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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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197 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Hands.
Manhoef looks gassed!
Hands drops Manhoef with a beautiful combination! Manhoef stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hands is looking for the KO!
Manhoef is rocked!
It looks like Melvin Manhoef has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hands feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Manhoef crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damian Hands!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pat Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amnesia Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Twista - Kamikaze. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amnesia Haze!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Haze pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown controlling the action here.
Brown working Haze over with strikes.
Haze wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown working Haze over with strikes.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haze on the ground.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Haze defends it.
Haze punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haze is trying to get back to full guard.
Haze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Haze is working away.
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Haze is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Haze actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Haze tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Haze taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Haze makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up over Haze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haze working a defensive guard here.
Brown trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Haze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Haze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown is in close to Haze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haze's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brown wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown is in close to Haze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown works over Haze with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Haze didn't expect that.
Haze tries to strike from the bottom.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Haze wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Haze is retaining full guard.
Haze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haze is breathing heavily.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pat Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haze's head.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown is pushing down on Haze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haze is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Haze's head.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haze does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Haze is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Haze's head.
Haze is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haze is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown controlling the pace.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown is thwarting Haze's attempts to control the position.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Haze is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Haze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Haze stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown pulls Haze in close to his closed guard and prevents Haze from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haze stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Haze wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Haze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Brown dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haze is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Haze's hands, connecting with Haze's forehead.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Haze wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haze is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown not doing much here.
Haze is not content to let Brown control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haze is not content to let Brown control the position.
Haze keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Haze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haze on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Haze trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haze is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Brown is nestled in close to Haze, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze works his way to full guard. Good work.
Haze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Haze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Haze trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Haze trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Haze will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes down on Haze's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Haze's head.
Haze on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haze is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Brown jumps into side control!
Brown cracks Haze with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brown just content to control the position.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
Haze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown staying calm.
Haze taking punishment in the form of punches.
Amnesia Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown in side control lands a decent elbow.
Haze is trying to escape the position but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brown scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brown landing a few strikes.
Brown trying to control the action but Haze is working from the bottom.
Haze tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The King of Lusitania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the cage accompanied by Cry For the Moon - Epica. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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187 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamal Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The King of Lusitania!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis slaps away a takedown attempt from Lusitania, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat.
Lusitania gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reis cracks Lusitania with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lusitania shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reis but Reis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lusitania tries to clinch there but Reis circles away.
Reis keeps the fight on the outside.
Reis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lusitania fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jamal Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The King of Lusitania.
Reis forces Lusitania back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Reis.
Reis prevents Lusitania from breaking the clinch.
Lusitania tries to land knees in the clinch but Reis avoids the damage to the body.
Lusitania keeps control of Reis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lusitania on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reis digs a good hook to Lusitania's body.
Reis lands with a nice body punch.
Lusitania takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lusitania.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis scores with a sloppy right hand. Lusitania should have avoided that one.
Lusitania looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Reis as Lusitania shoots in.
Reis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lusitania on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reis gets a clinch.
Reis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reis lands a hook that snaps the head of Lusitania backwards.
Lusitania is rocked!
Lusitania tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lusitania tries to break free but Reis pushes him back against the cage.
Reis lands with a left to the head.
Lusitania is still on wobbly legs! Can Reis finish him?
Reis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reis is struggling to control the position.
Reis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lusitania seems to have recovered his senses.
Reis lands a hook that snaps the head of Lusitania backwards.
Reis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lusitania.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis clinches.
Lusitania escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lusitania takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lusitania clinches but Reis breaks the clinch
and Reis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lusitania momentarily.
Reis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reis lands a jab to the nose.
Lusitania is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lusitania.
Reis scores with a hook to the body. Lusitania takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lusitania drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reis drops Lusitania with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Lusitania! Reis dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Jamal Reis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Thompson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Alexander !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson throws a right hand that Alexander ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexander also avoids with ease.
Alexander walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thompson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alexander takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alexander has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Alexander keeps him there for the moment.
Alexander jumps guard and drags Thompson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alexander is proving hard to escape from.
Thompson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
Alexander tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Alexander drops back down to his feet.
Alexander keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexander looking to sit in guard and control but Thompson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thompson won't allow Alexander to sweep him here.
