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VFF 69: Zebub vs Sumrall PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandre Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young closes the distance and pushes Preuss back into the cage.
Young prevents Preuss from breaking the clinch.
Preuss stops a takedown attempt from Young.
Preuss being controlled against the cage.
Young ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Young no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Young looking for a guillotine here but Preuss defends easily.
Preuss throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Preuss's guard. Nice move by Young!
Young wants to control from the top but Preuss keeps moving.
Preuss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Young stands and steps away. Preuss gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice takedown defense from Preuss. No joy for Young on that attempt.
Young has closed the distance and engaged Preuss in a clinch.
Young jumps guard but Preuss turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young trying to stall but Preuss improves his position.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Preuss circles away.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Preuss.
Paul Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Preuss throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Preuss throws out the jab.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Preuss avoids it.
Alexandre Preuss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young tries to clinch there but Preuss circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preuss manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Young blocks a jab.
Young throws a body kick that misses.
Young fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Preuss.
Preuss misses with a straight right.
Preuss lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
Preuss uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Preuss goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Preuss thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Preuss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donk. Preuss catches Young right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Young.
Preuss cracks Young with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Young has his takedown stuffed
letting Preuss counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Young.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch up.
Preuss lands a lovely overhand right.
Preuss connects with the punch.
Young throws a push kick but Preuss slaps the foot to one side.
Young misses with a body kick.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Preuss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young swinging wildly here.
Young staying out of range there.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Preuss shows good takedown defense.
Young is breathing heavily.
Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Preuss leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Preuss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Preuss lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Preuss as he connects with a hook.
Young slips a straight right by Preuss.
Preuss might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Young scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preuss with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Young.
Preuss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A right-left combo lands from Preuss.
Preuss scores with a jab.
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Preuss finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
Preuss connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Preuss listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Young.
Preuss misses with a two punch combination.
Young shoots in and drives through. Preuss sprawls well.
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 Paul Young will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young tries to clinch but Preuss moves out of range.
Preuss misses the jab.
Preuss steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Young. That one must have hurt.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Preuss, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Preuss against the cage but Preuss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young fails to land the takedown.
Preuss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Young connects with a good right hand that stumbles Preuss. Preuss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Young fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young instigates a clinch.
Preuss is pressed up against the cage. Young has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Preuss down to the mat. Preuss avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Young wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Preuss but Preuss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Young shoots in and drives through. Preuss sprawls well.
Paul Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Young takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Young wants to clinch.
Preuss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Preuss.
Young throws a head kick but Preuss moves out of range.
Preuss with a jab.
Preuss scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Young takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Young is rocked!
Young slips a jab from Preuss.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young tries to clinch up but Preuss circles away and keeps his distance.
Young slips a straight right by Preuss.
Preuss throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young moves out of range as Preuss strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preuss throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Preuss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Preuss is pawing at Young, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Young's nose. Young is badly hurt! Preuss pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Young tries desperately to hold on but Preuss is relentless in his assault! As Young receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Preuss away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandre Preuss!
Alexandre Preuss was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beef Mode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wind Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mode's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Take From Me (Royce Da 5'9 and Eminem). Field is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Rains of Castamere -The National. Wind Field is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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158 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beef Mode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wind Field!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mode keeps the fight on the outside.
Field shoots for a double leg takedown but Mode sprawls well. He's pushed Field's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Field tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mode swivels and escapes.
Mode throws a right hand that Field ducks under and follows up with a left that Field also avoids with ease.
Mode avoids the head kick by Field.
Mode shoots in but no luck this time.
Mode looking to score a takedown here. Field is defending well but Mode drives through and ends up in Field's guard.
Mode trying to control but Field is working from the bottom.
Mode lands a couple of digs.
Field wants to get back to his feet but Mode is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mode cracks Field with a solid left hand.
Mode throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mode prevents Field from getting back to his feet.
