TGC 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Balter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morten Joikhaaja is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Balter
vs
Joikhaaja

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henrik Balter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Joikhaaja!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balter looks to land a combination but Joikhaaja avoids it well.
Balter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Joikhaaja closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balter quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Joikhaaja is taking a breather. Balter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Joikhaaja throwing shots but Balter is blocking nicely.
Joikhaaja slows the pace down in half guard.
Joikhaaja working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Joikhaaja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joikhaaja missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joikhaaja looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joikhaaja is nestled in close to Balter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Balter wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Joikhaaja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joikhaaja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joikhaaja content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Joikhaaja's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joikhaaja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joikhaaja controlling the action here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Morten Joikhaaja wasn't active enough on the ground.
Balter misses with a low kick.
A combination from Balter does no damage.

Joikhaaja drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joikhaaja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joikhaaja's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joikhaaja is working Balter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joikhaaja wants to pass the guard but Balter is keeping the position.
Joikhaaja controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Balter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joikhaaja works over Balter with some ground and pound from guard.
Joikhaaja seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Balter is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Joikhaaja throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Balter was covering up waiting for the punch and Joikhaaja finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joikhaaja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joikhaaja controlling from the top position.
Balter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joikhaaja on the ground.
Joikhaaja postures up in Balter's guard and throws a big left but Balter blocks it.
Joikhaaja throws a big right hand that misses.
Joikhaaja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joikhaaja is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morten Joikhaaja 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.

Balter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Balter misses the shot to the body.
Balter tries to bum rush Joikhaaja with a series of wild strikes but Joikhaaja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balter misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Joikhaaja as Balter shoots in.
Henrik Balter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joikhaaja.
Balter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joikhaaja.
Balter thows a body shot but no joy.
Balter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Joikhaaja shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Joikhaaja's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Joikhaaja is working Balter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joikhaaja postures up in Balter's guard and throws a big left but Balter blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Morten Joikhaaja.
Balter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joikhaaja sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Balter somewhat.
Joikhaaja avoids the body shot from Balter.

Joikhaaja shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Balter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Joikhaaja in side control lands a decent elbow.
Balter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Joikhaaja working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joikhaaja controls the position.
Morten Joikhaaja has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja landing strikes.
Joikhaaja advances nicely into full mount.
Balter is bucking up trying to escape but Joikhaaja cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Balter is rocked!
Joikhaaja raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Balter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joikhaaja postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Balter bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Joikhaaja and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morten Joikhaaja!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Gric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Beethoven's Funeral March kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gric
vs
Emelianenko

187 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Steel Penn LSD Q160-Q158-Q155 (95% Return)

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 3 - 3 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gric.
Gric misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Gric.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gric.
Gric misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gric avoids it really well and circles away.
Gric throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Emelianenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gric's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Gric is working an open guard so Emelianenko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Gric.
Gric lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emelianenko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Gric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emelianenko.

Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gric looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Emelianenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gric wants to get back to his feet but Emelianenko is dominant here and he's now got Gric's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gric looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Gric is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Emelianenko off. It looks like it's working - Emelianenko slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Gric displaying calm under pressure there.
Gric looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Gric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gric lands a nice shot to the body.

Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gric's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gric's efforts to push away.
Gric being controlled against the cage.
Gric tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gric is fighting off a takedown attempt but Emelianenko is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gric to the mat. Gric regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gric wants to stand but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Gric is looking to stand back up but Emelianenko counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gric.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
Gric is looking to escape.
Gric knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emelianenko on the ground.
Emelianenko tries to pass to full mount but Gric defends it.

Emelianenko is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gric still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gric has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gric trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko is refusing to be controlled, as Gric sits in half guard.
Gric stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gric passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gric trying to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko tries to hold on but Gric pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gric controlling from mount.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Emelianenko tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko wants to improve his position but Gric is controlling well.
Gric tries to pass to full mount but Emelianenko defends it.

Emelianenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gric throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Gric misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelianenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gric has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gric and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gric throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gric circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Emelianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Gric misses.
A slow jab from Gric misses its intended target.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gric is fending him off so far but Emelianenko persists. Nope, Gric circles away and we're back to standing.
Gric moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gric throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko takes one to the chin there.
Gric thuds a left hand into Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gric throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gric looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Gric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Gric.
Gric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Gric bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Gric throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Gric throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Artem Gric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Gric looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Gric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gric lands with a hook. Emelianenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gric jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric's corner calls for a 1-2. Gric obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artem Gric is winning the standup battle so far.
Gric misses with a looping right.
Gric is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gric looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Gric, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Gric against the cage but Gric circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gric as he avoids it easily.
Artem Gric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Emelianenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gric lands an overhand right.
Gric throws a low kick but it's checked well by Emelianenko.
Gric misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Gric catches Emelianenko right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gric misses with a hook.
Gric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gric throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.

Gric gets caught napping as Emelianenko dives in and scores a takedown. Gric manages to retain guard.

Gric pushes Emelianenko off and gets back to his feet.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Gric saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivan Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gric throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.

Emelianenko has Gric up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gric after a bit of a struggle.
Gric tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko has Gric pressed against the cage, preventing Gric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gric tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gric's efforts to push away.

