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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Jeleniuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kacper Strzelba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Jeleniuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kacper Strzelba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strzelba gets tackled into the ropes by Jeleniuk. Jeleniuk maintains the clinch.
Strzelba dodges an elbow strike from Jeleniuk.
Jeleniuk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jeleniuk scores a nice knee to the body.
Jeleniuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Strzelba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jeleniuk.
It looks like Kacper Strzelba has been cut.
Strzelba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeleniuk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Strzelba avoiding damage as Jeleniuk throws knees to the body.
Strzelba wants to break free but Jeleniuk has control.
I was talking to Jeleniuk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Strzelba throws a head punch that misses.
Jeleniuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strzelba slowing the pace effectively.
Jeleniuk lands an elbow just above Strzelba 's eye.
Jeleniuk lands an elbow just above Strzelba 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strzelba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jeleniuk is keeping busy.
Jeleniuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strzelba takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeleniuk working Strzelba over with knees to the body.
Strzelba looks winded!
Jeleniuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strzelba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jeleniuk lands a knee to the body.
Strzelba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jeleniuk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jeleniuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strzelba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jeleniuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jeleniuk landing knees to the head.
Jeleniuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Kacper Strzelba's cut even more.
Strzelba takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeleniuk lands an elbow inside that Strzelba shrugs off.
Jeleniuk crunches a lovely knee into Strzelba's ribcage.
Jeleniuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strzelba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jeleniuk landing knees to the body.
Jeleniuk landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeleniuk connects with a knee to the head.
Strzelba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jeleniuk tries a knee to the head but Strzelba blocks it.
Strzelba lands with a left to the head.
Jeleniuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Strzelba.
Strzelba scores with a shot to the side of Jeleniuk's head.
Strzelba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jeleniuk obliges.
Strzelba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jeleniuk missing with knees to the body.
Jeleniuk keeps control of Strzelba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strzelba is trying to push Jeleniuk away but Jeleniuk has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strzelba managing to block the knees to the body from Jeleniuk.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jeleniuk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Strzelba lands a left hand.
Jeleniuk misses with an elbow over the top.
Strzelba misses with the head strike.
Strzelba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jeleniuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strzelba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strzelba is trying to force a seperation but Jeleniuk has the dominant position.
Jeleniuk lands an elbow that stopped Strzelba in his tracks for a moment.
Jeleniuk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strzelba's efforts to push away.
Jeleniuk prevents Strzelba from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba blocks an elbow strike from Jeleniuk.
Jeleniuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Strzelba avoids the damage to the body.
Strzelba has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jeleniuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jeleniuk throws an elbow but misses.
Jeleniuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strzelba avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Strzelba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strzelba managing to block the knees to the body from Jeleniuk.
Jeleniuk misses with a knee strike.
Strzelba avoids the elbow strike from Jeleniuk, against the ropes.
Jeleniuk has Strzelba pressed against the ropes, preventing Strzelba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strzelba is trying to push Jeleniuk away but Jeleniuk has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jeleniuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strzelba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jeleniuk as Strzelba tries to tie him up.
Jeleniuk misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Jeleniuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kacper Strzelba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jeleniuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jeleniuk clinches up with Strzelba and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jeleniuk tries to land a knee to the head but Strzelba blocks with his arms.
Strzelba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jeleniuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Strzelba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeleniuk lands an elbow inside.
Jeleniuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strzelbas head.
A frustrated look appears on Strzelba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jeleniuk has Strzelba pressed against the ropes, preventing Strzelba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jeleniuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strzelba blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strzelba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jeleniuk lands a good knee to the midsection. Strzelba won't want to take too many of those.
Jeleniuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jeleniuk lands with a left to the head.
Piotr Jeleniuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jeleniuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Strzelba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strzelba trying to control the position but instead, Jeleniuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strzelba into the ropes.
Jeleniuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Strzelba manages to break the clinch.
Jeleniuk takes a swing at Strzelba's ribcage but misses.
Jeleniuk tries to clinch up.
Strzelba dives in for a single leg takedown but Jeleniuk sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Strzelba just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJeleniuk.
Strzelba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jeleniuk takes the fight into the clinch.
Jeleniuk connects with a knee to the head.
Jeleniuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Jeleniuk.
Strzelba tries to circle away but Jeleniuk has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeleniuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Strzelba avoiding damage as Jeleniuk throws knees to the body.
Strzelba lands with a left to the head.
Strzelba tries to circle away but Jeleniuk has him pinned against the ropes.
Jeleniuk has Strzelba pressed against the ropes, preventing Strzelba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Jeleniuk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strzelba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strzelba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jeleniuk has him pressed against the ropes.
Strzelba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jeleniuk backwards.
Strzelba wants to stall.
Strzelba tries to break free but Jeleniuk pushes him back against the ropes.
Jeleniuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strzelba can do to turn this around?
Jeleniuk blocking some punches.
Strzelba is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jeleniuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strzelba is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Strzelba is trying to force a seperation but Jeleniuk has the dominant position.
