WP8 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nero Vossler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleksandr Usyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vossler's entrance music is Frozen by Celldweller & Blue Stahli. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vossler
vs
Usyk

182 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nero Vossler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleksandr Usyk!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vossler fails with the takedown

and Usyk counters with a right hand that sends Vossler tumbling to the canvas! Can Usyk finish him? He dives into Vossler's guard looking to do just that!

Vossler is rocked!

It looks like Nero Vossler has been cut.

Usyk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oh Vossler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Usyk has cracked Vossler with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Usyk lands another huge swinging hook and Vossler tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Vossler, before Usyk can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oleksandr Usyk!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Penn
vs
King

175 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

167 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek King!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Jake Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn connects with a nice looking jab.
Penn connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Penn stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
King tries to counter with a clinch but Penn shakes him off and moves away.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Penn misses with a leg kick.
Penn sets himself, and King steps forward looking for the clinch! Penn avoids it this time.
Penn lands a jab to King's midsection.
Penn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn digs a good body shot into King's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penn is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn throws a low kick, looking for King's leg but King calmly moves out of range.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Penn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Penn throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Penn lands a jab to King's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Penn defends it well.
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Penn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
King needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Penn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
Nice shot by Penn.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn thuds a left hand into King's body.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
King avoids the head kick by Penn.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Penn.
Penn jabs at King's body.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Penn scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Penn lands.
Penn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Penn lands a jab to King's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penn.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Penn.
Penn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penn clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penn misses with the combination.
A left lands for Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Penn.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Penn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jake Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
King needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Penn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Penn feints a jab promting King to slip. Penn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. King slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Penn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
Penn tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice shot lands for Penn.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Penn connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
Penn scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn connects with a jab.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penn cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jake Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penn lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.
Penn throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King tries to counter with a clinch but Penn shakes him off and moves away.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King avoids the body shot from Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King moves forwards but Penn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
Penn lands a jab to King's midsection.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Derek King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King slips a jab and a cross from Penn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Derek King!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Derek King!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Derek King!

Derek King wins by unanimous decision!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Gajtkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gajtkowski
vs
Hollywood

187 cm
23
179 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

178 cm
22
178 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartosz Gajtkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gajtkowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gajtkowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Hollywood.
Hollywood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Gajtkowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gajtkowski showed some decent athleticism there.

Gajtkowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hollywood defends it well.
Hollywood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gajtkowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gajtkowski trying to mount his opponent but Hollywood defends it.

Gajtkowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hollywood can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gajtkowski is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gajtkowski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gajtkowski is looking for a kimura but Hollywood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gajtkowski to get the leverage.

Gajtkowski is looking for a kimura but Hollywood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gajtkowski to get the leverage.
Gajtkowski is looking to advance position but Hollywood won't allow it.
Hollywood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gajtkowski is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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.
Gajtkowski moves nicely into side control.

Gajtkowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Gajtkowski tries for a kimura but Hollywood is defending well.

Gajtkowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gajtkowski is working to tighten his grip on Hollywood's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hollywood has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gajtkowski is really squeezing tight and eventually Hollywood passes out! Gajtkowski breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bartosz Gajtkowski!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arjuna Pandava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Jeleniuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandava comes to the ring accompanied by 月刀歌 by Katanagatari OST. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pandava
vs
Jeleniuk

190 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arjuna Pandava!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Jeleniuk!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandava lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Piotr Jeleniuk has been cut.
Jeleniuk fails with an attempt to clinch.

Pandava lands a big uppercut and Jeleniuk crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jeleniuk looks OK. Pandava waves Jeleniuk back to his feet!

Jeleniuk is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeleniuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Pandava swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jeleniuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Pandava finish him?
Pandava lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Jeleniuk head around and knocks him out cold! Pandava hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arjuna Pandava!
Arjuna Pandava retains his lightweight title!
As Arjuna Pandava got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: What is the use to us of an existence without heroic deeds, born as we are of an illustrious line?'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wander Leijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Bulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Wander Leijonen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Leijonen
vs
Bulger

184 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

189 cm
33
203 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Bellum Dominum

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wander Leijonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Bulger!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leijonen throws a head kick that misses

and Bulger counters by clinching up.
Leijonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bulger blocks it with crossed arms.
Leijonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.

