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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and big fat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka's entrance music is Milk - The Knife Song. A fine choice. 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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220 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rankka Ankka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, big fat!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
fat is looking to slow Ankka down with leg kicks.
fat lands a lovely overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ankka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck fat on the side of the head.
It looks like big fat has been cut.
Ankka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. fat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ankka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but fat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
fat jabs at Ankka's body.
Ankka throws a front kick aimed at fat's knee but fat avoids it well.
Ankka wants to clinch up but fat keeps it at a distance.
Ankka takes a swing at fat's ribcage but misses.
fat digs a good body shot into Ankka's ribs.
Ankka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
fat scores with a kick to the midsection.
fat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
fat tries to work over Ankka's front leg with a kick but Ankka checks it.
fat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ankka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ankka has fat up against the cage in a clinch.
fat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ankka.
A hook to the body from Ankka.
Ankka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
fat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Ankka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ankka blocks the elbow strike.
Ankka looking to throw knees to the head but fat is blocking nicely.
A short right from Ankka.
A nice left hand lands by Ankka.
Ankka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ankka.
fat blocks an elbow strike from Ankka.
Ankka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of fats head.
Ankka lands a left hand.
Ankka pushes fat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
fat throws an elbow that misses.
Ankka blocks an elbow strike from fat.
A right hand to the body from Ankka.
fat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ankka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ankka gets through fat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ankka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Ankka.
fat takes a shot to the head.
Ankka lands a body punch.
fat looks gassed!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ankka.
A short body shot lands from Ankka as the two fighters clinch.
fat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ankka taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Ankka.
Ankka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
fat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fat is looking to break free of the clinch but Ankka has double underhooks.
Ankka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
fat trying to land knees to the body.
fat misses with a punch to the body.
Ankka pushes off an throws an elbow but fat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
fat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ankka avoids it.
fat swings wildly with an uppercut but Ankka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ankka blocks an elbow strike.
Ankka avoids the elbow strike from fat, against the cage.
fat misses with an elbow strike.
Ankka lands with a light punch inside.
fat misses with a knee to the head.
fat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ankka managing to block the knees to the body from fat.
Ankka gets through fat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ankka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
fat takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ankka.
Ankka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ankka lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ankka.
fat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
fat lands a nice elbow.
Ankka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ankka dodges an elbow strike from fat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ankka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ankka lands a left hand that snaps the head of fat backwards.
Ankka lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Ankka.
Ankka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ankka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
fat throws an elbow but it misses.
Ankka is pushing fat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
fat throws an elbow that misses.
Ankka pushes fat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
fat tries to throw a body punch but Ankka avoids it by throwing fat back against the cage.
Ankka scores with a shoulder strike.
Ankka cracks fat with a nice body shot.
Ankka lands a left hand that snaps the head of fat backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ankka.
Ankka pushes fat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ankka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ankka avoids a wild elbow strike from fat.
Ankka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ankka has fat pushed against the cage.
Ankka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ankka.
Ankka works on fat's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Ankka.
Ankka avoiding damage as fat throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ankka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ankka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ankka seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ankka.
Ankka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ankka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ankka lands with a left to the head.
Ankka lands with a right to the head.
Ankka avoids the elbow strike from fat, against the cage.
fat looking to throw knees to the head but Ankka is blocking nicely.
Ankka trying to land knees to the body.
Ankka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ankka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ankka lands a right hand that snaps the head of fat backwards.
Ankka blocks an elbow strike from fat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
fat dodges an elbow strike from Ankka.
Ankka lands a left hand.
Ankka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ankka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
fat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ankka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ankka blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on big fat's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
fat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ankka manages to avoid it.
fat jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ankka lands a left and a right that send fat crashing to the mat, dazed. Ankka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
fat misses with a hook. Ankka ducked under it nicely.
Ankka is looking to clinch but fat is avoiding it.
Ankka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ankka avoids a wild elbow strike from fat.
Ankka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ankka stalling against the cage.