Field avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Field is looking to stand up but Mode isn't so interested in that idea.
Field has momentary wrist control but Mode slips an elbow through the middle.
Field is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mode in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Field is trying to control the position but Mode postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mode is looking to work some ground and pound but Field has wrist control.
Mode chips away with some ground and pound.
Mode pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Field is keeping the position for now.
Field keeping moving, preventing Mode from controlling successfully.
Mode wants to pass the guard but Field is keeping the position.
Mode advances position into side control!
Mode throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Field is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mode scores with a couple of short elbows.
Field is rocked!
Field is trying to control Mode's posture but Mode avoids it.
Field is still in real trouble! Can Mode finish him?
Mode wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Field, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mode cracks Field with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Mode immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Field is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Mode!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beef Mode!
An out of breath Beef Mode thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormeir comes into the arena with -N- The Bay blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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221 lbs
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212 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cain Cormeir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Bronk!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormeir shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cormeir showed some decent athleticism there.
Cormeir prevents Bronk from improving his position.
Cormeir working over Bronk with some ground and pound. Bronk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bronk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cormeir.
Cormeir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cormeir trying to control the pace.
Cormeir working Bronk over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cormeir looks to land a strike but Bronk avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cormeir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cormeir's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cormeir chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cormeir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cormeir is working Bronk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cormeir looking to pass the guard.
Cormeir landing with the ground and pound.
Bronk is rocked!
Cormeir loads up on a big left hand. Bronk felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Cormeir looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Bronk can't hide his disappointment, as Cormeir celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Cormeir!
A very excited looking Cain Cormeir made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jagkero Batdori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batdori comes to the cage accompanied by Huun Hurr Ti-Chira Khoor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Brawler
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jagkero Batdori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Pires!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batdori has closed the distance and engaged Pires in a clinch.
Pires wants to break free but Batdori has control.
Pires looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Batdori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pires 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.
Batdori gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Batdori sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pires has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Batdori can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Batdori wants to control from the top but Pires keeps moving.
Pires working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batdori.
Batdori works over Pires with some ground and pound from guard.
Batdori tries to free his leg and advance position but Pires is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batdori lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pires has eaten all the pies!
Pires is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Batdori missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batdori pushing down on Pires's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pires is not content to let Batdori control the position.
Pires is looking to improve his position.
Batdori wants to pass the guard but Pires is defending well.
Batdori slows the pace down in half guard.
Batdori scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pires is looking for a sweep. Batdori is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pires is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batdori working Pires over with strikes.
Batdori works his way into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pires tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Batdori works to advance to full mount. Pires defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Pires taking shots to the head.
Oooh a big shot lands for Batdori! Pires is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jagkero Batdori!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jagkero Batdori made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Burov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil deGrasse Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burov comes into the arena with Russian Rocket blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Neil deGrasse Tyson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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178 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavel Burov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil deGrasse Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burov looks to score with a jab to the body but deGrasse Tyson is just out of range.
Burov keeps the fight on the outside.
deGrasse Tyson tries to clinch there but Burov circles away.
Burov lands with a nice combination. deGrasse Tyson backs away looking to recover.
Burov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
deGrasse Tyson has managed to clinch.
deGrasse Tyson breaks from the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson shoots in for a double leg but Burov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Burov scores with a four punch combination!
Burov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
deGrasse Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Burov moves out of range easily.
Burov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Burov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but deGrasse Tyson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burov controls the position from side control.
deGrasse Tyson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Burov off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Burov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Burov fending off the submission attempt from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson tightening his grip on Burov, looking for the choke.
Burov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from deGrasse Tyson.
Burov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from deGrasse Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson is not going to allow Burov to sit and survive in this position.
Burov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
deGrasse Tyson is trying to stick to Burov's back but Burov is turning into deGrasse Tyson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in deGrasse Tyson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Burov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
deGrasse Tyson looking for a guillotine here but Burov defends easily.
