WarZone 5: New Alliances PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Tiny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimo Caraglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tiny
vs
Caraglio

183 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Dragon

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Desmond Tiny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Massimo Caraglio!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiny throws a right hand that misses

and Caraglio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiny won't be happy with that.
Tiny is looking to regain half guard here but Caraglio keeps moving and retains side control.
Caraglio trying to control the position but Tiny is working away.
Caraglio working the head with strikes.
Caraglio landing strikes.
Caraglio trying to control the position but Tiny is working away.
Caraglio lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tiny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caraglio wants to control but Tiny is keeping him busy.
Caraglio tries to move to mount but Tiny blocks the move with his legs.
Tiny is trying to control Caraglio's posture but Caraglio avoids it.
Caraglio working the ground and pound but Tiny is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Caraglio is trying to get an arm triangle but Tiny is defending well.
Caraglio trying to control the action but Tiny is working from the bottom.
Caraglio is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Caraglio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tiny is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caraglio tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Caraglio taking a breather here.
Caraglio scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caraglio trying to control the action but Tiny is working from the bottom.
Caraglio lands a decent elbow from side control.
Caraglio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tiny down.
Caraglio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tiny down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caraglio controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caraglio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimo Caraglio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tiny tries to land a body kick

and Caraglio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tiny's guard.
Caraglio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Caraglio trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Massimo Caraglio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caraglio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiny is trying to keep Caraglio in close.
Caraglio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tiny's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caraglio landing some decent shots from guard.
Tiny wants to stand but Caraglio is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caraglio tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiny is retaining full guard.
Caraglio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tiny's head.
Tiny keeping moving, preventing Caraglio from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caraglio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caraglio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Caraglio throwing strikes but missing.
Caraglio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Caraglio pushing down on Tiny's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tiny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caraglio wants to take a breather but Tiny is having none of it.
Caraglio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Caraglio trying to control the action but Tiny is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiny won't allow Caraglio to pass to mount.
Caraglio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Caraglio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiny's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Caraglio connects with a nice short shot to Tiny's temple.
Tiny is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Caraglio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Caraglio working Tiny over with strikes.
Caraglio trying to mount his opponent but Tiny defends it.
Caraglio works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caraglio cracks Tiny with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tiny is bucking up trying to escape but Caraglio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caraglio looking to finish Tiny with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tiny!

Tiny is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caraglio looking to finish Tiny with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tiny!
Oh Tiny is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caraglio content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimo Caraglio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Caraglio tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiny closes the distance looking to clinch

and Caraglio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Caraglio.
Tiny seems to have got his legs back now.
Caraglio postures up and lands a big shot to Tiny's brow.
Caraglio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Caraglio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Caraglio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caraglio is in close to Tiny's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tiny trying to keep a closed guard but Caraglio is proving a slippery customer.
Caraglio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Caraglio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Caraglio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Caraglio chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caraglio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caraglio looking to sit in guard and control but Tiny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Caraglio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tiny trying to control the position from guard on top but Caraglio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caraglio pulls Tiny in close to prevent any damage.

Caraglio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caraglio is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Caraglio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tiny is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiny trying to control but Caraglio is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caraglio holds on and takes a little breather.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Massimo Caraglio was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tiny throws a combination that misses

and Caraglio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caraglio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Desmond Tiny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caraglio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caraglio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tiny's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Caraglio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Caraglio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Caraglio!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adios Barabo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neymar Messi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Messi
vs
Barabo