Ankka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
fat trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, fat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ankka's brow.
fat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
fat tries a knee to the head but Ankka blocks it.
fat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ankka avoids a wild elbow strike from fat.
fat tries to land knees in the clinch but Ankka avoids the damage to the body.
Ankka cracks fat with a nice body shot.
Ankka digs a right hand into fat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on fat's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ankka lands a right hand that snaps the head of fat backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ankka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ankka lands an uppercut.
Ankka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt fat or not.
A right hand to the body from Ankka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ankka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ankka lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Ankka.
fat throws an elbow but it misses.
fat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ankka scores with a shoulder strike.
fat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Ankka.
Ankka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rankka Ankka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ankka lands a nice uppercut.
Ankka lands with a short shot to the head.
Ankka gets through fat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ankka lands a hook that snaps the head of fat backwards.
Ankka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ankka lands with a right to the head.
Ankka lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ankka.
A shot in the inside from Ankka.
Ankka scores with a hook to the body.
Ankka is pushing fat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ankka is working fat over against the cage.
Ankka lands a shoulder strike.
Ankka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of fat backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
fat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ankka works on fat's body with a couple of short punches.
Ankka avoiding damage as fat throws knees to the body.
Ankka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that fat can do to turn this around?
Ankka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ankka misses with a knee strike.
Ankka lands a body punch.
Ankka lands with a left to the head.
Ankka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ankka blocks the elbow strike.
Ankka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ankka lands a nice uppercut.
fat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ankka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
fat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ankka is defending well for now.
Ankka blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Ankka.
Ankka blocks the elbow strike.
fat trying to land knees to the body.
Ankka lands a shoulder strike.
Ankka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but fat blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Ankka.
fat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ankka tries to stall but fat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
fat trying to land knees to the body.
Ankka lands a right hand that snaps the head of fat backwards.
A short right from Ankka on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ankka looking to throw knees to the head but fat is blocking nicely.
fat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ankka stalling in the clinch but fat improves position.
Ankka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
fat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
fat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ankka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
fat missing with knees to the body.
Ankka blocks an elbow strike from fat.
Ankka controlling the action here for a moment.
fat misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Ankka on the inside.
Ankka lands with a left to the head.
fat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from fat.
A nice left hand lands by Ankka.
Ankka tries to land knees in the clinch but fat avoids the damage to the body.
Ankka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ankka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ankka blocks an elbow strike.
fat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ankka lands a body shot.
fat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ankka avoids it.
Ankka lands a hook that snaps the head of fat backwards.
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.
Ankka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ankka pushes fat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ankka lands a nice shot to the body.
Ankka dodges an elbow strike from fat.
Ankka avoids a wild elbow strike from fat.
Ankka lands with a light punch inside.
fat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
fat throws an elbow that misses.
fat takes a shot to the head.
fat misses with a knee to the head.
Ankka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ankka lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ankka.
Ankka scores with a shot to the side of fat's head.
fat trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ankka scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ankka avoids a wild elbow strike from fat.
fat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ankka lands with a light punch inside.
Ankka scores with a hook to the body.
Ankka digs a right hand into fat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on fat's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ankka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ankka scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on big fat'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. This is the final round!
Ankka swinging wildly here.
fat thumps Ankka with a low kick.
Ankka swings for the body but fat moves out of range.
fat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
fat misses the jab.
fat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
fat connects with the punch.
Ankka tries to clinch there but fat circles away.
Ankka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
fat staying out of range there.
fat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ankka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ankka 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
fat staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from fat.
Ankka misses with a straight right.
fat lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fat keeps Ankka at a distance using the push kick.
Ankka fails with an attempt to clinch.
fat cracks Ankka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ankka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but fat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
fat connects with a solid leg kick.
fat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
fat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rankka Ankka is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Ankka misses the target.
fat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
fat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ankka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
fat punishes Ankka's body with a nice straight punch.
fat lands a nice looking body kick.
fat cracks the inside of Ankka's front leg.
fat with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by fat.
Jab by fat.
fat cracks a nice hook into Ankka's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
fat lands with an uppercut that bounces Ankka off the cage and back into rage.
fat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
fat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ankka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ankka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
fat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
fat lands a front kick.
fat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ankka's head backwards.
