Jammin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Drake in particular looking to stall.
Daffy Drake has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jammin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drake counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drake clinches up against the cage.
Drake has Jammin pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daffy Drake clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Jammin's cut.
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.
Drake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Drake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drake landing knees to the body.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake dips to his left and cracks Jammin with an uppercut!
Jammin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jammin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drake.
Jammin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jammin's guard.
Drake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Jammin has wrist control.
Drake wants to control from the top but Jammin keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jammin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jammin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drake advances position into side control!
Drake slows the pace down.
Jammin struggling a bit here.
Drake content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to control the position but Jammin is working away.
The referee asks Drake politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Drake prefers to stall for the moment though.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Jammin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daffy Drake wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Drake rushes Jammin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drake stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jammin is trying to keep an underhook but Drake manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jammin wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.
Jammin has a hand on Drake's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Drake takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Drake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Drake takes Jammin's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Jammin is in trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control but Jammin is keeping busy.
Drake has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jammin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Drake avoiding Jammin 's attempts to control his hands.
Jammin is really stuck here.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jammin can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jammin is trying to stand back up.
Drake is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jammin is defending well though. Drake let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daffy Drake had his way with Ben Jammin in that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Jammin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Drake cracks Jammin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jammin looking to score a takedown here. Drake is defending well but Jammin drives through and ends up in Drake's guard.
Jammin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jammin trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Drake working over Jammin with some ground and pound. Jammin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammin is not content to let Drake control the position.
Drake is working for a kimura but Jammin is defending it quite comfortably.
Jammin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drake pulls his head out easily.
Jammin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Drake is thwarting Jammin's attempts to control the position.
Drake trying to mount his opponent but Jammin defends it.
Jammin wants to control but Drake is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Jammin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jammin tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
Drake wants to take a breather but Jammin is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drake throws a head kick but Jammin moves out of range.
Jammin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Drake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jammin sprawls well initially but Drake persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Drake prevents Jammin from improving his position.
Jammin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drake is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jammin is in trouble now - Drake has advanced to mount!
Drake controlling his opponent.
Drake takes Jammin's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Jammin is in trouble.
Jammin trying to control the hands but Drake won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake has good solid back control here.
Drake is looking for the choke from the back position but Jammin is controlling his hands well.
Jammin wants to control his opponent's hands but Drake gets his hands free.
Jammin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Drake.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jammin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jammin for a finish.
Ben Jammin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daffy Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jammin doesn't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daffy Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daffy Drake!
Daffy Drake retains his middleweight title!
Daffy Drake 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dupree Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taikina comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cookie song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tero Taikina enters the cage!
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179 lbs
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179 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dupree Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taikina looks to score with a jab to the body but Owens is just out of range.
Taikina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Owens.
Owens lands with a shot to the body.
Owens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owens moves out of range of the strikes.
Taikina misses with an uppercut. Owens saw that one coming.
Owens defending well as Taikina loads up on a big left hand.
Owens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taikina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Owens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Owens swats away the attempt to clinch by Taikina.
Owens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taikina, pushing him back against the cage.
Taikina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Owens has had enough of the clinch but Taikina keeps him there for the moment.
Owens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina ducks under a wild hook from Owens.
Taikina lands a nice shot to the body.
Taikina lands a slapping body shot.
Owens cracks Taikina with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taikina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taikina works over Owens's head and body with a nice combination.
Taikina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taikina tries to clinch but Owens moves out of range.
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Taikina.
Taikina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taikina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taikina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Owens thows a body shot but no joy.
Taikina is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Owens takes a swing at Taikina's ribcage but misses.
Taikina throws a good cross that connects.
Tero Taikina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taikina tries to clinch but Owens moves out of range.
Taikina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taikina tries to clinch
letting Owens counter with a right hand.
Owens lands an overhand right.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taikina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Owens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taikina defends it nicely.
A shot to the body from Taikina misses
and Taikina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina misses with a two punch combination.
Owens gets tackled into the cage by Taikina. Taikina maintains the clinch.
Taikina is pushing Owens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taikina misses with a body punch.
Taikina missing with knees to the body.
Taikina misses with an elbow over the top.
Owens blocks an elbow strike.
Taikina tries to land knees in the clinch but Owens avoids the damage to the body.
Taikina misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owens's brow.
Owens takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina struggles to land a body shot inside as Owens controls his hands.
Taikina lands an elbow inside.
Taikina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
Owens wants to get back to striking at distance but Taikina won't allow it.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taikina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Owens is defending well for now.
Taikina lands with a left to the head.
Owens is trying to break the clinch but Taikina has him pressed against the cage.
