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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ming T Chau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hursten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chau's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, PRIDE FC opening theme music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ming T Chau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Hursten!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chau keeps the fight on the outside.
Hursten just misses with a punch to the body.
Chau scores with a nice body kick.
Chau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hursten.
Hursten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hursten tries to clinch but Chau is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Chau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hursten doesn't seem phased though.
Chau closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chau not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chau prevents Hursten from improving his position.
Hursten tries to kick Chau off but Chau keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hursten trying to hold on to Chau's head to control him but Chau postures up.
Chau misses with a head shot. Hursten uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chau lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chau working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hursten's head.
Hursten looking for a guillotine here but Chau defends easily.
Hursten looks gassed!
Hursten is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chau is controlling him.
Chau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chau has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hursten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chau is one step ahead there.
Chau cracks Hursten with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chau looking to pass the guard.
Chau thows a big elbow that misses.
Chau is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hursten keeping moving, preventing Chau from controlling successfully.
Chau throwing strikes from guard but Hursten blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chau is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hursten is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chau wants to control from the top but Hursten keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hursten is trying to keep Chau in close.
Chau is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hursten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chau throwing strikes from guard but Hursten blocks nicely.
Chau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chau wants to control from the top but Hursten keeps moving.
Hursten has momentary wrist control but Chau slips an elbow through the middle.
Chau stands up over Hursten, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hursten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chau postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chau trying to control but Hursten is working from the bottom.
Chau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chau works over Hursten with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hursten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chau scores with a body shot.
Chau scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming T Chau dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chau digs a good hook to Hursten's body.
Chau closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chau throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chau 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.
Hursten taking some punishment here, with Chau in his half guard.
Chau thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hursten's head.
Chau landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chau trying to control from half guard but Hursten is working away.
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. Chau connects with a nice short shot to Hursten's temple.
Chau 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.
Hursten is breathing heavily.
Chau throwing shots but Hursten is blocking nicely.
Hursten avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chau.
Chau throwing shots but Hursten is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chau controlling the action here.
Chau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chau seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chau lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hursten wants to get back to full guard.
Chau stops Hursten from getting back to his feet.
Chau lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chau wants to take a breather but Hursten is having none of it.
Chau lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hursten taking some punishment here, with Chau in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hursten can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chau stops Hursten from getting back to his feet.
Chau drops an elbow to the side of Hursten's head.
Chau prevents Hursten from improving his position.
Chau working the head and body with strikes.
Chau is keen to just control but Hursten is a slippery customer.
Hursten wants to control but Chau is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hursten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chau landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chau throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chau is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Chau seems content to control.
Chau lands with a punch from half guard.
Chau lands with a punch from half guard.
Hursten has hold of Chau's hands but Chau slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ming T Chau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chau sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hursten tries to roll over but Chau keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hursten is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chau scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Chau.
Chau looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hursten wants to get back to his feet.
Chau working over Hursten with some ground and pound. Hursten looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Chau.
Chau slips a nice elbow through Hursten's hands, connecting with Hursten's forehead.
Chau stops Hursten from getting back to his feet.
Hursten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hursten taking some punishment here, with Chau in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming T Chau dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chau looks to land a combination. Hursten sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hursten shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chau pinned against the cage. Chau gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hursten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chau finds it's way round the side to connect with Hursten's head.
Chau wants to clinch up but Hursten keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Chau.
Chau tests Hursten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chau avoids the body shot from Hursten.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chau can't get the takedown.
Chau has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hursten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hursten misses with a punch to the body.
Chau has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hursten clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Chau lands punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chau throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hursten could be in trouble here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chau throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hursten could be in trouble here!
Hursten has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Hursten covers up after that shot from Chau.
Chau lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hursten wants to control his opponent's hands but Chau gets his hands free.
Chau looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Chau lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Chau throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hursten!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Chau's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chau cracks Hursten with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hursten from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Chau connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hursten to escape the position.