Emelianenko pulls Gric into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Gric pushes his legs off easily.
Gric wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Gric stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Gric from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Artem Gric just wasn't active enough.
Gric scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Gric dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gric throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Gric shrugs it off.
Artem Gric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gric throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Gric throws a poor cross that misses

and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianenko.
Gric tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
Gric tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Gric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gric gets underhooks to prevent Emelianenko's takedown attempt.
Gric wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gric is trying to break free.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Gric turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Artem Gric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gric just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Gric has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gric's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gric is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko has Gric pressed against the cage, preventing Gric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch but Gric improves position.
Gric wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gric is trying to break free.
Emelianenko stalls.
Emelianenko has Gric pressed against the cage, preventing Gric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gric wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Gric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Gric is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Gric wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Gric wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Gric has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko jumps guard and drags Gric to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gric trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gric is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Emelianenko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Emelianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gric is aware though and is defending well.
Gric wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.

Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Gric pushes his legs off easily.

Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gric can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gric trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko trying to control the position here.
Gric has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gric controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gric trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Artem Gric wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gric connects with a body shot that sends Emelianenko's belly button to the back.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by Gric.
Gric throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gric misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gric throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gric's waist but Gric gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emelianenko off to one side.
Emelianenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gric connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emelianenko scrambles back to his feet.
Gric connects with a body shot.
Gric motions for Emelianenko to come forward. Gric throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Gric.
Gric displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Gric there.
Gric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Gric showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gric 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Gric!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jai Brick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mscibor Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mscibor Olszewicz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brick
vs
Olszewicz

179 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jai Brick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mscibor Olszewicz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brick swats away the attempt to clinch by Olszewicz.
Brick swats away the attempt to clinch by Olszewicz.
Olszewicz throws a sloppy head kick and Brick moves out of range easily.
Brick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Olszewicz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Olszewicz.
Brick is trying to push Olszewicz away but Olszewicz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Brick has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Olszewicz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brick lands punches and elbows.
Brick gets his hands free as Olszewicz looks to control.
Brick biding his time, looking for the opening.
Brick is working the ground and pound. Can Olszewicz escape?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brick scores with punches to the body.
Olszewicz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Brick.
Brick scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Olszewicz is looking for a way out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olszewicz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Brick has Olszewicz flattened out and is raining down punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Brick.
Brick is punishing Olszewicz with some ground and pound.
Brick punches Olszewicz on the ear.

Olszewicz is rocked!
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!
Brick cracks Olszewicz with a big shot to the side of the head Olszewicz is covering up - he's in big trouble! Brick connects with another shot that knocks Olszewicz out cold! Brick stands above his unconscious opponent and soaks up the roars from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jai Brick!

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A

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Aerts
vs
Hope

191 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

202 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Steel Penn LSD Q160-Q158-Q155 (95% Return)

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terry Hope!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aerts doesn't manage to clinch there - Hope circles away.
Aerts misses with a body kick.
Hope shoots in for a takedown but Aerts shows good takedown defense.
Hope tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aerts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hope somewhat.
Badr Aerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Hope.
Hope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hope swats away the attempt to clinch by Aerts.
Aerts tries to clinch there but Hope circles away.
Aerts misses with a wild body shot.
Aerts is looking to clinch but Hope is avoiding it.
Aerts tries to close the distance and clinch but Hope swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Aerts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hope, pushing him back against the cage.
Aerts tries to land a knee to the head but Hope blocks with his arms.
Hope is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aerts gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aerts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aerts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Terry Hope has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope has Aerts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aerts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aerts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aerts content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hope tries to score a body lock takedown but Aerts shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hope fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aerts is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aerts.
Aerts lands a knee to the head.
Aerts prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aerts.
Aerts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aerts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hope blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
Aerts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aerts lands an elbow just above Hope 's eye.

That has opened up Terry Hope's cut even more.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hope lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hope looks winded!
Come on Aerts - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aerts working Hope over with knees to the body.
Aerts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aerts will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hope up against the cage.
Aerts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope wants a takedown.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
Aerts avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Aerts for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Badr Aerts.
Aerts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aerts stuffs the takedown.
Hope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aerts misses with a low kick.
Aerts tries to clinch but Hope moves out of range.
Aerts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hope paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hope shoots in but no luck this time.
Badr Aerts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aerts closes the distance and clinches.
Hope is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aerts gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aerts lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aerts seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Aerts scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aerts stalling against the cage.
Aerts landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aerts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hope in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aerts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hope in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Aerts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Hope's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aerts tries to clinch there but Hope circles away.
Hope shoots in but Aerts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aerts wants to clinch up but Hope keeps it at a distance.
Aerts is looking to clinch.
Aerts looks to score with a jab to the body but Hope is just out of range.

Hope tries to keep at a distance but Aerts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hope takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aerts.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aerts taking a breather.
Aerts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hope is breathing heavily.
Aerts lands an elbow that stopped Hope in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts working Hope over with knees to the body.
Aerts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aerts lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Terry Hope's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aerts lands an elbow that stopped Hope in his tracks for a moment.
Aerts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aerts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aerts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Hope is rocked!

Terry Hope's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Aerts has Hope pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hope is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Aerts - that's hurt Hope badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hope is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hope doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Badr Aerts!