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FORTITUDE 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Fevzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ahmed Fevzi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahmed Fevzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fevzi on his heels. He'll look to pass Fevzi's guard now, I'm sure.
Ragnarson preventing the sweep.
Fevzi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fevzi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ragnarson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ragnarson controlling from the top position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ragnarson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ragnarson throwing strikes from guard but Fevzi blocks nicely.
Fevzi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson is looking to stand up but Fevzi won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarson content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fevzi keeping full guard, as Ragnarson tries to pass.
Fevzi is looking to sweep but instead, Ragnarson has passed into half guard.
Fevzi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ragnarson wants to control from the top but Fevzi keeps moving.
Ragnarson postures up.
Fevzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnarson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fevzi is trying to control the position but Ragnarson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fevzi shoots in for a double leg but Ragnarson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ragnarson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ragnarson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fevzi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fevzi wants to pass to mount but Ragnarson is defending the position.
Ragnarson is trying to maintain the position but Fevzi is very close to passing his half guard.
Fevzi working Ragnarson over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson is controlling Fevzi's trapped leg to prevent Fevzi from advancing to side control.
Ragnarson trying to hold on to Fevzi's head to control him but Fevzi postures up.
Fevzi trying to control from half guard but Ragnarson is working away.
Fevzi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ragnarson is desperately trying to improve his position but Fevzi has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fevzi looking to control but Ragnarson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fevzi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fevzi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fevzi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fevzi gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Fevzi shoots in for a double leg but Ragnarson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Fevzi 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.
Ragnarson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Fevzi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fevzi sneaks back into half guard.
Ragnarson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ragnarson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson has closed the distance and engaged Fevzi in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson can't find room to land a body shot as Fevzi controls the action.
Fevzi scores with a hook to the body.
Ragnarson tries to stall but Fevzi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fevzi tries to score a body lock takedown but Ragnarson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fevzi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ragnarson stops a takedown attempt from Fevzi.
Ragnarson wants to take the fight to the mat but Fevzi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ragnarson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fevzi prevents it.
Ahmed Fevzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Ragnarson.
Ragnarson is breathing heavily.
Ragnarson tries to pull guard but Fevzi holds him up against the cage and eventually Ragnarson drops back down to his feet.
Fevzi is pressed up against the cage. Ragnarson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fevzi down to the mat. Fevzi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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.
Ragnarson thows a leg kick but Fevzi checks it
and Fevzi counters with a takedown into side control.
Fevzi lands a few punches from side control.
Fevzi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fevzi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fevzi works to advance to full mount. Ragnarson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ragnarson tries to reverse the position but Fevzi maintains control.
Fevzi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ragnarson hang on?
Ragnarson is in a horrible position here. Fevzi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fevzi is working for a guillotine from mount but Ragnarson frees his head quite easily.
Fevzi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fevzi prevents Ragnarson from getting the reversal.
Fevzi blocks Ragnarson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fevzi working for a submission but Ragnarson is keeping him at bay.
Fevzi lands a big shot to the head and Ragnarson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ahmed Fevzi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Murad Efendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heimdall Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murad Efendi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heimdall Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Efendi with a nice cross.
Efendi gets tackled into the cage by Ragnarson. Ragnarson maintains the clinch.
Ragnarson is leaning against Efendi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Efendi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ragnarson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Efendi misses with the head strike.
Ragnarson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Efendi.
Efendi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ragnarson smiles and moves away.
Efendi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ragnarson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Efendi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Efendi misses with a head kick.
Efendi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ragnarson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Efendi defends it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ragnarson is defended easily by Efendi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Efendi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ragnarson defends well and Efendi ends up having to push Ragnarson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murad Efendi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ragnarson wants it to stay on the feet.
Ragnarson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Efendi defends it nicely.
Efendi moves into the clinch successfully.
Ragnarson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Efendi jumps guard but Ragnarson stands there with Efendi around his waist. Efendi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ragnarson manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ragnarson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson is pressed up against the cage. Efendi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ragnarson down to the mat. Ragnarson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Efendi is breathing heavily.
Ragnarson shoots in but Efendi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown but Efendi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ragnarson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ragnarson lands with a kick to the temple. Efendi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ragnarson shoots in for a double leg but Efendi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ragnarson tries for a takedown but Efendi circles away easily
and Efendi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efendi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ragnarson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ragnarson pulls Efendi into guard.
