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WarZone 61: Field Generals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Shono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Ramierez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Shono has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Shono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Ramierez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shono shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramierez sprawls well. He's pushed Shono's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shono misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shono.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Shono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramierez scores with a takedown into Shono's guard.
Ramierez is pushing down on Shono's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shono is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramierez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ramierez controlling the pace.
Ramierez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Shono is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). George Ramierez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Ip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Kliko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 Amsterdam, Michael Ip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rico Kliko!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ip tries to land a leg kick but Kliko saw it coming and moves away.
Ip fails with a takedown attempt.
Ip definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kliko throws a head kick that misses.
Ip avoids the head kick by Kliko.
Ip misses with a wild body shot.
Ip throws a body punch but Kliko moves out of range.
Ip shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kliko but Kliko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ip throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kliko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Ip does no damage.
Ip throws a solid leg kick but Kliko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kliko moves away from the strike by Ip.
Kliko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ip will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Ip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kliko tries to clinch there but Ip circles away.
Kliko clinches.
Kliko working Ip over with knees to the body.
Kliko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kliko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kliko lands a knee to the head.
Kliko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ip lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kliko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ip fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
Ip has Kliko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kliko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Kliko.
Ip tries to pull guard but Kliko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kliko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ip is breathing heavily.
Kliko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ip is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kliko lands a good knee to the midsection. Ip won't want to take too many of those.
Kliko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kliko.
Ip takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ip tries to circle away but Kliko has him pinned against the cage.
Kliko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ip in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kliko landing knees to the head.
Kliko landing knees to the head.
Kliko lands a knee to the head.
Kliko landing knees to the head.
Kliko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ip jumps guard but Kliko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kliko landing knees to the body.
Kliko lands a knee to the head.
Ip wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kliko landing knees to the body.
Kliko lands a knee to the head.
Ip wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ip takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kliko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kliko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kliko.
Kliko crunches a lovely knee into Ip's ribcage.
Ip takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kliko working Ip over with knees to the body.
Kliko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kliko lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kliko.
Kliko with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kliko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kliko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ip's face.
Kliko lands a knee to the head.
Kliko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Kliko 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.
Kliko moves into the clinch.
Kliko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kliko lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kliko.
Kliko scores a nice knee to the body.
Ip wants a takedown but no success here.
Ip takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kliko lands a knee to the head.
Kliko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kliko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ip lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kliko landing knees to the head.
Kliko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ip in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kliko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kliko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ip in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kliko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ip in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kliko landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Kliko.
Kliko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kliko landing knees to the body.
Kliko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kliko obliges.
Kliko working Ip over with knees to the body.
Kliko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ip takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kliko working Ip over with knees to the body.
Kliko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Kliko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kliko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kliko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kliko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kliko landing knees to the head.
Kliko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kliko lands a knee to the head.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
Ip takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kliko lands a knee to the head.
Kliko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ip in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ip is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kliko is defending well.
Ip takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kliko lands a good knee to the midsection. Ip won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kliko landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kliko.
Kliko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kliko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kliko.
Kliko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kliko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kliko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kliko lands a good knee to the midsection. Ip won't want to take too many of those.
Kliko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ip in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kliko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kliko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kliko working Ip over with knees to the body.
Rico Kliko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ip takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kliko with a knee to the head.
Kliko lands a knee to the body.
Kliko landing knees to the head.
Kliko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Kliko.
Kliko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kliko with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kliko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kliko crunches a lovely knee into Ip's ribcage.
Kliko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ip's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Kliko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ip tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kliko is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Ip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michael Ip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kliko was well out of range. Poor timing from Ip.
Ip misses with a leg kick
and Kliko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kliko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ip tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kliko is able to avoid easily.
Kliko slips under a jab from Ip.
Ip darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kliko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ip dives in and grabs Kliko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kliko pushes down on Ip's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ip takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ip shoots in for a takedown but Kliko shows good takedown defense.
Ip throws a jab but it's blocked by Kliko.
Kliko wants to clinch up but Ip keeps it at a distance.
Ip misses with the body kick
and Kliko counters with a nice leg kick.
Ip blocks a head kick by Kliko.
Ip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ip throws a body kick that misses
and Kliko counters with a big head kick but Ip shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ip.
Ip tries to land a leg kick but Kliko saw it coming and moves away.
Ip looks to score with a jab to the body but Kliko is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ip is looking to score with low kicks.
Kliko checks a low kick from Ip.
Ip misses with a looping left.
Ip is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kliko's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ip shoots for a takedown but Kliko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Ip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ip misses with a low kick.
Kliko lands a high kick!
Michael Ip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ip shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kliko as he avoids it easily.