175 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neymar Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adios Barabo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barabo misses with a takedown attempt
and Messi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barabo thinking.
Messi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Messi takes a swing at Barabo's ribcage but misses.
Barabo misses with a takedown attempt
and Messi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Messi swings for the body but Barabo moves out of range.
Barabo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Messi counters with a left to the body.
Neymar Messi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adios Barabo.
Messi avoids the head kick by Barabo.
Barabo misses with a takedown attempt
and Messi counters with a three punch combo that has Barabo backing up. Barabo nods at Messi to acknowledge the strikes.
Messi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Messi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barabo was well out of range. Poor timing from Messi.
Barabo shoots and misses
and Messi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Messi misses the shot to the body.
Barabo has his takedown stuffed
and Messi counters with a stiff right hand.
Barabo looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi misses the shot to the body.
Messi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Messi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barabo back to the cage. Messi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barabo tries for a takedown but Messi circles away easily
and Messi counters with a right hand to the body.
Barabo tries for a takedown but Messi circles away easily
and Messi counters with a left to the body.
Barabo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Messi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Messi misses with a body shot.
Messi thuds a left hand into Barabo's body.
Barabo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Messi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Messi rushes Barabo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barabo tries to circle away but Messi has him pinned against the cage.
Barabo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Messi walks away with a smile on his face. Barabo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Messi lands a jab to Barabo's midsection.
Barabo shoots and misses
and Messi counters with a left to the body.
Messi takes a swing at Barabo's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messi throws a body punch but Barabo moves out of range.
Messi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barabo moves away.
Messi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Messi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barabos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Messi throws a body punch but Barabo moves out of range.

Messi has closed the distance and engaged Barabo in a clinch.

Messi tightens his grip and picks Barabo up, before dumping him to the ground. Barabo manages to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barabo looking to control.
Messi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barabo wants to sweep here but Messi controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Messi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barabo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barabo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barabo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Messi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neymar Messi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Messi misses with a wild body shot.
Barabo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Messi takes a swing at Barabo's ribcage but misses.
Barabo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Messi counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi lands a nice shot to the body.
Neymar Messi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barabo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Messi counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Messi. Those never looked like landing.

Messi rushes Barabo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barabo closes the distance but Messi moves to the side
and Messi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Messi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barabo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neymar Messi 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.

Messi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barabo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Messi.
Messi throws a sloppy body shot

and Barabo counters with a shoot takedown. Messi fights it but they end up in guard.
Barabo trying to move into half guard but instead Messi has managed to sweep!
Messi postures up.
Messi is looking to stand up but Barabo won't let him.
Messi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Adios Barabo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Barabo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barabo misses with a takedown attempt
and Messi counters with a series of strikes. Barabo will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barabo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Messi counters with a two punch combo.
Barabo is breathing heavily.
Barabo has his takedown stuffed
and Messi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barabo thinking.
Neymar Messi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adios Barabo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Messi. Barabo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adios Barabo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Messi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barabo circles away quickly and effectively.
Barabo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Messi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Messi lands a body shot.
Messi takes a swing at Barabo's ribcage but misses.
Messi lands a slapping body shot.
Messi is looking to wear down Barabo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barabo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Messi counter with a right hand.
Messi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barabo misses with a takedown attempt
and Messi counters with a nice body shot.
Barabo misses with a hook.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barabo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Messi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Messi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Messi swings for the body but Barabo moves out of range.
Messi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barabo doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barabo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neymar Messi is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Messi does no damage.
Messi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barabo manages to avoid it.
Barabo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Messi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Messi moves into range and clinches up with Barabo.

Messi has hold of one of Barabo's legs. Barabo is fighting the takedown attempt but Messi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Messi tries to stand but Barabo is controlling from the bottom.
Barabo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Neymar Messi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barabo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barabo shoots and misses
and Messi counters with a left to the body.
Barabo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Messi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi scores with a shot to the body.
Messi throws a shot to the body.
Messi takes a swing at Barabo's ribcage but misses.
Messi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Messi closes the distance and pushes Barabo back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Messi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Messi is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neymar Messi 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!

Barabo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Messi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barabo thinking.

Messi has Barabo up against the cage in a clinch.
Barabo has Messi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Messi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barabo throws a punch but it's blocked by Messi.