The crowd cheers as fat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ankka doesn't seem phased though.
Ankka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ankka throws an overhand right that lands on fat's shoulder, as fat tries to avoid the shot.
fat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ankka moves away.
Some wild striking there from Ankka.
Good leg kick by fat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
fat throws a right and a left that Ankka avoids nicely.
fat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ankka.
fat throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fat feints and then cracks Ankka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ankka down.
fat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
big fat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
fat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for fat.
Ankka drops his hands momentarily and fat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
fat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ankka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by fat.
fat lands with a shot to the body.
fat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
fat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ankka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ankka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ankka takes a jab right on the kisser.
fat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
fat connects with a body shot.
Ankka throws a leg kick that is checked
and fat counters with a thumping low kick.
Ankka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
fat scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from fat does it's job there.
fat scores with a push kick.
Rankka Ankka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ankka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
fat is looking to clinch but Ankka is avoiding it.
fat scores with a punch to the head.
fat misses the shot to the body.
fat looks for the body kick but Ankka saw that one coming.
fat cracks Ankka with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for fat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ankka is looking to clinch.
Ankka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
fat misses with a hook. Ankka ducked under it nicely.
Ankka swats away the attempt to clinch by fat.
fat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
fat throws a leg kick but Ankka sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
fat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ankka throws a hook to the side of fat's head but fat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
fat throws a wild body kick that Ankka sees coming a mile off.
Ankka scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
big fat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ankka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rankka Ankka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Home Grown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Megareem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Home Grown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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4 - 5 - 0 |
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275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Home Grown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Megareem!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grown is looking to clinch.
Grown circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Grown counter with a right hand.
It looks like Alistair Megareem has been cut.
Megareem wants to clinch but Grown slips to the side
and Grown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megareem moves into the clinch.
Megareem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grown trying to control the position but instead, Megareem has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grown into the cage.
Megareem pushes off an throws an elbow but Grown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Grown.
Grown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Megareem looking to throw knees to the head but Grown is blocking nicely.
Grown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Megareem - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Megareem missing with knees to the body.
Megareem tries to land a knee to the head but Grown blocks with his arms.
Grown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Megareem.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Megareem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grown's brow.
Megareem looking to throw knees to the head but Grown is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Megareem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Megareem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Grown.
Megareem tries a knee to the head but Grown blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megareem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Grown fails to land.
Megareem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grown is trying to stall.
Grown stalling.
Grown lands a right hand.
Megareem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grown stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Home Grown.
Grown tries to clinch up.
Grown misses with a straight right.
Megareem just misses with a punch to the body.
Megareem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grown moves into the clinch.
That's two 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.
Megareem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grown blocks it with crossed arms.
Grown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Megareem is keeping busy.
Grown avoiding damage as Megareem throws knees to the body.
Grown avoiding damage as Megareem throws knees to the body.
Grown tries to land knees in the clinch but Megareem avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Megareem tries to land a knee to the head but Grown blocks with his arms.
Grown stalls.
Grown wants to stall.
Megareem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grown stalling in the clinch but Megareem improves position.
Megareem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Megareem missing with knees to the body.
Grown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Megareem trying to land knees to the body.
Megareem working Grown over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Megareem throws an elbow but misses.
Megareem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grown managing to block the knees to the body from Megareem.
Megareem misses with a knee strike.
Megareem looks gassed!
Grown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Megareem up against the cage.
Megareem avoids a wild elbow strike from Grown.
A hook to the body from Grown.
Grown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Megareems head.
Grown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grown managing to block the knees to the body from Megareem.
Megareem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Megareem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Megareem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grown trying to stall but Megareem improves his position.
Megareem missing with knees to the body.
Megareem misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Grown.
Megareem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grown is defending well for now.
Grown scores with a hook to the body.
Grown slowing the pace effectively.
Grown is looking to control Megareem's arms but Megareem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grown has his back to the cage.
Grown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Megareem up against the cage.
