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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessy De Boer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jessy De Boer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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4 - 6 - 0 |
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200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jessy De Boer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Boer.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Overeem pulls guard effortlessly.
Overeem is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Overeem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Boer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overeem stalling in the clinch but De Boer improves position.
De Boer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overeem.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jessy De Boer has been cut.
De Boer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Boer crunches a lovely knee into Overeem's ribcage.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
De Boer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
Overeem jumps guard.
Overeem has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes De Boer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Overeem has De Boer pressed against the ropes, preventing De Boer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Boer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem tries to score a body lock takedown but De Boer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Boer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Overeem.
Overeem is looking to break free of the clinch but De Boer has double underhooks.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
Overeem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Overeem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Boer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Overeem's efforts to push away.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
De Boer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
De Boer lands an elbow that stopped Overeem in his tracks for a moment.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
Overeem is trying to pull guard but De Boer has him pressed against the ropes.
De Boer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overeem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Boer tries to land knees in the clinch but Overeem avoids the damage to the body.
De Boer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overeem is looking for a takedown.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Boer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Boer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Boer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
De Boer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De Boer trying to land knees to the body.
Overeem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Boer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overeem.
De Boer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overeem is defending well for now.
Overeem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
Overeem pulls guard successfully.
De Boer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Overeem takes the fight into the clinch.
De Boer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Boer trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boer has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
De Boer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
De Boer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, De Boer throws an elbow but misses.
De Boer lands a knee to the body.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Boer blocks it with crossed arms.
Overeem managing to block the knees to the body from De Boer.
Overeem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overeem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Overeem connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Boer's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jessy De Boer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Overeem has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Boer lands a damaging elbow.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Boer blocks it with crossed arms.
De Boer misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem wants a takedown.
Overeem has had enough of the clinch but De Boer keeps him there for the moment.
De Boer missing with knees to the body.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem avoiding damage as De Boer throws knees to the body.
Overeem jumps guard and drags De Boer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
De Boer trying to control but Overeem is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Boer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Overeem, up you get!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem managing to block the knees to the body from De Boer.
Overeem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Boer is breathing heavily.
De Boer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
De Boer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Boer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overeem.
A short uppercut from Overeem.
Overeem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Boer can do to turn this around?
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem clinches with his opponent.
De Boer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overeem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Boer missing with knees to the body.
Overeem lands a right hand.
That has opened up Jessy De Boer's cut even more.
Overeem lands a knee to the head.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem lands a nice knee to the body.
Overeem lands an elbow inside that De Boer shrugs off.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Jessy De Boer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Overeem.
De Boer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overeem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem clinches up against the ropes.
De Boer misses with an elbow strike.
Overeem lands a knee to the head.
De Boer is rocked!
Overeem throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Boer is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but De Boer blocks with his arms.
De Boer seems to have recovered his senses.
Alistair Overeem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem looking to throw knees to the head but De Boer is blocking nicely.
De Boer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Overeem is trying to force a seperation but De Boer has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Overeem avoiding damage as De Boer throws knees to the body.
Overeem decides to pull guard.
Overeem manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Overeem turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
De Boer is looking to get back to his feet here but Overeem is keeping cool and he's managed to take De Boer's back.
Overeem trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure De Boer doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alistair Overeem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Boer is trying to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jessy De Boer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Overeem rushes De Boer and presses him up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Overeem.
De Boer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overeem is defending well for now.
De Boer tries to land knees in the clinch but Overeem avoids the damage to the body.
De Boer tries to pull guard but Overeem forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Overeem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overeem tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Boer smiles and moves away.
Overeem clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Boer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
A knee to the head by Overeem.
De Boer fails to pull guard.
Overeem pulls guard successfully.
De Boer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overeem manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to break free but De Boer pushes him back against the ropes.
De Boer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overeem has him pressed against the ropes.
De Boer scores a nice knee to the body.
Overeem lands a knee to the head.
Overeem manages to break the clinch.
Overeem has De Boer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
Jessy De Boer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
De Boer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem forces De Boer back against the ropes and clinches.
Overeem crunches a lovely knee into De Boer's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem landing knees to the body.
Overeem gets control of De Boer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Overeem will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
De Boer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Overeem rushes De Boer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Boer ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. De Boer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
De Boer is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Overeem dives into side control.
Overeem working the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Boer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Overeem stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem forces De Boer back against the ropes and clinches.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jessy De Boer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alistair Overeem!