Thompson gets to his feet. Alexander looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thompson tries to bum rush Alexander with a series of wild strikes but Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Alexander or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Alexander . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson tries to circle away but Alexander has him pinned against the cage.
Alexander tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neil Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Aaron Alexander has been cut.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson looks gassed!
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Alexander avoids them all with ease.
Alexander throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexander , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexander moves into the clinch.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alexander .
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Alexander on that attempt.
Alexander tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Alexander fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Alexander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alexander manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander .
Alexander wants to slow Thompson down by chopping away at his legs.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Alexander avoids it well.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alexander .
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexander forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alexander counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thompson!
Alexander controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Alexander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alexander 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Alexander holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Alexander has the dominant position.
Alexander 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson misses with a double jab
and Alexander counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alexander wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson is trying to stand.
Alexander missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alexander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexander clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Alexander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thompson circles away.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alexander counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alexander holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alexander tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Alexander has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Alexander . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alexander gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thompson tries to kick Alexander off but Alexander keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alexander decides to return to a standing position.
Alexander shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Alexander keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alexander counters with a two punch combo.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alexander counters by clinching up.
Alexander fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alexander looking for a takedown.
Alexander has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexander keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Alexander is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Alexander keeps him there for the moment.
Alexander 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alexander will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Alexander with that takedown attempt.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alexander counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alexander is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thompson tries to break free but Alexander pushes him back against the cage.
Alexander is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alexander is working for takedown but Thompson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexander tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Alexander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alexander 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexander drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Alexander has double underhooks.
Alexander with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alexander manages to break the clinch.
Alexander has a takedown stuffed.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson drops his hands momentarily and Alexander takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alexander darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alexander 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexander trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexander sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thompson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Alexander content to control rather than advance.
Aaron Alexander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it.
Alexander content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alexander wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
Alexander throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neil Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alexander is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Alexander moves out of range.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Alexander counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexander .
Alexander is pushing down on Thompson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thompson is fighting to maintain full guard but Alexander has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alexander decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alexander , 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Alexander !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Rak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Adamek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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, Pawel Rak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Adamek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adamek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rak misses with the ground and pound.
Rak lands a few punches from side control.
Rak working away.
Rak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rak tries for a kimura but Adamek is defending well.
Rak working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rak is breathing heavily.
Rak tries to advance to mount but can't.
Adamek wants to control but Rak postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adamek doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rak counters with a shoot takedown. Adamek fights it but they end up in guard.
Adamek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rak is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Adamek is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Adamek has escaped and now he's on top!
Adamek trying to control but Rak is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adamek is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adamek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adamek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adamek is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rak keeping moving, preventing Adamek from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adamek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Adamek trying to control the position from guard on top but Rak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adamek shoots and misses
and Rak counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Adamek!
Adamek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rak with shots to the head and body - Adamek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Adamek is looking to improve his position but Rak isn't that keen on the idea.
Adamek has given up his back here. Will Rak look for the submission or keep pounding away?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adamek trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rak is looking for the choke from the back position but Adamek is controlling his hands well.
Adamek looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rak cracks Adamek with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Adamek from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Rak is persistently looking for the submission but Adamek is defending it well.
Rak scores with punches and elbows.
Rak throws strikes from the back but Adamek rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Adamek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rak drops back looking for a leg! Adamek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adamek manages to kick Rak off! Rak jumps back into Adamek's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamek working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Rak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adamek throws a right and a left that Rak avoids nicely.
Adamek scores with a one two! Rak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Adamek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adamek as he jumps to the side.
Rak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adamek misses with a takedown attempt
and Rak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Adamek's guard now.
Rak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rak drops back looking for a leg! Adamek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Adamek manages to kick Rak off! Rak jumps back into Adamek's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adamek trying to keep a closed guard but Rak is proving a slippery customer.
Pawel Rak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rak trying to control the position from guard on top but Adamek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adamek keeping full guard, as Rak tries to pass.
Rak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Adamek keeping moving, preventing Rak from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rak walks into a stiff left hand from Adamek.
Adamek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rak momentarily.
Rak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adamek counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Rak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamek closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rak trying to hold on to Adamek's head to control him but Adamek postures up.
Rak is defending against the submission attempts here by Adamek.
Adamek is trying to control. Rak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rak tries to get to full guard but Adamek has control of the leg.