Ip misses with a hook.
Ip motions for Kliko to come forward. Ip throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ip throws a leg kick
and Kliko counters with a thumping low kick.
Ip closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kliko circles away.
Rico Kliko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ip. Kliko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ip misses the shot to the body.
Ip is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kliko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kliko wants to clinch.
Ip throws out a loose jab but Kliko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kliko blocks a jab.
Kliko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ip swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Ip.
A low kick from Ip is predictable there
and Kliko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ip is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ip swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Kliko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kliko 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Kliko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Draigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Tessie. Draigo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Game of Thrones Theme. Ivan Draigo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Draigo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to land a combination but Draigo avoids it well.
Murphy thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy 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.
Draigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Draigo throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Draigo.
Draigo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Draigo pulls guard effortlessly.
Draigo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draigo tries to strike from the bottom.
Draigo can't keep his opponent in guard - Murphy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Draigo defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draigo is refusing to be controlled, as Murphy sits in half guard.
Draigo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murphy.
Draigo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draigo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy wants to take a breather but Draigo is having none of it.
Murphy is trying to work for a kimura but Draigo is defending well.
Draigo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draigo tries to kick Murphy off but Murphy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Murphy is looking for a kimura but Draigo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murphy to get the leverage.
Murphy is working for a kimura but Draigo is defending it quite comfortably.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draigo wants to get back to his feet.
Murphy is looking to advance position but Draigo won't allow it.
Murphy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draigo is trying to stand back up but Murphy is controlling him
Murphy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Murphy drops an elbow to the side of Draigo's head.
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Draigo defending well though.
Draigo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murphy.
Murphy drops an elbow to the side of Draigo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Draigo sees it coming and defends easily.
Draigo has one foot on Murphy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Draigo has a takedown stuffed.
Draigo looks winded!
Draigo looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murphy showed some decent athleticism there.
Murphy works his way into side control.
Draigo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draigo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draigo is in a horrible position here. Murphy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Murphy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Murphy with a couple of short strikes.
Draigo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Murphy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Draigo looks a forlorn figure.
Murphy lands a couple of good shots and Draigo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy trying to control.
Draigo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Draigo shows good takedown defense.
Draigo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murphy misses with a hook
letting Draigo counter with a right hand.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Draigo.
Draigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pete Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Draigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Draigo counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Draigo to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Draigo's body. Draigo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Draigo is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Draigo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draigo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draigo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Draigo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Draigo moves away and avoids it.
Murphy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Ivan Draigo has been cut.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy lands a jab to Draigo's midsection.
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!
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Draigo moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Draigo. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Draigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy cracks Draigo with a nice body shot.
Draigo tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy gets through Draigo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draigo is defending well for now.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draigo.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy has Draigo pressed against the cage, preventing Draigo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draigo.
Murphy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Draigo up against the cage.
Draigo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Draigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Draigo's defenses.
Draigo avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Draigo avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Murphy tries to work over Draigo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy works on Draigo's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draigo.
Draigo can't break the clinch.
Draigo takes an elbow to the temple.
Murphy tries a body shot but Draigo blocks it.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draigo is defending well for now.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Draigo 's eye.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murphy prevents Draigo from breaking the clinch.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Draigo tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draigo avoids it.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draigo is defending well for now.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draigo can do to turn this around?
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draigo prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries a body shot but Draigo blocks it.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Draigo avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Draigo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pete Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Draigo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Draigo is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pete Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Draigo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Draigo lands with a right hand.
Draigo shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Draigo avoids it well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Murphy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Draigo tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Draigo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draigo.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Draigo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draigo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Draigo's defenses.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Draigo blocks a body shot from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draigo prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Draigo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Draigo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murphy walks away with a smile on his face. Draigo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Draigo gets caught flat footed, as Murphy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Murphy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Draigo wants to stand and escape but Murphy is having none of it.
Draigo keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
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!
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pete Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Draigo's head.
Draigo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
Murphy trying to control but Draigo is working from the bottom.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Draigo has wrist control.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Draigo keeps moving.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murphy scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a couple of digs.
Murphy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Draigo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Draigo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.
Murphy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Draigo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Murphy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murphy cracks Draigo with a solid left hand.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Draigo is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy trying to control but Draigo is working from the bottom.
Ivan Draigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy is looking to pass into half guard but Draigo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Draigo is in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Murphy!
A victorious Pete Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank McCay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Firahzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Firahzi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Guy - 3OH!3. Joe Firahzi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank McCay's chin.
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215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank McCay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Firahzi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCay takes a swing at Firahzi's ribcage but misses.
McCay slips a straight right by Firahzi.
Firahzi moves out of range as McCay strikes.
McCay walks into a jab.