After the big win, Alistair Overeem made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sparta Fightware and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gledhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Mirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Gledhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Filip Mirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Mirkovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Gledhill, which made it look bad.
Gledhill gets tackled into the ropes by Mirkovic. Mirkovic maintains the clinch.
Mirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Gledhill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gledhill gets underhooks to prevent Mirkovic's takedown attempt.
Gledhill prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ryan Gledhill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filip Mirkovic.
Mirkovic tries to pull guard but Gledhill holds him up against the ropes and eventually Mirkovic drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gledhills head.
Gledhill breaks the clinch.
Mirkovic rushes Gledhill and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirkovic lands a shot to the body.
Mirkovic gets control of Gledhill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mirkovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mirkovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gledhill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gledhill wants to control from the top but Mirkovic keeps moving.
Mirkovic seems keen to control Gledhill's posture.
Gledhill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mirkovic on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gledhill wants to control from the top but Mirkovic keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mirkovic blocks a jab.
Mirkovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mirkovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mirkovic ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mirkovic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mirkovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mirkovic seems keen to control Gledhill's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gledhill tries to stand but Mirkovic is controlling from the bottom.
Mirkovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gledhill manages to get himself to full guard.
Mirkovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mirkovic throwing strikes but missing.
Mirkovic passes into half guard.
Mirkovic thows a huge punch but Gledhill dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mirkovic throwing shots but Gledhill is blocking nicely.
Mirkovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mirkovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gledhill defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mirkovic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gledhill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Mirkovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mirkovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mirkovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gledhill but Gledhill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mirkovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mirkovic digs a good hook to Gledhill's body.
Gledhill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mirkovic in his tracks.
Filip Mirkovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gledhill misses with a wild body shot.
Mirkovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gledhill sprawls well. Gledhill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mirkovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryan Gledhill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filip Mirkovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gledhill throws a big shot that misses.
Mirkovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mirkovic tries to pull guard but Gledhill forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Mirkovic taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirkovic pulls guard successfully.
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.
Mirkovic seems keen to control Gledhill's posture.
Mirkovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mirkovic kicks Gledhill off and gets to his feet.
Mirkovic closes the distance and clinches.
Mirkovic pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gledhill manages to get himself to full guard.
Mirkovic is pushing down on Gledhill's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gledhill is fighting to maintain full guard but Mirkovic has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gledhill taking some punishment here, with Mirkovic in his half guard.
Mirkovic thows a huge punch but Gledhill dodges it nicely.
Mirkovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mirkovic thows a huge punch but Gledhill dodges it nicely.
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!
Mirkovic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mirkovic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gledhill!
Mirkovic is working for a guillotine from mount but Gledhill frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic with shots to the head and body - Gledhill looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Ryan Gledhill has been cut.
Mirkovic looking to ground and pound but Gledhill is blocking nicely.
Mirkovic throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mirkovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gledhill taking shots to the head.
Mirkovic throwing strikes here but Gledhill is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mirkovic looking to finish with strikes here!
Mirkovic raining down shots from the mount!
Ryan Gledhill's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mirkovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Filip Mirkovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mirkovic raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gledhill tries to hold on but Mirkovic postures up.
Mirkovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Mirkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Gledhill's cut.
That's time! Gledhill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gledhill with a hook.
Ryan Gledhill's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gledhill tries to keep at a distance but Mirkovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mirkovic throws a combination that misses
enabling Gledhill to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Gledhill.
Filip Mirkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirkovic closes the distance and clinches.
Mirkovic stalling the fight.
Mirkovic pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Mirkovic's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirkovic goes for a takedown attempt but Gledhill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirkovic moves into the clinch.
Gledhill takes a shot to the head.
Mirkovic digs a right hand underneath Gledhill's ribcage. Gledhill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mirkovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gledhill fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mirkovic moves into the clinch.
Gledhill trying to control the position but instead, Mirkovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gledhill into the ropes.
Gledhill blocks a body shot from Mirkovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic tries for a takedown but Gledhill manages to get underhooks.
Ryan Gledhill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filip Mirkovic.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mirkovic looking for a takedown.
Mirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Gledhill.
Mirkovic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mirkovic goes for a double leg but Gledhill avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Gledhill continues to drive forward.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mirkovic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gledhill is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic jumps guard but Gledhill turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Mirkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gledhill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mirkovic.
