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AMS FC 97 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicola Cardinale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicola Cardinale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Lance!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lance slips under a jab.
Lance 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.
Lance bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cardinale's head.
It looks like Nicola Cardinale has been cut.
Lance misses with a combination
and Cardinale counters with a good, hard body kick but Lance shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Cardinale.
Lance throws a shot from downtown. Cardinale moves away and avoids it.
Cardinale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Anarchy MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cardinale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lance chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cardinale can pounce on him.
Lance looks to land a right hand but Cardinale moved out of range.
Lance dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cardinale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cardinale swings for the body but Lance moves out of range.
Cardinale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cardinale throws a leg kick but Lance checks it.
Lance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Cardinale.
The crowd cheers as Lance lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cardinale doesn't seem phased though.
Lance throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cardinale counters with an outside leg kick.
Cardinale throws a jab when Lance was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinale throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lance.
It looks like Leon Lance has been cut.
Lance throws a jab when Cardinale was well out of range.
Lance lands with a shot to the body.
Cardinale throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lance counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cardinale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lance ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Lance does no damage.
Lance lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lance staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cardinale, right into the meat.
Lance misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardinale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leon Lance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lance has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cardinale.
Lance throws a right hand that misses
and Cardinale counters with a good low kick that Lance was not able to check.
Lance slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lance throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardinale counters with a straight right hand.
Lance's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Lance checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lance misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lance throws out a loose jab but Cardinale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lance on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lance lands with a straight right. Cardinale didn't see that one coming.
Nice body kick from Cardinale.
A big left from Lance misses.
Cardinale dodges the punch combination from Lance.
Cardinale half committed to a counter leg kick.
A solid body kick from Cardinale.
Lance throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cardinale counters with a thumping low kick.
Cardinale throws a big shot that misses.
Lance throws a right hand that Cardinale ducks under and follows up with a left that Cardinale also avoids with ease.
Cardinale attempts a counter takedown but Lance avoids it well and moves away.
Cardinale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lance.
Nice shot by Cardinale.
Lance misses with a combination
and Cardinale counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Cardinale.
Cardinale lands a head kick. Lance smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lance moves out of range of the body kick.
Cardinale throws a hook but Lance avoids it easily.
Cardinale scoring well with a low kick there.
Lance takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lance walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lance throws a jab when Cardinale was well out of range.
Lance misses with a two punch combination.
Cardinale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cardinale misses with a body shot
and Lance counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leon Lance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardinale looks to land a body kick but Lance moved away.
Lance swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lance misses with a wild body shot.
Cardinale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Lance. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lance.
Some wild striking there from Lance.
Nice uppercut there from Cardinale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cardinale.
Lance is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cardinale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lance misses with a lunging right hand
and Cardinale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lance scores with a jab to the body.
Lance takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cardinale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cardinale closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cardinale lands in his opponent's guard.
Cardinale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cardinale avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lance is trying to control the position but Cardinale postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lance preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicola Cardinale dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cardinale throws a shot from downtown. Lance moves away and avoids it.
Cardinale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cardinale looks to throw the jab but Lance is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cardinale.
Lance cracks Cardinale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cardinale slips a jab from Lance.
Lance connects with a nice looking jab.
Lance connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cardinale. Cardinale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Lance. Those never looked like landing.
Cardinale misses with a head kick.
Lance keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lance looks to land a right hand but Cardinale moved out of range.
Lance might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cardinale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lance misses with a combination
and Cardinale counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cardinale.
Cardinale won't allow Lance to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lance not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cardinale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lance's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinale trying to control the position from guard on top but Lance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lance utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cardinale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lance's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lance wants to sweep here but Cardinale controlling him for the moment.
Cardinale has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cardinale throwing strikes but missing.
Cardinale wants to control from the top but Lance keeps moving.
Lance wants to sweep but no luck.
Lance is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cardinale throws an elbow that misses. Lance uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cardinale's guard. Nice move by Lance!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lance looking to pass the guard.
Cardinale has his foot on Lance's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lance works his way back into a safe position though.
Lance preventing the sweep.
Cardinale looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nicola Cardinale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lance postures up.
Lance trying to control but Cardinale is working from the bottom.
Cardinale 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lance manages to get himself to full guard.
Lance is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cardinale tries to free his leg and advance position but Lance is retaining full guard.
Cardinale is looking to work some ground and pound but Lance has wrist control.
Cardinale tries to free his leg and advance position but Lance is retaining full guard.
Cardinale trying to control the position from guard on top but Lance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardinale throws a big right hand that misses.
Cardinale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cardinale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lance can do to turn this around?
Lance controls Cardinale momentarily but Cardinale frees himself.
Lance escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cardinale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lance is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cardinale, into his guard.
Cardinale keeping full guard, as Lance tries to pass.
Cardinale throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cardinale lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cardinale is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicola Cardinale dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cardinale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lance counters with a three punch combo that has Cardinale backing up. Cardinale nods at Lance to acknowledge the strikes.
Lance has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cardinale.
Cardinale moves away from the strike by Lance.
Cardinale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lance closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cardinale lands a leg kick that knocks Lance off balance momentarily.
Lance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lance.
Lance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lance scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lance. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cardinale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lance's hands.
Cardinale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cardinale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cardinale throws a head kick that Lance semi-blocks.
Nice jab there from Cardinale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinale throws a body kick that misses.
Lance drops Cardinale with a beautiful combination! Cardinale stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lance is looking for the KO!
Cardinale is rocked!
Leon Lance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cardinale is holding his hands too far apart here. Lance throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Cardinale is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leon Lance!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - It's Dark & Hell Is Hot. 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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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harvey Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luca.