Adamek is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adamek works over Rak's head and body with a nice combination.
Rak shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Adamek trying to control here.
Rak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rak uses his free foot to push down on Adamek's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Adamek.
Rak controlling the pace for now.
Adamek tries to lock up and control but Rak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rak has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Adamek is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pawel Rak!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sambo John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Crayon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PJ Crayon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Sambo John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, PJ Crayon!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
John throws a sloppy body shot
and Crayon counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sambo John has been cut.
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crayon lands a left and a right that send John crashing to the mat, dazed. Crayon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
John is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crayon scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John is breathing heavily.
Crayon feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending John crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). PJ Crayon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Palevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Begeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begeman has chosen Watcher as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ty Palevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Begeman!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begeman throws the left hand but Palevic avoids the punch easily.
Begeman throws a nice looking combination but Palevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palevic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Begeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Palevic circles away.
Begeman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Begeman moves out of range of the body kick.
Begeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Palevic scores with a spinning back kick!
Palevic thumps Begeman with a low kick.
Begeman looks gassed!
Palevic throws a leg kick which misses Begeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Begeman tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palevic cracks the inside of Begeman's front leg.
Ty Palevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palevic connects with a body shot.
Palevic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palevic.
Palevic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Begeman if he has to take too many more of those.
Begeman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palevic can pounce on him.
Begeman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palevic scoring well with a low kick there.
Palevic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Begeman's calf.
Palevic throws a leg kick which misses Begeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Begeman tries to avoid it.
Palevic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palevic cracks the inside of Begeman's front leg.
Begeman shoots in looking for a takedown. Palevic tries to sprawl out of it but Begeman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palevic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Palevic misses.
Begeman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Palevic. That one must have hurt.
Palevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palevic lands with a nice body kick.
Begeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Palevic.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palevic.
Palevic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palevic scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palevic is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palevic.
Palevic connects with a body shot.
Palevic connects with a solid leg kick.
Palevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Palevic.
Palevic connects with a solid leg kick.
Palevic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Palevic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palevic scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palevic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palevic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Palevic. Begeman shrugs it off though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palevic.
Begeman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palevic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Palevic scores with a jab to the body.
Palevic lands a front kick.
Begeman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palevic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Begeman will feel that in the morning.
Palevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palevic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Begeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palevic feints and then cracks Begeman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Begeman down.
Begeman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palevic can pounce on him.
Palevic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Palevic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Begeman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Palevic.
Palevic thumps Begeman with a low kick.
Palevic throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palevic throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palevic. That's going to slow Begeman down.
Palevic lands a head kick!
Palevic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Begeman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Begeman checks a leg kick nicely.
Begeman avoids the head kick by Palevic.
Begeman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palevic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palevic lands a head kick!
Palevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palevic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Begeman's sensitive parts.
Palevic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palevic throws a head kick that half lands.
Palevic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Begeman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palevic as he jumps to the side.
Ty Palevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Begeman.
Palevic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Begeman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palevic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palevic.
Palevic keeps Begeman at a distance using the push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Palevic!
Palevic is looking to wear down Begeman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Palevic scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Palevic.
Palevic throws a push kick but Begeman slaps the foot to one side.
Palevic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Begeman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palevic thumps Begeman with a low kick.
Palevic throws a body punch but Begeman moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Palevic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palevic.
Palevic pushes Begeman away with a front kick.
Begeman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Palevic is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Begeman.
Begeman fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palevic, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Palevic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Palevic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Begeman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Palevic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Palevic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palevic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palevic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Begeman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Begeman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palevic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Begeman takes a step back to recover.
Palevic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Palevic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palevic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Begeman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Palevic here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Palevic scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Palevic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Palevic lands a high kick!
Palevic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palevic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Begeman.
Palevic lands with a slapping head kick.
Ty Palevic is winning the standup battle so far.
Palevic scores with a kick to the body.
Palevic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Begeman can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palevic. That's going to slow Begeman down.
Palevic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Palevic lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palevic.
Palevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palevic.
Palevic scores with a leg kick.
Palevic lands with a nice body kick.
Palevic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palevic.
Palevic throws a push kick but Begeman slaps the foot to one side.
Palevic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Palevic lands a nice looking body shot.
Palevic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Begeman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palevic. Palevic obviously looking to wear him down.