Efendi is looking to work some ground and pound but Ragnarson has wrist control.
Efendi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've been informed that Ragnarson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Efendi postures up.
Efendi trying to control but Ragnarson is working from the bottom.
Ragnarson working a defensive guard but Efendi passes into half guard.
Efendi prevents Ragnarson from improving his position.
Efendi slips a nice elbow through Ragnarson's hands, connecting with Ragnarson's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Efendi wants to stand up but Ragnarson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ragnarson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Efendi is on him like a limpet, forcing Ragnarson back against the cage.
Ragnarson tries to pull guard but Efendi holds him up against the cage and eventually Ragnarson drops back down to his feet.
Ragnarson looking for a takedown.
Ragnarson jumps guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Efendi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Efendi wants to control from the top but Ragnarson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heimdall Ragnarson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ragnarson shoots for a double leg takedown but Efendi sprawls well. He's pushed Ragnarson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Efendi clinches.
Efendi is trying to force a seperation but Ragnarson has the dominant position.
Ragnarson is pressed up against the cage. Efendi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ragnarson down to the mat. Ragnarson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Efendi tries for a takedown but Ragnarson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown but Efendi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ragnarson.
Murad Efendi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heimdall Ragnarson.
Efendi shoots in for a takedown but Ragnarson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Efendi wants to clinch up but Ragnarson keeps it at a distance.
Ragnarson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Efendi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Efendi shoots in for a double leg but Ragnarson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ragnarson throws a head kick that misses
and Efendi counters with a left and a right that stings Ragnarson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Efendi but Efendi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Efendi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Efendi connects with a body shot that sends Ragnarson's belly button to the back.
Ragnarson moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ragnarson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ragnarson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ragnarson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ragnarson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Efendi gets to his feet. Ragnarson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Efendi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Efendi stuffs the takedown.
Efendi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Efendi showed some decent athleticism there.
Ragnarson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Efendi manages to move to mount!
Efendi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Efendi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ragnarson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efendi goes for an armbar but Ragnarson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ragnarson.
Efendi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnarson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ragnarson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Ragnarson 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Efendi trying to keep a closed guard but Ragnarson is proving a slippery customer.
Ragnarson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Efendi throws a nice looking combination but Ragnarson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnarson clinches with his opponent.
Ragnarson pulls Efendi into guard.
Ragnarson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Efendi's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heimdall Ragnarson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ragnarson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Efendi is fending him off so far but Ragnarson persists. Nope, Efendi circles away and we're back to standing.
Efendi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ragnarson has one foot on Efendi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Efendi as Ragnarson shoots in.
Efendi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ragnarson taking a breather.
Ragnarson has Efendi pressed against the cage, preventing Efendi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Efendi tries to pull guard but Ragnarson won't allow it.
Ragnarson is trying to pull guard but Efendi has him pressed against the cage.
Murad Efendi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heimdall Ragnarson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Ragnarson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Efendi is working for takedown but Ragnarson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Efendi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ragnarson up against the cage.
Ragnarson manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarson throws a body punch but Efendi moves out of range.
Efendi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ragnarson thuds his shin into the meat of Efendi's side.
Ragnarson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnarson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Efendi avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson slaps away a takedown attempt from Efendi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ragnarson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnarson wants to clinch up but Efendi keeps it at a distance.
Efendi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ragnarson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Efendi pinned against the cage. Efendi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Efendi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Efendi.
Ragnarson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Efendi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Efendi is trying to push Ragnarson away but Ragnarson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ragnarson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Efendi tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Ragnarson misses.
Ragnarson darts in looking for a takedown but Efendi gets double underhooks and turns Ragnarson into the cage.
A head kick misses from Ragnarson.
No luck for Efendi with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson shoots in but Efendi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Efendi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ragnarson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Efendi stops Ragnarson from standing up.
Ragnarson wants to sweep here but Efendi controlling him for the moment.
Murad Efendi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heimdall Ragnarson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnarson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Heimdall Ragnarson.
I've got Ragnarson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heimdall Ragnarson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adriaan Vros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaiden Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaiden Leroy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adriaan Vros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaiden Leroy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Leroy
and Vros counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vros throws a good cross that connects.