Luca sizes up Jackman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackman is defended easily by Luca.
Jackman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luca.
Luca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackman.
Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackman walks into a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackman is defended easily by Luca.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harvey Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Luca.
Luca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Luca pushes Jackman off looking to stand but Jackman dives back in and keeps control.
Jackman stands up out of the half guard.
Jackman shoots for a double leg takedown but Luca sprawls well. He's pushed Jackman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman closes the distance and clinches up with Luca, looking for a takedown. Jackman pushes Luca against the cage but Luca circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Luca!
Luca tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jackman stands up and beckons Luca to his feet.
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!
Luca misses with a kick to the body.
Luca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luca stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luca wants it to stay on the feet.
Luca lands a head kick. Jackman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Harvey Jackman has been cut.
Luca has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Luca throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackman tries to counter with a takedown but Luca is quick to defend against it.
Nice body punch from Luca.
Jackman shoots in looking for a takedown. Luca tries to sprawl out of it but Jackman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca thows a body kick. Jackman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jackman takes one to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luca.
Luca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackman's sensitive parts.
Luca throws a head kick that misses
and Jackman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luca looks to land a right hand but Jackman moved out of range.
Jackman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luca stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luca wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnny Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luca missing with a left hand there. Jackman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Luca throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Luca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Jackman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Luca lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackman off the cage and back into range.
Luca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackman was well out of range. Poor timing from Luca.
Johnny Luca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luca looks to throw the jab but Jackman is out of range.
Luca lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackman will feel that in the morning.
Luca lands a jab to the head.
Luca is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackman shoots in looking for a takedown but Luca manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackman checks a leg kick.
Jackman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luca. That one must have hurt.
Jackman misses with a takedown attempt - Luca sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice side step and Luca releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Luca is looking to clinch but Jackman is avoiding it.
A cross from Luca lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Luca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harvey Jackman's cut.
That's time! Jackman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackman.
Luca tries to bum rush Jackman with a series of wild strikes but Jackman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnny Luca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luca connects with a leg kick. Jackman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Luca throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Luca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackman.
Luca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackman.
Jackman shoots for a takedown but Luca saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca wants to clinch up but Jackman keeps it at a distance.
Jackman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Luca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luca throws a nice looking combination but Jackman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luca throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harvey Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackman gets the takedown into side control.
Luca is pushing Jackman's head away, looking to escape. Jackman manages to hold on to the position though.
Jackman decides to stand back up. Jackman steps back and let's Luca get back to his feet.
Luca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackman digs a good hook to Luca's body.
Luca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackman. Jackman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Luca pinned against the cage. Luca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Luca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luca is fending him off so far but Jackman persists. Nope, Luca circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackman thuds a left hand into Luca's body.
Jackman fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Luca.
Luca tries to clinch but Jackman is having none of it.
Harvey Jackman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Luca is trying to stand up here but Jackman is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca is looking to control Jackman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Luca avoid being mounted?
Jackman prevents Luca from improving his position.
Luca trying to control but Jackman postures up.
Jackman trying to control from half guard but Luca is working away.
Jackman prevents Luca from standing back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luca is concentrating on defense, preventing Jackman from advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Jackman checks a leg kick.
Luca tries to score with a low kick but Jackman moves his leg out of the way.
Luca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luca throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Luca misses
and Jackman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Luca misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luca, right into the meat.
Luca lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Luca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harvey Jackman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Luca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Luca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackman doesn't seem phased though.
Luca instigates a clinch.
Jackman blocks an uppercut.
Luca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jackmans head.
Luca tries to stall but Jackman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luca.
Luca stalling against the cage.
Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luca.
Jackman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luca misses with the head strike.
Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luca is looking to control Jackman's arms but Jackman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Luca has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Luca fails to land.
Luca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca gets underhooks to prevent Jackman's takedown attempt.
Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luca is struggling to control the position.
Luca taking a breather.
Luca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luca struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackman controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luca misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Luca - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harvey Jackman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luca pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harvey Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackman prevents a body shot from Luca.
Jackman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackman is trying to break the clinch but Luca has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Luca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman is looking for a takedown.
Luca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnny Luca seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Luca fails to land.
Jackman blocking some punches.
Jackman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luca.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackman backwards.
Jackman prevents a body shot from Luca.
Luca working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Luca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Luca 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Luca!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johnny Luca made sure he mentioned Four Aces Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Engelbreckt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daarstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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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
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Engelbreckt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daarstknasset Oystenteller!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oystenteller throws a big shot that misses.
Engelbreckt tries to close the distance and clinch but Oystenteller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Engelbreckt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oystenteller clinches with his opponent.
Engelbreckt has Oystenteller pressed against the cage, preventing Oystenteller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oystenteller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oystenteller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Engelbreckt or not.
Oystenteller misses with a punch to the body.
Oystenteller blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Engelbreckt avoids a wild elbow strike from Oystenteller.
Oystenteller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Engelbreckt drags the fight down to the ground.
Engelbreckt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oystenteller defends it easily.
Oystenteller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller stopping the sweep attempt from Engelbreckt.
Engelbreckt pushes Oystenteller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Engelbreckt clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Engelbreckt.
Oystenteller is looking to break free of the clinch but Engelbreckt has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Engelbreckt pulls guard effortlessly.
Engelbreckt is looking to stand up but Oystenteller isn't so interested in that idea.
Engelbreckt is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Oystenteller presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Engelbreckt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oystenteller tries to circle away but Engelbreckt has him pinned against the cage.
