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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manu Asce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Varjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Varjo has chosen Faith No More - Be aggressive as his entrance music. Manu Asce has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manu Asce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Varjo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asce drives through and clinches with Varjo against the cage.
Asce lands a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Asce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Our spies down at at Rough House inform us that Varjo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Asce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Asce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Varjo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Asce's guard.
Varjo looking to pass the guard.
Varjo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Asce is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Varjo passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Varjo is looking to take a break and control but Asce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varjo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Varjo is controlling the pace.
Varjo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Asce defending well though.
Asce pushes Varjo off looking to stand but Varjo dives back in and keeps control.
Varjo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Varjo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varjo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Varjo working for a submission but Asce is keeping him at bay.
Varjo trying to control but Asce is having none of it.
Varjo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varjo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Asce looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Varjo! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Otto Varjo!
A relieved looking Otto Varjo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Gajtkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keija Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keija Simmons is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartosz Gajtkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keija Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons shoots in and drives through. Gajtkowski sprawls well.
Simmons has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Simmons tries for a takedown but Gajtkowski circles away easily
and Gajtkowski counters with a crisp right that sends Simmons to the canvas! Gajtkowski follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartosz Gajtkowski!
Keija Simmons spoke after the fight, saying 'I want a rematch I when I get it he'll regret it.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rorthrar Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Heyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rorthrar Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Heyat!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Heyat misses
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Heyat seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Heyat manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Heyat seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyat wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Heyat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gabriel Heyat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Heyat throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Heyat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Heyat circles away easily
and Heyat counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heyat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Heyat keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Heyat holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rorthrar Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Heyat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heyat counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rorthrar Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries to clinch but Heyat moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyat throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Heyat only half commits.
Rorthrar Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heyat tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Heyat counters with a leg kick.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heyat counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Heyat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heyat counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Heyat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
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 Rorthrar Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heyat misses with a low kick.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heyat counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heyat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Heyat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rorthrar Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Heyat counters with an outside leg kick.
Rorthrar Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Heyat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Heyat counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heyat throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heyat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heyat throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heyat counters with an inside leg kick.
Heyat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heyat 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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heyat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Heyat throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Heyat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Heyat misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyat tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Heyat misses.
Heyat wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Heyat circles away easily
and Heyat counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie checks a low kick from Heyat.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Heyat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heyat tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Heyat misses with a leg kick.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heyat counters with an inside leg kick.
Heyat throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Heyat throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heyat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heyat tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Heyat has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gracie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Heyat counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Heyat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heyat 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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heyat throws a leg kick that misses.
Heyat throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gabriel Heyat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heyat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Heyat wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heyat counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heyat shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Heyat is stalling in the full guard.
Heyat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Heyat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Heyat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heyat throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Heyat misses with a low kick.
Gracie checks a low kick from Heyat.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heyat counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heyat counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Heyat counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rorthrar Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heyat throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heyat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heyat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Heyat throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracie was covering up waiting for the punch and Heyat finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heyat is one step ahead there.
Heyat controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Heyat 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Heyat.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Heyat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Heyat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Heyat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heyat counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Heyat counters with a leg kick.
Heyat throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Heyat throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Heyat closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Heyat sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Heyat has passed into side control.
Heyat works to advance to full mount. Gracie defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gabriel Heyat has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heyat controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Heyat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heyat 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Heyat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zack Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack Price has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zack Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price avoids the head kick by Brown.
Price thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Price lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown instigates a clinch.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
Price avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Price wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
Brown landing knees to the body.
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!
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Price trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Price is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Price.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Price's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown stalling against the cage.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Price trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Price into the cage.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Price can't break the clinch.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown drops Price with a big knee straight up the middle! Price is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Price is rocked!
It looks like Zack Price has been cut.
Brown keeps Price at a distance using the push kick.
Oh Price is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Price stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Price is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Brown Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Price is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Trey Brown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spenser Kalkbrenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spenser Kalkbrenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerard Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Kalkbrenner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kalkbrenner.
Kalkbrenner misses with an uppercut
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalkbrenner throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Kalkbrenner throws a low kick but Musashi avoids it.
Musashi throws a series of punches but Kalkbrenner moves out of range.
Musashi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kalkbrenner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Musashi!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Musashi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kalkbrenner is controlling him well.
Musashi is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kalkbrenner trying to control the action but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Musashi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kalkbrenner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Musashi is trying to control Kalkbrenner's posture but Kalkbrenner avoids it.
Musashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kalkbrenner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Kalkbrenner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Musashi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Musashi is pushing Kalkbrenner's head away, looking to escape. Kalkbrenner manages to hold on to the position though.
Musashi is not content to let Kalkbrenner control the position.
Musashi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kalkbrenner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kalkbrenner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Musashi tries to escape but Kalkbrenner is in control.
Kalkbrenner tries to score with some ground and pound. Musashi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kalkbrenner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Musashi is pushing Kalkbrenner's head away, looking to escape. Kalkbrenner manages to hold on to the position though.
Kalkbrenner scoring with punches from side control.
Musashi is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musashi can't do much from the bottom here.
Kalkbrenner in side control, throwing shots but Musashi defends.
Kalkbrenner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Musashi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Musashi is looking to regain half guard here but Kalkbrenner keeps moving and retains side control.
Musashi keeps trying to improve his position.
Kalkbrenner 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.
Musashi is pushing Kalkbrenner's head away, looking to escape. Kalkbrenner manages to hold on to the position though.
Musashi told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kalkbrenner trying to control the action but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Musashi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalkbrenner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Musashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Musashi wants to improve his position but Kalkbrenner is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalkbrenner prevents Musashi from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spenser Kalkbrenner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Musashi staying out of range there.
Musashi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kalkbrenner sprawls well initially but Musashi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kalkbrenner is looking for a sweep. Musashi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kalkbrenner gets full guard.
Musashi wants to control from the top but Kalkbrenner keeps moving.
Kalkbrenner wants to sweep here but Musashi controlling him for the moment.
Kalkbrenner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kalkbrenner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Musashi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner landing some decent shots from guard.
Kalkbrenner scoring with some ground and pound.
Musashi pulls Kalkbrenner in close to prevent any damage.
Musashi manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Musashi checks a leg kick.
Musashi dives in and grabs Kalkbrenner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kalkbrenner pushes down on Musashi's head and hops out.
Musashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalkbrenner circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalkbrenner throws a hook to the side of Musashi's head but Musashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalkbrenner is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Kalkbrenner.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalkbrenner.
Musashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kalkbrenner counters with a single leg into guard. Musashi didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner won't allow Musashi to sweep him here.
Kalkbrenner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spenser Kalkbrenner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Musashi wants to improve his position but instead Kalkbrenner has moved into half guard.
Musashi wants to get back to his feet.
Musashi trying to control but Kalkbrenner postures up.
Kalkbrenner working the head and body with strikes.
Musashi has a hand on Kalkbrenner's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kalkbrenner takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Musashi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Musashi shrugs it off.
Kalkbrenner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Musashi can't escape the position.
Musashi regains half guard.
Kalkbrenner is trying to control the action in half guard but Musashi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Musashi wants to control but Kalkbrenner passes into side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musashi tries to bench press Kalkbrenner off him but Kalkbrenner keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spenser Kalkbrenner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Musashi.
Musashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalkbrenner misses with a straight left.
Gerard Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Musashi darts in and clinches Kalkbrenner up against the cage.
Musashi goes for a takedown attempt but Kalkbrenner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Kalkbrenner misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Kalkbrenner misses its intended target.
Kalkbrenner throws a looping overhand right but Musashi ducks down to avoid it.
Musashi moves into the clinch.
Kalkbrenner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalkbrenner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kalkbrenner has clasped his hands together around Musashi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Musashi is looking to regain half guard here but Kalkbrenner keeps moving and retains side control.
Musashi is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is pushing Kalkbrenner's head away, looking to escape. Kalkbrenner manages to hold on to the position though.
Kalkbrenner misses with the ground and pound.
Kalkbrenner working away.
Kalkbrenner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Musashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kalkbrenner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalkbrenner works to advance to full mount. Musashi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Musashi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Musashi is squirming around, avoiding Kalkbrenner's attempts to control the action.
Musashi blocking the ground and pound.
Spenser Kalkbrenner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalkbrenner tries to control but Musashi wriggling away.
Musashi tries to hold on but Kalkbrenner pushes him away.
Kalkbrenner controlling the position easily from mount.
Kalkbrenner tries to control but Musashi wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kalkbrenner wants to control the pace but Musashi is squirming around nicely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kalkbrenner content just to control the position here.
Gerard Musashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalkbrenner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spenser Kalkbrenner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kalkbrenner, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spenser Kalkbrenner!