Burov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. deGrasse Tyson is keeping the position for now.
deGrasse Tyson looking for a guillotine here but Burov defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. deGrasse Tyson is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burov pushing down on deGrasse Tyson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Burov wants to free his trapped foot but deGrasse Tyson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burov trying to control from half guard but deGrasse Tyson is working away.
deGrasse Tyson wants to improve his position but Burov is controlling well.
deGrasse Tyson is trying to stand up here but Burov is controlling him well.
deGrasse Tyson manages to get to full guard.
deGrasse Tyson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burov is aware though and is defending well.
deGrasse Tyson working for a triangle but Burov defends it easily.
deGrasse Tyson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burov is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Burov escapes and throws deGrasse Tyson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
deGrasse Tyson tries to bench press Burov off him but Burov keeps the position.
Burov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burov wants to stand but deGrasse Tyson has his arm trapped.
deGrasse Tyson is not content to let Burov control the position.
deGrasse Tyson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burov winds up and cracks deGrasse Tyson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
deGrasse Tyson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
deGrasse Tyson actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neil deGrasse Tyson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but deGrasse Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Burov.
Horrible takedown by Burov or perhaps it was just good defense by deGrasse Tyson which made him look bad.
deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
deGrasse Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
deGrasse Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
deGrasse Tyson wants to clinch.
Burov gets tackled into the cage by deGrasse Tyson. deGrasse Tyson maintains the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow just above Burov 's eye.
It looks like Pavel Burov has been cut.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee strike.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
deGrasse Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but deGrasse Tyson is keeping busy.
deGrasse Tyson with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson trying to land knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burov gets underhooks to prevent deGrasse Tyson's takedown attempt.
deGrasse Tyson is breathing heavily.
deGrasse Tyson crunches a lovely knee into Burov's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burov tries to break the clinch but deGrasse Tyson is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by deGrasse Tyson.
Burov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
deGrasse Tyson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burov's face.
deGrasse Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
deGrasse Tyson trying to land knees to the body.
Burov taking a breather.
deGrasse Tyson breaks from the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Burov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pavel Burov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
deGrasse Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burov lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
deGrasse Tyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
deGrasse Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burov blocks it with crossed arms.
deGrasse Tyson lands a good knee to the midsection. Burov won't want to take too many of those.
deGrasse Tyson keeps control of Burov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burov gets underhooks to prevent deGrasse Tyson's takedown attempt.
deGrasse Tyson slowing the pace effectively.
Burov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burov tries to circle away but deGrasse Tyson has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson scores a nice knee to the body.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
deGrasse Tyson stalling in the clinch but Burov improves position.
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
deGrasse Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burov has had enough of the clinch but deGrasse Tyson keeps him there for the moment.
Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burov tries to stall but deGrasse Tyson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee to the head.
Burov is trying to maintain a safe position but deGrasse Tyson gets an underhook and turns Burov into the cage.
Burov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burov wants to break the clinch but can't.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee strike.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
deGrasse Tyson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burov's efforts to push away.
deGrasse Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
deGrasse Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - deGrasse Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Burov misses.
Burov misses with a jab, cross combination.
deGrasse Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burov misses with a wild body shot.
deGrasse Tyson wants to clinch.
deGrasse Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
deGrasse Tyson with a knee to the head.
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!
deGrasse Tyson breaks from the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson clinches up with Burov and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil deGrasse Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pavel Burov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Burov blocks a head kick by deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson tries to clinch up but Burov circles away and keeps his distance.
deGrasse Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a knee strike.
Burov wants to break the clinch but can't.
deGrasse Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Burov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
deGrasse Tyson darts in and clinches Burov up against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson crunches a lovely knee into Burov's ribcage.
deGrasse Tyson crunches a lovely knee into Burov's ribcage.
Burov misses with a punch on the inside.
deGrasse Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burov stuffs the takedown.
Burov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but deGrasse Tyson moves away.