Hursten just trying to survive but Chau is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hursten is taking damage to the body and head.
Chau scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hursten is looking for a way out.
Hursten is covering up but some of the strikes from Chau are getting through and doing damage.
Chau punishes Hursten with strikes from the back mount.
Chau controls the action.
Chau scores with strikes from the back.
Chau softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hursten trying to control the hands but Chau won't let him.
Chau lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Hursten covers up after that shot from Chau.
Chau scores with punches and elbows.
Chau is landing with strikes from the back.
Chau scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Chau has Hursten flattened out and is raining down punches.
Chau cracks Hursten with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hursten from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hursten wants to control his opponent's hands but Chau gets his hands free.
Chau is hanging on to Hursten's back as he tries to escape.
Hursten is taking damage to the body and head.
Chau throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hursten could be in trouble here!
Mike Hursten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hursten has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Chau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hursten can do to turn this around?
Chau lands a shot to the head.
Ming T Chau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hursten is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hursten takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Hursten holding both Chau 's hands and preventing any damage.
Chau lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ming T Chau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ming T Chau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Anjill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anjill is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Double J's Theme. Jack Anjill told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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300 lbs
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21
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slim Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Anjill!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anjill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anjill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anjill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anjill looking for a sweep. Not yet Anjill, not yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jim is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jim is looking to work some ground and pound but Anjill has wrist control.
Anjill wants to stand up but Jim is controlling him.
Jim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anjill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jim is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anjill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anjill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jack Anjill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anjill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anjill wants to clinch.
Anjill gets a takedown into half guard.
Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anjill is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjill drops back looking for a leg! Jim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jim manages to kick Anjill off! Anjill jumps back into Jim's guard.
Anjill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anjill defends well.
Jim is breathing heavily.
Anjill trying to control but Jim is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anjill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jim has his foot on Anjill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anjill works his way back into a safe position though.
Anjill trying to control the position from guard on top but Jim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anjill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anjill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anjill trying to control but Jim is working from the bottom.
Jim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anjill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anjill wants to control from the top but Jim keeps moving.
Anjill scoring with some ground and pound.
Anjill wants to pass the guard but Jim is keeping the position.
Anjill trying to control but Jim is working from the bottom.
Anjill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anjill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Jim dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anjill changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Check out the look on Anjill's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Anjill happy to just control the position for now.
Jim regains half guard.
Anjill is trying to work for a kimura but Jim is defending well.
Anjill wants to free his trapped foot but Jim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jim actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anjill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anjill trying to control the action but Jim is working from the bottom.
Anjill is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Anjill thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anjill tries to clinch but Jim is having none of it.
Anjill scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Anjill.
Anjill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anjill showed some decent athleticism there.
Anjill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jim's head.
Anjill working Jim over with strikes.
Anjill controlling the action here.
Jim is looking to improve his position.
Anjill stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anjill trying to pass the guard but Jim defending well.
Anjill seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Anjill 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.
Anjill not doing much here.
Jim has hold of Anjill's hands but Anjill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim with the active half guard here but Anjill passes nicely into side control.
Anjill is working Jim over with some ground and pound from side control.
Anjill remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jim is looking for a sweep.
Anjill moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Anjill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anjill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anjill goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anjill clinches.
Anjill prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anjill pushes Jim back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anjill.
Anjill pulls guard successfully.
Anjill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anjill looking to control but Jim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jack Anjill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anjill raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Anjill.
Anjill controlling the position easily from mount.
Anjill with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jim sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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.
Jim is refusing to be controlled, as Anjill sits in half guard.
It looks like Anjill is going to stand back up.
Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jim has hold of Anjill's hands but Anjill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jim is not content to let Anjill control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjill is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jack Anjill just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid body kick from Anjill.
Anjill doesn't manage to clinch there - Jim circles away.
Anjill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anjill wants to free his trapped foot but Jim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jim looking for submissions off his back.