Megareem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megareem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Grown.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Grown for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Home Grown.
Grown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Megareem tries to clinch but Grown moves away
and Grown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grown.
Grown slows down the pace here.
Grown misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grown avoiding damage as Megareem throws knees to the body.
Megareem misses with a knee strike.
Grown is looking to control Megareem's arms but Megareem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grown has his back to the cage.
Grown misses with a punch on the inside.
Megareem avoiding damage as Grown throws knees to the body.
Grown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Home Grown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Megareem's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grown misses with a double jab.
Grown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Megareem wants to land a leg kick but Grown is out of range.
Grown throws a jab when Megareem was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Megareem.
Megareem with a nice cross.
Megareem tries to clinch but Grown moves away
and Grown counters with a nice body shot.
Megareem clinches but Grown breaks the clinch
and Megareem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grown circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Grown to counter with a crisp jab.
Megareem tries to clinch there but Grown circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Megareem tries to clinch
and Grown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grown wants to clinch.
Megareem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Megareem wants to clinch
and Grown counters with a head kick.
Grown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grown tries to clinch but Megareem is having none of it.
Grown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Home Grown is winning the standup battle so far.
Megareem misses with an uppercut. Grown saw that one coming.
Megareem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Megareem misses.
Megareem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grown misses with a double jab
and Megareem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alistair Megareem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grown throws out a leg kick but Megareem moves out of range and Grown only half commits.
Megareem wants to clinch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Grown counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grown lands with a big left! Megareem is wobbled badly! Grown comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Megareem to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Home Grown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dis Tion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudi Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dis Tion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rudi Voller!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tion looks to land a combination. Voller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Rudi Voller has been cut.
Tion misses the jab.
Tion circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Voller with that takedown attempt.
Voller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tion.
Tion misses with a double jab.
Voller tries for a takedown but Tion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab by Tion.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tion lands a jab to Voller's midsection.
Voller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tion's waist but Tion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Voller off to one side.
Dis Tion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudi Voller.
Tion works Voller's body with a nice hook.
Voller looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tion misses.
Tion looks to land a right hand but Voller moved out of range.
Voller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tion drops Voller with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Voller looks back up at him and smiles so Tion waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Some wild striking there from Tion.
Tion throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Tion.
Voller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller moves out of range as Tion strikes.
Voller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Voller counters with a takedown into side control.
Tion tries to escape but Voller is in control.
Tion regains half guard.
Tion manages to get to full guard.
Voller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tion is looking to stand up but Voller isn't so interested in that idea.
Tion looking for a sweep. Not yet Tion, not yet.
Tion keeping full guard, as Voller tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voller wants to stand and escape but instead Tion has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tion thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voller momentarily.
Tion looks to land a combination but Voller avoids it well.
Voller dives in and grabs Tion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tion pushes down on Voller's head and hops out.
The fighters circling - Tion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voller shoots in for a double leg but Tion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A shot to de liver by Tion. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tion thows a body shot but no joy.
Tion throws an overhand right that lands on Voller's shoulder, as Voller tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudi Voller's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tion tries to clinch but Voller moves out of range.
Voller moves forwards but Tion connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Voller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Voller somewhat.
Voller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Tion.
Voller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tion looks to land a left hand but Voller moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Tion misses its intended target.
Tion scores with a nice strike.
Voller tries to clinch
and Tion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Voller is breathing heavily.
Tion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Voller circles away quickly and effectively.
Tion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voller.
Dis Tion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Tion.
Tion has Voller up against the cage in a clinch.
Tion scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller tries to pull guard but Tion won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tion - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Voller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dis Tion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudi Voller.
Tion prevents a takedown attempt there.
Voller is trying to drag Tion to the mat but Tion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tion with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Voller tries to pull guard but Tion holds him up against the cage and eventually Voller drops back down to his feet.
Tion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Voller or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tion blocking some punches.
Voller fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Tion.
A short left from Tion.
Tion holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Voller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tion prevents it.
Tion manages to break the clinch.
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.
Voller moves out of range of the strikes.