Messi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Messi tries to stand but can't do so whilst Barabo controls his leg.
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.
Barabo tries to kick Messi off but Messi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barabo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi tries to stand and escape but Barabo is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Neymar Messi just wasn't active enough.
Messi thows a body shot but no joy.
Barabo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Messi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Neymar Messi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adios Barabo.
Barabo has his takedown stuffed
and Messi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Messi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barabo manages to avoid it.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barabo misses with a takedown
and Messi counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barabo avoids the body shot from Messi.
Messi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barabo was well out of range. Poor timing from Messi.
Barabo misses with a takedown
and Messi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Messi looks to land a combination but Barabo avoids it well.
Messi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barabo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Messi. Barabo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Messi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barabo manages to avoid it.
Messi thows a body shot but no joy.
Barabo misses with a takedown
and Messi counters with a right hand to the body.
Messi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barabo was well out of range. Poor timing from Messi.
Barabo tries for a takedown but Messi circles away easily
and Messi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi lands a nice looking body shot.
Messi just misses with a punch to the body.
Messi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Messi throws a right and a left that Barabo avoids nicely.
Messi misses with a wild body shot.
Messi missing with a left hand there. Barabo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barabo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Messi.
Barabo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Messi counters with a nice body shot.
Messi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Messi there.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Messi. Barabo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barabo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Messi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barabo takes one on the button.
Barabo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Messi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Messi instigates a clinch.
Barabo tries to circle away but Messi has him pinned against the cage.
Barabo tries to score a body lock takedown but Messi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Barabo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Messi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barabo to the mat. Barabo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Messi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barabo is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neymar Messi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Messi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neymar Messi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrance Gerltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacopo Faithful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faithful has chosen Be Faithful as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lawrance Gerltz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacopo Faithful's chin.

Gerltz
vs
Faithful

193 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Namunamu Clothing

Pitt Nutrition (3x158 2x159 products)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lawrance Gerltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacopo Faithful!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faithful closes the distance but Gerltz moves to the side
and Gerltz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gerltz misses with the combination.
Gerltz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Gerltz does it's job there.
Faithful tries to clinch there but Gerltz circles away.
Faithful fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faithful tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gerltz counters with a leg kick.
Faithful tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Gerltz does no damage.
Faithful is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gerltz just misses with a punch to the body.
Faithful tries to clinch but Gerltz moves away
and Gerltz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gerltz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faithful moves to clinch but Gerltz breaks away
and Gerltz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Jacopo Faithful has been cut.
Faithful tries to clinch but Gerltz moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faithful tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gerltz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gerltz keeps the fight on the outside.
Faithful tries to clinch up
and Gerltz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faithful fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faithful wants to clinch but Gerltz slips to the side
and Gerltz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Faithful tries to clinch up
and Gerltz counters with a one-two to the body.
Faithful is looking to clinch.

Faithful darts in and clinches Gerltz up against the cage.
Faithful tries to land knees in the clinch but Gerltz avoids the damage to the body.
Faithful tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faithful is trying to drag Gerltz to the mat but Gerltz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Faithful goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gerltz prevents it.
Lawrance Gerltz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacopo Faithful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faithful tries to land a knee to the head but Gerltz blocks with his arms.
Faithful tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gerltz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gerltz is trying to force a seperation but Faithful has the dominant position.
Faithful misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gerltz.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gerltz tries to land knees in the clinch but Faithful avoids the damage to the body.

Gerltz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faithful moves to clinch but Gerltz breaks away
and Gerltz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gerltz throws a shot to the body.
Faithful tries to clinch
and Gerltz counters with a nice body shot.
Faithful wants to clinch
and Gerltz counters with a nice uppercut.

Gerltz closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faithful tries to land knees in the clinch but Gerltz avoids the damage to the body.
Faithful throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gerltz blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gerltz misses with a body punch.

Gerltz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gerltz feints and then cracks Faithful's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faithful down.
Gerltz throws a shot from downtown. Faithful moves away and avoids it.
Gerltz misses with a looping right.
Faithful tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gerltz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gerltz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Faithful tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gerltz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gerltz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faithful tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gerltz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Faithful takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Gerltz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faithful closes the distance but Gerltz moves to the side
and Gerltz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faithful tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gerltz counters with a three punch combo that has Faithful backing up. Faithful nods at Gerltz to acknowledge the strikes.