Anjill stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anjill wants to stand but Jim has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Anjill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anjill 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Anjill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Nakutin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Rijn comes to the ring accompanied by Francesco Zappalà - No Way Out. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Martti Nakutin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martti Nakutin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Van Rijn.
Nakutin avoids the head kick by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Van Rijn misses.
Nakutin fails to land the takedown.
Van Rijn lands a left and a right that send Nakutin crashing to the mat, dazed. Van Rijn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Martti Nakutin has been cut.
Van Rijn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn blocks an elbow strike from Nakutin.
Van Rijn stalling.
Van Rijn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Rijn leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Van Rijn scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nakutin looks gassed!
Van Rijn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Rijn lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakutin won't want to take too many of those.
Van Rijn breaks the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Rijn - that will leave a mark!
Nakutin blocks a head kick by Van Rijn.
Nakutin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Rijn can pounce on him.
Mike Van Rijn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van Rijn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nakutin's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Van Rijn forces Nakutin back against the ropes and clinches.
Nakutin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Van Rijn prevents it.
Nakutin managing to block the knees to the body from Van Rijn.
Knees to the body from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn missing with knees to the body.
Nakutin working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Nakutin fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn breaks the clinch.
Van Rijn tries to bum rush Nakutin with a series of wild strikes but Nakutin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Rijn tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Rijn connects with a body shot.
Nakutin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch but Nakutin is avoiding it.
A jab from Nakutin misses.
Van Rijn tries to clinch there but Nakutin circles away.
Nakutin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Rijn throws a head kick but Nakutin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Rijn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nakutin throws an elbow but it misses.
Nakutin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Rijn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rijn is controlling Nakutin's posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Van Rijn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Rijn has his feet on Nakutin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martti Nakutin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Van Rijn does no damage.
Van Rijn throws and low kick but Nakutin moves out of range easily.
Van Rijn lands a front kick.
Van Rijn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Rijn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Van Rijn.
Nakutin slips a jab and a cross from Van Rijn.
Nakutin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn slips under a jab.
A combination from Van Rijn does no damage.
Nakutin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nakutin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Rijn closes the distance and clinches.
Van Rijn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakutin's face.
Van Rijn connects with a knee to the head.
Van Rijn slowing the pace effectively.
Van Rijn lands an elbow inside that Nakutin shrugs off.
Van Rijn scores with a knee to the head.
Van Rijn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nakutin misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Rijn jumps guard and drags Nakutin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Rijn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin stops Van Rijn from standing up.
Van Rijn pushes Nakutin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Van Rijn has managed to clinch.
Van Rijn has Nakutin pressed against the ropes.
Van Rijn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakutin stops a takedown attempt from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Rijn tries to land a knee to the head but Nakutin blocks with his arms.
Van Rijn tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakutin avoids the damage to the body.
Nakutin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin tries to break the clinch but Van Rijn is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Rijn lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakutin won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Rijn obliges.
Come on Van Rijn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nakutin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nakutin wants to stall.
Van Rijn lands a knee to the body.
Van Rijn stalling against the ropes.
Van Rijn crunches a lovely knee into Nakutin's ribcage.
Van Rijn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Rijn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Rijn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Van Rijn to work.
Nakutin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Rijn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn breaks from the clinch.
Nakutin moves forwards but Van Rijn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nakutin tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Rijn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Rijn tries to clinch up
and Nakutin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van Rijn lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn 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.
Van Rijn pushes Nakutin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Rijn tries to score a body lock takedown but Nakutin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martti Nakutin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van Rijn lands a head kick. Nakutin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mike Van Rijn is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakutin misses with a hook. Van Rijn ducked under it nicely.
Nakutin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Rijn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Rijn cracks Nakutin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Rijn connects with a crisp jab.
Nakutin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn closes the distance and clinches up with Nakutin, looking for a takedown. Van Rijn pushes Nakutin against the ropes but Nakutin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Rijn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nakutin.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
Van Rijn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn clinches with his opponent.