Burov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
deGrasse Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
deGrasse Tyson tries to clinch up but Burov circles away and keeps his distance.
Burov throws a series of punches but deGrasse Tyson avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burov.
Burov's jab looks to have found its range, popping deGrasse Tyson under the eye.
Burov throws a good cross that connects.
Pavel Burov is winning the standup battle so far.
deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burov connects with a looping right hand.
deGrasse Tyson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burov avoids it really well and circles away.
Burov keeps the fight on the outside.
Burov jabs at deGrasse Tyson's body.
Burov swats away the attempt to clinch by deGrasse Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
deGrasse Tyson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burov trying to control but deGrasse Tyson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
deGrasse Tyson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burov trying to control but deGrasse Tyson is working from the bottom.
Burov stands up from deGrasse Tyson's guard - Burov perhaps looking for a knockout.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Burov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burov swats away the attempt to clinch by deGrasse Tyson.
Burov thuds a left hand into deGrasse Tyson's body.
Burov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burov misses with a body shot.
Burov connects with a body shot that sends deGrasse Tyson's belly button to the back.
Burov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from deGrasse Tyson is defended easily by Burov.
Pavel Burov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burov pinned against the cage. Burov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but deGrasse Tyson swivels and escapes.
deGrasse Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burov as he avoids it easily.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Burov. That snapped deGrasse Tyson's head back.
Burov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burov scores with a hook to the body. deGrasse Tyson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Burov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burov thuds a left hand into deGrasse Tyson's body.
deGrasse Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
deGrasse Tyson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Burov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for deGrasse Tyson.
Burov is trying to break the clinch but deGrasse Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Burov wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
deGrasse Tyson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pavel Burov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burov can't find room to land a body shot as deGrasse Tyson controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Burov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think deGrasse Tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil deGrasse Tyson!
Neil deGrasse Tyson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sozu Arghei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuivanen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West - Amazing ft. Young Jeezy .. Sozu Arghei has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sozu Arghei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Kuivanen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arghei misses with the combination.
Arghei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kuivanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kuivanen working some strikes from top position.
Kuivanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arghei is keeping the position for now.
Kuivanen stands and throws Arghei's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Arghei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuivanen on the ground.
Kuivanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kuivanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arghei is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Arghei on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Arghei tries to get out of the position.
Kuivanen tries to score with some ground and pound. Arghei controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kuivanen working the ground and pound from side control.
Arghei is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kuivanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Arghei dodges the ground and pound from Kuivanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kuivanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arghei knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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!
Kuivanen is chipping away with strikes.
Kuivanen tries to score with some ground and pound. Arghei controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen decides to stand back up.
Kuivanen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Arghei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kuivanen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kuivanen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Arghei kicks off Kuivanen and gets to his feet.
Arghei throws a series of punches but Kuivanen moves out of range.
Kuivanen tries to clinch up but Arghei circles away and keeps his distance.
Arghei takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kuivanen misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arghei throws an overhand right that lands on Kuivanen's shoulder, as Kuivanen tries to avoid the shot.
Arghei lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuivanen backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Arghei. Those never looked like landing.
Arghei moves out of range as Kuivanen strikes.
Kuivanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuivanen scores with a nice head shot.
Arghei looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuivanen is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuivanen.
Kuivanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kuivanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kuivanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arghei keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arghei wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Kuivanen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuivanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arghei throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Arghei.
Kuivanen shoots for a double leg takedown but Arghei sprawls well. He's pushed Kuivanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuivanen scores with a punch to the head.
Kuivanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuivanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arghei counters with a three punch combo that has Kuivanen backing up. Kuivanen nods at Arghei to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Anton Kuivanen has been cut.
Sozu Arghei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Kuivanen.
Arghei gets caught napping as Kuivanen dives in and scores a takedown. Arghei manages to retain guard.
Arghei keeping moving, preventing Kuivanen from controlling successfully.