Spenser Kalkbrenner decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Caraglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinbad Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Massimo Caraglio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sinbad Sailor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caraglio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sailor moves into the clinch.
Sailor misses with a punch to the body.
Sailor lands an uppercut.
Caraglio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sailor prevents it.
Sailor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sailor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sailor lands with a light punch inside.
Caraglio is rocked!
Sailor lands a shot to the body.
Oh Caraglio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Sailor.
Sailor prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massimo Caraglio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caraglio wants a takedown.
Sailor misses with a body punch.
Sailor pushes Caraglio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sailor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caraglio is breathing heavily.
Sailor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caraglio backwards.
Sailor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sailor scores with a hook to the body.
Sailor lands a big right hand that drops Caraglio! The killer instinct kicks in and Sailor finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sailor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinbad Sailor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vega Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vega Sagat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Jim's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vega Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Jim!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but Jim pushes him off.
Sagat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sagat lands with a right hand.
Jim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jim.
Sagat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jim on the side of the head.
Jim scores with a jab.
Jim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jim. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jim misses with a wild body shot.
Jim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sagat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jim just misses with a punch to the body.
Jim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Jim.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Jim looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagat is just out of range.
Jim jabs Sagat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sagat wants to clinch
and Jim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat wants to clinch up but Jim keeps it at a distance.
Jim scores with a hook to the body. Sagat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jim lands with a shot to the body.
Jim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Jim.
Jim thuds a left hand into Sagat's body.
Sagat throws a chopping leg kick but Jim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sagat gets a clinch.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Sagat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jim blocks a body shot from Sagat.
Jim blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sagat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Jim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jim works on Sagat's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Jim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jim blocks an uppercut.
Sagat misses with a punch on the inside.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jim is stalling here.
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Jim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sagat lands with a light punch inside.
Sagat being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Jim.
Sagat lands with a left to the head.
Jim trying to control the position but instead, Sagat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jim into the cage.
Jim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat prevents Jim from breaking the clinch.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Jim will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sagat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jim swats away the attempt to clinch by Sagat.
Sagat throws a looping overhand right but Jim ducks down to avoid it.
Sagat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat pushes Jim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Jim.
Sagat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jim is rocked!
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jim is still on wobbly legs! Can Sagat finish him?
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Jim seems to have recovered his senses.
Sagat tries to throw a body punch but Jim avoids it by throwing Sagat back against the cage.
Vega Sagat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jim has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sagat seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jim can turn it around.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Sagat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Jim.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Jim.
Jim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Jim circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim lands a left and a right that send Sagat crashing to the mat, dazed. Jim thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Vega Sagat has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
Jim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Sagat tries to clinch there but Jim circles away.
Jim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sagat rather than just go for the knockout.
Sagat tries a head kick but it misses.
Jim thuds a left hand into Sagat's body.
Sagat fails to land with a series of punches.
Jim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagat.
Jim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat walks into a jab.
Sagat darts in and clinches Jim up against the cage.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
Still in the clinch, Sagat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Jim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Jim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
Sagat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
Sagat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jim backwards.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Jim blocks an uppercut.
Sagat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sagat pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jim stalling.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jim scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat struggles to land a body shot inside as Jim controls his hands.
Jim blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Jim.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Jim slows down the pace here.
Sagat tries a body shot but Jim blocks it.
Sagat lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Jim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat pushes Jim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vega Sagat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vega Sagat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jim.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Jim circles away.
Sagat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sagat closes the distance and clinches.
Sagat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Jim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sagat's elbow.
Jim slows down the pace here.
Sagat tries to throw a body punch but Jim avoids it by throwing Sagat back against the cage.
Sagat misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands a nice uppercut.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
Jim is looking to control Sagat's arms but Sagat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jim has his back to the cage.
Sagat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jim backwards.
Sagat cracks Jim with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat has a couple of punches blocked by Jim.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
Jim blocks a body shot from Sagat.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sagat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jim tries to throw a body punch but Sagat avoids it by throwing Jim back against the cage.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jim backwards.
Jim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sagat up against the cage.
Jim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim blocks an uppercut.
Sagat creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jim with a big uppercut! Jim tries to clinch up but Sagat pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jim to the mat! Jim covers up and Sagat unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vega Sagat!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kellog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belliveau is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: We will rock you. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Kellog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Belliveau!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belliveau throws a looping overhand right but Kellog ducks down to avoid it.