Van Rijn stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Rijn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakutin's defenses.
Van Rijn stalling in the clinch but Nakutin improves position.
Van Rijn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mike Van Rijn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Rijn breaks the clinch.
Nakutin throws a big shot that misses.
Van Rijn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakutin.
Van Rijn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakutin is fending him off so far but Van Rijn persists. Nope, Nakutin circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakutin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Rijn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nakutin somewhat.
Van Rijn throws a front kick that sends Nakutin stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Van Rijn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Rijn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Rijn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Rijn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Rijn throws a right and a left that Nakutin avoids nicely.
Van Rijn throws a sloppy head kick and Nakutin moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Van Rijn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin looks to clinch
and Van Rijn counters with a three punch combo that has Nakutin backing up. Nakutin nods at Van Rijn to acknowledge the strikes.
Van Rijn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakutin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakutin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Rijn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakutin doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Rijn circles away.
Nakutin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Rijn's head.
Mike Van Rijn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakutin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rijn was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakutin.
Nakutin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nakutin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rijn.
Nakutin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mike Van Rijn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn clinches.
Van Rijn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martti Nakutin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakutin is looking to control Van Rijn's arms but Van Rijn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nakutin has his back to the ropes.
Van Rijn scores a nice knee to the body.
Nakutin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rijn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakutin can do to turn this around?
Van Rijn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakutin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rijn crunches a lovely knee into Nakutin's ribcage.
Nakutin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakutin is trying to break free.
Van Rijn scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Rijn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakutin working aggressively here.
Nakutin swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rijn uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Van Rijn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Rijn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Van Rijn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guus Meeuwis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nungtrakarn Por muang ubon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guus Meeuwis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guus Meeuwis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nungtrakarn Por muang ubon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeuwis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Meeuwis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Por muang ubon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Meeuwis is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Meeuwis !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Guus Meeuwis !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Raja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the ring accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne-. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ravi Raja!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raja throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis is looking to clinch but Raja is avoiding it.
Raja lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raja. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raja thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raja throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Raja looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Raja with the ground and pound from mount.
Raja throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Raja lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis is looking to improve his position but Raja isn't that keen on the idea.
Raja sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Raja thowing shots but they're missing.
Raja tries to control but Davis wriggling away.
Davis is trying to escape the mount.
Raja working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raja punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Raja misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Raja controlling from the full mount.
Raja's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Davis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Raja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raja can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
Davis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Raja tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Davis wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Raja thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Davis is bucking up trying to escape but Raja cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raja trying to control but Davis is having none of it.
Raja landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davis wants to control but Raja is having none of it.
Raja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raja throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Raja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raja rushes Davis and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Davis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Davis is leaning against Raja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raja goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davis prevents it.
Raja takes a shot to the head.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Raja's ribcage. Raja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis gets through Raja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis tries to stall but Raja uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Raja's head.
Davis pushes Raja back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Raja takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Davis.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Davis presses Raja against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raja backwards.
Davis lands a body punch.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis cracks Raja with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Raja is breathing heavily.
Davis cracks Raja with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Davis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davis pushes Raja back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Davis.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davis is working Raja over against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Davis.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Raja looking for a takedown.
Davis lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
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!
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raja or not.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis is leaning against Raja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
A hook to the body from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Raja tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Davis is leaning against Raja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raja.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raja backwards.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rajas head.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Raja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
A short right from Davis.
Raja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis is leaning against Raja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Raja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Davis.
Brandon Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Davis lands a body punch.
Raja takes a shot to the head.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Davis.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raja looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Raja's ribcage. Raja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
A short right from Davis.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raja backwards.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raja.
Davis presses Raja against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rajas head.
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raja is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the ropes.
Raja is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Davis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brandon Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ravi Raja.
Davis is working Raja over against the ropes.
Davis lands a shoulder strike.
Raja is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raja backwards.