Faithful is rocked!
Faithful tries to clinch but Gerltz moves away
and Gerltz counters with a big right hand! Oh Faithful is in trouble here! Gerltz follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lawrance Gerltz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lawrance Gerltz waved his t-shirt featuring Namunamu Clothing 's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Faust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Saari
vs
Faust

192 cm
18
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Faust!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Faust.
Faust throws a shot to the body.
Saari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saari lands with a hook. Faust tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Vladimir Faust has been cut.
Saari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faust.
Faust fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saari scores with the left hand. Faust knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faust.
Saari looks to score with a jab to the body but Faust is just out of range.
Saari's corner calls for a 1-2. Saari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faust stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saari. Faust does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saari scores with the left hand. Faust knows he should have avoided that one.
Saari cracks Faust with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That has opened up Vladimir Faust's cut even more.
Saari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faust doesn't seem bothered though.
Faust looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faust throws a jab when Saari was well out of range.
Saari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Saari lands with a shot to the body.
Saari drops Faust with a big left hand! Faust is injured, injured bad! Saari jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Saari!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kuula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Zander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuula kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil. Sergei Kuula has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kuula
vs
Zander

180 cm
23
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Kuula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otto Zander!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuula tests Zander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuula lands a jab to the head.
Kuula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zander moves away.
Kuula connects with a leg kick. Zander looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Kuula decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuula seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zander does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kuula is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zander tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuula looking to sit in guard and control but Zander gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zander is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zander throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Kuula utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuula is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zander content to stall in guard here.

Otto Zander has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Kuula looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zander!

Kuula tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zander is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kuula off and has taken his back!
Zander controlling the position well here. Kuula rolled but Zander kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Zander is working the ground and pound. Can Kuula escape?
Zander keeps control of the position easily here as Kuula tries to buck him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Let's hope that Zander has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Zander is hanging on to Kuula's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zander biding his time, controlling Kuula.
Zander is punishing Kuula with strikes - can he finish him?!
Zander is riding his opponent, not letting Kuula buck him off.
Kuula is trying to break free.
Kuula takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Kuula trying to control the hands but Zander won't let him.
Kuula tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zander has good solid back control here.
Zander is landing with strikes. Kuula can't take much more of this.

Zander is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zander is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Otto Zander will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kuula scores with a takedown into Zander's guard.
Kuula preventing the sweep.
Zander keeping moving, preventing Kuula from controlling successfully.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zander has eaten all the pies!
Zander is pulling down on Kuula's head to control his posture.
Kuula trying to control the position from guard on top but Zander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sergei Kuula.
Zander shoots in and drives through. Kuula sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Kuula. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kuula.

Zander gets a double leg takedown into Kuula's guard.
Otto Zander has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zander landing with the ground and pound.
Kuula can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zander controls the pace.
Zander really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuula. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kuula looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuula, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zander sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Otto Zander.

Kuula manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zander on his heels. He'll look to pass Zander's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zander is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zander tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuula has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zander is proving hard to escape from.
Zander looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuula is one step ahead there.
Kuula pushes down on Zander's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kuula is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zander keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kuula passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zander!
Zander is trying to escape the mount.
Zander wants to hold on but Kuula pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuula wants to stand but Zander is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Kuula looking to control but Zander is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zander tries to hold on but Kuula postures up.
Zander regains half guard.
Zander is holding on to half guard well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zander can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zander regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zander controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuula has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zander is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zander dives in and grabs Kuula's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuula pushes down on Zander's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Otto Zander will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Zander gets the takedown into side control.
Kuula seems a little lost for a moment, as Zander dominates the positioning.
Kuula is trying to buck Zander off.
You can see the frustration on Kuula's face as Zander controls the position.
Kuula tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zander controls the position.

Otto Zander has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kuula tries to clinch there but Zander circles away.
Kuula misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Zander enables Kuula to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zander manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zander is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zander is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kuula tries to roll over but Zander keeps him under control.
Kuula has hold of Zander's hands but Zander slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zander seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Otto Zander wasn't active enough on the ground.