Strzelba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jeleniuk has a couple of punches blocked by Strzelba.
Jeleniuk misses with a knee strike.
Strzelba can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jeleniuk as Strzelba tries to tie him up.
Jeleniuk misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jeleniuk as Strzelba tries to tie him up.
Strzelba swings wildly with an uppercut but Jeleniuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strzelba has had enough of the clinch but Jeleniuk keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeleniuk landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strzelba tries to circle away but Jeleniuk has him pinned against the ropes.
Strzelba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strzelba working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jeleniuk.
Jeleniuk 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.
Jeleniuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeleniuk misses with a knee strike.
Strzelba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jeleniuk backwards.
Strzelba is looking to break free of the clinch but Jeleniuk has double underhooks.
Strzelba lands with a short shot to the head.
Strzelba trying to control the position but instead, Jeleniuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strzelba into the ropes.
Strzelba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Jeleniuk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kacper Strzelba's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Strzelba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jeleniuk clinches up with Strzelba and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jeleniuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jeleniuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jeleniuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strzelba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strzelba looking to slow down the pace here.
Jeleniuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strzelba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jeleniuk lands an elbow that stopped Strzelba in his tracks for a moment.
Strzelba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jeleniuk prevents Strzelba from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strzelba stalling in the clinch but Jeleniuk improves position.
Jeleniuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strzelba avoiding damage as Jeleniuk throws knees to the body.
Strzelba breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strzelba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeleniuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Strzelba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strzelba keeps the fight on the outside.
Jeleniuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jeleniuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strzelba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeleniuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Strzelba circles away.
Jeleniuk tries to clinch up but Strzelba circles away and keeps his distance.
Strzelba misses with a few strikes there.
Jeleniuk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strzelba.
Strzelba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kacper Strzelba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jeleniuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strzelba keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeleniuk tries to clinch up.
Jeleniuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strzelba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jeleniuk was covering up waiting for the punch and Strzelba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Strzelba stops Jeleniuk from standing up.
Strzelba stands up from Jeleniuk's guard - Strzelba perhaps looking for a knockout.
Strzelba jabs Jeleniuk right on the nose. Jeleniuk blinks but takes it well.
Strzelba goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeleniuk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jeleniuk throws a lazy body kick
and Strzelba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jeleniuk is looking to clinch but Strzelba is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba fails with the takedown.
Piotr Jeleniuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kacper Strzelba.
Jeleniuk closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Jeleniuk.
Strzelba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeleniuk prevents Strzelba from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jeleniuk obliges.
Jeleniuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strzelba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strzelba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jeleniuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strzelba avoids it.
Strzelba lands a left hand.
Jeleniuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Strzelba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Strzelba breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeleniuk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jeleniuk wants it to stay on the feet.
Jeleniuk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strzelba.
Jeleniuk rushes Strzelba and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jeleniuk obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeleniuk keeps control of Strzelba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jeleniuk lands a knee to the body.
Jeleniuk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeleniuk lands an elbow inside.
Jeleniuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Strzelba is looking to break free of the clinch but Jeleniuk has double underhooks.
Piotr Jeleniuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeleniuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strzelba blocks it with crossed arms.
Kacper Strzelba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeleniuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jeleniuk misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Jeleniuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jeleniuk, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Piotr Jeleniuk!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Piotr Jeleniuk!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Piotr Jeleniuk!
Piotr Jeleniuk wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ellison Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Mirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison Jr comes to the ring accompanied by i aint never scared. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Ellison Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Filip Mirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ellison Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mirkovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mirkovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Ellison Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mirkovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellison Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mirkovic sprawls and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Mirkovic scores with a four punch combination!
Ellison Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mirkovic's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirkovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ellison Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Mirkovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ellison Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison Jr keeping moving, preventing Mirkovic from controlling successfully.
Mirkovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mirkovic stopping the sweep attempt from Ellison Jr.
Mirkovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mirkovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mirkovic lands a couple of elbows.
Mirkovic lands a couple of digs.
Ellison Jr keeping moving, preventing Mirkovic from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mirkovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ellison Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mirkovic chips away with some ground and pound.
Mirkovic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ellison Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ellison Jr has escaped and now he's on top!
Mirkovic is looking to stand up but Ellison Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Mirkovic pushes Ellison Jr off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mirkovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellison Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Mirkovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ellison Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ellison Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck for Ellison Jr with that takedown attempt.
As Ellison Jr backs off Mirkovic throws a huge counter combo but Ellison Jr manages to avoid it all.
Mirkovic looks for a takedown but Ellison Jr sprawls well.
Anthony Ellison Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filip Mirkovic.
Ellison Jr tries to clinch up but Mirkovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Mirkovic goes for a double leg but Ellison Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Ellison Jr continues to drive forward.
Ellison Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Mirkovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mirkovic is looking to chop away at Ellison Jr's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Mirkovic. Mirkovic maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ellison Jr gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ellison Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mirkovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Our spies down at at Cozad Amsterdam inform us that Mirkovic has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Mirkovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ellison Jr is one step ahead there.
Mirkovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mirkovic wants to stand up but Ellison Jr is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Mirkovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ellison Jr moves into range and clinches up with Mirkovic.
Ellison Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirkovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mirkovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mirkovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mirkovic misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Ellison Jr. No joy for Mirkovic on that attempt.
Ellison Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mirkovic moves into the clinch.
Ellison Jr is trying to pull guard but Mirkovic turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison Jr digs a right hand underneath Mirkovic's ribcage. Mirkovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ellison Jr tries a body shot but Mirkovic blocks it.
Mirkovic is trying to break the clinch but Ellison Jr is controlling him.
Ellison Jr tries for a takedown but Mirkovic manages to get underhooks.
Mirkovic decides to pull guard.
Mirkovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirkovic wants to stand up but Ellison Jr is controlling him.
Mirkovic keeping moving, preventing Ellison Jr from controlling successfully.
Ellison Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ellison Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Mirkovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mirkovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ellison Jr is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mirkovic is looking to sweep but instead, Ellison Jr has passed into half guard.
Mirkovic is trying to control but can't.
Ellison Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ellison Jr is thwarting Mirkovic's attempts to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ellison Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mirkovic is fending him off so far but Ellison Jr persists. Nope, Mirkovic circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Ellison Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellison Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ellison Jr with that takedown attempt.
Ellison Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mirkovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ellison Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mirkovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Filip Mirkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mirkovic throws a nice looking combination but Ellison Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mirkovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ellison Jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mirkovic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mirkovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ellison Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mirkovic somewhat.
Mirkovic is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic stuffs the takedown.
Ellison Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Mirkovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirkovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ellison Jr misses with a body punch.
Mirkovic can't get the takedown.
Mirkovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ellison Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mirkovic after a bit of a struggle.
A bit of stalling here from Ellison Jr.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellison Jr fails to pull guard.
Mirkovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ellison Jr is keeping busy.
Ellison Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Mirkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mirkovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mirkovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mirkovic tries to pull guard but Ellison Jr won't allow it.
Anthony Ellison Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filip Mirkovic.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mirkovic tries to pull guard but Ellison Jr won't allow it.
Ellison Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Ellison Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mirkovic up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison Jr has Mirkovic pressed against the ropes, preventing Mirkovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mirkovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison Jr is trying to pull guard but Mirkovic turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Mirkovic gets underhooks to prevent Ellison Jr's takedown attempt.
Mirkovic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ellison Jr uses from the top position.
Ellison Jr wants to pass the guard but Mirkovic is keeping the position.
Mirkovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ellison Jr wants to control from the top but Mirkovic keeps moving.
Mirkovic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mirkovic wants to get back to his feet but Ellison Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mirkovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellison Jr.
Mirkovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mirkovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ellison Jr.
Anthony Ellison Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mirkovic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ellison Jr defends well and Mirkovic ends up having to push Ellison Jr into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mirkovic rushes Ellison Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ellison Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Mirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ellison Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mirkovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ellison Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirkovic tries for a takedown but Ellison Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ellison Jr attempts a counter takedown but Mirkovic avoids it well and moves away.
Mirkovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mirkovic drives through and clinches with Ellison Jr against the ropes.
Mirkovic takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Filip Mirkovic has been cut.
Ellison Jr blocks a body shot from Mirkovic.
Ellison Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mirkovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mirkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ellison Jr is trying to stall.
Filip Mirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mirkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison Jr is trying to drag Mirkovic to the mat but Mirkovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Mirkovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ellison Jr prevents it.
Ellison Jr breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellison Jr.
Mirkovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Mirkovic.
Mirkovic shoots in for a double leg but Ellison Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ellison Jr is looking for a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filip Mirkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mirkovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Filip Mirkovic!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Filip Mirkovic!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Filip Mirkovic!
Filip Mirkovic wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Anthony Ellison Jr had this to say: 'we'll get him next time'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Sweater Weather. A fine choice. Volkov has chosen Love the way you hate me. as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn scores with a jab to the head.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Penn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn throws a head kick but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Volkov scores with a jab to the head.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Volkov on the side of the head.
Volkov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Volkov throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Penn.
Penn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Fighting Temple in the buildup to the fight.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Volkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Volkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a looping right.
Volkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Volkov off to one side.
Volkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov dives in for a single leg takedown but Penn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Decent striking displayed by Penn there.
Volkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A cross from Penn lands.
Volkov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Volkov is rocked!
Penn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penn cracks Volkov with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Volkov falls to his knees and Penn doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Penn!
Jake Penn is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Penn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arjuna Pandava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monty Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandava's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 月刀歌 by Katanagatari OST. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arjuna Pandava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monty Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Monty Matthews has been cut.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pandava as he jumps to the side.
Pandava wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pandava digs a good body shot into Matthews's ribs.
Pandava feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Matthews sprawling to the canvas! Matthews rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pandava finish him?!
Matthews is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandava connects with a superb combination that knocks Matthews out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Pandava before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Matthews!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arjuna Pandava!
As Arjuna Pandava got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: What is the use to us of an existence without heroic deeds, born as we are of an illustrious line?'.
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