Anton Kuivanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuivanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arghei is keeping the position for now.
Kuivanen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Arghei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arghei looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kuivanen wants to pass the guard but Arghei is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arghei is defending against the submission attempts here by Kuivanen.
Kuivanen seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arghei is staying active underneath Kuivanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kuivanen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kuivanen uses his free foot to push down on Arghei's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Arghei.
Arghei is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuivanen has hold of Arghei's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Arghei manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kuivanen swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Kuivanen!
Anton Kuivanen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vartan Mamikonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boycheck's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Парус. Mamikonyan has chosen True Armenian Hero as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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204 lbs
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193 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitka Boycheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vartan Mamikonyan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boycheck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boycheck scores with a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Boycheck. Those never looked like landing.
Boycheck lands a nice shot that snaps Mamikonyan's head back.
Mamikonyan has a takedown stuffed.
Mamikonyan tries for a takedown but Boycheck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mitka Boycheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vartan Mamikonyan.
Boycheck throws a head kick but Mamikonyan moves out of range.
Boycheck lands a leg kick that knocks Mamikonyan off balance momentarily.
A punch combination from Boycheck misses.
A head kick misses from Boycheck.
Boycheck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mamikonyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boycheck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boycheck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mamikonyan shoots in and drives through. Boycheck sprawls well.
Boycheck moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Vartan Mamikonyan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boycheck looks to land a combination but Mamikonyan avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycheck throws a right hand that Mamikonyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Mamikonyan also avoids with ease.
Boycheck misses with a low kick.
Mamikonyan misses with a two punch combination.
Boycheck looks to land a body kick but Mamikonyan moved away.
Boycheck misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mamikonyan is defended easily by Boycheck.
Mamikonyan misses with a takedown attempt - Boycheck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mamikonyan wants to clinch up but Boycheck keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boycheck.
Boycheck leaves Mamikonyan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mamikonyan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mamikonyan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mamikonyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boycheck keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mamikonyan is trying to get an arm triangle but Boycheck is defending well.
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!
Mamikonyan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boycheck knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mamikonyan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boycheck is looking to reverse the position.
Mamikonyan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Boycheck rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mamikonyan's guard! Nice work there by Boycheck!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boycheck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boycheck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boycheck throwing strikes from guard but Mamikonyan blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boycheck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boycheck tries to stand but Mamikonyan is controlling from the bottom.
Boycheck trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamikonyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boycheck stopping the sweep attempt from Mamikonyan.
Boycheck scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boycheck is one step ahead there.
Boycheck slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boycheck wants to control from the top but Mamikonyan keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mitka Boycheck just wasn't active enough.
Boycheck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan gets a double leg takedown into Boycheck's guard.
Mamikonyan looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boycheck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boycheck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitka Boycheck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vartan Mamikonyan'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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mamikonyan.
Boycheck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boycheck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Boycheck as Mamikonyan shoots in.
Boycheck stuffs the takedown attempt from Mamikonyan. Mamikonyan gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitka Boycheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vartan Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boycheck is fending him off so far but Mamikonyan persists. Nope, Boycheck circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitka Boycheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boycheck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boycheck.
Boycheck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitka Boycheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boycheck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boycheck connects with a solid leg kick.
Boycheck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mamikonyan blocks a head kick by Boycheck.
Mamikonyan misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycheck throws a head kick that misses.
Mamikonyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mamikonyan is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boycheck.
Boycheck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mamikonyan shoots in for a takedown but Boycheck shows good takedown defense.
Mitka Boycheck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boycheck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boycheck connects with an inside leg kick.
Boycheck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mamikonyan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boycheck.
Boycheck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mamikonyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boycheck moves away.
Boycheck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mamikonyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Mamikonyan avoids the head kick by Boycheck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boycheck throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Boycheck. Those never looked like landing.
Mamikonyan fails with a takedown attempt.