Vros just misses with a punch to the body.
Leroy tries to clinch up.
Vros takes a swing at Leroy's ribcage but misses.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Vros.
Leroy throws a fast counter high kick but Vros manages to duck under it in time.
Vros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Vros tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroy tries to clinch up but Vros circles away and keeps his distance.
As Leroy looks to move away, Vros throws a big counter combo but Leroy just gets out of the way.
Vros comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vros lands a nice hook to Leroy's body. Leroy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leroy looks winded!
Vros digs a good body shot into Leroy's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Leroy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vros takes a swing at Leroy's ribcage but misses.
Vros swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leroy.
Vros throws a body punch but Leroy moves out of range.
Vros digs a good hook to Leroy's body.
Leroy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leroy is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vros knocks out Leroy with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Vros before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Vros picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adriaan Vros!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Fighter Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Blaze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Random Fighter Four!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter Four throws a head kick that Blaze semi-blocks.
Fighter Four tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blaze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter Four misses with a straight right.
Blaze definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fighter Four throws a leg kick but Blaze checks it.
It looked like Blaze was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fighter Four throws a chopping leg kick but Blaze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blaze drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fighter Four sprawls and moves away.
Fighter Four is looking to chop away at Blaze's legs.
Fighter Four takes a swing at Blaze's ribcage but misses.
Blaze could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fighter Four.
Fighter Four closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze is trying to pull guard but Fighter Four turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fighter Four unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blaze tries to pull guard but Fighter Four won't allow it.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Fighter Four lands a knee to the body.
Fighter Four working Blaze over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Fighter Four.
Fighter Four scores a nice knee to the body.
Fighter Four lands with a right to the head.
Fighter Four lands a damaging elbow.
Blaze is trying to pull guard but Fighter Four has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter Four lands an elbow inside.
Fighter Four using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fighter Four lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fighter Four lands a nice knee to the body.
Fighter Four lands a nice knee to the body.
Fighter Four breaks from the clinch.
Fighter Four scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter Four thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blaze if he has to take too many more of those.
Fighter Four swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Fighter Four is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fighter Four throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fighter Four scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter Four attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fighter Four fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fighter Four scores with a body shot.
Nice shot by Fighter Four.
Fighter Four lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fighter Four. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Random Fighter Four seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter Four feints a jab promting Blaze to slip. Fighter Four then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blaze slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Fighter Four.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter Four scores with a nice strike.
Fighter Four throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fighter Four moves into the clinch.
Fighter Four connects with a knee to the head.
Fighter Four breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Fighter Four.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fighter Four connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fighter Four swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fighter Four fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter Four getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Fighter Four. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Fighter Four has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fighter Four explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter Four lands a head shot.
Fighter Four shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blaze eats them both and turns towards Fighter Four to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fighter Four takes the fight into the clinch.
Fighter Four lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blaze takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fighter Four.
Blaze takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Random Fighter Four dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blaze takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Fighter Four. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fighter Four as he jumps to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from Fighter Four misses.
Fighter Four throws a lazy head kick
and Blaze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fighter Four has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Blaze has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fighter Four.
Blaze takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Fighter Four on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter Four landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fighter Four lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fighter Four digs a right hand into Blaze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaze's gas tank.
Fighter Four scores with a hook to the body.
Fighter Four has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fighter Four lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter Four landing knees to the head.
Blaze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fighter Four walks away with a smile on his face. Blaze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Fighter Four.
Blaze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaze appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fighter Four lands with a kick to the temple. Blaze shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fighter Four lands a front kick.
Fighter Four connects with a high kick.
Blaze decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blaze is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fighter Four doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blaze.
Blaze is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is working for a kimura but Fighter Four is defending it quite comfortably.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze is looking for a kimura here.
Blaze prevents Fighter Four from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter Four makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fighter Four throws a nice looking combination but Blaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blaze will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fighter Four scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fighter Four is looking to score with low kicks.
Fighter Four throws a low kick, looking for Blaze's leg but Blaze calmly moves out of range.
Fighter Four has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blaze takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter Four.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Fighter Four scores with a four punch combination!
Random Fighter Four seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fighter Four wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fighter Four drives through and clinches with Blaze against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter Four scores a nice knee to the body.
