Bloodbath Challengers PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meas Chanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Booker
vs
Chanta

178 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meas Chanta!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chanta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chanta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Booker.
Booker misses with a takedown attempt - Chanta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chanta tries to clinch up but Booker circles away and keeps his distance.
Chanta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Booker is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Chanta lands a big head kick that sends Booker tumbling to the mat! Chanta takes a step backwards and waves Booker back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Booker is rocked!

It looks like David Booker has been cut.
Chanta feints a jab and as Booker dips his head, Chanta unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Booker right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Booker falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! Chanta smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Meas Chanta!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogba comes to the ring accompanied by Dirty house. Lucky Strike has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Didier Drogba's chin.

Drogba
vs
Strike

190 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucky Strike!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drogba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Strike tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drogba avoids it.
Strike working hard to break the clinch.
Strike with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drogba has him pressed against the ropes.
Strike misses with a knee to the head.
Strike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drogba.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strike scores a nice knee to the body.
Drogba is leaning against Strike and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Strike with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Drogba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Strike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strike moves in looking to clinch but Drogba pushes him off.

Drogba moves into the clinch.
Drogba lands a nice knee to the body.
Drogba keeps control of Strike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Drogba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Strike missing with knees to the body.

Strike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strike wants to clinch but Drogba slips to the side
letting Drogba counter with a right hand.
Strike throws a lazy body kick

and Drogba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Strike's guard now.
Drogba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Strike is looking to stand up but Drogba isn't so interested in that idea.
Drogba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drogba passes Strike's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Drogba there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strike is trying to stand back up but Drogba is controlling him

Drogba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drogba stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Drogba has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Strike defend it? Drogba steps over the head and cranks it - Strike is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Drogba!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Didier Drogba!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Freeman
vs
Martin

190 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
197 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Martin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin wants to clinch.
Martin shoots in but Freeman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Freeman avoids the head kick by Martin.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin's corner calls for a 1-2. Martin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Freeman moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Freeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Freeman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martin looks gassed!

Freeman drops Martin with a left right combo! Freeman follows him down to the ground into side control.

Martin is rocked!

It looks like Jim Martin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big shot lands for Freeman! That's hurt Martin! Will he recover? Freeman fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huey Freeman!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cedric rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cedric rodriguez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Sosa's chin.

Sosa
vs
rodriguez

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, cedric rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Sosa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Sosa closes the distance and clinches.

Sosa pulls guard successfully.
rodriguez wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.
Sosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for rodriguez on the ground.
Sosa trying to control the position.

rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sosa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Sosa's legs - danger averted.

rodriguez drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says rodriguez as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Sosa screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with rodriguez! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). cedric rodriguez!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boogie Woogie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Woogie
vs
Johnson

190 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

210 cm
25
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boogie Woogie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Woogie could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Woogie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woogie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Woogie keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a head kick.

Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Woogie tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Woogie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Woogie is rocked!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Woogie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson wants to clinch up but Woogie keeps it at a distance.
Woogie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woogie seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Woogie drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Johnson follows Woogie to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). jack Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Jork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Humper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Jork
vs
Humper

182 cm
18
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Jork!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Humper!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humper fails to land with a series of punches.

Humper lands a big head kick that sends Jork tumbling to the mat! Humper takes a step backwards and waves Jork back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Jork is rocked!

It looks like Danny Jork has been cut.

Humper moves into the clinch.
Oh Jork is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Humper wants to get back to striking at distance but Jork won't allow it.

Humper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jork seems to have got his legs back now.
Humper misses with a head kick.
Jork shoots in looking for a takedown. Humper tries to sprawl out of it but Jork keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Humper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Humper tries a head kick but it misses.
Humper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Humper throws the kick towards the body but Jork avoids it.
Jork doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Humper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jork shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Humper pinned against the cage. Humper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Humper tries to bum rush Jork with a series of wild strikes but Jork uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Humper.
Jork shoots in for a takedown but Humper shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Jork. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humper scores with a leg kick.
Jork is breathing heavily.
Jork keeps the fight on the outside.

Humper lands a big head kick that sends Jork tumbling to the mat! Humper takes a step backwards and waves Jork back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jork misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Humper pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Humper moves into the clinch successfully.

Humper breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Humper.
Humper cracks the inside of Jork's front leg.
A head kick from Humper lands but Jork takes it in his stride.

Danny Jork's cut is getting worse.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Humper! Jork is out on his feet! Humper rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jork is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jork is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Humper!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gypsy Gusmao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabiz Rabizian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gusmao
vs
Rabizian

200 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gypsy Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rabiz Rabizian!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Rabizian.
Rabizian circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rabizian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gusmao!
Gusmao tries to hold on but Rabizian pushes him away.
Gusmao sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rabizian is looking to take a break and control but Gusmao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rabizian is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rabizian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gusmao's head.
Gusmao wants to control but Rabizian is keeping busy.
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.
Gusmao is not content to let Rabizian control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao is trying to control but can't.
Rabizian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gusmao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rabizian walks into a jab.
Gusmao doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rabizian counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rabizian.
Gusmao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rabizian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gusmao wants to break free but Rabizian has control.
Rabizian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rabizian has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gusmao uses from the top position.