Tion slips a jab and a cross from Voller.
Tion scores with a jab to the body.
Tion clinches.
Voller is trying to break the clinch but Tion has him pressed against the cage.
Tion stalling the fight.
Tion lands a left hand.
Tion cracks Voller with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rudi Voller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tion throws a jab but it's blocked by Voller.
Tion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tion darts in and clinches Voller up against the cage.
Voller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Voller has picked Tion up - he's going for a ride! Voller dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tion knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Voller on the ground.
Tion tries to get to full guard but Voller has control of the leg.
Tion wants to get back to his feet.
Tion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voller can do to turn this around?
Tion makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller gets to his feet. Tion looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A punch combination from Tion misses.
Voller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tion counters with a right hand to the body.
Tion lands a head shot.
Tion throws a right and a left that Voller avoids nicely.
Tion throws the kick towards the body but Voller avoids it.
Voller dives in and grabs Tion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tion pushes down on Voller's head and hops out.
Dis Tion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudi Voller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tion connects with the punch.
Tion looks to score with a jab to the body but Voller is just out of range.
Voller shoots in and drives through. Tion sprawls well.
Voller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dis Tion is winning the standup battle so far.
Tion scores with a nice strike.
Tion tries to close the distance and clinch but Voller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rudi Voller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tion.
Tion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Voller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Voller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tion but Tion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tion connects with a nice looking jab.
Voller shoots in for a takedown but Tion shows good takedown defense.
Tion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Tion misses.
Voller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion tries to clinch up.
Voller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Voller needs to keep his hands up - Tion had a free shot at his head there.
Dis Tion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tion.
Tion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tion with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tion jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rudi Voller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tion lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dis Tion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tion, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dis Tion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Chap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Chip Chap has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chip Chap!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chap.
Jab by Stehling.
Chap moves forwards but Stehling connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chap tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stehling swivels and escapes.
A big left from Stehling misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stehling.
Chap looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chap seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Stehling shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Chap is backing up but Stehling catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Chap covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Stehling Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Stehling!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Shay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Shay has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matti Teppo's chin.
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Shay!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teppo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teppo has Shay up against the cage in a clinch.
Teppo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Teppo has picked Shay up - he's going for a ride! Teppo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Teppo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Teppo landing punches.
Teppo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shay is on top in guard.
Teppo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shay's guard.
Teppo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo wants to pass the guard but Shay is keeping the position.
Shay is looking to stand up but Teppo isn't so interested in that idea.
Shay trying to keep a closed guard but Teppo is proving a slippery customer.
Teppo trying to control but Shay is working from the bottom.
Shay wants to sweep here but Teppo controlling him for the moment.
Shay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Teppo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Teppo looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teppo swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Teppo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shay throws a sloppy head kick and Teppo moves out of range easily.
Teppo lands a jab to the head.
Shay swats away the attempt to clinch by Teppo.
Shay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Teppo finds it's way round the side to connect with Shay's head.
Teppo gets a clinch.
Shay can't get the takedown.
Matti Teppo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Shay.
Shay looks gassed!
Teppo lands a shoulder strike.
Shay avoiding damage as Teppo throws knees to the body.
Shay takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teppo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Teppo gets through Shay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teppo.
Teppo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shay can't fight it off and eventually Teppo manages to take the fight to the floor. Shay looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Teppo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Teppo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shay!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teppo lands with some strikes.
Teppo trying to control but Shay is having none of it.
Teppo scoring with strikes but Shay is staying in there.
Shay is rocked!
Teppo mounts Shay! Really nice guard pass there!
Shay taking shots to the head.
Shay is still in real trouble! Can Teppo finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Teppo but it's paid off an Shay is forced to tap! Nice work by Teppo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matti Teppo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pau Nadal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Matrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pau Nadal!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Matrix. That snapped Nadal's head back.
It looks like Pau Nadal has been cut.
Nadal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck for Nadal with that takedown attempt.
Nadal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nadal looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Matrix. No joy for Nadal on that attempt.