Fighter Four pushes Blaze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter Four is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fighter Four misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze tries to pull guard but Fighter Four forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter Four tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fighter Four manages to break the clinch.
Blaze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaze throws a big counter combination but Fighter Four scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blaze gets the takedown into side control.
Blaze working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Random Fighter Four showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fighter Four misses with a kick to the body
and Blaze counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blaze postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fighter Four is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blaze, into his guard.
Blaze working for a triangle but Fighter Four defends it easily.
Fighter Four gets to his feet. Blaze looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter Four scores with a kick to the body.
Fighter Four lands a jab to Blaze's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter Four misses the shot to the body.
Fighter Four lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blaze takes a step back to recover.
Fighter Four dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!
Fighter Four cracks a nice hook into Blaze's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fighter Four lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fighter Four digs a right hand into Blaze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaze's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter Four.
Fighter Four manages to break the clinch.
Blaze has closed the distance and engaged Fighter Four in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fighter Four creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fighter Four scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Fighter Four scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fighter Four with a knee to the head.
Blaze tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fighter Four just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fighter Four.
A hook to the body from Fighter Four.
Fighter Four breaks from the clinch.
Blaze pushes Fighter Four up against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter Four lands with a left to the head.
Fighter Four using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fighter Four misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter Four creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blaze's defenses.
Blaze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fighter Four walks away with a smile on his face. Blaze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter Four just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter Four lands a nice shot to the body.
Fighter Four attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fighter Four misses with a wild combination.
Blaze feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fighter Four looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
A head kick from Fighter Four lands but Blaze takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fighter Four is fending him off so far but Blaze persists. Nope, Fighter Four circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body kick from Fighter Four.
Fighter Four looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fighter Four throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fighter Four throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Fighter Four misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fighter Four sprawls and moves away.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fighter Four is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blaze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fighter Four. That one must have hurt.
Johnny Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter Four digs a good hook to Blaze's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Random Fighter Four comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fighter Four 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Random Fighter Four!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lodewijk Platje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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141 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lodewijk Platje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lex Mauler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauler throws out a leg kick but Platje moves out of range and Mauler only half commits.
Platje closes the distance and clinches.
Platje lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Platje.
Platje pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mauler avoids the elbow strike from Platje, against the cage.
Mauler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Platje has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mauler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Platje lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Platje lands a damaging elbow.
Mauler avoids the elbow strike from Platje, against the cage.
Platje throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Platje throws an elbow but misses.
Platje pushes off an throws an elbow but Mauler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike from Platje.
Platje looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mauler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Platje.
Mauler misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler missing with knees to the body.
Platje throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Platje looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mauler has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Platje seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mauler can turn it around.
Platje pushes off an throws an elbow but Mauler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mauler missing with knees to the body.
Platje throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
Mauler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Platje lands a damaging elbow.
Mauler missing with knees to the body.
Platje lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Platje throws an elbow that misses.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike from Platje.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
Platje creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Platje pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Platje looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mauler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Platje lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mauler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Platje on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mauler avoids the elbow strike from Platje, against the cage.
Platje creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mauler's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Platje to keep the fight standing.
Platje managing to block the knees to the body from Mauler.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
Mauler takes an elbow to the temple.
Platje lands an elbow inside that Mauler shrugs off.
Mauler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mauler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Platje blocks it with crossed arms.
Mauler avoids the elbow strike from Platje, against the cage.
Platje pushes off an throws an elbow but Mauler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Platje lands a nice elbow.
Platje throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Platje throws an elbow but misses.
Platje throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Platje creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Platje pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Platje looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mauler blocks the elbow strike.
Platje lands an elbow that stopped Mauler in his tracks for a moment.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike.
Platje throws an elbow that misses.
Mauler blocks the elbow strike.
Platje comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Platje avoids the damage to the body.
Platje throws an elbow but it misses.
Mauler is trying to pull guard but Platje turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lodewijk Platje has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Mauler.
Mauler tries a knee to the head but Platje blocks it.
Mauler looks winded!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
Platje throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Platje throws an elbow but misses.
Mauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Platje.