Engelbreckt lands an elbow just above Oystenteller 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oystenteller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Engelbreckt tries to clinch but Oystenteller is having none of it.
Oystenteller swinging wildly here.
Oystenteller keeps the fight on the outside.
Oystenteller scores with a takedown into Engelbreckt's guard.
Oystenteller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Engelbreckt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oystenteller is controlling him.
Oystenteller trying to control but Engelbreckt is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engelbreckt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oystenteller.
Oystenteller wants to control from the top but Engelbreckt keeps moving.
Engelbreckt trying to keep a closed guard but Oystenteller is proving a slippery customer.
Oystenteller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Engelbreckt is keeping the position for now.
Engelbreckt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oystenteller controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Engelbreckt seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Engelbreckt trying to keep a closed guard but Oystenteller is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Engelbreckt wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Engelbreckt tries to clinch but Oystenteller is having none of it.
Engelbreckt clinches up with Oystenteller and pushes him back against the cage.
Oystenteller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Engelbreckt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oystenteller is trying to push Engelbreckt away but Engelbreckt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oystenteller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Engelbreckt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oystenteller or not.
Engelbreckt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oystenteller backwards.
Engelbreckt blocking some punches.
Oystenteller avoids the elbow strike from Engelbreckt, against the cage.
Oystenteller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Engelbreckt slips a straight right by Oystenteller.
Oystenteller throws a poor cross that misses
letting Engelbreckt counter with a right hand.
Jab from Oystenteller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Engelbreckt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Engelbreckt tries to close the distance and clinch but Oystenteller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oystenteller missing with a left hand there. Engelbreckt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Engelbreckt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexander Engelbreckt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Engelbreckt throws the kick towards the body but Oystenteller avoids it.
Oystenteller with the counter takedown but Engelbreckt avoids it easily.
Engelbreckt drops Oystenteller with a beautiful combination! Oystenteller stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Engelbreckt is looking for the KO!
Oystenteller is rocked!
It looks like Daarstknasset Oystenteller has been cut.
Engelbreckt tries to clinch there but Oystenteller circles away.
Oystenteller is still on wobbly legs! Can Engelbreckt finish him?
Engelbreckt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oystenteller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oystenteller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Engelbreckt checks it well.
Engelbreckt instigates a clinch.
Engelbreckt digs a right hand into Oystenteller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oystenteller's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Engelbreckt avoiding damage as Oystenteller throws knees to the body.
Engelbreckt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Engelbreckt manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Oystenteller seems to have recovered his senses.
A big shot lands for Engelbreckt! That's hurt Oystenteller! Will he recover? Engelbreckt fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Engelbreckt!
Alexander Engelbreckt gave a mention to FJCP Healthy Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kk Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewer comes to the cage accompanied by scooby doo. Michal Tarnowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kk Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer throws a hook to the side of Tarnowski's head but Tarnowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tarnowski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brewer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brewer throws a hook but Tarnowski avoids it easily.
Brewer misses the shot to the body.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarnowski connects with a single shot there.
Tarnowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Brewer.
Brewer 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.
Brewer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski throws a shot to the body.
Tarnowski misses with a body shot.
Tarnowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brewer closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarnowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tarnowski wants to counter with a clinch but Brewer pushes him away.
Tarnowski blocks a head kick by Brewer.
Tarnowski cracks the inside of Brewer's front leg.
No joy there for Tarnowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tarnowski.
Brewer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tarnowski if he has to take too many more of those.
Tarnowski throws a hook to the side of Brewer's head but Brewer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brewer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tarnowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brewer throws a head kick that half lands.
Tarnowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tarnowski looks to land a right hand but Brewer moved out of range.
Tarnowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brewer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarnowski.
Brewer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tarnowski is rocked!
Brewer shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Tarnowski takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Brewer sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Tarnowski 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 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kk Brewer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katurian Tupolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupolski comes to the cage accompanied by Mobb Deep - Shook Ones part II. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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171 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katurian Tupolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Maverick!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupolski with a hook.
Tupolski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maverick replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tupolski blocks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Tupolski misses the target.
Maverick scores with a shot to the body.
Tupolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maverick.
Tupolski looks to land a body kick but Maverick moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tupolski.
Maverick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maverick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tupolski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maverick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tupolski.
Tupolski lands with a kick to the temple. Maverick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maverick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dan Maverick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maverick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maverick throws out a leg kick but Tupolski moves out of range and Maverick only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupolski is looking to clinch but Maverick is avoiding it.
Maverick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tupolski. Tupolski obviously looking to wear him down.
Maverick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tupolski checks a leg kick nicely.
Tupolski scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick throws a leg kick but Tupolski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tupolski is looking to clinch.
Tupolski misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tupolski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tupolski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maverick misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tupolski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maverick - the referee stops the clock and Tupolski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maverick. Tupolski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tupolski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tupolski looks to throw the jab but Maverick is out of range.
Maverick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maverick walks into a jab.
Maverick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maverick takes a swing at Tupolski's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Maverick has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maverick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tupolski.
Maverick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tupolski moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupolski loads up on a big right hand but Maverick slips the punch.
Tupolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Maverick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tupolski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maverick swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupolski.
Maverick shoots in but no luck this time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maverick. Tupolski shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tupolski.
Maverick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maverick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tupolski manages to avoid it.
Maverick slips a jab and a cross from Tupolski.
Maverick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tupolski rather than just go for the knockout.
Maverick lands a leg kick that knocks Tupolski off balance momentarily.
Maverick dives in for a single leg takedown but Tupolski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tupolski tries to sprawl but Maverick drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Maverick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maverick thows a huge punch but Tupolski dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maverick tries to pass to full mount but Tupolski defends it.
