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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vivian Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm
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197 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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, Vivian Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Peters's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Peters pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
Peters wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Peters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peters pulls Smith in close to his closed guard and prevents Smith from doing any damage or advancing position.
Peters working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vivian Peters wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Peters defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith stops Peters from getting back to his feet.
Peters preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Peters moves into full guard.
Peters manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Peters has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith tries to hold on but Peters pushes him away.
Peters scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
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!
Smith tries to hold on but Peters pushes him away.
Peters has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Peters landing punches.
Peters lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Peters fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Peters scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Peters.
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Peters 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.
Peters breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith wants to hold on but Peters pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Peters cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith is rocked!
The cut above Steven Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Peters is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Peters connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Peters raining down shots from the mount!
Peters scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Steven Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steven Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vivian Peters!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mouritz Opperman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Richard Price was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
Determined |
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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, Mouritz Opperman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Price!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opperman shoots in and bounces Price off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Opperman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Price manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Opperman manages to get himself to full guard.
Price is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Price accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Opperman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Price passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Opperman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Opperman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Price on the ground.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Opperman keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opperman tries to improve position but can't.
Opperman struggling a bit here.
Opperman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Opperman wants to get back to his feet.
Price taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Opperman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Opperman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Opperman tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opperman looking for a sweep but Price has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Price looking to control and managing it successfully.
Price raining down shots from the mount!
Opperman is looking to improve his position but Price isn't that keen on the idea.
Opperman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Opperman is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price with shots to the head and body - Opperman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Price working the ground and pound effectively.
Price controlling from the full mount.
Price landing strikes, looking to finish!
Price lands a nice shot to the head.
Opperman is looking to improve his position but Price isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price working Opperman over with strikes here.
Price lands a big shot there that rocks Opperman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Price!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Telly Savalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakes Snakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Telly Savalas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jakes Snakes's chin.
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198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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199 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Telly Savalas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakes Snakes!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savalas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savalas throws a nice looking combination but Snakes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snakes scores with a push kick.
Snakes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savalas.
Savalas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Snakes sizes up Savalas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Telly Savalas has been cut.
Snakes moves away from the strike by Savalas.
Snakes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Snakes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jakes Snakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savalas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid body kick from Snakes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Savalas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Snakes - that will leave a mark!
Snakes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savalas.
Snakes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savalas throws an overhand right that has Snakes reeling! Savalas follows up with more punches and Snakes is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Telly Savalas!
After winning the bout, Telly Savalas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jahn Blom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glyn Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Jahn Blom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glyn Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox tries to close the distance and clinch but Blom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lennox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blom, pushing him back against the cage.
Lennox working Blom over with knees to the body.
Blom is trying to break the clinch but Lennox is controlling him.
Lennox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lennox.
Blom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lennox tries a knee to the head but Blom blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lennox.
Blom wants a takedown but no success here.
Blom wants to break free but Lennox has control.
Blom is trying to pull guard but Lennox turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lennox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jahn Blom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lennox cracks Blom with a nice body shot.
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!
Blom has Lennox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lennox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Lennox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox taking a breather.
Lennox lands a nice uppercut.
Lennox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lennox lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lennox lands a hook that snaps the head of Blom backwards.
Blom ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blom no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lennox is looking to stand up but Blom won't let him.
Blom has Lennox pulled in close to control his posture.
Lennox tries to stand but Blom is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blom looking for a guillotine here but Lennox defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lennox postures up.
Lennox would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blom wants to stand up but Lennox is controlling him.
Lennox wants to get up but he can't break Blom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lennox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lennox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lennox pushes Blom up against the cage in a clinch.
Lennox lands a damaging elbow.
Lennox lands an uppercut.
Lennox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lennox stalling the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lennox.
Lennox utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lennox lands a nice elbow.
Lennox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blom's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lennox is pressed up against the cage. Blom has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lennox down to the mat. Lennox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lennox is looking to clinch.
Blom fails with a takedown attempt.
Blom thows a leg kick but Lennox checks it
and Lennox counters with a solid body kick.
Blom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blom keeps the fight on the outside.
Blom wants to clinch up but Lennox keeps it at a distance.
Lennox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lennox wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lennox instigates a clinch.
Lennox pushes Blom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Lennox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glyn Lennox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lennox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blom, pushing him back against the cage.
Lennox taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lennox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lennox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lennox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lennox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blom.
Lennox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lennox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blom backwards.
Blom is rocked!
Nice elbow from Lennox.
Oh Blom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lennox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Lennox on the inside.
Lennox working Blom over with knees to the body.
Clinched against the cage, Lennox lands a big elbow that drops Blom! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Blom is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glyn Lennox!
A very excited looking Glyn Lennox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldomir Zsofka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Baldomir Zsofka enters the cage!