Kellog has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kellog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Belliveau's corner calls for a 1-2. Belliveau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belliveau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kellog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belliveau to score with a decent uppercut.
Belliveau drops Kellog with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kellog looks back up at him and smiles so Belliveau waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kellog is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Kellog square on the jaw! Damn, Kellog is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Belliveau!
An out of breath and clearly excited Steve Belliveau thanked Elite Canadian Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Poirie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emaus Tamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamei has chosen PNG Pom City by Naka Blood as his entrance music. Emaus Tamei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Poirie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emaus Tamei!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poirie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tamei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poirie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tamei to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Diego Poirie has been cut.
Emaus Tamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamei cracks Poirie with an open hand slap.
Poirie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poirie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamei works Poirie's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tamei.
Tamei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamei scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tamei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tamei connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tamei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamei throws a leg kick but Poirie checks it.
Tamei misses with a body kick.
Tamei scores with a head kick.
Poirie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A bone on bone clash there as Poirie blocks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from Tamei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamei lands with a shot to the body.
Poirie is breathing heavily.
Tamei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego Poirie's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Tamei tenderised Poirie's leg. Poirie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tamei wants to land a leg kick but Poirie is out of range.
Tamei connects with a jab.
Tamei scores with a jab to the head.
Tamei punishes Poirie's body with a nice straight punch.
Tamei lands a jab to the head.
Emaus Tamei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Tamei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tamei.
Tamei scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poirie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tamei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poirie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tamei throws a head kick but Poirie moves out of range.
Poirie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diego Poirie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Poirie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tamei.
Crunch! Tamei slams his shin into Poirie's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poirie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poirie is rocked!
Poirie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tamei cracks Poirie with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emaus Tamei!
Emaus Tamei gave a mention to Tokyo United Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Saputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saputo has chosen The Milk Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Saputo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saputo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Saputo.
Saputo throws a looping overhand right but Darko ducks down to avoid it.
Saputo slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
A right-left combo lands from Darko.
A jab from Saputo finds it's way through Darko's defenses.
It looks like Donnie Darko has been cut.
Saputo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
Saputo swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saputo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darko tries to bum rush Saputo with a series of wild strikes but Saputo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Darko fails to land with a series of punches.
Darko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donnie Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darko throws a hook but Saputo avoids it easily.
Darko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saputo throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
Darko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darko checks a leg kick nicely.
Saputo cracks Darko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saputo misses with a low kick.
Saputo dodges the punch combination from Darko.
Saputo throws out a powerful jab.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Saputo lands a two punch combo.
Darko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saputo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Darko! Saputo lets Darko back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Darko is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saputo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darko slips a jab and a cross from Saputo.
Saputo lands with a good body shot.
Darko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saputo counters with a straight right hand.
Saputo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Saputo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Darko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Saputo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darko seems to have got his legs back now.
Saputo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saputo slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
Saputo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Darko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputo ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
Darko scores with a body shot.
Darko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saputo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saputo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darko throws a leg kick but Saputo moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Darko. That snapped Saputo's head back.
Darko misses with a series of wild punches.
Darko misses with a double jab
and Saputo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darko is breathing heavily.
Darko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saputo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darko backs up against the cage.
Saputo throws a front kick aimed at Darko's knee but Darko avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Saputo there.
Saputo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Darko takes one to the side of the head.
Saputo throws a leg kick but Darko moved away.
Darko thuds his right hand into Saputo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Darko misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saputo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saputo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
Darko misses with a hook. Saputo ducked under it nicely.
Darko misses with an uppercut. Saputo saw that one coming.
Saputo cracks Darko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saputo lands a head shot.
Darko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saputo with a jab.
Saputo sends Darko crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Saputo is motioning to the referee to let Darko up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saputo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saputo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darko. Darko obviously looking to wear him down.
Saputo tries to score with a low kick but Darko moves his leg out of the way.
Darko misses with a few strikes there.
Darko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saputo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saputo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Saputo. Beautiful body shot.
Darko fails to land with a series of punches.
Saputo misses with a low kick as Darko jumps back.
Saputo lands with a right hand.
Saputo scores with the left hand. Darko knows he should have avoided that one.
Saputo sizes up Darko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saputo throws a series of punches but Darko avoids them all with ease.
Darko seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Saputo shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Darko is backing up but Saputo catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Darko covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Saputo Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Saputo!
Mike Saputo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Elite Canadian Threads for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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