Gusmao drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rabizian manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gusmao has Rabizian in his guard.
Rabizian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gusmao is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao is trying to keep Rabizian in close.
Rabizian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gusmao working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabizian trying to control but Gusmao is working from the bottom.
Rabizian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Gusmao is looking for a triangle here but Rabizian uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rabizian tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gusmao's legs.
Rabizian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gusmao keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rabizian throws a sloppy head kick and Gusmao moves out of range easily.

Rabizian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rabizian tries to pass to full mount but Gusmao defends it.
Rabizian looks gassed!
Gusmao is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rabizian's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rabizian's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gusmao is looking to control Rabizian but Rabizian is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Gusmao is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabiz Rabizian dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rabizian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gusmao's guard.
Rabizian passes Gusmao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gusmao trying to control but Rabizian postures up.

Rabizian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gusmao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rabizian is breathing heavily.
Gusmao trying to hold on to Rabizian's head to control him but Rabizian postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao is refusing to be controlled, as Rabizian sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big left from Gusmao misses.
Gusmao scores with a nice right hand.
Gusmao misses with a looping left.
Gusmao scores with a hook.
A big left from Gusmao misses.
Rabizian moves away from the strike by Gusmao.
Gusmao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Rabizian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gusmao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rabizian is looking to work some ground and pound but Gusmao has wrist control.

Rabizian stands up and waves to Gusmao to follow him.
Gusmao tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rabizian counters by clinching up.

Rabizian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Gusmao coming out on top.
Gusmao lands a jab-cross combination.
Gusmao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gusmao throws a predictable looking body shot

and Rabizian counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gusmao won't be happy with that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Rabizian decides to stand back up. Rabizian steps back and let's Gusmao get back to his feet.
Gusmao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rabizian counters with a single leg into guard. Gusmao didn't expect that.

Rabizian 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.

Gusmao working for a triangle but Rabizian defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabizian tries to free his leg and advance position but Gusmao is retaining full guard.
Rabiz Rabizian has got the better of the ground game so far.

Rabizian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gusmao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rabizian has managed to get both his arms back between Gusmao's legs - danger averted.
Rabizian controlling from the top position.
Gusmao looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gusmao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rabizian.
Rabizian looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gusmao has his foot on Rabizian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rabizian works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabiz Rabizian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rabizian closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rabizian lands in his opponent's guard.
Gusmao keeping full guard, as Rabizian tries to pass.
Rabizian not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gusmao trying to keep a closed guard but Rabizian is proving a slippery customer.
Rabizian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Rabizian stands and steps away. Gusmao gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rabizian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabizian was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusmao.
A cross from Gusmao lands.
Gusmao keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusmao closes the distance but Rabizian moves to the side

and Rabizian counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rabizian passes Gusmao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gusmao wants to control but Rabizian is keeping busy.
Rabizian wants to free his trapped foot but Gusmao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rabizian wants to stand up but Gusmao manages to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabizian postures up in Gusmao's guard and throws a big left but Gusmao blocks it.
Rabizian looking to pass the guard.
Rabizian throwing strikes but missing.
Gusmao seems keen to control Rabizian's posture.
Rabizian trying to control but Gusmao is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gusmao scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gusmao wants to clinch

and Rabizian decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gusmao's guard.

Gusmao working for a triangle but Rabizian defends it easily.

Rabizian drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gusmao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rabizian has Gusmao in his guard.

Rabizian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao trying to control the position from guard on top but Rabizian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gypsy Gusmao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rabizian wants to sweep but no luck.
Gusmao is looking to stand up but Rabizian won't let him.
Gusmao looking to sit in guard and control but Rabizian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gusmao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rabizian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gusmao is tightening it up a little... Rabizian has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rabizian reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rabizian taps out! nice BJJ there by Gusmao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gypsy Gusmao!

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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ubereem aplestair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bas Rutten has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rutten
vs
aplestair

186 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Blunt Force Trauma Clothing

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ubereem aplestair!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from aplestair.
aplestair looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

aplestair clinches up against the ropes.

Rutten has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics aplestair uses from the top position.
Rutten has aplestair pulled in close to control his posture.

Rutten has his feet on aplestair's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rutten moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on aplestair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
aplestair tries to break free but Rutten pushes him back against the ropes.

Rutten decides to pull guard.
Rutten controlling aplestair's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten looking for a sweep. Not yet Rutten, not yet.
aplestair won't allow Rutten to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rutten wants to sweep here but aplestair controlling him for the moment.
Rutten is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rutten bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in aplestair's guard.
Rutten tries to free his leg and advance position but aplestair is retaining full guard.

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.
Rutten trying to control but aplestair is working from the bottom.
Rutten throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rutten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. aplestair is keeping the position for now.
Rutten slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rutten lands a nice forearm strike.

Rutten tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Rutten is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, aplestair has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rutten has hold of aplestair's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! aplestair tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rutten cranks the arm and aplestair screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from aplestair, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bas Rutten!