Maverick is stalling here. Tupolski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Maverick seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tupolski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tupolski stands up.
Katurian Tupolski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Tupolski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tupolski's waist but Tupolski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maverick off to one side.
Katurian Tupolski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Maverick.
Tupolski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maverick raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maverick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maverick connects with a body shot that sends Tupolski's belly button to the back.
Maverick lands a lovely overhand right.
Tupolski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tupolski duly obliges.
It looks like Dan Maverick has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupolski walks into a left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Maverick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maverick defending well as Tupolski loads up on a big left hand.
Tupolski works Maverick's body with a nice hook.
A left and a right from Tupolski both land. Nice combination.
A low kick from Maverick misses
and Tupolski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tupolski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tupolski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tupolski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tupolski throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Katurian Tupolski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Maverick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maverick misses with a shot to the body
letting Tupolski counter with a right hand.
A cross from Tupolski lands.
Maverick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tupolski scores with a hook.
It looks like Tupolski has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Maverick throws a leg kick that misses.
Tupolski misses the jab.
Maverick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tupolski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maverick throws a front kick aimed at Tupolski's knee but Tupolski avoids it well.
Maverick shoots for a takedown but Tupolski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maverick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Katurian Tupolski is winning the standup battle so far.
Maverick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tupolski.
Maverick follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Maverick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maverick lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupolski avoids the body shot from Maverick.
A swing and a miss from Tupolski.
Maverick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maverick counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski clinches with his opponent.
Tupolski lands an elbow inside that Maverick shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tupolski.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tupolski blocks a body shot from Maverick.
Tupolski is struggling to control the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Maverick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tupolski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski working aggressively here.
Tupolski lands a knee to the body.
Maverick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tupolski backwards.
Tupolski throws a punch but it's blocked by Maverick.
Tupolski can't find room to land a body shot as Maverick controls the action.
Tupolski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tupolski just leaning against Maverick, taking a breather.
Tupolski pushes Maverick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tupolski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maverick.
Maverick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tupolski is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tupolski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maverick looking for a takedown.
A short left from Tupolski.
Tupolski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tupolski misses with a punch on the inside.
Tupolski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tupolski looking to throw knees to the head but Maverick is blocking nicely.
Maverick managing to block the knees to the body from Tupolski.
Tupolski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maverick can do to turn this around?
Tupolski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maverick is defending well for now.
Tupolski working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tupolski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tupolski tries a knee to the head but Maverick blocks it.
Tupolski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tupolski swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maverick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tupolski.
Tupolski lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katurian Tupolski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Maverick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tupolski lands an overhand right.
Maverick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tupolski moves away.
Maverick misses with a jab to the body
and Tupolski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maverick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tupolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maverick moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tupolski.
Tupolski is looking to clinch but Maverick is avoiding it.
Maverick is looking to slow Tupolski down with leg kicks.
Maverick shoots in for a takedown but Tupolski shows good takedown defense.
Tupolski tries a head kick but it misses.
Maverick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maverick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick wants to slow Tupolski down by chopping away at his legs.
Tupolski throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Tupolski misses.
Maverick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tupolski tries to counter by clinching up but Maverick breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Maverick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maverick misses with a low kick.
Maverick lands a leg kick that knocks Tupolski off balance momentarily.
Maverick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tupolski counters with an inside leg kick.
Maverick bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maverick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tupolski.
Maverick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tupolski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maverick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maverick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tupolski digs a good body shot into Maverick's ribs.
Maverick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maverick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maverick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tupolski.
Maverick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tupolski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maverick walks into a left hand.
Tupolski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Katurian Tupolski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maverick looks to score with a jab to the body but Tupolski is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tupolski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maverick's calf.
Tupolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tupolski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maverick misses with a low kick.
Tupolski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maverick misses with a kick to the body.
Maverick lands with a good body shot.
Tupolski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maverick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tupolski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tupolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maverick moves away.
Tupolski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maverick tries to work over Tupolski's front leg with a kick but Tupolski checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maverick misses with a double jab.
Tupolski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maverick looks to throw the jab but Tupolski is out of range.
Tupolski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maverick blocks a head kick by Tupolski.
Maverick throws a front kick aimed at Tupolski's knee but Tupolski avoids it well.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses.
Tupolski throws a nice looking combination but Maverick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maverick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tupolski misses the shot to the body.
Maverick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tupolski moves out of range of the leg kick from Maverick.
Tupolski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maverick takes one to the side of the head.
Maverick misses with a low kick.
Tupolski tries a head kick but it misses.
Tupolski throws a right hand that Maverick ducks under and follows up with a left that Maverick also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maverick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tupolski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tupolski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dan Maverick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski missing with a left hand there. Maverick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maverick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tupolski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maverick throws a solid leg kick but Tupolski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maverick.
Tupolski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maverick throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Tupolski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tupolski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maverick misses with a low kick as Tupolski jumps back.
Tupolski tries to counter by clinching up but Maverick breaks away and moves out of range.
Tupolski throws a right hand that Maverick ducks under and follows up with a left that Maverick also avoids with ease.
Tupolski blocks a low kick nicely.
Maverick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tupolski avoids the body shot from Maverick.
It looked like Tupolski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maverick.
Maverick throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Maverick.
Tupolski misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Maverick.
I think Tupolski 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katurian Tupolski!
Katurian Tupolski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Litoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Litoris!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litoris scores with a jab.
Burgundy throws a lazy right hand but Litoris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Litoris catches Burgundy right on the button with a cross.
Litoris cracks Burgundy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burgundy throws a solid leg kick but Litoris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a right hand that misses
and Litoris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Litoris slips under a jab from Burgundy.