Firahzi connects with a body shot.
We've been told by McCay's head coaches at WarZone Training Facility 2 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCay misses with a few strikes there.
Firahzi tries to move into range but McCay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Firahzi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McCay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Firahzi stuns McCay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCay tries to close the distance and clinch but Firahzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Firahzi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Firahzi is working for a submission of some sort.
Firahzi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McCay doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Firahzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firahzi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCay is trying to stand back up but Firahzi is controlling him
Firahzi looking for a submission but McCay manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Firahzi wants to control from the top but McCay keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firahzi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McCay is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McCay has escaped and now he's on top!
Firahzi has a closed guard, preventing McCay from standing up.
Firahzi manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Firahzi tries to score a body lock takedown but McCay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McCay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCay tries to land a front kick but Firahzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Firahzi lands with a hook. McCay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firahzi looks to land a combination but McCay avoids it well.
McCay slips under a jab.
McCay misses with a looping left.
Firahzi lands a right hook to the body.
Firahzi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCay on the side of the head.
Firahzi ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking McCay out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Firahzi!
Joe Firahzi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Sir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onne Gymhaarlem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Sir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onne Gymhaarlem!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sir with a poor takedown
and Gymhaarlem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown by Sir or perhaps it was just good defense by Gymhaarlem which made him look bad.
Sir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sir seems to be looking for submissions.
Sir working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gymhaarlem's thigh. Gymhaarlem counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sir wants to control from the top but Gymhaarlem keeps moving.
Sir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gymhaarlem controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sir has gone for a leg lock! Gymhaarlem slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sir's guard.
Sir has his foot on Gymhaarlem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gymhaarlem works his way back into a safe position though.
Gymhaarlem landing with the ground and pound.
Gymhaarlem distracts Sir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gymhaarlem wants to stand but Sir is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sir 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.
Gymhaarlem working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gymhaarlem trying to control but Sir is working from the bottom.
Sir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gymhaarlem connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sir has his foot on Gymhaarlem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gymhaarlem works his way back into a safe position though.
Gymhaarlem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gymhaarlem wanted to stand there but Sir had control of the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gymhaarlem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sir is tightening it up a little... Gymhaarlem has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gymhaarlem reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gymhaarlem taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Robin Sir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Omielanczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deschain has chosen Ennio Morricone- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Omielanczuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roland Deschain!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deschain swings for the body but Omielanczuk moves out of range.
Omielanczuk thumps Deschain with a low kick.
Daniel Omielanczuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omielanczuk throws a series of punches but Deschain avoids them all with ease.
Omielanczuk takes one to the chin there.
Omielanczuk staying out of range there.
Omielanczuk feints and then cracks Deschain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deschain down.
Deschain checks a leg kick nicely.
Deschain checks a low kick from Omielanczuk.
A head kick from Omielanczuk lands but Deschain takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omielanczuk lands a high kick!
Deschain just misses with a punch to the body.
Omielanczuk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Deschain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab-cross combination lands for Deschain and sends Omielanczuk crashing to the mat! Deschain follows him down to the mat - Omielanczuk regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Daniel Omielanczuk has been cut.
My spies in Sun Tzu's Art of War inform me that Deschain has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Deschain is pressing down on Omielanczuk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Omielanczuk is holding on for now.
Deschain seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Omielanczuk has recovered full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Omielanczuk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deschain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Omielanczuk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Deschain has managed to get both his arms back between Omielanczuk's legs - danger averted.
Omielanczuk keeping moving, preventing Deschain from controlling successfully.
Deschain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Omielanczuk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Deschain has managed to get both his arms back between Omielanczuk's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deschain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Omielanczuk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Deschain pushing down on Omielanczuk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Omielanczuk wants to control but Deschain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Deschain passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Omielanczuk!
Deschain wants to finish this one by submission but Omielanczuk is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Deschain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain wants to take his opponent's back but Omielanczuk doesn't allow it.
Omielanczuk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Deschain wants to take his opponent's back but Omielanczuk doesn't allow it.
Omielanczuk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deschain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Deschain wants to control the pace but Omielanczuk is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Omielanczuk is desperately trying to improve his position but Deschain has a good base and remains in mount.
Deschain moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Omielanczuk has worked his arm free - good work by Omielanczuk!
Omielanczuk is not content to let Deschain control the position.
Omielanczuk is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Deschain's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Omielanczuk is looking for a sweep. Deschain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Omielanczuk trying to control from the bottom.
Deschain is working for a kimura here but Omielanczuk manages to reverse the position and he's now in Deschain's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omielanczuk drops back looking for a leg! Deschain is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Deschain manages to kick Omielanczuk off! Omielanczuk jumps back into Deschain's guard.