Mamikonyan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boycheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boycheck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Boycheck.
Mamikonyan slips a jab and a cross from Boycheck.
Mamikonyan wants to clinch up but Boycheck keeps it at a distance.
Boycheck throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mamikonyan.
Boycheck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boycheck.
Boycheck connects with a high kick.
Boycheck is looking to land body kicks.
Mamikonyan dives in and grabs Boycheck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boycheck pushes down on Mamikonyan's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan looks for a takedown but Boycheck sprawls well.
Mamikonyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boycheck.
Mamikonyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mamikonyan shoots in but no luck this time.
Boycheck thuds his shin into the meat of Mamikonyan's side.
Boycheck throws a right hand that Mamikonyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Mamikonyan also avoids with ease.
Boycheck throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mamikonyan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boycheck tries to avoid it but Mamikonyan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boycheck to the ground. Boycheck escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boycheck throws a head kick but Mamikonyan moves out of range.
Mamikonyan shoots in for a double leg but Boycheck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boycheck looks to land a combination but Mamikonyan avoids it well.
Boycheck tries to bum rush Mamikonyan with a series of wild strikes but Mamikonyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boycheck throws a right hand that Mamikonyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Mamikonyan also avoids with ease.
No luck for Mamikonyan with that takedown attempt.
Mamikonyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boycheck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Boycheck slams his shin into Mamikonyan's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamikonyan slips a jab and a cross from Boycheck.
Boycheck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boycheck stuffs the takedown.
Boycheck throws a sloppy head kick and Mamikonyan moves out of range easily.
Boycheck moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mamikonyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boycheck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Boycheck lands but Mamikonyan takes it in his stride.
Boycheck throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mamikonyan fails with a takedown attempt.
Mamikonyan throws a series of punches but Boycheck moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitka Boycheck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vartan Mamikonyan's cut.
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!
Mamikonyan needs to keep his hands up - Boycheck had a free shot at his head there.
That kick from Boycheck tenderised Mamikonyan's leg. Mamikonyan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mamikonyan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boycheck throws a sloppy head kick and Mamikonyan moves out of range easily.
Boycheck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mamikonyan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boycheck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mamikonyan somewhat.
Mamikonyan shoots in for a takedown but Boycheck shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mamikonyan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boycheck as he avoids it easily.
Mitka Boycheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vartan Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boycheck moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boycheck throws a nice looking combination but Mamikonyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boycheck lands with a right hand.
Mamikonyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Mamikonyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mamikonyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamikonyan keeps control of Boycheck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mamikonyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boycheck manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Boycheck misses.
Boycheck misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mamikonyan.
Boycheck throws a head kick but Mamikonyan moves out of range.
Boycheck throws the kick towards the body but Mamikonyan avoids it.
Mamikonyan looks for a takedown but Boycheck sprawls well.
Mamikonyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boycheck lands a head kick. Mamikonyan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boycheck lands a head kick. Mamikonyan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mamikonyan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boycheck circles away.
Boycheck tries a head kick but it misses.
Boycheck fails to land with a series of punches.
Boycheck thumps Mamikonyan with a low kick.
Mamikonyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Boycheck circles away.
Mamikonyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamikonyan shoots in but Boycheck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mamikonyan.
Boycheck throws a nice head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boycheck.
Mamikonyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boycheck throws a sloppy head kick and Mamikonyan moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Boycheck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Boycheck.
Boycheck throws a sloppy head kick and Mamikonyan moves out of range easily.
Mamikonyan misses with the combination.
A head kick from Boycheck lands but Mamikonyan takes it in his stride.
Boycheck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mamikonyan is out of range and Boycheck settles back down.
No luck for Mamikonyan with that takedown attempt.
Mamikonyan shoots for a double leg takedown but Boycheck sprawls well. He's pushed Mamikonyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boycheck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mamikonyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Boycheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boycheck's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Boycheck duly obliges.
Boycheck throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boycheck.