Matrix connects with a stiff jab that staggers Nadal - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Matrix!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutger Van Dijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dijk has chosen Notorius B.I.G - Hypnotize as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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315 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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330 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rutger Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pope scoring well with a low kick there.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pope throws a leg kick which misses Van Dijk's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Dijk tries to avoid it.
Van Dijk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Dijk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Dijk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pope shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Dijk is trying to defend but Pope finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pope not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope slips a nice elbow through Van Dijk's hands, connecting with Van Dijk's forehead.
Pope slips a nice elbow through Van Dijk's hands, connecting with Van Dijk's forehead.
Pope wants to pass the guard but Van Dijk is defending well.
Van Dijk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Dijk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pope.
Pope controlling the pace.
Van Dijk is refusing to be controlled, as Pope sits in half guard.
Van Dijk is looking for a sweep. Pope is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pope working over Van Dijk with some ground and pound. Van Dijk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Van Dijk has hold of Pope's hands but Pope slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pope is looking to advance position but Van Dijk won't allow it.
Pope is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Dijk gets back to full guard.
Pope lands a couple of digs.
Van Dijk keeping moving, preventing Pope from controlling successfully.
Van Dijk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pope is one step ahead there.
Pope forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Dijk looks gassed!
Van Dijk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pope scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pope is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pope is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Van Dijk!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pope lands with some strikes.
Pope is landing with some decent strikes but Van Dijk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Van Dijk tries to reverse the position but Pope maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Pope.
Pope is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van Dijk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pope raining down shots from the mount!
Pope looking to finish Van Dijk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Van Dijk!
Pope unloading with bombs!
Pope punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Pope.
A nice elbow there by Pope.
Van Dijk is in a horrible position here. Pope smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Van Dijk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pope landing strikes from the mount and Van Dijk is in trouble!
Pope lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Pope.
Pope trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pope lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk is trying to escape the mount.
Pope will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pope lands a nice shot to the head.
Pope working the ground and pound effectively.
Pope lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pope lands a nice shot to the head.
Pope is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van Dijk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pope with shots to the head and body - Van Dijk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pope lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Van Dijk hang on?
Pope jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Van Dijk manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pope creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope scoring with punches from side control.
Van Dijk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Pope dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pope closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pope lands in his opponent's guard.
Pope keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Dijk's head.
Pope trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dijk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pope lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pope landing some decent shots from guard.
Pope content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Dijk can do to turn this around?
Pope trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dijk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Dijk is breathing heavily.
Pope is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Van Dijk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pope is working Van Dijk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jesus Pope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Dijk keeping moving, preventing Pope from controlling successfully.
Pope won't allow Van Dijk to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Van Dijk scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pope.
Rutger Van Dijk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope cracks the inside of Van Dijk's front leg.
Van Dijk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Dijk.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Dijk. That did some damage!
Pope throws a front kick that sends Van Dijk stumbling back into the cage.
Rutger Van Dijk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope gets a clinch.
Pope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Dijk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pope. That one must have hurt.
Pope throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pope throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Dijk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pope lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Dijk's sensitive parts.
Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pope throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pope.
Pope decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pope lands with a punch from half guard.
Van Dijk taking some punishment here, with Pope in his half guard.
Pope wants to take a breather but Van Dijk is having none of it.
Pope drops an elbow to the side of Van Dijk's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pope lands a nice short elbow.
Pope is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Van Dijk!
Pope connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pope working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pope looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pope landing strikes from the mount and Van Dijk is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope working the ground and pound effectively.
Van Dijk is looking to get to half guard.
Van Dijk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pope lands a big shot there that rocks Van Dijk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pope cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pope working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Pope.
Pope unloading with bombs!
Pope fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pope dominating with strikes here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pope with shots to the head and body - Van Dijk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pope landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pope looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pope looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pope with good strikes from the mount here!
Pope pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pope raining down shots from the mount!
Van Dijk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pope has isolated one of Van Dijk's arms. Van Dijk looking to fight him off but Pope twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesus Pope!
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