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218 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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250 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Solomon Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baldomir Zsofka!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka feints and as Jenkins raises his hands in defense, Zsofka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zsofka wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins pushes Zsofka off and scrambles back to his feet.
Zsofka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Zsofka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zsofka fails with the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zsofka circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins lands a really nice looking cross but Zsofka seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zsofka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zsofka slips a jab from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zsofka doesn't seem bothered though.
Zsofka fails with a takedown attempt.
Solomon Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldomir Zsofka.
Jenkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenkins tests Zsofka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Zsofka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Zsofka blocks the leg kick.
Jenkins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Jenkins throws a wild body kick that Zsofka sees coming a mile off.
Jenkins lands with a right hand.
Jenkins with a jab.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zsofka takes the fight into the clinch.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch but Zsofka keeps him there for the moment.
Jenkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jenkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Zsofka won't allow it.
Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zsofka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins scores with a hook.
Jenkins punishes Zsofka's body with a nice straight punch.
Zsofka moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Zsofka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zsofka misses with a body punch.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Jenkins digs a good hook to Zsofka's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zsofka with a poor takedown
letting Jenkins counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Jenkins lands but Zsofka takes it in his stride.
Zsofka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zsofka circles away.
Jenkins cracks Zsofka with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zsofka looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jenkins finish him?
Zsofka is rocked!
Zsofka misses with a takedown attempt
and Jenkins counters with a left to the body.
Jenkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zsofka under the eye.
Zsofka is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenkins finish him?
Zsofka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zsofka seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenkins takes a swing at Zsofka's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zsofka's head.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Jenkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jenkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jenkins keeps Zsofka at a distance using the push kick.
Jenkins with a hook.
Jenkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A shot to the body from Jenkins misses
and Zsofka counters with a good low kick that Jenkins was not able to check.
Jenkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zsofka on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jenkins.
A jab from Jenkins finds it's way through Zsofka's defenses.
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!
Zsofka walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Zsofka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zsofka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown.
Jenkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zsofka pinned against the cage. Zsofka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jenkins lands a jab to Zsofka's midsection.
Zsofka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jenkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zsofka has him pressed against the cage.
Zsofka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zsofka tries to pull guard but Jenkins won't allow it.
Zsofka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jenkins to keep the fight standing.
Solomon Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldomir Zsofka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka is trying to pull guard but Jenkins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
Zsofka avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zsofka was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zsofka counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jenkins's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zsofka.
Jenkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zsofka throws a strike but Jenkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zsofka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jenkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zsofka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jenkins defends it easily.
Zsofka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zsofka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins postures up in Zsofka's guard and throws a big left but Zsofka blocks it.
Jenkins advances to half guard.
Zsofka is trying to control but can't.
Jenkins controlling the action here.
Jenkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zsofka on the ground.
Jenkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zsofka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zsofka looking for submissions off his back.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Zsofka is working from the bottom.
Zsofka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zsofka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Zsofka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jenkins pulls his head out easily.
Zsofka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zsofka is breathing heavily.
Jenkins slows the pace down in half guard.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins moves into full mount! Zsofka won't be happy about that!
Jenkins wants to control the pace but Zsofka is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zsofka is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Jenkins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zsofka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jenkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Zsofka moves out of range.
Zsofka shoots in but no luck this time.
Zsofka wants to clinch.
Jenkins lands the left hand.
Jenkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zsofka can do to turn this around?
Zsofka shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Solomon Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldomir Zsofka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zsofka rushes Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Zsofka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jenkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Zsofka backwards.
Zsofka has Jenkins pressed against the cage, preventing Jenkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zsofka pushes Jenkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zsofka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zsofka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zsofka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zsofka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zsofka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Jenkins there.
Zsofka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zsofka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zsofka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jenkins as he avoids it easily.
Jenkins connects with the punch.
Zsofka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Jenkins.
That kick from Jenkins tenderised Zsofka's leg. Zsofka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zsofka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jenkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zsofka scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins sends Zsofka crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jenkins is motioning to the referee to let Zsofka up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zsofka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jenkins as he jumps to the side.
Jenkins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zsofka!
Baldomir Zsofka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big shot lands for Jenkins! That's hurt Zsofka! Will he recover? Jenkins fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frans Hougard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frans Hougard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takashi Katsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hougard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katsumoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks it.
Katsumoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hougard blocks an elbow strike from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto breaks the clinch.
Katsumoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Katsumoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hougard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Katsumoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hougard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Katsumoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Katsumoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Katsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
Katsumoto lands with a left to the head.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Katsumoto'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.
Hougard missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hougard missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto just leaning against Hougard, taking a breather.
Katsumoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hougard misses with a knee to the head.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hougard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katsumoto is defending well for now.
Katsumoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Katsumoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hougard's brow.
Hougard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Katsumoto.