Platje lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mauler landing knees to the body.
Platje throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Platje lands a damaging elbow.
Platje misses with an elbow over the top.
Platje lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mauler is trying to pull guard but Platje turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mauler avoids the elbow strike from Platje, against the cage.
Platje throws an elbow that misses.
Mauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Platje.
Mauler blocks the elbow strike.
Platje lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Lex Mauler has been cut.
Mauler dodges an elbow strike from Platje.
Platje throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Platje throws an elbow but misses.
Mauler avoids the elbow strike from Platje, against the cage.
Platje lands an elbow that stopped Mauler in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lodewijk Platje dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lex Mauler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Platje gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Platje.
Platje creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Platje lands an elbow inside that Mauler shrugs off.
Platje on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Platje lands a nice elbow.
Mauler blocks the elbow strike.
Mauler misses with a knee strike.
Platje throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Platje throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Platje throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauler jumps guard but Platje stands there with Mauler around his waist. Mauler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Platje throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
Platje throws an elbow that misses.
Mauler misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Platje throws an elbow but misses.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike.
Mauler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Platje to keep the fight standing.
Mauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Platje.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
Mauler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Platje has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Platje lands an elbow that stopped Mauler in his tracks for a moment.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike from Platje.
Platje misses with an elbow strike.
Platje misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike from Platje.
Platje lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Platje.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike.
Mauler tries to pull guard but Platje holds him up against the cage and eventually Mauler drops back down to his feet.
Lodewijk Platje has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Mauler.
Mauler is breathing heavily.
Platje pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Platje misses with an elbow over the top.
Mauler blocks the elbow strike.
Platje lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauler avoids the elbow strike from Platje, against the cage.
Mauler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
Platje lands an elbow inside that Mauler shrugs off.
Platje throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mauler avoids the elbow strike from Platje, against the cage.
Platje lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mauler tries to pull guard but Platje holds him up against the cage and eventually Mauler drops back down to his feet.
Mauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Platje.
Mauler missing with knees to the body.
Platje lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lodewijk Platje has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Platje throws an elbow but it misses.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike from Platje.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike.
Platje gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Platje throws an elbow but misses.
Platje lands an elbow inside that Mauler shrugs off.
Platje lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Platje.
Platje creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mauler's defenses.
Platje lands an elbow inside that Mauler shrugs off.
Mauler dodges an elbow strike from Platje.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike.
Platje lands an elbow inside that Mauler shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Platje throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Mauler fails to pull guard.
Nice elbow from Platje.
Mauler blocks the elbow strike.
Platje gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Platje lands an elbow just above Mauler 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Platje.
Mauler misses with a knee to the head.
Platje lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Platje throws an elbow but it misses.
Platje lands an elbow inside that Mauler shrugs off.
Mauler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mauler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Platje gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Lex Mauler's cut even more.
Platje is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mauler can do to turn this around?
Platje pushes off an throws an elbow but Mauler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mauler dodges an elbow strike from Platje.
Platje throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Platje throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Platje pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Platje.
Platje throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lodewijk Platje dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lex Mauler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Platje has closed the distance and engaged Mauler in a clinch.
Platje misses with an elbow strike.
Mauler takes an elbow to the temple.
Mauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Platje.
Platje lands an elbow inside.
Platje lands a nice elbow.
Platje throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Platje.
Mauler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Platje.
Platje creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Platje throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Platje lands an elbow inside.
Platje throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
Platje lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Platje pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mauler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Platje in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Platje lands an elbow inside that Mauler shrugs off.
Mauler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Platje looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mauler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Platje just stands there and leans against the cage.
Platje throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mauler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Platje throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mauler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Platje.
Mauler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Platje lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Platje lands a nice elbow.
Mauler takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Lex Mauler's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike from Platje.
Platje lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
Mauler dodges an elbow strike from Platje.
Mauler takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Platje just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mauler's brow.
Platje gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Platje.
Platje creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mauler's defenses.
Platje on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Platje throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mauler avoids the elbow strike from Platje, against the cage.
Platje lands a damaging elbow.
Platje throws an elbow but it misses.
Platje creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike from Platje.
Mauler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Platje is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Platje throws an elbow but misses.