Davis is working Raja over against the ropes.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis pushes Raja back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raja throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis pushes Raja back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Raja goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raja, pushing him back against the ropes.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Raja blocks a body shot from Davis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis tries a body shot but Raja blocks it.
Raja is trying to trip Davis. He has hold of a leg but Davis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Raja persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Raja trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis is looking to stand up but Raja isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Davis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Raja lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Raja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raja clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raja misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raja throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandon Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Raja has a takedown stuffed.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Raja in a clinch.
Davis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raja is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raja or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raja.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis presses Raja against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis gets through Raja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Raja's ribcage. Raja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis is leaning against Raja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raja has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis is working Raja over against the ropes.
Davis gets through Raja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Davis.
A short uppercut from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davis gets through Raja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Brandon Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ravi Raja.
Davis gets a clinch.
Davis pushes Raja back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Raja is trying to maintain a safe position but Davis gets an underhook and turns Raja into the ropes.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Raja's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raja is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis lands a left hand.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raja or not.
Raja wants to stall.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raja or not.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raja or not.
A hook to the body from Davis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Raja's ribcage. Raja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Davis.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raja backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Raja backwards.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raja backwards.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Raja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Davis tries a body shot but Raja blocks it.
Raja jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Raja gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Raja circles away.
Raja scores with a nice head shot.
Raja is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
Raja closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis rushes Raja and presses him up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davis as Raja tries to tie him up.
Raja looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raja can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis 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 28:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Romario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romario has chosen Polly - By Nirvana as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Romario!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romario scores with a leg kick.
Romario moves into the clinch successfully.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romario working Filipovic over with knees to the body.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Romario is struggling to control the position.
Romario missing with knees to the body.
Romario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romario leaning against his opponent.
Romario lands a damaging elbow.
Romario misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic letting Romario take a breather here.
Romario lands a good knee to the midsection. Filipovic won't want to take too many of those.
Romario lands a nice elbow.
Romario lands a knee to the body.
Romario lands a damaging elbow.
Romario lands an elbow inside that Filipovic shrugs off.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filipovic's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic dodges an elbow strike from Romario.
Romario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filipovic avoids it.
Romario displaying some good clinch control by pressing Filipovic up against the ropes.
Romario lands an elbow inside.
Romario lands an elbow that stopped Filipovic in his tracks for a moment.
Romario tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Romario drops Filipovic with a big knee straight up the middle! Filipovic is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Filipovic is rocked!
Mirko Filipovic's cut is getting worse.
Filipovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Romario. That one must have hurt.
Oh Filipovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romario closes the distance and pushes Filipovic back into the ropes.
Filipovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Romario unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Romario.
Romario throws an elbow that misses.
Romario connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romario tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Romario wants a takedown but no success here.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romario gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romario tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Romario trying to land knees to the body.
Romario with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filipovic's defenses.
Filipovic avoids the elbow strike from Romario, against the ropes.
Romario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Romario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Filipovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romario lands an elbow just above Filipovic 's eye.
Romario stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romario with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filipovic's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romario obliges.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Romario.
Romario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romario gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romario with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filipovic's defenses.
Romario leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Romario.
Filipovic is trying to force a seperation but Romario has the dominant position.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Romario.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic avoids the elbow strike from Romario, against the ropes.
Romario putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Filipovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romario crunches a lovely knee into Filipovic's ribcage.
Romario lands an elbow inside.
Romario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romario lands an elbow just above Filipovic 's eye.
Romario lands an elbow inside.
Romario lands a nice knee to the body.
Romario throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Romario.
Nice elbow from Romario.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romario connects with a knee to the head.
Romario looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romario crunches a lovely knee into Filipovic's ribcage.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Romario throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Romario dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romario throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Romario lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romario has closed the distance and engaged Filipovic in a clinch.
Romario working Filipovic over with knees to the body.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filipovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romario stalling in the clinch.
Romario continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Romario just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filipovic's brow.
Romario lands an elbow just above Filipovic 's eye.