Omielanczuk trying to control but Deschain is working from the bottom.
Deschain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Omielanczuk is one step ahead there.
Omielanczuk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deschain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omielanczuk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roland Deschain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Omielanczuk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deschain lands with a hook. Omielanczuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Omielanczuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deschain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Omielanczuk throws a head kick that misses.
Deschain sizes up Omielanczuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Deschain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omielanczuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Deschain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deschain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Omielanczuk slips a straight right by Deschain.
Omielanczuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deschain.
Omielanczuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Omielanczuk is looking to chop away at Deschain's legs.
Deschain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Deschain misses with a looping right.
Roland Deschain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omielanczuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Omielanczuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deschain.
Omielanczuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Omielanczuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deschain. That did some damage!
Omielanczuk tries a low kick but Deschain avoids it.
Omielanczuk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Deschain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Deschain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Omielanczuk throws a poor cross that misses
and Deschain counters with a two punch combo.
Omielanczuk slips a straight right by Deschain.
Omielanczuk throws a low kick, looking for Deschain's leg but Deschain calmly moves out of range.
Omielanczuk connects with a leg kick. Deschain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deschain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deschain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omielanczuk scores with a leg kick.
Omielanczuk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Deschain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Omielanczuk counters with a good low kick that Deschain was not able to check.
Deschain is breathing heavily.
Deschain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Omielanczuk scores with a leg kick.
Omielanczuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deschain. That did some damage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Deschain!
Omielanczuk throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Roland Deschain has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Deschain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Deschain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Deschain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Deschain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Deschain misses with a body shot.
Omielanczuk throws a leg kick which misses Deschain's front leg but catches the back leg as Deschain tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omielanczuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deschain. That did some damage!
That kick from Omielanczuk tenderised Deschain's leg. Deschain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Omielanczuk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Deschain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Omielanczuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deschain wants to break free but Omielanczuk has control.
Omielanczuk working aggressively here.
Deschain is trying to force a seperation but Omielanczuk has the dominant position.
Omielanczuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omielanczuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Deschain backwards.
Omielanczuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Omielanczuk.
Deschain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Omielanczuk lands a left hand.
Deschain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omielanczuk.
Omielanczuk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deschain's efforts to push away.
Deschain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Omielanczuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deschain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Omielanczuk manages to break the clinch.
Deschain scores with a punch to the head.
Omielanczuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Omielanczuk.
Deschain throws an off balance right hand
and Omielanczuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omielanczuk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Omielanczuk throws a sloppy head kick and Deschain moves out of range easily.
Omielanczuk tries to move into range but Deschain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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 Daniel Omielanczuk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A shot to the liver by Deschain. Beautiful body shot.
Omielanczuk lands a leg kick that knocks Deschain off balance momentarily.
Omielanczuk throws a hook but Deschain blocks it.
Omielanczuk connects with a leg kick. Deschain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Deschain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deschain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Omielanczuk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Deschain to score with a decent uppercut.
Deschain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Deschain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omielanczuk drives through and clinches with Deschain against the cage.
Omielanczuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Omielanczuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Omielanczuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Deschain fails to land with a series of punches.
Deschain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Omielanczuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omielanczuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Deschain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deschain digs a good body shot into Omielanczuk's ribs.
Deschain's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Deschain duly obliges.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omielanczuk moves away.
Omielanczuk moves in looking to clinch but Deschain pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Deschain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Omielanczuk doesn't seem phased though.
Deschain avoids the head kick by Omielanczuk.
Omielanczuk throws a head kick but Deschain moves out of range.
Omielanczuk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Omielanczuk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omielanczuk connects with an inside leg kick.
Omielanczuk connects with a right hand. Deschain shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Omielanczuk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Omielanczuk thumps Deschain with a low kick.
Deschain scores with a nice head shot.
Omielanczuk scores with the left hand. Deschain knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Omielanczuk. That's going to slow Deschain down.
Deschain keeps the fight on the outside.
Deschain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omielanczuk.
Deschain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Omielanczuk lands a head kick!
Omielanczuk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omielanczuk throws out a leg kick but Deschain moves out of range and Omielanczuk only half commits.
Omielanczuk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deschain blocks a low kick nicely.
Omielanczuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Omielanczuk throws a leg kick which misses Deschain's front leg but catches the back leg as Deschain tries to avoid it.
Omielanczuk scores with a head kick. Deschain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Omielanczuk throws a leg kick which misses Deschain's front leg but catches the back leg as Deschain tries to avoid it.
Deschain throws the left hand but Omielanczuk avoids the punch easily.
Omielanczuk connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Omielanczuk.
Omielanczuk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deschain is out of range and Omielanczuk settles back down.