Taikina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taikina has Owens pressed against the cage, preventing Owens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taikina takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Owens blocks an elbow strike from Taikina.
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 Dupree Owens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Owens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taikina.
Taikina fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Owens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taikina tries to clinch but Owens moves out of range.
Dupree Owens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taikina misses with a hook. Owens ducked under it nicely.
Taikina closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taikina lands in his opponent's guard.
Owens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Owens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taikina.
Owens is looking to stand up but Taikina isn't so interested in that idea.
Taikina being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taikina's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taikina trying to control but Owens is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taikina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Owens wants to stand and escape but Taikina is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina trying to control but Owens is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot by Owens.
Taikina darts in and clinches Owens up against the cage.
Taikina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Dupree Owens has been cut.
Owens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taikina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taikina stalling.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Owens avoids it.
Taikina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owens's brow.
Owens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owens being controlled against the cage.
Taikina missing with knees to the body.
Owens takes an elbow to the temple.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taikina lands an elbow inside.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Owens avoids it.
Owens blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taikina.
Owens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Owens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Owens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taikina is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Taikina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taikina lands an elbow just above Owens 's eye.
Owens wants to get back to striking at distance but Taikina won't allow it.
Taikina misses with an elbow strike.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tero Taikina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taikina working aggressively here.
Owens is trying to push Taikina away but Taikina has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taikina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taikina.
Owens blocks the elbow strike.
Taikina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Taikina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dupree Owens's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Taikina misses with a looping left.
Taikina misses with a double jab.
Owens swings for the body but Taikina moves out of range.
Taikina cracks Owens with an open hand slap.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Owens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taikina thuds a left hand into Owens's body.
Owens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taikina throws a lazy uppercut
and Owens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taikina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taikina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taikina takes a swing at Owens's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens moves out of range as Taikina strikes.
Taikina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taikina jabs at Owens's body.
Taikina throws a right hand that misses
and Owens counters with a straight right hand.
Owens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Owens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Owens misses with a straight right.
Taikina looks to clinch
and Owens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Owens thuds a left hand into Taikina's body.
Taikina moves in looking to clinch but Owens pushes him off.
Owens is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Taikina jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dupree Owens is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taikina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Owens manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Owens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taikina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Owens on the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Owens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taikina gets through Owens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taikina lands with a left to the head.
Taikina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Owens.
Owens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Owens blocks the elbow strike.
Owens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taikina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
Taikina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Owens dodges an elbow strike from Taikina.
Owens looking for a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taikina lands an uppercut.
Owens is trying to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling him.
Owens blocks an uppercut.
Taikina just leaning against Owens, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taikina.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owens's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina tries to throw a body punch but Owens avoids it by throwing Taikina back against the cage.
Taikina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taikina looking to slow down the pace here.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Owens manages to break the clinch.
Taikina throws a hook to the side of Owens's head but Owens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Owens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taikina clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Owens is trying to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling him.
Owens takes a shot to the head.
Taikina looking to slow down the pace here.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Taikina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taikina 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Taikina!
Tero Taikina made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Just an another cookie for Taikina, no big deal!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and God Zilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yep . Zilla has chosen Your arms feel like home. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manny Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, God Zilla!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zilla looks to land a left hand but Mayweather moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zilla, right into the meat.
Zilla shoots for a takedown but Mayweather saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mayweather shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mayweather was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zilla is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zilla wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zilla gets full guard.
Mayweather postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mayweather loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mayweather working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zilla working for a triangle but Mayweather defends it easily.
Zilla tries to strike from the bottom.
Zilla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zilla tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mayweather working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zilla's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zilla looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mayweather content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zilla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zilla has his feet on Mayweather's thighs here. He's pushed Mayweather off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Mayweather screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). God Zilla!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, God Zilla made sure he mentioned Namunamu Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Eisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eisenberg comes into the arena with Feuer Frei blaring out of the sound system. Hopo has chosen Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinrich Eisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hessu Hopo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopo slips under a jab.
Eisenberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Hopo - just one landing.
It looks like Heinrich Eisenberg has been cut.
Eisenberg misses the jab.
Eisenberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Hessu Hopo has been cut.
Hopo throws the left hand but Eisenberg avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eisenberg misses with a wild body shot.
Hopo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eisenberg takes a swing at Hopo's ribcage but misses.
Hopo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eisenberg.
Heinrich Eisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eisenberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hopo at a distance.
Hopo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eisenberg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hopo counters with a takedown into side control.
Hopo is looking to take a break and control but Eisenberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hopo trying to control the position but Eisenberg is working away.