Mirkovic tries for a takedown but Gledhill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Gledhill misses the target.
Mirkovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gledhill throws a jab when Mirkovic was well out of range.
Mirkovic closes the distance and clinches.
Filip Mirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gledhill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryan Gledhill is winning the standup battle so far.
Mirkovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Gledhill sprawls well. He's pushed Mirkovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mirkovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mirkovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gledhill throws a hook but Mirkovic blocks it.
Mirkovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gledhill throws a hook but Mirkovic avoids it easily.
Mirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gledhill.
Mirkovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gledhill.
Mirkovic clinches up with Gledhill and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mirkovic stalling in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mirkovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filip Mirkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mirkovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Filip Mirkovic!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Filip Mirkovic!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Filip Mirkovic!
Filip Mirkovic wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kuklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ellison Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison Jr has chosen i aint never scared as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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23
217 lbs
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218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Kuklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Ellison Jr!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklin throws a right hand that Ellison Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellison Jr also avoids with ease.
Kuklin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ellison Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kuklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuklin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellison Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ellison Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
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.
Ellison Jr trying to pass the guard but Kuklin defending well.
Ellison Jr is keen to just control but Kuklin is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kuklin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kuklin tries to roll over but Ellison Jr keeps him under control.
Kuklin is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Javi´ Corner, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kuklin is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuklin's head.
Kuklin gets full guard.
Kuklin has a closed guard, preventing Ellison Jr from standing up.
Kuklin pulls Ellison Jr in to control the position.
Ellison Jr wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kuklin's closed guard. He's half up but Kuklin has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kuklin pivots and extends the arm, Ellison Jr falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kuklin! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Kuklin!
Anthony Ellison Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'we'll get him next time'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obban Gangmanstyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber comes to the ring accompanied by Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
240 lbs
9 - 15 - 0 |
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227 lbs
7 - 19 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Obban Gangmanstyle!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber with a poor takedown
and Gangmanstyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Huber gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gangmanstyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huber gets a takedown into half guard.
Huber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gangmanstyle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huber.
Gangmanstyle wants to improve his position but Huber is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber is trying to work for a kimura but Gangmanstyle is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gangmanstyle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gangmanstyle is desperately trying to improve his position but Huber has a good base and remains in mount.
Huber looking to secure an arm triangle but Gangmanstyle defends it well.
Gangmanstyle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Huber working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Gangmanstyle looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Huber! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mario Huber!
Mario Huber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Obban Gangmanstyle had this to say: 'he was too weak to fight fairly'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Love the way you hate me. . Viktor Volkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
158 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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28
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Volkov.
Volkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Volkov unleashes a big counter combination but Penn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Penn lands a nice looking body kick.
Volkov throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Penn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Volkov under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Volkov moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Penn lands with an uppercut that bounces Volkov off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Volkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Volkov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Penn lunges at Volkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Volkov's hand.
Volkov tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Volkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Volkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Viktor Volkov has been cut.
Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Volkov is rocked!
Volkov throws a lazy head kick
and Penn scores with a counter punch that sends Volkov to the canvas! Penn smells blood - he's punishing Volkov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Volkov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Penn!
After the fight, Jake Penn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Winslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winslow's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, KJ-52 - Let's go. Cortes has chosen Street Life-Randy Crawford as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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34
271 lbs
24 - 27 - 0 |
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240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
24 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Winslow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Cortes!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Cortes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Winslow doesn't seem phased though.
Cortes misses with a wild body shot.
Winslow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortes.
Winslow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cortes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortes. Winslow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winslow tries to counter with a takedown but Cortes is quick to defend against it.
Winslow gets a double leg takedown into Cortes's guard.
Winslow is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortes has wrist control.
Cortes keeping moving, preventing Winslow from controlling successfully.
Cortes is trying to keep Winslow in close.
Winslow throwing strikes but missing.
Cortes working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winslow.
Cortes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winslow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cortes keeping moving, preventing Winslow from controlling successfully.
Winslow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Winslow tries to move to mount but Cortes blocks the move with his legs.
Winslow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
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.
You can see the frustration on Cortes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Winslow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cortes down.
Winslow tries for a kimura but Cortes is defending well.
Winslow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cortes keeps working.
Winslow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Winslow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Winslow goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cortes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Winslow's guard! Nice work there by Cortes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winslow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cortes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Winslow is tightening it up a little... Cortes has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Cortes reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Cortes taps out! Nice BJJ there by Winslow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shane Winslow!