Omielanczuk throws a front kick aimed at Deschain's knee but Deschain avoids it well.
Deschain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omielanczuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Deschain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omielanczuk wants to land a leg kick but Deschain is out of range.
Deschain connects with a body shot that sends Omielanczuk's belly button to the back.
Omielanczuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Deschain's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Deschain duly obliges.
Omielanczuk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Deschain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Omielanczuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omielanczuk moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omielanczuk throws a leg kick which misses Deschain's front leg but catches the back leg as Deschain tries to avoid it.
Omielanczuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Omielanczuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Omielanczuk.
I think Omielanczuk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Omielanczuk!
A very excited looking Daniel Omielanczuk rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamison Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaeger has chosen Beat It as his entrance music. Ned Gein has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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211 lbs
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209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ned Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamison Jaeger!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaeger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gein on the side of the head.
Gein shoots for a takedown but Jaeger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gein slips a jab from Jaeger.
Jaeger catches Gein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gein swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaeger.
Jamison Jaeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaeger lands a head shot.
Gein throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaeger's waist but Jaeger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gein off to one side.
Jaeger's coach down at WarZone Training Facility 2 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jaeger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jaeger throws a shot from downtown. Gein moves away and avoids it.
Jaeger lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaeger.
Gein throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jaeger was covering up waiting for the punch and Gein finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gein wants to control from the top but Jaeger keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger pulls Gein in to control the position.
Gein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaeger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gein is pushing down on Jaeger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jaeger is fighting to maintain full guard but Gein has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jaeger is not content to let Gein control the position.
Jaeger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gein is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jaeger is just riding it out for now. Gein eventually gives up the hold.
Gein looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein passes to side control.
Jaeger stops Gein from passing to mount.
Gein advances to full mount.
Gein goes for an armbar but Jaeger turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jaeger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jaeger throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jaeger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gein has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jaeger is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gein.
Gein wants to control but Jaeger postures up.
Gein takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gein is trying to improve his position.
Jaeger working the head with strikes.
Gein is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gein avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jaeger.
Gein is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jaeger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaeger tries to score with some ground and pound. Gein controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jaeger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gein tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jaeger working the body and head with strikes.
Jaeger lands some shots froms side control.
Jaeger slows the pace down.
Gein tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jaeger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gein regains half guard, as Jaeger was trying to land strikes.
Jaeger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gein keeps working.
Jaeger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gein!
Jaeger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison Jaeger dominated that 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.
Jaeger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaeger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gein tried to score with a low kick but Jaeger checks it.
Gein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaeger defends it nicely.
Gein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gein tries to keep at a distance but Jaeger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Jaeger as Gein shoots in.
Gein slips under a jab from Jaeger.
Jaeger scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger drops Gein with a beautiful combination! Gein stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jaeger is looking for the KO!
It looks like Ned Gein has been cut.
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!
Gein tries to score with a low kick but Jaeger moves his leg out of the way.
Gein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaeger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Jaeger.
Jaeger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooh!!! Jaeger has knocked Gein down with a huge combo! Jaeger steps away and waves a wobbly Gein back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gein is rocked!
Gein tries to get into range but Jaeger steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Gein! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Jaeger scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamison Jaeger!
A relieved looking Jamison Jaeger 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Bekeroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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258 lbs
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240 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romeo Bekeroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a hook but Bekeroon blocks it.
Bekeroon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bekeroon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bekeroon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Romeo Bekeroon has been cut.
Bekeroon rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Bekeroon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Bekeroon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bekeroon tries to escape but Williams is in control.
Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Williams goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bekeroon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Williams's guard! Nice work there by Bekeroon!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekeroon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bekeroon has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
Bekeroon preventing the sweep.
Bekeroon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bekeroon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bekeroon defends well and Williams ends up having to push Bekeroon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bekeroon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Romeo Bekeroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Williams.
Bekeroon is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bekeroon down to the mat. Bekeroon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekeroon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams closes the distance but Bekeroon moves to the side
and Bekeroon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams dives in and grabs Bekeroon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bekeroon pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bekeroon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bekeroon rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bekeroon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bekeroon.
Bekeroon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bekeroon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jim Williams has been cut.
Bekeroon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Romeo Bekeroon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bekeroon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Bekeroon manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bekeroon.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bekeroon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bekeroon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Bekeroon counter with a right hand.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams is looking to clinch but Bekeroon is avoiding it.
Williams tries to clinch but Bekeroon moves out of range.
Bekeroon darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bekeroon backwards.