Litoris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Litoris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burgundy is not content to let Litoris control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Litoris lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litoris is looking to stall here but Burgundy recovers full guard.
Litoris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Litoris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burgundy is keeping the position for now.
Burgundy controls Litoris momentarily but Litoris frees himself.
Burgundy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Litoris wants to control from the top but Burgundy keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Burgundy lands a left and a right that send Litoris crashing to the mat, dazed. Burgundy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Litoris is rocked!
Litoris 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.
Burgundy lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Litoris head around and knocks him out cold! Burgundy hops onto the cage 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 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Burgundy!
Ron Burgundy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Soul Supremacy Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques La Haine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Haine comes to the cage accompanied by Cut Killer - Nique La Police. The key to victory for Jacques La Haine has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques La Haine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Haine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Haine.
Nice straight punches there by Danky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Danky.
La Haine scores with a jab to the body.
Danky throws a jab but it's blocked by La Haine.
La Haine moves out of range as Danky strikes.
La Haine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
La Haine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danky throws out the jab.
It appears La Haine was looking to counter with a kick there.
La Haine throws a lazy uppercut
and Danky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danky slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
La Haine moves in looking to clinch but Danky pushes him off.
La Haine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from La Haine.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Danky has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
La Haine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danky slips a jab from La Haine.
Danky throws a hook but La Haine avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky throws an overhand right that lands on La Haine's shoulder, as La Haine tries to avoid the shot.
La Haine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danky lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Danky.
Danky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danky is trying hard to land a takedown here. La Haine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Haine walks into a jab.
La Haine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Haine.
Danky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Haine.
La Haine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danky's sensitive parts.
Danky cracks La Haine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jacques La Haine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
La Haine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Danky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Haine misses with a looping right.
Danky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Haine throws the left hand but Danky avoids the punch easily.
La Haine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and La Haine moves out of range easily.
Danky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Danky has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like La Haine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
La Haine slips under a jab from Danky.
A big left from Danky misses.
The fighters circling - Danky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Haine swings for the body but Danky moves out of range.
La Haine misses with a low kick as Danky jumps back.
La Haine tries to close the distance and clinch but Danky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Haine. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Haine throws out the jab.
La Haine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danky throws a body punch but La Haine moves out of range.
La Haine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
La Haine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
La Haine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
La Haine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danky throws a head kick but La Haine moves out of range.
Good exchange - Danky coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by La Haine.
Danky thuds his right hand into La Haine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danky throws a body punch but La Haine moves out of range.
La Haine tried to counter with a leg kick but Danky avoided it.
La Haine slips under a jab from Danky.
Danky misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from La Haine misses its target.
La Haine misses with a looping left.
Danky is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! La Haine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
La Haine fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Haine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
La Haine needs to keep his hands up - Danky had a free shot at his head there.
Danky throws a jab but it's blocked by La Haine.
Danky throws a leg kick that is checked
and La Haine counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from La Haine misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Danky blocks the leg kick.
La Haine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jacques La Haine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Haine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Danky has time to react.
La Haine throws a right hand that misses
and Danky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Haine throws a head kick that misses.
Danky now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
La Haine tries to clinch up.
La Haine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danky scores with a hook to the body. La Haine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
La Haine lands a jab to Danky's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Haine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danky throws a body punch but La Haine moves out of range.
La Haine slips under a jab.
Danky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
La Haine misses with an uppercut.
Danky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Haine.
La Haine slips under a jab from Danky.
Danky misses with a straight left.
Danky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
La Haine throws a right hand that Danky ducks under and follows up with a left that Danky also avoids with ease.
Danky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
La Haine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Haine throws a series of punches but Danky moves out of range.
Danky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danky misses with a hook
and La Haine counters with a nice uppercut.
Danky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La Haine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Haine throws a quick inside leg kick.
La Haine instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from La Haine.
La Haine tries to work over Danky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of La Haine backwards.
La Haine scores with a hook to the body.
La Haine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danky wants to get back to striking at distance but La Haine won't allow it.
La Haine throws a head punch that misses.
Danky takes an elbow to the forehead.
Danky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
La Haine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danky's head.
Danky scores with a head kick. La Haine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Haine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Haine takes a swing at Danky's ribcage but misses.
La Haine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Haine checks a leg kick.
Danky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
La Haine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and La Haine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danky misses with a left hand
and La Haine counters with a stiff right hand.
La Haine lands a high kick!
La Haine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danky.
La Haine works Danky's body with a nice hook.
La Haine thuds his right hand into Danky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danky throws a body shot but no joy.
Danky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danky staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws a hook but La Haine avoids it easily.
La Haine connects with a body shot.
Danky throws a right and a left that La Haine avoids nicely.
La Haine moves in looking to clinch but Danky pushes him off.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
Danky avoids the body shot from La Haine.
La Haine lands with a nice combination. Danky backs away looking to recover.
La Haine throws a hook to the side of Danky's head but Danky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La Haine lands a right hook to the body.
La Haine throws a head kick but Danky moves out of range.
La Haine just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky looks to score with a jab to the body but La Haine is just out of range.
La Haine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
La Haine slips a jab from Danky.
La Haine connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danky fails with the takedown
and La Haine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Haine connects with the punch.
La Haine slips under a jab.
Danky misses with a hook
and La Haine counters with an inside leg kick.
La Haine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before La Haine has time to react.
Danky avoids a punch combination nicely.
La Haine tests Danky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
La Haine thumps Danky with a low kick.
Danky lands the left hand.
La Haine throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques La Haine dominated that second round.
That's time! La Haine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
La Haine with a hook.