It looks like Joseph Bulger has been cut.
Leijonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leijonen pushes Bulger back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Leijonen misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Leijonen.
A knee to the head by Leijonen.

Bulger is rocked!
Leijonen landing knees to the head.
Bulger is still on wobbly legs! Can Leijonen finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leijonen is pressed up against the ropes. Bulger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leijonen down to the mat. Leijonen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Look low, kick high! Leijonen uses the oldest trick in the book to send Bulger tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Leijonen is absolutely delighted - when Bulger wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wander Leijonen!
A relieved looking Wander Leijonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dermot MacMurrough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Toni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Toni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

MacMurrough
vs
Toni

199 cm
26
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

210 cm
27
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)
Modern Wear Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dermot MacMurrough!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Toni!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacMurrough throws a leg kick but Toni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
MacMurrough doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacMurrough wants to clinch up but Toni keeps it at a distance.
MacMurrough throws a low kick but Toni avoids it.
Toni's coach down at Elite Fighting Temple was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Toni's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
MacMurrough throws a combination that misses
and Toni counters with an inside leg kick.
MacMurrough takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Toni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from MacMurrough misses
and Toni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacMurrough thinking.
Toni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toni lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dermot MacMurrough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacMurrough is breathing heavily.
Toni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacMurrough tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Toni counters with a stiff right hand.
Toni lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Toni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacMurrough. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMurrough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacMurrough has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toni.
MacMurrough takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Toni avoids the head kick by MacMurrough.
Toni moves out of range as MacMurrough throws a body kick.
MacMurrough tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Toni is able to avoid easily.
Toni fakes the leg kick and cracks MacMurrough in the body.
MacMurrough fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toni is out of range.
Toni cracks MacMurrough with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Toni cracks MacMurrough with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! MacMurrough looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Toni finish him?

MacMurrough is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toni jabs MacMurrough to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toni throws an overhand right that drops MacMurrough like a sack of potatoes! Toni dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Toni!
Anton Toni is the new heavyweight champion!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Pedan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov's entrance music is Love the way you hate me. . A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Volkov
vs
Pedan

165 cm
27
150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Volkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Pedan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov moves forwards but Pedan connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Pedan throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Volkov stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Pedan follows into mount!

It looks like Viktor Volkov has been cut.
Volkov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov is trying to stand up.
Pedan content just to control the position here.
Volkov wants to hold on but Pedan pushes him away.
Pedan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pedan is continuing to stall.
Volkov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Volkov tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Volkov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pedan controlling his opponent.
Pedan looking to finish with strikes here!
Pedan controlling from mount.
Volkov wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two 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.
Pedan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Volkov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pedan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pedan misses with a head shot.
Pedan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The adventures of Pedan the control monster continue. Boring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pedan stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Pedan tries to bum rush Volkov with a series of wild strikes but Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pedan feints a jab promting Volkov to slip. Pedan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Volkov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pedan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Volkov wants to clinch.

Volkov tries to keep at a distance but Pedan has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pedan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pedan cracks the inside of Volkov's front leg.
Pedan lands a leg kick that knocks Volkov off balance momentarily.
Pedan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Volkov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pedan dodges the punch combination from Volkov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pedan has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pedan.
Pedan gets through Volkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Volkov is rocked!

Pedan breaks the clinch.
Volkov wants to clinch up but Pedan keeps it at a distance.
Pedan scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pedan.
It looked like Volkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pedan misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Pedan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Volkov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Volkov is looking to clinch.
Viktor Volkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pedan.
Pedan throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Pedan keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Pedan ducks down to avoid it.
Pedan tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Volkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pedan cracks Volkov with a left hook right on the temple and Volkov goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Pedan lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Volkov is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Pedan! Alexander Pedan retains his featherweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between God Zilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zilla's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Your arms feel like home.. God Zilla has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Zilla
vs
Davison

201 cm
38
214 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

181 cm
22
211 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

SP Ultimate Nutrition
Soul Supremacy Fight Gear

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 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, God Zilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Davison!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zilla's guard.
Zilla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davison.
Davison scoring with some ground and pound.
My spies in Xtreme HGH Fight Club (best in Amsterdam) inform me that Davison has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Davison throws a big right hand that misses.

Davison is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Zilla has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Davison is looking to defend but Zilla has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Davison! Zilla pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Davison taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). God Zilla!
God Zilla really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Namunamu Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.