Bekeroon is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bekeroon down to the mat. Bekeroon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bekeroon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams scores with the left hand. Bekeroon knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams misses with a straight right.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bekeroon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bekeroon pushes Williams away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Williams gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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 Romeo Bekeroon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bekeroon swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Bekeroon tries to clinch up.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bekeroon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Bekeroon forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Bekeroon stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Bekeroon manages to break the clinch.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bekeroon lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
Williams dives in and grabs Bekeroon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bekeroon pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Bekeroon circles away.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Bekeroon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Bekeroon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams is trying to drag Bekeroon to the mat but Bekeroon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Romeo Bekeroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Williams.
Bekeroon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bekeroon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bekeroon is stalling here.
Bekeroon lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bekeroon.
Bekeroon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bekeroon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bekeroon seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekeroon breaks from the clinch.
Bekeroon rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Bekeroon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bekeroon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Williams misses.
Bekeroon instigates a clinch.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Bekeroon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bekeroon instigates a clinch.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bekeroon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bekeroon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romeo Bekeroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a hook but Bekeroon blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Bekeroon shows good takedown defense.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Bekeroon is out of range.
Bekeroon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams tries for a takedown but Bekeroon manages to get underhooks.
Bekeroon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bekeroon clinches up against the cage.
Bekeroon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Bekeroon misses.
Bekeroon has managed to clinch.
Bekeroon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams throws a series of punches but Bekeroon moves out of range.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Bekeroon, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Bekeroon against the cage but Bekeroon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bekeroon lands with a nice body punch.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Bekeroon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bekeroon swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekeroon wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Bekeroon in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bekeroon.
Williams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bekeroon is defending well.
Williams tries to stall but Bekeroon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bekeroon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Bekeroon is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romeo Bekeroon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bekeroon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bekeroon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Bekeroon ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Bekeroon's shoulder, as Bekeroon tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Bekeroon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bekeroon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bekeroon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Bekeroon lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Bekeroon stalls.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bekeroon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a hook. Bekeroon ducked under it nicely.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bekeroon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams is looking to clinch but Bekeroon is avoiding it.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Bekeroon pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bekeroon sprawls well. Bekeroon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Bekeroon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bekeroon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bekeroon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Bekeroon swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Bekeroon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bekeroon closes the distance and clinches.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bekeroon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a right hand. Bekeroon shakes it off.
Bekeroon takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bekeroon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bekeroon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Romeo Bekeroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Williams.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Bekeroon slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bekeroon moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Bekeroon. Bekeroon maintains the clinch.
Bekeroon prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Bekeroon.
Bekeroon'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.
Bekeroon lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekeroon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bekeroon after a bit of a struggle.
Bekeroon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bekeroon prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bekeroon breaks from the clinch.
Bekeroon closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Bekeroon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams misses with some punches.
Bekeroon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
Williams has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bekeroon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekeroon preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Williams.
Williams working for a choke but Bekeroon reverses nicely into Williams 's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bekeroon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williams's guard.
Jim Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Romeo Bekeroon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bekeroon, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Bekeroon!
Romeo Bekeroon made sure to mention his sponsor, Rush Supplements 160Q-STEEL PENN in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Stroef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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18
255 lbs
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273 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Stroef!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pig lands with a right hand.
Pig looks to land a left hand but Stroef moved out of range nicely.
Peter Pig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroef throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pig.
Pig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stroef.
Pig throws a jab but it's blocked by Stroef.
Pig misses with an uppercut. Stroef saw that one coming.
Pig throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroef manages to avoid it.
Pig stuns Stroef with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pig looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pig connects with a leg kick. Stroef looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Pig. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroef blocks a leg kick.
Pig attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pig throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stroef.
Stroef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pig.
Stroef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pig gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pig struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroef controls his hands.
Pig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stroef backwards.
Pig lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Simon Stroef has been cut.
Pig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stroef up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pig lands a shot to the body.
Pig lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stroef backwards.
Stroef has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pig seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stroef can turn it around.
Pig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stroefs head.
Pig creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Stroef's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Stroef drops to his knees and Pig pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Pig!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Massoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massoud comes to the cage accompanied by Kulobi. Dumas has chosen The Writer as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahmad Massoud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandre Dumas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massoud thuds a left hand into Dumas's body.
Massoud cracks Dumas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Dumas. Beautiful body shot.
Dumas misses with a series of wild punches.
Dumas tries to clinch but Massoud moves out of range.
Massoud throws a hook to the side of Dumas's head but Dumas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Massoud lands with a thumping leg kick.
Massoud tries to bum rush Dumas with a series of wild strikes but Dumas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dumas slips under a jab.
Dumas thows a body shot but no joy.
Dumas misses with a combination
and Massoud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Massoud misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Dumas.
A head kick misses from Massoud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Massoud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Massoud throws a lazy right hand but Dumas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Massoud throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Massoud swats away the attempt to clinch by Dumas.