Mauler dodges an elbow strike from Platje.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Platje.
Platje lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Platje pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Platje throws an elbow that misses.
Platje lands an elbow that stopped Mauler in his tracks for a moment.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike.
Platje misses with an elbow strike.
Platje pushes off an throws an elbow but Mauler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Platje.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike from Platje.
Platje pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Platje throws an elbow but it misses.
Platje lands an elbow just above Mauler 's eye.
Mauler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Platje.
Mauler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Platje avoids it.
Mauler avoids the elbow strike from Platje, against the cage.
Mauler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Platje throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Platje comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mauler blocks an elbow strike from Platje.
Platje looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Platje lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Platje misses with an elbow strike.
Platje lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Platje throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Platje throws an elbow that misses.
Mauler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Platje creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mauler's defenses.
Lex Mauler's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Platje misses with an elbow strike.
Mauler jumps guard but Platje stands there with Mauler around his waist. Mauler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Platje throws an elbow but misses.
Lex Mauler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauler tries a knee to the head but Platje blocks it.
Platje lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lodewijk Platje showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Platje, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lodewijk Platje!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stans Fleurke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duke Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stans Fleurke!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fleurke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silver throws a series of punches but Fleurke moves out of range.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fleurke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fleurke.
A right-left combo lands from Silver.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Fleurke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fleurke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fleurke stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fleurke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Silver scores with a four punch combination!
Fleurke rushes Silver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Fleurke keeps him there for the moment.
Fleurke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silver takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleurke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
Fleurke scores with a shoulder strike.
Fleurke misses with an elbow over the top.
Fleurke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fleurke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fleurke tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fleurke misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Fleurke.
A nice left hand lands by Fleurke.
Fleurke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fleurke.
Fleurke misses with an elbow over the top.
Fleurke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fleurke lands a left hand.
Fleurke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silver's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleurke works on Silver's body with a couple of short punches.
Fleurke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fleurke throws an elbow but misses.
Fleurke digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Fleurke lands with a right to the head.
Fleurke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Still in the clinch, Fleurke scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Fleurke.
Fleurke lands a body shot.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fleurke misses with a punch to the body.
Fleurke scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Fleurke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleurke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silver is rocked!
Fleurke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Oh Silver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fleurke creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Silver's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Silver drops to his knees and Fleurke pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stans Fleurke!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michio Kaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Buslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kaku might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We will rock you. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michio Kaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Buslov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaku closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kaku lands in his opponent's guard.
Kaku lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kaku throwing strikes from guard but Buslov blocks nicely.
Buslov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kaku is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kaku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaku trying to control the position from guard on top but Buslov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaku postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Buslov wants to sweep here but Kaku controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaku slips nicely into half guard.
Buslov is staying active underneath Kaku, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Buslov is trying to stand back up but Kaku is controlling him
Kaku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buslov keeps working.
Buslov is trying to stand back up but Kaku is controlling him
Buslov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Buslov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kaku wants to free his trapped foot but Buslov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kaku looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kaku scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kaku scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kaku wants to take a breather but Buslov is having none of it.
Kaku looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Buslov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kaku wants to take a breather but Buslov is having none of it.
Buslov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaku is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kaku is keen to just control but Buslov is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaku moves nicely into side control.
Kaku lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaku works to advance to full mount. Buslov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kaku tries to control but Buslov wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Kaku.
Kaku tries to control but Buslov wriggling away.
Kaku is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buslov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kaku lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kaku is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buslov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kaku working for a guillotine from mount but Buslov is in no mood to give up.
Kaku raining down shots from the mount!
Kaku trying to control but Buslov is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaku is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Kaku controlling the pace for now.
Kaku fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kaku will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Buslov is squirming around, avoiding Kaku's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaku looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michio Kaku dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Buslov lands a jab.
Kaku avoids the body shot from Buslov.
As Buslov tries to get set, Kaku tries to push him back and clinch up but Buslov manages to avoid the attempt.
A punch combination from Buslov misses.
Buslov connects with a looping right hand.
Kaku has his takedown stuffed
and Buslov counters by moving into the clinch.
Kaku tries to pull guard but Buslov holds him up against the cage and eventually Kaku drops back down to his feet.