Palevic fakes the leg kick and cracks Begeman in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palevic scoring well with a low kick there.
Palevic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Begeman is out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Begeman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Palevic.
Ty Palevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palevic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palevic cracks a nice hook into Begeman's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Begeman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Palevic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Begeman's calf.
Crunch! Palevic slams his shin into Begeman's torso.
Begeman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Palevic.
Palevic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palevic throws a leg kick which misses Begeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Begeman tries to avoid it.
Palevic feints and then cracks Begeman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Begeman down.
Palevic lands a high kick!
Begeman checks a leg kick.
Begeman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palevic.
Palevic scores with a push kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Palevic - that will leave a mark!
Palevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Palevic.
Begeman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palevic can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Palevic.
Palevic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Palevic lands but Begeman takes it in his stride.
Palevic scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to de liver by Palevic. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palevic, right into the meat.
Begeman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palevic. Palevic obviously looking to wear him down.
Palevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Begeman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palevic throws a leg kick which misses Begeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Begeman tries to avoid it.
Begeman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palevic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Palevic.
Palevic stuns Begeman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Palevic!
Palevic connects with a solid leg kick.
Begeman checks a low kick from Palevic.
Palevic scores with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palevic.
Palevic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Begeman's sensitive parts.
Palevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begeman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palevic can pounce on him.
Palevic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palevic thuds his shin into the meat of Begeman's side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Palevic - that will leave a mark!
Palevic lands a jab to the nose.
Palevic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Palevic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Begeman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palevic.
Palevic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Begeman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palevic.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palevic, right into the meat.
Palevic is looking to slow Begeman down with leg kicks.
Palevic keeps Begeman at a distance using the push kick.
Palevic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Begeman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palevic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Begeman blocks a head kick by Palevic.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palevic, right into the meat.
Palevic scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Palevic dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Begeman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Begeman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palevic avoids it really well and circles away.
Begeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palevic.
James Begeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Begeman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Palevic. That one must have hurt.
Palevic lands a head kick!
Palevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Palevic!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Begeman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Palevic has got the better of the exchanges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palevic lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palevic. That's going to slow Begeman down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palevic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palevic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palevic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Begeman as he checks the leg kick.
Begeman shoots for a takedown but Palevic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palevic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Begeman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palevic feints and then cracks Begeman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Begeman down.
Palevic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Palevic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palevic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palevic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Begeman's sensitive parts.
Palevic digs a good body shot into Begeman's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palevic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palevic fakes the leg kick and cracks Begeman in the body.
Palevic thumps Begeman with a low kick.
Palevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Begeman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palevic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Begeman's calf.
Palevic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palevic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Begeman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palevic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palevic. Begeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palevic throws out a leg kick but Begeman moves out of range and Palevic only half commits.
Begeman throws out a leg kick but Palevic moves out of range and Begeman only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Palevic sprawls well. He's pushed Begeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ty Palevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Begeman.
Palevic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Begeman's sensitive parts.
Palevic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palevic lands with a nice body kick.
Palevic scores with a head kick.
Palevic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Begeman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palevic. Palevic obviously looking to wear him down.
Begeman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palevic finds it's way round the side to connect with Begeman's head.
Palevic digs a good body shot into Begeman's ribs.
Palevic throws a head kick that Begeman semi-blocks.
Palevic throws a leg kick which misses Begeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Begeman tries to avoid it.
Palevic tries to work over Begeman's front leg with a kick but Begeman checks it.
Palevic misses with a body kick.
Begeman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Palevic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Begeman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palevic. Palevic obviously looking to wear him down.
Begeman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Palevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Begeman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palevic, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palevic stuffs the takedown.
Palevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Begeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Palevic.
Palevic feints and then cracks Begeman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Begeman down.
Palevic throws a head kick that half lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palevic.
Palevic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Begeman's calf.
Palevic looks for the body kick but Begeman saw that one coming.
Palevic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palevic scores with a leg kick.
Palevic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Palevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Begeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Palevic.
Palevic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Palevic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Begeman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Begeman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Palevic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palevic lands a nice looking body kick.
Begeman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ty Palevic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palevic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palevic.
Palevic lands a front kick.
Palevic throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Palevic. Beautiful body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palevic.
Palevic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Begeman. That did some damage!
Palevic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Begeman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Palevic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Palevic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palevic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Begeman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palevic sprawls well. Palevic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Begeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Palevic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Palevic.
James Begeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palevic scores with a kick to the body.
Palevic punishes Begeman's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Palevic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Palevic 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 30:24
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Palevic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin LeRoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Mogon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk Mogon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin LeRoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hulk Mogon!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mogon digs a right hand into LeRoo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on LeRoo's gas tank.
LeRoo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mogon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip LeRoo to the mat. LeRoo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
LeRoo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mogon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mogon won't allow LeRoo to sweep him here.
LeRoo has his foot on Mogon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mogon works his way back into a safe position though.
Mogon tries to free his leg and advance position but LeRoo is retaining full guard.
LeRoo is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mogon rolls with it to try and escape but LeRoo cranks on the arm and Mogon is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin LeRoo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko fails to land the takedown.
Saukko tries to clinch up.
Saukko wants to clinch.
Per Saukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice defenses there by Saukko.
Saukko wants to clinch.
Frazier slaps away a takedown attempt from Saukko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Saukko.
Saukko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saukko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saukko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Frazier with a nice cross.
Saukko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saukko tries to clinch up.
Saukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Frazier's half guard.
Saukko trying to control the action but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Saukko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frazier defending well though.
Frazier wants to improve his position but Saukko is controlling well.
Saukko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saukko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frazier does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Frazier is trying to stand back up but Saukko is controlling him
Saukko thows a huge punch but Frazier dodges it nicely.
Saukko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saukko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saukko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frazier with a hook.
Saukko looks to land a combination. Frazier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saukko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saukko is looking to clinch.
Saukko has closed the distance and engaged Frazier in a clinch.
Saukko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frazier's efforts to push away.
Frazier breaks from the clinch.
Frazier connects with a nice looking jab.
Frazier walks into a left hand.
Saukko moves into the clinch.
Saukko goes for a takedown attempt but Frazier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saukko moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saukko up against the cage.
Frazier is trying to break free.
Saukko wants a takedown but no success here.
Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Frazier as he connects with a hook.
Saukko is looking to clinch.
Saukko tries to clinch there but Frazier circles away.
Saukko moves in looking to clinch but Frazier pushes him off.
Saukko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frazier pinned against the cage. Frazier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saukko tries to clinch but Frazier is having none of it.
Saukko closes the distance and clinches.
Frazier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saukko backwards.
Frazier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saukkos head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko tries for a takedown but Frazier manages to get underhooks.
Frazier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frazier is trying to break the clinch but Saukko has him pressed against the cage.
Saukko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frazier manages to break the clinch.
Frazier scores with a jab.
Frazier scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Frazier misses the target.
Saukko tries to close the distance and clinch but Frazier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Saukko.
Saukko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frazier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saukko doesn't manage to clinch there - Frazier circles away.
Frazier lands a head shot.
A left lands for Frazier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frazier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Frazier works Saukko's body with a nice hook.
Frazier lands a head shot.
Frazier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saukko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frazier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saukko feints and as Frazier raises his hands in defense, Saukko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saukko is looking to work some ground and pound but Frazier has wrist control.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Saukko from controlling successfully.
Frazier manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Saukko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saukko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saukko doesn't manage to clinch there - Frazier circles away.
Frazier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Saukko or perhaps it was just good defense by Frazier which made him look bad.
Saukko is looking to clinch.
Saukko is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Frazier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saukko's head.
A big left from Frazier misses.
Per Saukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saukko doesn't manage to clinch there - Frazier circles away.
Saukko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Saukko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frazier throws a right and a left that Saukko avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saukko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saukko fails to land the takedown.
Joe Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Saukko.
Frazier misses with a body shot.
Saukko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frazier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saukko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frazier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frazier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saukko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Frazier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Frazier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saukko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Frazier to counter with a crisp jab.
Saukko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frazier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saukko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frazier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frazier with a hook.
A left and a right from Saukko both land. Nice combination.
Frazier tries to keep at a distance but Saukko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frazier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frazier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saukko misses with a two punch combination.
Saukko darts in trying to clinch
and Frazier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frazier lands the left hand.
Horrible takedown by Saukko or perhaps it was just good defense by Frazier which made him look bad.
Frazier throws a body punch but Saukko moves out of range.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saukko closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Frazier counter with a right hand.
Frazier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saukko shoots in and drives through. Frazier sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Frazier misses the target.