Kuula shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zander controlling the position well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zander has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kuula is working away from the top position though.
Kuula is keen to just control but Zander is a slippery customer.
Zander makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zander.
Zander 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.
Zander keeping full guard, as Kuula tries to pass.
Zander wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zander is adopting a defensive guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kuula swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kuula throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zander tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kuula is in Zander's guard.
Kuula preventing the sweep.
Kuula is looking to work some ground and pound but Zander has wrist control.
Kuula tries to free his leg and advance position but Zander is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zander manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zander landing strikes from the mount and Kuula is in trouble!
Sergei Kuula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Otto Zander is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zander controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Zander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zander winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Otto Zander!
Otto Zander decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hack Mansta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hack Mansta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Darko
vs
Mansta

182 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Dragon

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hack Mansta!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mansta cracks Darko with a solid left hand.
Mansta won't allow Darko to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mansta throws a strike but Darko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Darko pushes down on Mansta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Darko wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mansta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mansta looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mansta wants to improve his position but Darko is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mansta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Darko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darko wants to stand but Mansta has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Darko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mansta is looking to improve his position.
Mansta tries to kick Darko off but Darko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mansta is holding on to half guard well.
Mansta tries to roll over but Darko keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Darko passes into side control, despite Mansta's attempt to control the position.
Mansta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Darko cracks Mansta with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mansta on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mansta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Darko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Darko works to advance to full mount. Mansta defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Darko lands a nice shot to the head.

Mansta is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansta is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mansta is still in real trouble! Can Darko finish him?
Darko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Darko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mansta is looking to escape.
Mansta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mansta seems to have recovered his senses.
Darko blocks Mansta's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mansta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mansta keeps trying to improve his position.
Darko raining down shots from the mount!
Darko lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko looking to ground and pound but Mansta is blocking nicely.
Mansta can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Darko looking to control but Mansta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mansta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Darko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darko with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darko thowing shots but they're missing.
Mansta wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Darko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Darko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mansta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darko throws a series of punches but Mansta avoids them all with ease.
Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mansta misses with a low kick as Darko jumps back.
No joy there for Darko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Darko misses.

Darko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mansta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mansta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mansta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darko wants to stand and escape but Mansta is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansta is in close to Darko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mansta controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mansta trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mansta content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hack Mansta.

Mansta gets a double leg takedown into Darko's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansta trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mansta looking to pass the guard.
Mansta wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
Darko 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Darko wants to stand and escape but Mansta is having none of it.
Mansta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mansta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mansta wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hack Mansta wasn't active enough on the ground.
Darko keeps the fight on the outside.

Mansta feints and as Darko raises his hands in defense, Mansta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mansta tries to free his leg and advance position but Darko is retaining full guard.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Mansta from controlling successfully.
Mansta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mansta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darko is trying to keep Mansta in close.
Darko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansta throws a strike but Darko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Darko is in close to Mansta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Darko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mansta is trying to control the position but Darko postures up.
Mansta might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Darko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Darko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mansta's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mansta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mansta looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hack Mansta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mansta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Darko is trying to defend but Mansta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Darko trying to control from the bottom.
Darko is trying to stand.
Mansta is trying to control the action in half guard but Darko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mansta is stalling here. Darko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mansta seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Darko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mansta tries to bench press Darko off him but Darko keeps the position.
Darko passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mansta!
Darko raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansta doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Darko looking to control but Mansta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Darko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mansta is trying to escape the mount.
Mansta is still trying to improve position.
Darko avoids the attempt from Mansta to control.
Mansta regains half guard.
Mansta is looking to improve his position.
Darko tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mansta controls his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansta tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Darko has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mansta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansta taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Darko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mansta wants to control but Darko is having none of it.
Darko with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Darko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mansta because Darko loaded up on that one.
Mansta is trying to escape the mount.
Darko throwing strikes here but Mansta is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mansta is trying desperately to improve position.
Mansta holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Darko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Darko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Darko looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mansta tries to lock up and control but Darko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Darko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mansta blocking the ground and pound.
Mansta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Darko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mansta because Darko loaded up on that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darko breaks from Mansta's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mansta can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Darko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Darko landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Darko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Darko!
Donnie Darko 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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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
93%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Spanganberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Spanganberger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Leone
vs
Spanganberger