Post fight, Shane Winslow took to the microphone: 'And once again I show that I have improved, in every aspect of the game, whoever you are, don't give up on anything, I am the proof that if you want it bad enough, you get it! '.
Felipe Cortes was interviewed post fight and said 'what a scandal i got robbed'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekker's entrance music is Tsunami (Jump). A fine choice. Sakata is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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22
224 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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30
210 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Dekker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakata lands a glancing blow to the side of Dekker's head.
A slow jab from Dekker misses its intended target.
Dekker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sakata just manages to avoid it.
Sakata throws a right and a left that Dekker avoids nicely.
Dekker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakata.
Dekker pushes Sakata up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dekker tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakata avoids the damage to the body.
Dekker looking to stall.
Dekker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dekker lands a nice uppercut.
Sakata can't find room to land a body shot as Dekker controls the action.
A short right from Dekker on the inside.
Dekker throws a head punch that misses.
Dekker tries to throw a body punch but Sakata avoids it by throwing Dekker back against the ropes.
Dekker scores with a hook to the body.
Sakata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekker is defending well for now.
Dekker misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dekker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakata using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakata pushes off an throws an elbow but Dekker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sakata creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dekker's defenses.
A short uppercut from Sakata.
Sakata misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekker.
Dekker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakata's efforts to push away.
Dekker has a couple of punches blocked by Sakata.
Dekker prevents a body shot from Sakata.
Sakata lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dekker misses with a body punch.
Dekker throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakata.
Dekker tries to land a knee to the head but Sakata blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sakata lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakata cracks Dekker with a nice body shot.
Dekker is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakata's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sakata.
Sakata scores with a shoulder strike.
Sakata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dekker backwards.
Sakata lands a shot to the body.
Sakata is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekker is defending well for now.
Sakata presses Dekker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sakata with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakata lands an elbow inside.
Sakata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dekker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakata.
Sakata with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dekker lands a left hand.
Sakata scores with a shot to the side of Dekker's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakata tries a knee to the head but Dekker blocks it.
Sakata lands a nice uppercut.
Dekker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekker's elbow.
Dekker blocks the elbow strike.
Sakata misses with a knee strike.
Dekker misses with the head strike.
Sakata unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakata is leaning against Dekker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dekker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakata tries to work over Dekker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakata misses with a punch to the body.
Sakata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakata throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sakata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dekkers head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakata lands a shoulder strike.
Sakata tries to land a knee to the head but Dekker blocks with his arms.
Dekker blocks the elbow strike.
Sakata lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dekker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dekker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakata avoids it.
Sakata avoiding damage as Dekker throws knees to the body.
Dekker tries to stall but Sakata uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sakata scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sakata.
Nice elbow from Sakata.
Sakata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dekker swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakata uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuomi Sakata dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sakata lands a left and a right that send Dekker crashing to the mat, dazed. Sakata thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sakata throws an overhand right that lands on Dekker's shoulder, as Dekker tries to avoid the shot.
Dekker misses with a hook. Sakata ducked under it nicely.
Sakata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dekker.
Sakata drops Dekker with a beautiful combination! Dekker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sakata is looking for the KO!
Dekker is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakata needs to keep his hands up - Dekker had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Dekker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitsuomi Sakata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakata throws a pinpoint strike between Dekker's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Dekker crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Sakata scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitsuomi Sakata! Mitsuomi Sakata retains his light heavyweight title!
Mitsuomi Sakata looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Minnasan, arigatou gozaimasu! Ore wa sugoku ureshii desu! Yatta!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rimes comes to the ring accompanied by Sweet Dreams by Marilyn Manson. Trejo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dire Straits- Six Blade Knife. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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32
217 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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35
208 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Optimus Rimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trejo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Trejo's coach down at Wax on Wax off 'Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Trejo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rimes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rimes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trejo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trejo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trejo slips a straight right by Rimes.
Rimes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trejo lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rimes avoids the head kick by Trejo.
Rimes throws a shot from downtown. Trejo moves away and avoids it.
Trejo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Trejo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rimes counters with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rimes, right into the meat.
Trejo throws a sloppy head kick and Rimes moves out of range easily.
Rimes lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rimes.
Trejo is rocked!
Rimes shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Trejo takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Rimes sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Trejo bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Optimus Rimes!
Optimus Rimes got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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