Massoud cracks Dumas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dumas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dumas throws a series of punches but Massoud moves out of range.
Dumas is looking to clinch but Massoud is avoiding it.
Dumas misses with a wild combination.
Dumas tries to clinch but Massoud is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massoud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Massoud scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dumas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Massoud finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massoud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Massoud misses with a straight left.
Massoud looks to land a body kick but Dumas moved away.
Dumas misses with a two punch combination.
Massoud tried to score with a low kick but Dumas checks it.
Massoud throws a lazy right hand but Dumas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Massoud lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dumas tries to clinch up but Massoud circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud misses with an uppercut
and Dumas counters with a straight right hand.
Massoud throws a jab when Dumas was well out of range.
Dumas tries to clinch there but Massoud circles away.
Massoud throws a looping overhand right but Dumas ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Dumas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dumas tries to clinch up
and Massoud counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Massoud.
Massoud wants to slow Dumas down by chopping away at his legs.
Dumas misses with a few strikes there.
Dumas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Massoud circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumas slips under a jab.
Dumas lands a body shot.
Dumas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dumas checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massoud swats away the attempt to clinch by Dumas.
Massoud looks to throw the jab but Dumas is out of range.
A jab lands there for Massoud.
Massoud is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Massoud misses its intended target.
Dumas moves to clinch but Massoud breaks away
and Massoud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Dumas.
Dumas looks to clinch
and Massoud counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Massoud dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch but Massoud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Massoud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Massoud misses the jab.
Massoud throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dumas on the side of the head.
Massoud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Massoud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dumas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ahmad Massoud is winning the standup battle so far.
Massoud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dumas.
Massoud connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dumas momentarily.
Dumas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Massoud looks for the body kick but Dumas saw that one coming.
Massoud lands with a shot to the body.
Dumas blocks a head kick by Massoud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumas wants to clinch up but Massoud keeps it at a distance.
Massoud throws a hook to the side of Dumas's head but Dumas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexandre Dumas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dumas looks to score with a jab to the body but Massoud is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Massoud.
Dumas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dumas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Massoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dumas defending well as Massoud loads up on a big left hand.
Massoud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dumas has time to react.
Dumas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Massoud throws out a leg kick but Dumas moves out of range and Massoud only half commits.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Massoud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dumas checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massoud explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dumas moves into range and clinches up with Massoud.
Dumas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Massoud prevents a body shot from Dumas.
Dumas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Massoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Massoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Massoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dumas presses Massoud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dumas can't find room to land a body shot as Massoud controls the action.
Dumas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Massoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Dumas.
Dumas misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Dumas.
Massoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Massoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dumas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Massoud can't find room to land a body shot as Dumas controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Massoud misses with the head strike.
Massoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Massoud tries to stall but Dumas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Massoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Dumas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Massoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Massoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Massoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Dumas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Massoud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dumas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dumas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Massoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Massoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Massoud is leaning against Dumas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dumas wants to stall.
Massoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Dumas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dumas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Massoud.
Massoud blocks a body shot from Dumas.
Dumas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dumas tries to work over Massoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Massoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Dumas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dumas tries a body shot but Massoud blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumas tries to stall but Massoud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dumas tries to throw a body punch but Massoud avoids it by throwing Dumas back against the cage.
Dumas scores with a shoulder strike.
Massoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Massoud.
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 Ahmad Massoud will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Massoud throws a head kick that misses.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Massoud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Massoud throws a low kick but Dumas avoids it.
Dumas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Massoud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Massoud keeps the fight on the outside.
Massoud misses with a low kick.
Dumas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Massoud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dumas at a distance.
Massoud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Massoud connects with a leg kick. Dumas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Massoud misses with a wild combination.
Massoud throws a hook but Dumas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dumas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Massoud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dumas doesn't manage to clinch there - Massoud circles away.
Dumas drives through and clinches with Massoud against the cage.
Dumas looking to slow down the pace here.
Massoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Massoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Massoud looks to land a right hand but Dumas moved out of range.
Dumas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dumas moves out of range of the body kick from Massoud.
Dumas tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dumas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dumas throws a right hand that Massoud ducks under and follows up with a left that Massoud also avoids with ease.
Massoud throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dumas wants to clinch.
Dumas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dumas slips a jab from Massoud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dumas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Massoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dumas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch but Massoud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dumas lunges at Massoud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Massoud's hand.
Massoud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Massoud misses.
Dumas throws a right hand that Massoud ducks under and follows up with a left that Massoud also avoids with ease.
Massoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dumas moves out of range as Massoud strikes.