Frazier jabs at Saukko's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saukko darts in trying to clinch
and Frazier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saukko closes the distance but Frazier moves to the side
and Frazier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Frazier lands a nice shot to the body.
Frazier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saukko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frazier scores with a shot to the body.
Saukko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Frazier misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frazier throws a hook but Saukko avoids it easily.
Frazier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frazier scores with a one two! Saukko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saukko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frazier dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Frazier throws a body punch but Saukko moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Frazier as Saukko shoots in.
Saukko tries to clinch
and Frazier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saukko tries to clinch
and Frazier counters with a straight right hand.
Joe Frazier is winning the standup battle so far.
Frazier throws a shot to the body.
Frazier lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saukko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Frazier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frazier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frazier clobbers Saukko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to de liver by Frazier. Beautiful body shot.
Frazier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saukko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut there from Frazier.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frazier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frazier, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saukko on the side of the head.
Frazier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saukko takes one to the side of the head.
Saukko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Frazier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saukko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frazier cracks Saukko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saukko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frazier.
Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier.
Saukko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Frazier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saukko somewhat.
Frazier thuds a left hand into Saukko's body.
Frazier thuds a left hand into Saukko's body.
A jab from Frazier finds it's way through Saukko's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier's corner calls for a 1-2. Frazier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frazier digs a good body shot into Saukko's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frazier lands with an uppercut that bounces Saukko off the cage and back into rage.
Frazier scores with a nice head shot.
Saukko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saukko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saukko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Per Saukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frazier swings for the body but Saukko moves out of range.
Frazier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saukko. Saukko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saukko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frazier connects with a jab.
Saukko slips a straight right by Frazier.
Frazier lands with an uppercut that bounces Saukko off the cage and back into rage.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saukko has time to react.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Saukko fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Saukko.
Frazier connects with a single shot there.
Joe Frazier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saukko can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Frazier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frazier lands a jab to Saukko's midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Frazier!
Frazier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frazier lands a body shot.
Saukko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frazier scores with a body shot.
Saukko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saukko slips under a jab.
Saukko walks into a jab.
Frazier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saukko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko moves forwards but Frazier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frazier scores with a jab to the head.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saukko looks to clinch
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.
Saukko fails with the takedown
and Frazier counters with a left to the body.
Frazier scores with the left hand. Saukko knows he should have avoided that one.
Frazier slaps away a takedown attempt from Saukko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frazier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Frazier coming out on top.
Frazier connects with the punch.
Frazier with a hook.
Frazier lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Frazier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frazier, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Frazier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Carter!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sparks.
Sparks cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like James Carter has been cut.
Sparks dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Sparks lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Carter sprawling to the canvas. Sparks follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Carter hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparks working Carter over with strikes.
Sparks wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sparks.
Carter tries to kick Sparks off but Sparks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sparks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carter is just riding it out for now. Sparks eventually gives up the hold.
Sparks is looking to advance position but Carter won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sparks connects with a nice short shot to Carter's temple.
Sparks throws a strike but Carter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Carter wants to sweep here but Sparks controlling him for the moment.
Sparks chips away with some ground and pound.
Carter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sparks landing some decent shots from guard.
Sparks stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sparks is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
Carter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sparks has picked Carter up and slammed him! Carter can't keep hold of the triangle and Sparks manages to pass to side control!
Sparks goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Carter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sparks's guard! Nice work there by Carter!
Sparks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sparks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carter controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparks is keeping the position for now.
Sparks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carter defends well.
Carter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sparks 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.
Carter wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sparks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Carter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sparks's head.
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sparks is controlling Carter's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sparks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparks throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sparks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sparks to score with a decent uppercut.
Sparks drops Carter with a left and a right! Oh, Carter is hurt - Sparks dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparks scoring with punches from side control.
Sparks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carter some visible discomfort.
Carter is rocked!
Sparks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carter is trying to improve his position.
Carter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sparks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sparks has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sparks tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
Sparks landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
Sparks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sparks content just to control the position here.
Sparks working Carter over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tony Sparks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Sparks.
Sparks landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
Sparks wants to finish this one by submission but Carter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sparks.
Sparks landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
Sparks is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sparks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carter?
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sparks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carter is still in real trouble! Can Sparks finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks lands a big elbow - Carter is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Carter is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tony Sparks!
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