160 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
24
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Dragon

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, Corey Leone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Spanganberger!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanganberger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spanganberger lands a body shot.
Spanganberger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spanganberger misses with a wild body shot.
Leone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spanganberger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Spanganberger does no damage.
Spanganberger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leone dodges the punch combination from Spanganberger.
Leone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spanganberger but Spanganberger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Leone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spanganberger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leone at a distance.
Leone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spanganberger closes the distance and clinches.
Spanganberger is working Leone over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Spanganberger - that landed with a thud.
Spanganberger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leone wants a takedown.
Spanganberger tries a body shot but Leone blocks it.
Leone is trying to drag Spanganberger to the mat but Spanganberger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spanganberger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leone.
Leone is breathing heavily.
Spanganberger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Spanganberger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanganberger lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanganberger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Spanganberger.
Spanganberger presses Leone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spanganberger lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spanganberger.
Leone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spanganberger is leaning against Leone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spanganberger struggles to land a body shot inside as Leone controls his hands.
Spanganberger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spanganberger pushes Leone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Spanganberger.
Spanganberger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spanganberger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spanganberger.
Leone blocks a body shot from Spanganberger.
Spanganberger lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanganberger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leone is looking for a takedown.
Spanganberger can't find room to land a body shot as Leone controls the action.
Spanganberger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spanganberger scores with a shot to the side of Leone's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spanganberger.
Spanganberger tries to work over Leone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Spanganberger.
Spanganberger tries a body shot but Leone blocks it.
Leone wants a takedown.
Spanganberger misses with a punch to the body.
Spanganberger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spanganberger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spanganberger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spanganberger struggles to land a body shot inside as Leone controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Spanganberger.
A left hand lands to the body for Spanganberger.
Spanganberger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leone backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leone wants to get back to striking at distance but Spanganberger won't allow it.
Spanganberger scores with a shoulder strike.
Spanganberger scores with a shot to the side of Leone's head.
Leone goes for a takedown attempt but Spanganberger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spanganberger stuns Leone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spanganberger lands a slapping body shot.
Spanganberger scores with a jab to the body.
Leone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spanganberger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Spanganberger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leone takes a swing at Spanganberger's ribcage but misses.
Spanganberger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Spanganberger does no damage.
Leone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spanganberger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leone scrambles back to his feet.
Spanganberger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leone's hands.

Leone is rocked!
Corey Spanganberger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanganberger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spanganberger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Spanganberger lands a left and a right that send Leone crashing to the mat, dazed. Spanganberger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Leone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Spanganberger! Leone is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Spanganberger!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Repo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repo comes into the arena with Mr Vegas Heads High blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Repo
vs
Musashi

180 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Tab out

Dragon

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Repo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerard Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Repo moves into the clinch.
Musashi is trying to push Repo away but Repo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Musashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Repo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Musashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Repo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Repo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Repo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Repo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Musashi passes Repo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Musashi in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Musashi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Repo looking for submissions off his back.
Repo is trying to maintain the position but Musashi is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Musashi in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gerard Musashi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight stays on the outside here - Repo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Repo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Musashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Repo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Musashi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Repo is trying to improve his position.
Musashi takes a little break here. Repo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repo can't do much from the bottom here.
Musashi is staying tight to Repo's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gerard Musashi.
Repo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Musashi counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repo tries to clinch but Musashi is having none of it.
Musashi wants to clinch.
Repo tries to close the distance and clinch but Musashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Repo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Musashi on his heels. He'll look to pass Musashi's guard now, I'm sure.
Repo trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Repo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Musashi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Repo has Musashi in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gerard Musashi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Repo wants to clinch.
The Repo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Repo drives through and clinches with Musashi against the cage.
Musashi can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Repo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Musashi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Repo to the mat. Repo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Repo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Musashi controls the pace.

Repo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Musashi is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Repo pushes a forearm under Musashi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Musashi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Repo!
The Repo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Tab out for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

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