Romario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Romario lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romario has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Filipovic is trying to keep an underhook but Romario manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Romario controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Romario has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romario prevents Filipovic from standing back up.
Romario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Romario stands up and beckons Filipovic to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romario.
Romario blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
A head kick from Romario lands but Filipovic takes it in his stride.
Romario has Filipovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Romario scores with a knee to the head.
Romario lands an elbow inside that Filipovic shrugs off.
Romario landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romario drops Filipovic with a big knee straight up the middle! Filipovic is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romario lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Filipovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romario.
Romario rushes Filipovic and presses him up against the ropes.
Romario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipovic.
Romario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Filipovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romario lands a nice elbow.
Romario is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Filipovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Romario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Romario.
Romario gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romario throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romario misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romario throws an elbow that misses.
Romario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romario has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Romario showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic'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. And we move into the final round!
Romario is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romario tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romario moves into the clinch successfully.
Romario throws an elbow that misses.
Romario connects with a knee to the head.
Romario unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Romario gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Romario throws knees to the body.
Romario working Filipovic over with knees to the body.
Romario stalls.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Romario lands an elbow that stopped Filipovic in his tracks for a moment.
Romario tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario misses with an elbow over the top.
Romario using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romario throws an elbow that misses.
Romario keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filipovic's efforts to push away.
Filipovic tries to break free but Romario pushes him back against the ropes.
Romario tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Romario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romario pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filipovic's defenses.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Come on Romario - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romario fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filipovic.
Filipovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slapping leg kick lands for Filipovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romario fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Romario lands but Filipovic takes it in his stride.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romario wants to clinch.
Romario looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Filipovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romario.
Romario takes the fight into the clinch.
Romario lands an elbow inside that Filipovic shrugs off.
Romario lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic dodges an elbow strike from Romario.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Romario is controlling the position.
Romario just leaning against Filipovic, taking a breather.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Filipovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Romario looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Romario crunches a lovely knee into Filipovic's ribcage.
Romario tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic stalling in the clinch but Romario improves position.
Filipovic avoids the elbow strike from Romario, against the ropes.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Romario lands a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Romario has him pressed against the ropes.
Romario has Filipovic pushed against the ropes.
Anderson Romario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Romario keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Romario misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Filipovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romario working Filipovic over with knees to the body.
Mirko Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Romario seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knees to the body from Romario.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Romario comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romario 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 25:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Romario!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Jakovina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Hellstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Jakovina!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakovina gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Sven Jakovina has been cut.
Hellstrom misses with a straight left.
Hellstrom works the jab nicely.
Jakovina tries to clinch up.
Hellstrom cracks Jakovina with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jakovina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hellstrom throws a series of punches but Jakovina moves out of range.
Hellstrom drops Jakovina with a huge uppercut! Jakovina drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hellstrom is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Hellstrom!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lado A Lado B by Rappa. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Assis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Burton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burton checks a leg kick.
Assis scores a takedown into full mount!
Burton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Burton tries to get to full guard but Assis has control of the leg.
Burton keeping hold of Assis's head, controlling as best he can.
Assis trying to control the action but Burton is working from the bottom.
Burton is trying to maintain the position but Assis is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton gets full guard.
Burton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Assis!
Assis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burton with a couple of short strikes.
Assis gets back to half guard.
Burton is working for a submission of some sort.
Assis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burton is working for a kimura but Assis is defending it quite comfortably.
Burton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Assis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis is looking for a sweep. Burton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burton moves out of range as Assis strikes.
Burton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Assis tries to avoid it but Burton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Assis to the ground. Assis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Assis throws a leg kick which misses Burton's front leg but catches the back leg as Burton tries to avoid it.
Assis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assis slaps away a takedown attempt from Burton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burton looks gassed!
Assis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burton moves away.
Assis stuns Burton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burton closes the distance and clinches up with Assis, looking for a takedown. Burton pushes Assis against the ropes but Assis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jorge Assis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Burton.