Boycheck looks to land a combination but Mamikonyan avoids it well.
Boycheck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mamikonyan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamikonyan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boycheck avoids it really well and circles away.
Mamikonyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamikonyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mamikonyan shoots in but no luck this time.
Mitka Boycheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mamikonyan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boycheck counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mamikonyan has momentary wrist control but Boycheck slips an elbow through the middle.
Vartan Mamikonyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitka Boycheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boycheck distracts Mamikonyan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boycheck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mamikonyan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Boycheck wants to control from the top but Mamikonyan keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitka Boycheck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boycheck, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitka Boycheck!
After winning the bout, Mitka Boycheck thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanex Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop DoGG. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chad Griggs enters the cage!
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220 lbs
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sanex Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chad Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lewis trying to keep a closed guard but Griggs is proving a slippery customer.
Griggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griggs looking to improve position, pressing down on Lewis's thigh with his hand. Lewis seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Griggs paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Griggs's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Lewis picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sanex Lewis!
A very excited looking Sanex Lewis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evurts comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Gage!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evurts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gage - that will leave a mark!
Stan Gage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Evurts as Gage shoots in.
Gage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Evurts swivels and escapes.
Gage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evurts as he jumps to the side.
Stephan Evurts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Gage.
Evurts avoids the head kick by Gage.
Gage tries to clinch up.
Evurts throws the left hand but Gage avoids the punch easily.
Gage throws a sloppy head kick and Evurts moves out of range easily.
Gage throws a sloppy head kick and Evurts moves out of range easily.
Gage tries a head kick but it misses.
Evurts defending well as Gage loads up on a big left hand.
Evurts lands a nice shot to the body.
Gage looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evurts defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evurts scores with a nice strike.
Gage loads up on a big right hand but Evurts slips the punch.
Gage tries for a takedown but Evurts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evurts tries to bum rush Gage with a series of wild strikes but Gage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evurts tries to bum rush Gage with a series of wild strikes but Gage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evurts lands with a right and another and another! Gage is in big trouble! Evurts lands again and this time it's lights out for Gage! A quality knockout there for Evurts.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephan Evurts!
Stephan Evurts thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baal Zebub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall has chosen Kutless - Smile as his entrance music. Jonah Sumrall acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baal Zebub!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zebub misses with a lunging right hand
and Sumrall counters by clinching up.
Sumrall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.
Zebub tries a body shot but Sumrall blocks it.
Sumrall tries to land knees in the clinch but Zebub avoids the damage to the body.
Sumrall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zebub lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sumrall backwards.
Sumrall is trying to push Zebub away but Zebub has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zebub scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zebub lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zebub tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zebub tries a body shot but Sumrall blocks it.
Sumrall taking a breather.
Sumrall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sumrall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zebub has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zebub lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zebub wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zebub fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zebub misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sumrall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zebub tries to throw a body punch but Sumrall avoids it by throwing Zebub back against the cage.
Zebub tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zebub working hard to break the clinch.
Sumrall breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zebub 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 Sumrall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sumrall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sumrall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zebub.
A telegraphed right hand from Zebub misses the target.
Zebub is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zebub throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sumrall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zebub swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zebub misses with a body kick.
Zebub swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sumrall.
Baal Zebub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zebub scoring well with a low kick there.
Zebub fails to land with a series of punches.
Zebub misses with a double jab
and Sumrall counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Zebub there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zebub throws a hook to the side of Sumrall's head but Sumrall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zebub misses with a right hand
and Sumrall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sumrall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zebub.
Zebub misses with a combination
and Sumrall counters with a crisp one two that drops Zebub! Sumrall thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zebub to his feet! Zebub is in big trouble!
Zebub is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zebub misses with a leg kick
and Sumrall counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Zebub off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Sumrall follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Zebub was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jonah Sumrall!
Jonah Sumrall is the new light heavyweight champion!
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