Danky lands with a nice body punch.
La Haine misses with an uppercut. Danky saw that one coming.
Danky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danky scores with a head kick.
Jab by La Haine.
Danky moves away from the strike by La Haine.
Danky appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
Danky misses with a wild body shot.
Danky throws a jab when La Haine was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky tries to score a power double leg takedown but La Haine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danky somewhat.
Nice defenses there by Danky.
Danky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danky throws a front kick aimed at La Haine's knee but La Haine avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from La Haine.
Danky throws a chopping leg kick but La Haine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
La Haine scores with a head kick.
Danky shoots in but no luck this time.
La Haine misses with the combination.
Danky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
La Haine misses with a straight right.
La Haine misses with a wild combination.
La Haine just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but La Haine checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
La Haine avoids the body shot from Danky.
La Haine throwing a counter right hand but Danky manages to avoid it.
Danky on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dom Danky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Haine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Haine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danky's sensitive parts.
La Haine throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
La Haine avoids the head kick by Danky.
La Haine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danky throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of La Haine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
La Haine throws a shot from downtown. Danky moves away and avoids it.
La Haine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
La Haine lands a high kick!
La Haine moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Haine moves out of range of the strikes.
Danky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Haine.
And Danky tries to counter it with a takedown but La Haine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Danky slips a jab and a cross from La Haine.
La Haine checks a leg kick nicely.
La Haine misses with a double jab.
La Haine misses with a series of wild punches.
La Haine blocks a jab.
La Haine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! La Haine scrambles back to his feet.
La Haine just misses with a punch to the body.
Danky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Danky connects with a nice short shot to La Haine's temple.
Danky is taking a breather. La Haine says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
La Haine is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Haine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Danky.
Danky is keen to just control but La Haine is a slippery customer.
Danky takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Danky is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Danky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. La Haine defending well though.
Danky slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A cross from La Haine lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacques La Haine.
I think La Haine 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jens Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Nice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pedersen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the name of.... Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dee Nice enters the cage!
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195 lbs
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204 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jens Pedersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dee Nice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice throws a sloppy body shot
letting Pedersen counter with a right hand.
Pedersen walks into a jab.
Nice throws a body shot but no joy.
Pedersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pedersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Nice circles away.
Pedersen throws the left hand but Nice avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nice! But no joy.
Nice shot by Pedersen.
Nice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pedersen.
Nice cracks Pedersen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pedersen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pedersen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pedersen throws a hook but Nice blocks it.
Pedersen moves out of range of the leg kick from Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Nice misses.
Nice ducks under a wild hook from Pedersen.
It seemed like Nice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Nice.
Nice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pedersen.
Pedersen with a hook.
Pedersen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Pedersen coming out on top.
Pedersen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nice.
Nice throws a shot to the body.
Nice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pedersen.
A jab from Pedersen finds it's way through Nice's defenses.
It looks like Dee Nice has been cut.
Nice misses with a hook. Pedersen ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Pedersen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nice.
Pedersen clinches up against the cage.
Pedersen lands an uppercut.
Nice is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen is controlling him.
Nice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice tries a body shot but Pedersen blocks it.
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!
Nice lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedersen.
Pedersen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedersen.
Pedersen lands an elbow inside.
Nice is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen has him pressed against the cage.
Nice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pedersen misses with the head strike.
Pedersen has Nice pressed against the cage, preventing Nice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pedersen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice breaks from the clinch.
Nice lands a nice looking body shot.
Pedersen clinches up with Nice and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Nice.
Nice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice lands the left hand.
It looks like Pedersen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice connects with a jab.
Pedersen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pedersen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pedersen is keeping busy.
A short right from Pedersen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice is looking to break free of the clinch but Pedersen has double underhooks.
Pedersen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedersen misses with a body punch.
Pedersen prevents a body shot from Nice.
Nice tries to work over Pedersen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Pedersen.
Pedersen misses with some punches.
Nice struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedersen controls his hands.
Nice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Dee Nice's cut even more.
Nice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedersen's elbow.
Pedersen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedersen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pedersen cracks Nice with a nice body shot.
Nice working hard to break the clinch.
Nice blocking some punches.
Nice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Pedersen - that landed with a thud.
Pedersen lands a nice elbow.
Pedersen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pedersen on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedersen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pedersen.
Nice wants to break free but Pedersen has control.
Pedersen scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Dee Nice's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pedersen misses with the head strike.
Pedersen lands a nice elbow.
Pedersen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nice backwards.
Nice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedersen's elbow.
Nice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Pedersen.
Pedersen has a couple of punches blocked by Nice.
Pedersen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nice's defenses.
Dee Nice's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice is trying to force a seperation but Pedersen has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedersen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nice's efforts to push away.
Nice takes a shot to the head.
Nice struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedersen controls his hands.
Nice misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Pedersen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dee Nice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pedersen tries to clinch up but Nice circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice lands with a nice body punch.
Pedersen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pedersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nice manages to avoid it.
Nice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pedersen.
Nice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pedersen throws a jab when Nice was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pedersen cracks Nice with a good jab.
Nice ducks under a wild hook from Pedersen.
Pedersen sizes up Nice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pedersen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nice can do to turn this around?
Pedersen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pedersen under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedersen is looking to clinch.
Nice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice fails to land with a series of punches.
Pedersen looks to throw the jab but Nice is out of range.
Nice throws a jab when Pedersen was well out of range.
Pedersen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen throws a lazy right hand but Nice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Nice misses its intended target.
Pedersen takes a swing at Nice's ribcage but misses.
Nice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice scores with a body shot.
Pedersen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A swing and a miss from Nice.
Pedersen is looking to counter punch.
Pedersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nice.
Pedersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nice manages to avoid it.
Nice with a jab.
Nice just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice avoids the body shot from Pedersen.
Nice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pedersen thuds his right hand into Nice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pedersen clinches with his opponent.
Nice is looking to break free of the clinch but Pedersen has double underhooks.
Pedersen lands a left hand.
Pedersen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedersen has Nice pressed against the cage, preventing Nice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nice backwards.
Pedersen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pedersen lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dee Nice's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jens Pedersen!
Jens Pedersen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coco Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasparaitis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gotta Get Away kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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26
163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Coco Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Kasparaitis!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasparaitis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses.
Cobb looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coco Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasparaitis avoids a kick to the body.
Kasparaitis lands a slapping body shot.
Cobb scores with a spinning back kick!
Kasparaitis misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb misses with a kick to the body.
Kasparaitis's coach down at Beast Cartel was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kasparaitis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kasparaitis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis lands a nice looking body shot.
Kasparaitis throws a leg kick but Cobb checks it.
Kasparaitis lands with an overhand left.
Cobb thows a leg kick but Kasparaitis checks it
and Kasparaitis counters with a nice uppercut.
Kasparaitis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobb at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kasparaitis as he avoids it easily.
Cobb defending well as Kasparaitis loads up on a big left hand.
Kasparaitis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cobb.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coco Cobb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasparaitis moves out of range of the body kick from Cobb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb wants to land a leg kick but Kasparaitis is out of range.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses
and Kasparaitis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasparaitis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cobb rather than just go for the knockout.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses
and Kasparaitis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis throws a body shot but no joy.
Kasparaitis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kasparaitis throws a shot to the body.
Kasparaitis works Cobb's body with a nice hook.
Kasparaitis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cobb has time to react.
Kasparaitis throws a leg kick that misses.
Kasparaitis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kasparaitis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cobb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kasparaitis connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasparaitis lands a two punch combo.
Cobb is rocked!
Kasparaitis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oh Cobb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot
and Cobb counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis throws a low kick, looking for Cobb's leg but Cobb calmly moves out of range.
Cobb seems to have got his legs back now.
Cobb fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cobb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kasparaitis pinned against the cage. Kasparaitis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kasparaitis misses with a low kick.
Kasparaitis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cobb. That one must have hurt.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Kasparaitis keeps it at a distance.
Kasparaitis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb lands a high kick!
Decent striking displayed by Cobb there.
Cobb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kasparaitis.
Cobb throws the kick towards the body but Kasparaitis avoids it.
Cobb checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Kasparaitis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cobb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kasparaitis lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a push kick but Kasparaitis slaps the foot to one side.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick.
Cobb throws a low kick but Kasparaitis moves out of range easily.
Kasparaitis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cobb gets the takedown into side control.
Kasparaitis is trying to control Cobb's posture but Cobb avoids it.
Kasparaitis is being controlled here.
Kasparaitis is looking to reverse the position.
Cobb tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kasparaitis can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kasparaitis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cobb is looking to take a break and control but Kasparaitis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kasparaitis can't do much from the bottom here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cobb working the ground and pound but Kasparaitis is defending the strikes.
Kasparaitis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kasparaitis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cobb is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kasparaitis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kasparaitis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cobb in his tracks.
Kasparaitis lands with a nice body punch.
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cobb delivers a nice body kick.
Kasparaitis is looking to land body kicks.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice strike.
Kasparaitis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cobb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cobb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kasparaitis scores with a sloppy right hand. Cobb should have avoided that one.
Cobb is looking to slow Kasparaitis down with leg kicks.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasparaitis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasparaitis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasparaitis thows a leg kick but Cobb checks it
and Cobb counters by clinching up.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasparaitis avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Kasparaitis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb misses with a knee strike.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cobb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Cobb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cobb landing knees to the head.
Kasparaitis tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Kasparaitis back against the cage.
Kasparaitis lands with a short shot to the head.
Kasparaitis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kasparaitis blocks it with crossed arms.
Kasparaitis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cobb leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kasparaitis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasparaitis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Cobb tries a body shot but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Cobb landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb stalling in the clinch but Kasparaitis improves position.
Kasparaitis scores with a hook to the body.
Kasparaitis can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kasparaitis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kasparaitis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kasparaitis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kasparaitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks with his arms.
Coco Cobb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb taking a breather.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasparaitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kasparaitis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cobb lands a knee to the body.
Cobb misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Cobb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kasparaitis's face.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis just leaning against Cobb, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Kasparaitis - that landed with a thud.
Kasparaitis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasparaitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks with his arms.
Kasparaitis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kasparaitis.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasparaitis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darius Kasparaitis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cobb throws a leg kick but Kasparaitis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kasparaitis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kasparaitis misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasparaitis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasparaitis is looking to chop away at Cobb's legs.
Cobb thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kasparaitis lands with a straight right. Cobb didn't see that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cobb feints and then cracks Kasparaitis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kasparaitis down.
Kasparaitis misses with a body kick.
Cobb is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kasparaitis clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb tries for a takedown but Kasparaitis manages to get underhooks.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand.
Kasparaitis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobb obliges.
Kasparaitis misses with a body punch.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb misses with a knee strike.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Kasparaitis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks with his arms.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasparaitis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
A short body shot lands from Kasparaitis as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasparaitis just leaning against Cobb, taking a breather.
Cobb misses with a knee to the head.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Darius Kasparaitis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasparaitis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cobb trying to stall but Kasparaitis improves his position.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kasparaitis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Kasparaitis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks with his arms.
Cobb misses with a knee to the head.