Hopo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Eisenberg's legs.
Hopo trying to control the action but Eisenberg is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Hopo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eisenberg is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hopo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hopo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hopo slips a nice elbow through Eisenberg's hands, connecting with Eisenberg's forehead.
Hopo wants to pass the guard but Eisenberg is defending well.
Eisenberg is looking for a sweep. Hopo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Eisenberg to stand up.
Eisenberg stalks Hopo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hopo's face. Hopo staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopo misses the target.
Hopo slips a jab from Eisenberg.
Eisenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Eisenberg.
Hopo avoids the body shot from Eisenberg.
Eisenberg takes a swing at Hopo's ribcage but misses.
Eisenberg avoids the body shot from Hopo.
Eisenberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Eisenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopo is just out of range.
Hopo throws a lazy right hand but Eisenberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo lands with an uppercut that bounces Eisenberg off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Eisenberg misses.
Hopo moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eisenberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopo misses the target.
Eisenberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eisenberg looks to land a right hand but Hopo moved out of range.
Eisenberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eisenberg misses with a double jab.
Eisenberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heinrich Eisenberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hopo lands a nice hook to Eisenberg's body. Eisenberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eisenberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hessu Hopo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopo slips a jab from Eisenberg.
Eisenberg lands a body shot.
Eisenberg connects with a right hand. Hopo shakes it off.
Eisenberg misses with a two punch combination.
Hopo ducks under a wild hook from Eisenberg.
Hopo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eisenberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopo lands a jab to Eisenberg's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Hopo or perhaps it was just good defense by Eisenberg which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopo. Eisenberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eisenberg throws a nice looking combination but Hopo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eisenberg throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hopo misses.
Eisenberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hopo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopo jumps into guard, dragging Eisenberg to the mat.
Eisenberg content to stall in guard here.
Hopo looking to control but Eisenberg passes into half guard.
Eisenberg is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Eisenberg trying to control the action but Hopo is working from the bottom.
Eisenberg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopo is trying to get back to full guard.
Eisenberg stalling.
Hopo tries to roll over but Eisenberg keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Heinrich Eisenberg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Eisenberg misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eisenberg throws the left hand but Hopo avoids the punch easily.
Eisenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopo.
Eisenberg misses with a body shot.
Hopo lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopo avoids the body shot from Eisenberg.
Eisenberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Hessu Hopo's cut even more.
Eisenberg throws a series of punches but Hopo avoids them all with ease.
Hopo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eisenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopo.
Eisenberg lands with a straight right. Hopo didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Eisenberg misses.
Eisenberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Eisenberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hopo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eisenberg is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo tries to move to mount but Eisenberg blocks the move with his legs.
Hopo wants to control but Eisenberg is keeping him busy.
Hopo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hopo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eisenberg keeps working.
Eisenberg is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopo trying to control the position but Eisenberg is working away.
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 Heinrich Eisenberg will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Eisenberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eisenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eisenberg moves away.
Eisenberg misses with the combination.
A lazy left from Eisenberg finds it's target.
Eisenberg swings widly with a right hand
and Hopo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eisenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopo manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopo throws a hook to the side of Eisenberg's head but Eisenberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eisenberg swings for the body but Hopo moves out of range.
Hopo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eisenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopo.
Hopo ducks under a wild hook from Eisenberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo misses with a hook.
Eisenberg with a jab.
Eisenberg blocks a jab.
Eisenberg looks to throw the jab but Hopo is out of range.
Hopo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eisenberg moves away.
Hopo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eisenberg misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Hopo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Hopo misses.
Heinrich Eisenberg is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Hopo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eisenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Eisenberg misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eisenberg cracks Hopo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopo slips under a jab.
Eisenberg misses with a hook. Hopo ducked under it nicely.
Hopo looks to throw the jab but Eisenberg is out of range.
Eisenberg lands with a hook. Hopo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eisenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopo was well out of range. Poor timing from Eisenberg.
Eisenberg sizes up Hopo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The cut above Hessu Hopo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Eisenberg misses with a double jab.
Hopo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eisenberg gets tackled into the cage by Hopo. Hopo maintains the clinch.
Hopo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hopo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Eisenberg is trying to keep an underhook but Hopo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopo trying to control from half guard but Eisenberg is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hopo works his way into full mount!
Hopo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Eisenberg wants to control but Hopo is having none of it.
Hopo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo controlling from mount.
Eisenberg tries to reverse the position but Hopo maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eisenberg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Hopo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hopo with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hessu Hopo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hopo 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 Paul Aken 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... Hessu Hopo!
Hessu Hopo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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