Buslov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaku tries to pull guard but Buslov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michio Kaku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaku jumps guard but Buslov stands there with Kaku around his waist. Kaku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaku managing to block the knees to the body from Buslov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buslov breaks the clinch.
Buslov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kaku backs up against the cage.
Buslov takes a swing at Kaku's ribcage but misses.
Buslov throws a nice looking combination but Kaku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaku closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Buslov did well to prevent Kaku getting side control.
Kaku is trying to control. Buslov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kaku is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Buslov is just riding it out for now. Kaku eventually gives up the hold.
Kaku tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buslov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaku seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Buslov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kaku scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Buslov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kaku trying to control from half guard but Buslov is working away.
Kaku has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaku is nestled in close to Buslov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kaku frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buslov is squirming around, avoiding Kaku's attempts to control the action.
Buslov is trying to escape the mount.
Buslov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kaku landing strikes, looking to finish!
Buslov is breathing heavily.
Kaku tries to control but Buslov wriggling away.
Buslov taking shots to the head.
Kaku pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaku tries to control but Buslov wriggling away.
Kaku is really struggling to control Buslov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
BOOM! Kaku connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kaku lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kaku punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Buslov is working to get back to half guard.
Kaku trying to control but Buslov is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michio Kaku dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Kaku shoots for a double leg takedown but Buslov sprawls well. He's pushed Kaku's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buslov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Buslov scores with a shot to the body.
Kaku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buslov lands with a good body shot.
Kaku manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Buslov on his heels. He'll look to pass Buslov's guard now, I'm sure.
Kaku wants to control from the top but Buslov keeps moving.
Buslov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kaku passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buslov taking some punishment here, with Kaku in his half guard.
Buslov is not content to let Kaku control the position.
Kaku scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaku scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kaku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buslov's head.
Kaku trying to control from half guard but Buslov is working away.
Kaku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buslov sees it coming and defends easily.
Buslov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Buslov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buslov keeps working.
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.
Michio Kaku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buslov trying to hold on to Kaku's head to control him but Kaku postures up.
Kaku wants to take a breather but Buslov is having none of it.
Buslov tries to kick Kaku off but Kaku keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Buslov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buslov looks to land a combination but Kaku avoids it well.
Kaku shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buslov sprawls well. Buslov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kaku gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buslov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michio Kaku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaku shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buslov is trying to stand.
Kaku trying to control from half guard but Buslov is working away.
Kaku controlling the action here.
Kaku slips a nice elbow through Buslov's hands, connecting with Buslov's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaku is looking to take a break and control but Buslov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaku seems to be looking for submissions.
Kaku is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Buslov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Buslov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Viktor Buslov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michio Kaku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaku looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michio Kaku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaku, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michio Kaku!
An intense looking Michio Kaku took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Give me more victims to destroy!!!!!! Title fight!!!!!! Bringing home belts to North Korea!! North Korea full of belts as the media says!!! Thank you HGH Nutrients for helping me get ready to destroy supreme leader Kim Jong Un opponents! Join Netherlands Top Team & KT best gym in the world!'.
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#R1#
O'Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan lands a nice hook to O'Neil's body. O'Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O'Neil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but O'Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sullivan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as O'Neil is landing a low percentage of strikes.
O'Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from O'Neil.
Sullivan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by O'Neil. Beautiful body shot.
O'Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O'Neil is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
O'Neil catches Sullivan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT#
It looks like Frank Sullivan has been cut.
Sullivan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O'Neil swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
O'Neil throws out a loose jab but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O'Neil is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Donk. Sullivan catches O'Neil right on the button with a cross.#T1#
O'Neil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sullivan jabs O'Neil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O'Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
O'Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Sullivan lands with a nice body punch.
Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'Neil.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O'Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by O'Neil's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sullivan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O'Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
O'Neil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan. Sullivan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'Neil.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan blocks a jab.
O'Neil lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by O'Neil.
O'Neil drops Sullivan with a huge uppercut! Sullivan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. O'Neil is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aidan O'Neil!
Aidan O'Neil retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Aidan O'Neil took to the microphone: 'Frank came to fight, and that's what matters. Plouman was a pussy that wanted none of this. Steel-Knuckle strikes again!'.
Frank Sullivan spoke after the fight, saying 'What the fuck just happened?!'.
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