Burton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Assis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Assis trying to control the position from guard on top but Burton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assis advances position into side control!
Burton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Assis.
Assis grinds an elbow into Burton's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Assis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Assis tries to avoid it but Burton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Assis to the ground. Assis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Assis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Assis misses with a body shot.
Burton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assis.
Assis tries a head kick but it misses.
Burton slips under a jab.
Assis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burton was well out of range. Poor timing from Assis.
Assis throws out a powerful jab.
Assis misses with a body kick.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assis moves away.
Burton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Assis but Assis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab from Assis.
Shawn Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton is breathing heavily.
Assis misses with a two punch combination.
Assis throws a head kick that misses.
Burton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Assis counters with a low kick, right behind Burton 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis throws a head kick but Burton moves out of range.
Assis misses with a head kick.
Burton throws a body punch but Assis moves out of range.
Assis lands a body shot.
Assis throws the kick towards the body but Burton avoids it.
Burton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assis.
Assis lands with a nice body punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assis.
Assis lands with a straight right. Burton didn't see that one coming.
Assis misses with a series of wild punches.
Burton loads up on a big right hand but Assis slips the punch.
Assis scoring well with a low kick there.
Burton misses with a takedown attempt - Assis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jorge Assis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Burton.
Assis lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shawn Burton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burton circles away.
Burton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Assis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Burton.
Burton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Assis.
Jorge Assis is winning the standup battle so far.
Assis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burton was well out of range. Poor timing from Assis.
Burton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burton lands in his opponent's guard.
Burton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Assis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burton!
Burton is looking to improve his position but Assis isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis thowing shots but they're missing.
Burton is looking to get to half guard.
Assis trying to control but Burton is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Assis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Assis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Assis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burton is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Assis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Assis cracks a nice hook into Burton's ribs.
Burton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burton shoots in and drives through. Assis sprawls well.
Burton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Burton prevents Assis from escaping the position.
Assis can't do much from the bottom here.
Burton trying to control the action but Assis is working from the bottom.
Burton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assis is trying to control Burton's posture but Burton avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assis was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Assis looks to land a left hand but Burton moved out of range nicely.
Assis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burton.
Assis trying to control the position.
Assis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assis can't keep his opponent in guard - Burton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Assis trying to control but Burton postures up.
Burton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Assis gets back to full guard.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but Assis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a big right hand that misses.
Assis wants to sweep here but Burton controlling him for the moment.
Assis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Assis seems to be working for a kimura but Burton defends the submission attempt.
Assis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burton is just riding it out for now. Assis eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shawn Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorge Assis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burton wants to sweep here but Assis controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Burton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Assis 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Assis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Travos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Korn - Blind. Boris Travos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris Travos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Travos is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Maria gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Travos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Travos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Travos lands strikes from half guard.
Maria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Travos trying to control the pace.
Travos prevents Maria from standing back up.
Maria avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Travos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria blocking the ground and pound attempt from Travos.
Travos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Travos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maria keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maria bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Travos is breathing heavily.
Maria throws a head kick that Travos semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Travos looks for a takedown but Maria sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Travos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Travos's calf.
Maria scores with a head kick.
Maria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maria.
Maria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boris Travos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maria scores with a spinning back kick!
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Travos avoids the head kick by Maria.
Maria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maria scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Travos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maria - the referee stops the clock and Travos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maria. Travos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
Maria plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Travos.
Maria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Travos's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maria. Travos shrugs it off though.
Maria misses with a head kick.
Travos fails with the takedown.
Travos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maria cracks the inside of Travos's front leg.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maria - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Travos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maria. Maria obviously looking to wear him down.
Travos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maria.
Maria lands a head kick!
It looks like Boris Travos has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Travos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maria. Maria obviously looking to wear him down.
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.
Maria throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maria.
Maria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maria lands a big head kick that sends Travos tumbling to the mat! Maria takes a step backwards and waves Travos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Maria throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Travos is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joaquim Maria!
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