Dumas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Massoud manages to avoid it.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch but Massoud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dumas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massoud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Dumas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Massouds head.
Massoud stalls.
Dumas swings wildly with an uppercut but Massoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dumas has Massoud pushed against the cage.
Alexandre Dumas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dumas blocks an uppercut.
Massoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Massoud tries a body shot but Dumas blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Massoud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Massoud tries to throw a body punch but Dumas avoids it by throwing Massoud back against the cage.
Dumas lands with a light punch inside.
Dumas is looking to control Massoud's arms but Massoud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dumas has his back to the cage.
Massoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Dumas.
Dumas trying to stall but Massoud improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Alexandre Dumas just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Massoud motions for Dumas to come forward. Massoud throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Massoud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dumas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Massoud.
Dumas moves in looking to clinch but Massoud pushes him off.
Massoud slips a jab and a cross from Dumas.
Massoud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dumas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dumas walks into a straight right hand from Massoud.
A jab from Massoud misses.
A shot to the body from Massoud misses
and Dumas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dumas throws a series of punches but Massoud moves out of range.
Massoud throws a leg kick but Dumas checks it.
Dumas has closed the distance and engaged Massoud in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Massoud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dumas's elbow.
Dumas stalling against the cage.
Dumas lands a body shot.
Massoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dumas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dumas blocks an uppercut.
Dumas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumas prevents a body shot from Massoud.
Dumas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Massoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dumas is looking to clinch but Massoud is avoiding it.
Massoud misses with a series of wild punches.
Dumas moves in looking to clinch but Massoud pushes him off.
Dumas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Massoud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumas doesn't manage to clinch there - Massoud circles away.
Dumas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Massoud.
Dumas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Massoud looks to score with a jab to the body but Dumas is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Dumas. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Massoud.
Dumas tries to clinch up but Massoud circles away and keeps his distance.
Dumas tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dumas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Massoud throws an off balance right hand
and Dumas counters with a stiff right hand.
Dumas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dumas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud throws a hook to the side of Dumas's head but Dumas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Massoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Massoud cracks Dumas with a good jab.
Dumas checks a low kick from Massoud.
Dumas misses with a two punch combination.
Dumas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dumas wants to clinch.
Dumas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Massoud.
Dumas tries to clinch up but Massoud circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumas wants to clinch.
Massoud looks to land a left hand but Dumas moved out of range nicely.
Dumas moves out of range of the body kick.
Massoud swings for the body but Dumas moves out of range.
Massoud stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Massoud misses with a hook
and Dumas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Massoud misses with a hook. Dumas ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Massoud misses with the combination.
Massoud throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ahmad Massoud will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dumas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Massoud throws a hook but Dumas avoids it easily.
Massoud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Massoud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dumas.
Massoud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dumas slips a jab from Massoud.
Dumas moves to clinch but Massoud breaks away
and Massoud counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Massoud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dumas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dumas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dumas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dumas fails to land with a series of punches.
Massoud throws an overhand right that lands on Dumas's shoulder, as Dumas tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dumas lands a body punch.
Massoud lands a nice uppercut.
Massoud misses with some punches.
Dumas swings wildly with an uppercut but Massoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dumas tries a body shot but Massoud blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dumas.
Dumas digs a right hand into Massoud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Massoud's gas tank.
Dumas tries a body shot but Massoud blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dumas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Massoud working aggressively here.
Dumas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Massoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Massoud misses with a body punch.
Dumas scores with a shot to the side of Massoud's head.
Massoud scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dumas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Massoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Dumas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dumas misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alexandre Dumas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dumas lands a body shot.
A short left from Dumas.
Massoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Massoud blocks a body shot from Dumas.
Massoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Massoud throws a head punch that misses.
Dumas is working Massoud over against the cage.
Massoud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Massoud keeps the fight on the outside.
Massoud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dumas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Massoud throws a lazy right hand but Dumas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dumas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dumas darts in and clinches Massoud up against the cage.
Massoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Massoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dumas tries to throw a body punch but Massoud avoids it by throwing Dumas back against the cage.
Dumas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dumas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Massoud.
Massoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Massoud as Dumas tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Dumas.
Dumas can't find room to land a body shot as Massoud controls the action.
Massoud can't break the clinch.
Dumas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Massoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumas is looking to control Massoud's arms but Massoud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dumas has his back to the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumas throws a punch but it's blocked by Massoud.
Massoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Massoud looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Massoud as Dumas tries to tie him up.
Massoud breaks the clinch.
Dumas wants to clinch up but Massoud keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dumas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massoud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dumas ducks under a wild hook from Massoud.
Dumas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Dumas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Massoud has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmad Massoud!
Ahmad Massoud retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Ahmad Massoud thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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