Hougard blocks an elbow strike from Katsumoto.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hougard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Katsumoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks with his arms.
Hougard missing with knees to the body.
Katsumoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Katsumoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks it.
Hougard blocks an elbow strike.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside.
Katsumoto manages to break the clinch.
Takashi Katsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hougard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katsumoto clinches.
Katsumoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Hougard avoids the damage to the body.
Katsumoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hougard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Katsumoto.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Katsumoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hougard's brow.
Hougard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hougard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hougard misses with a knee strike.
Katsumoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Katsumoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Katsumoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside that Hougard shrugs off.
Katsumoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks with his arms.
Hougard trying to land knees to the body.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside that Hougard shrugs off.
A short right from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto lands with a right to the head.
Hougard takes an elbow to the temple.
Hougard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hougard looking to throw knees to the head but Katsumoto is blocking nicely.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Katsumoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Hougard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Katsumoto.
Hougard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katsumoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Katsumoto stalling against the cage.
Katsumoto lands a damaging elbow.
Katsumoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Hougard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hougard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Katsumoto.
With the fighters up against the cage, Katsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
Katsumoto avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Katsumoto breaks from the clinch.
Katsumoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hougard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hougard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katsumoto lands a damaging elbow.
Katsumoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katsumoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsumoto has Hougard up against the cage in a clinch.
Katsumoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Hougard won't want to take too many of those.
Hougard looking to throw knees to the head but Katsumoto is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Katsumoto 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.
Katsumoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Katsumoto closes the distance and pushes Hougard back into the cage.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katsumoto crunches a lovely knee into Hougard's ribcage.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hougard missing with knees to the body.
Takashi Katsumoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hougard takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Frans Hougard has been cut.
Katsumoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katsumoto closes the distance and clinches.
Katsumoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Katsumoto. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hougard missing with knees to the body.
Katsumoto lands an elbow just above Hougard 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside that Hougard shrugs off.
Katsumoto missing with knees to the body.
Katsumoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hougard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hougard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katsumoto is defending well for now.
Katsumoto throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws an elbow that misses.
Katsumoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hougard's face.
Katsumoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hougard's elbow.
Katsumoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hougard is keeping busy.
Katsumoto'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.
Katsumoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katsumoto clinches up with Hougard and pushes him back against the cage.
Katsumoto lands a nice elbow.
Hougard blocks an elbow strike.
Katsumoto trying to land knees to the body.
Hougard trying to land knees to the body.
Hougard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hougard takes an elbow to the temple.
Katsumoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hougard's defenses.
Hougard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hougard looking to throw knees to the head but Katsumoto is blocking nicely.
Katsumoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Hougard is looking to control Katsumoto's arms but Katsumoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hougard has his back to the cage.
Hougard dodges an elbow strike from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto is struggling to control the position.
Katsumoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Katsumoto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katsumoto avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Katsumoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katsumoto clinches.
Hougard misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Katsumoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hougard's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Katsumoto.
Hougard misses with a knee to the head.
Katsumoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hougard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Katsumoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katsumoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hougard avoids a wild elbow strike from Katsumoto.
Hougard with a knee to the head.
Katsumoto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hougard up against the cage.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Katsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
Hougard tries to land knees in the clinch but Katsumoto avoids the damage to the body.
Hougard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katsumoto is defending well for now.
Come on Katsumoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Katsumoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hougard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katsumoto avoids it.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Katsumoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Katsumoto lands a left hand.
Katsumoto crunches a lovely knee into Hougard's ribcage.
Katsumoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Katsumoto is struggling to control the position.
Katsumoto lands an elbow that stopped Hougard in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hougard tries a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Katsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
Katsumoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Katsumoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frans Hougard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Katsumoto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Katsumoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Hougard blocks an elbow strike.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Hougard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Katsumoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hougard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Katsumoto is looking to control Hougard's arms but Hougard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Katsumoto has his back to the cage.
Katsumoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Katsumoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Katsumoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hougard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Katsumoto lands an elbow that stopped Hougard in his tracks for a moment.
Katsumoto trying to stall but Hougard improves his position.
Katsumoto lands an elbow just above Hougard 's eye.
Katsumoto avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Katsumoto lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Hougard blocks an elbow strike from Katsumoto.
Hougard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katsumoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hougard misses with a knee strike.
Hougard looking to throw knees to the head but Katsumoto is blocking nicely.
Katsumoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Katsumoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Hougard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Katsumoto is trying to stall.
Hougard landing knees to the body.
Katsumoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Katsumoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto connects with a knee to the head.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hougard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside that Hougard shrugs off.
Katsumoto managing to block the knees to the body from Hougard.
Katsumoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hougard backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsumoto avoiding damage as Hougard throws knees to the body.
Hougard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katsumoto stalling.
Katsumoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hougard backwards.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hougard looking to throw knees to the head but Katsumoto is blocking nicely.