Kasparaitis prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coco Cobb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobb throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cobb tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kasparaitis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Cobb is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kasparaitis just leaning against Cobb, taking a breather.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Cobb wants a takedown but no success here.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasparaitis avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kasparaitis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coco Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cobb wants to stall.
Cobb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kasparaitis blocks it with crossed arms.
Cobb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kasparaitis managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Kasparaitis managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Kasparaitis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darius Kasparaitis.
I've got Kasparaitis 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Kasparaitis!
Darius Kasparaitis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graveyard Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghost comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Howlin Wolf- Smokestack Lightening kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Graveyard Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghost.
Kakoullis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ghost moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ghost misses with a left hand
and Kakoullis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kakoullis 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.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick as Ghost jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ghost! But no joy.
Ghost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid body kick from Kakoullis.
A big left from Ghost misses.
Kakoullis gets caught napping as Ghost dives in and scores a takedown. Kakoullis manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ghost stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kakoullis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kakoullis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ghost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ghost has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis has Ghost pulled in close to control his posture.
Kakoullis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kakoullis is keen to just control but Ghost is a slippery customer.
Ghost flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kakoullis trying to pass the guard but Ghost defending well.
Ghost is in trouble now - Kakoullis has advanced to mount!
Ghost is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost wants to control but Kakoullis is having none of it.
Kakoullis blocks Ghost's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ghost is trying desperately to improve position.
Ghost is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kakoullis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ghost tries to reverse the position but Kakoullis maintains control.
Kakoullis content just to control the position here.
Ghost keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis controlling from mount.
Ghost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kakoullis wants to control the pace but Ghost is squirming around nicely.
Ghost is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakoullis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ghost slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ghost.
Kakoullis defending well as Ghost loads up on a big left hand.
Ghost swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ghost tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kakoullis swivels and escapes.
Ghost takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ghost throws a lazy uppercut
and Kakoullis counters with a left and a right that stings Ghost.
Sotiris Kakoullis is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Ghost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghost swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kakoullis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ghost misses with a body shot
and Kakoullis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakoullis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghost throws an off balance right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ghost is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kakoullis.
Ghost is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakoullis finish him?
Kakoullis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ghost can do to turn this around?
Ghost throws a shot from downtown. Kakoullis moves away and avoids it.
Ghost has a takedown stuffed.
Ghost seems to have recovered his senses.
Sotiris Kakoullis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graveyard Ghost.
Kakoullis connects with a solid leg kick.
Kakoullis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kakoullis moves away from the strike by Ghost.
A lazy left from Kakoullis finds it's target.
Kakoullis scores with a jab to the head.
Ghost sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kakoullis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kakoullis throws a front kick that sends Ghost stumbling back into the cage.
Ghost looking to score a takedown here. Kakoullis is defending well but Ghost drives through and ends up in Kakoullis's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakoullis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
My spies in Sun Tzu's Art of War inform me that Ghost has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ghost.
Ghost is fighting to break Kakoullis's control of his arms but Kakoullis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ghost slips nicely into half guard.
Ghost landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kakoullis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ghost.
Ghost sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kakoullis defending well though.
Ghost trying to mount his opponent but Kakoullis defends it.
Ghost is thwarting Kakoullis's attempts to control the position.
Ghost is stalling here. Kakoullis is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ghost seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kakoullis has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis wants to control but Ghost is keeping him busy.
Ghost tries to buck Kakoullis off but Kakoullis is having none of it.
Ghost struggling a bit here.
Kakoullis just content to control the position.
Kakoullis trying to control the action but Ghost is working from the bottom.
Ghost is looking to regain half guard here but Kakoullis keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ghost is still trying to improve position.
Sotiris Kakoullis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ghost keeps trying to improve his position.
Ghost manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ghost is looking to stall here but Kakoullis recovers full guard.
Ghost throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ghost looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakoullis is just out of range.
Ghost drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ghost throws the left hand but Kakoullis avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Ghost misses its intended target.
Ghost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghost is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kakoullis pushes Ghost up against the cage in a clinch.
Ghost fails to pull guard.
Ghost lands a body punch.
Ghost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kakoullis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kakoullis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ghost backwards.
Kakoullis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ghost.
Kakoullis stalling against the cage.
Kakoullis scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis gets underhooks to prevent Ghost's takedown attempt.
Kakoullis lands a right hand.
Kakoullis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kakoullis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ghost struggles to land a body shot inside as Kakoullis controls his hands.
Kakoullis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kakoullis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ghost backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghost.
Kakoullis misses with a knee strike.
Ghost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ghost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kakoullis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sotiris Kakoullis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost looking for a takedown.
Sotiris Kakoullis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graveyard Ghost.
Ghost lands a nice uppercut.
Ghost stalling in the clinch but Kakoullis improves position.
Ghost tries a body shot but Kakoullis blocks it.
Ghost has a couple of punches blocked by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands an uppercut.
Ghost lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghost misses with a punch on the inside.
Kakoullis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kakoullis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis prevents the takedown attempt.
Ghost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghost is trying to break free.
Kakoullis prevents a body shot from Ghost.
Ghost throws a punch but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
Ghost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sotiris Kakoullis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ghost is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kakoullis scores with a shoulder strike.
Kakoullis blocks an uppercut.
Kakoullis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ghost.
Ghost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ghost backwards.
Kakoullis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ghost scores with a shot to the side of Kakoullis's head.
Ghost changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kakoullis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kakoullis scores with a decent looking hook.
Ghost takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Graveyard Ghost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis cracks Ghost with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sotiris Kakoullis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kakoullis, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sotiris Kakoullis!
After winning the bout, Sotiris Kakoullis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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