Katsumoto connects with a knee to the head.
Katsumoto misses with an elbow strike.
Hougard trying to land knees to the body.
Katsumoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Katsumoto obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hougard takes an elbow to the temple.
Katsumoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Katsumoto scores with a knee to the head.
Hougard is rocked!
Hougard takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Hougard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hougard tries to land knees in the clinch but Katsumoto avoids the damage to the body.
Katsumoto digs a right hand underneath Hougard's ribcage. Hougard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hougard seems to have got his legs back now.
Katsumoto lands a damaging elbow.
Hougard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katsumoto is defending well for now.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks it.
Katsumoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hougard's defenses.
Katsumoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Hougard backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Katsumoto.
Hougard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside.
Katsumoto stalling against the cage.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto is pushing Hougard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hougard tries to land knees in the clinch but Katsumoto avoids the damage to the body.
Hougard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Katsumoto.
Takashi Katsumoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Katsumoto lands a nice elbow.
Katsumoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katsumoto clinches.
Katsumoto lands a nice elbow.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the head but Katsumoto blocks with his arms.
Hougard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Katsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hougard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katsumoto avoids it.
Katsumoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsumoto goes for a takedown attempt but Hougard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Katsumoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Katsumoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Katsumoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Katsumoto!
Takashi Katsumoto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun White will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun White!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White lands with a hook. Cooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Abe Cooper has been cut.
White lands an overhand right.
White forces Cooper back against the cage and clinches.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
White throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
Cooper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cooper, pushing him back against the cage.
White is trying to break free.
Cooper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cooper wants to take the fight to the mat but White manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
White has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cooper is trying to keep an underhook but White manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking for a kimura from the bottom but White passes into side control!
White is staying tight to Cooper's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cooper is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooper keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is not content to let White control the position.
White wants to stand but Cooper is controlling his arm.
White is looking to take a break and control but Cooper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
White taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shaun White hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooper's head backwards.
White dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White closes the distance and pushes Cooper back into the cage.
Cooper tries for a takedown but White manages to get underhooks.
Cooper wants to take the fight to the mat but White manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper drags the fight down to the ground.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that White 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Cooper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
Cooper manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Cooper's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice combination there by White.
Cooper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cooper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
White bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from White misses.
Cooper closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Shaun White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooper is looking for a kimura here.
Cooper is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abe Cooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White trying to control from the bottom.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cooper scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White is trying to stand back up but Cooper is controlling him
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cooper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Cooper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, Cooper seems content to control.
Cooper wants to stand but White has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
Cooper wants to work for an arm triangle but White is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cooper working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooper moves into full mount! White won't be happy about that!
Cooper postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. White looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Cooper has a good base and remains in mount.
White is in a horrible position here. Cooper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cooper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cooper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper is looking to stand but Cooper has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Cooper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abe Cooper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from White.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cooper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cooper jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cooper tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cooper gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cooper is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White is looking for a sweep. Cooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cooper throws a strike but White avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cooper trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Cooper preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Abe Cooper just wasn't active enough.
Cooper slips under a jab from White.
Cooper shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cooper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cooper is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. White looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cooper gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. White is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cooper lets go of the hold and White can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abe Cooper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin comes to the cage accompanied by Пересмотри. Castle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 12 Stones - Bulletproof. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimentiy Boykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Castle!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Castle throws a right hand that Boykin ducks under and follows up with a left that Boykin also avoids with ease.
Castle lands a front kick.
Boykin slips a jab and a cross from Castle.
Castle tried to score with a low kick but Boykin checks it.
Castle throws a series of punches but Boykin avoids them all with ease.
Castle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boykin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castle's half guard.
Castle has hold of Boykin's hands but Boykin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boykin wants to take a breather but Castle is having none of it.
Castle misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boykin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boykin is working for a submission of some sort.
Castle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boykin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castle keeps working.
Boykin prevents Castle from improving his position.
Castle trying to control but Boykin postures up.
Boykin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castle keeps working.
Castle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boykin.
Castle gets back to full guard.
Castle keeping moving, preventing Boykin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boykin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boykin working some strikes from top position.
Castle working for a triangle but Boykin defends it easily.
Castle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boykin trying to control the position from guard on top but Castle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Boykin throws a big elbow that misses.
Boykin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castle is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boykin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boykin wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Castle can't keep his opponent in guard - Boykin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boykin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Castle manages to get to full guard.
Boykin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Castle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boykin has managed to get both his arms back between Castle's legs - danger averted.
Boykin pushing down on Castle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle is trying to get back to full guard.
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. Boykin connects with a nice short shot to Castle's temple.
Boykin maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Castle could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Boykin has cracked it and Castle is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Boykin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dimentiy Boykin!
Dimentiy Boykin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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