QFC Tournament 757 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dooper Jankin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hetherington (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.

Jankin
vs
Hetherington

173 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dooper Jankin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Hetherington!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hetherington clinches up with Jankin and pushes him back against the cage.
Hetherington prevents a body shot from Jankin.
Jankin can't break the clinch.
Jankin tries to break free but Hetherington pushes him back against the cage.
Jankin prevents a body shot from Hetherington.
Hetherington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hetherington lands a left hand.
Jankin looking for a takedown.
Jankin tries to pull guard but Hetherington holds him up against the cage and eventually Jankin drops back down to his feet.
Hetherington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hetherington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jankin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dooper Jankin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jankin blocks an uppercut.
Hetherington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetherington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jankin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hetherington is defending well.
Hetherington can't find room to land a body shot as Jankin controls the action.
Hetherington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hetherington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetherington can't find room to land a body shot as Jankin controls the action.
Hetherington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hetherington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hetherington misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jankin.
Jankin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hetherington swings wildly with an uppercut but Jankin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankin tries to pull guard but Hetherington holds him up against the cage and eventually Jankin drops back down to his feet.
Jankin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jankin tries to break the clinch but Hetherington is controlling the position.
Hetherington misses with an elbow over the top.
Hetherington misses with a punch to the body.
Jankin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hetherington after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankin working hard to break the clinch.
Hetherington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hetherington lands a shot to the body.
Hetherington misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hetherington fails to land.
Hetherington stops a takedown attempt from Jankin.
Hetherington can't find room to land a body shot as Jankin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jankin.
Jankin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hetherington is defending well.
Jankin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hetherington fails to land.
Hetherington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jankin blocks an uppercut.
Jankin blocks a body shot from Hetherington.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jankin.
Hetherington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jankin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetherington misses with the head strike.
Jankin avoids the elbow strike from Hetherington, against the cage.
Jankin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jankin tries to stall but Hetherington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hetherington working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetherington.
Hetherington struggles to land a body shot inside as Jankin controls his hands.
Hetherington misses with a punch on the inside.
Jankin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jankin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hetherington avoids it.
Hetherington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jankin tries to pull guard but Hetherington forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jankin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hetherington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jankin.
Hetherington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankin blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Hetherington.
Hetherington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetherington throws a punch but it's blocked by Jankin.
Hetherington misses with a punch on the inside.
Hetherington lands with a light punch inside.
Jankin misses with a body punch.
Jankin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hetherington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hetherington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jankin is defending well for now.
Hetherington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jankin trying to stall but Hetherington improves his position.
Hetherington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jankin.
Hetherington throws a punch but it's blocked by Jankin.
Jankin tries to pull guard but Hetherington holds him up against the cage and eventually Jankin drops back down to his feet.
Hetherington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hetherington dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jankin tries for a takedown but Hetherington circles away easily

and Hetherington counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hetherington.
Jankin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hetherington is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Hetherington.
Hetherington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jankin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hetherington after a bit of a struggle.
Jankin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hetherington walks away with a smile on his face. Jankin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dooper Jankin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jankin tries to keep at a distance but Hetherington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hetherington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetherington misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hetherington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetherington lands an uppercut.
Hetherington missing with knees to the body.
Jankin blocking some punches.
Hetherington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetherington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jankin's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankin tries to work over Hetherington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetherington lands a hook that snaps the head of Jankin backwards.
Jankin blocks an uppercut.
Hetherington can't find room to land a body shot as Jankin controls the action.
Jankin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hetherington to keep the fight standing.
Jankin throws a head punch that misses.
Hetherington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hetherington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jankin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hetherington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetherington misses with a punch on the inside.
Hetherington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetherington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jankin tries to pull guard but Hetherington won't allow it.
Jankin is trying to pull guard but Hetherington turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetherington.
A right hand to the body from Hetherington.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetherington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Hetherington.
Jankin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hetherington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jankin's elbow.
A short uppercut from Hetherington.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jankin managing to block the knees to the body from Hetherington.
Jankin is trying to pull guard but Hetherington turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hetherington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jankin.
Hetherington lands a nice uppercut.
Hetherington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hetherington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hetherington struggles to land a body shot inside as Jankin controls his hands.
Hetherington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetherington misses with a punch to the body.
Hetherington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John Hetherington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetherington pushes Jankin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jankin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hetherington to keep the fight standing.
Hetherington misses with a body punch.
Hetherington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetherington lands a shot to the body.
Jankin tries to circle away but Hetherington has him pinned against the cage.
Jankin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hetherington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetherington tries to throw a body punch but Jankin avoids it by throwing Hetherington back against the cage.
Jankin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hetherington prevents it.
Jankin looking to slow down the pace here.
Jankin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hetherington lands a right hand.
Hetherington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jankin's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetherington keeps control of Jankin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hetherington has a couple of punches blocked by Jankin.
Hetherington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jankin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hetherington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetherington presses Jankin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hetherington lands with a light punch inside.
Hetherington misses with a punch on the inside.
Hetherington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hetherington struggles to land a body shot inside as Jankin controls his hands.
Hetherington works on Jankin's body with a couple of short punches.
Hetherington misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Hetherington on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hetherington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetherington swings wildly with an uppercut but Jankin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankin tries to pull guard but Hetherington forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hetherington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hetherington moves into the clinch.
Hetherington working aggressively here.
Hetherington scores with a shoulder strike.
Jankin blocks an uppercut.
Hetherington has Jankin pressed against the cage, preventing Jankin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hetherington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetherington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jankin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hetherington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetherington scores with a shot to the side of Jankin's head.
Jankin tries to break the clinch but Hetherington is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetherington swings wildly with an uppercut but Jankin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetherington misses with the head strike.
Hetherington working aggressively here.
Hetherington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hetherington misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetherington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hetherington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jankin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hetherington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jankin is trying to pull guard but Hetherington has him pressed against the cage.
Jankin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jankin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hetherington lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hetherington fails to land.
Hetherington prevents Jankin from breaking the clinch.
Hetherington prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dooper Jankin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hetherington misses with a punch to the body.
Jankin wants to get back to striking at distance but Hetherington won't allow it.
Hetherington works on Jankin's body with a couple of short punches.
Hetherington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jankin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hetherington.
Hetherington gets through Jankin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hetherington lands a shoulder strike.
Hetherington digs a right hand underneath Jankin's ribcage. Jankin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hetherington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hetherington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hetherington lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Hetherington on the inside.
Hetherington tries to work over Jankin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jankin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hetherington lands with a short shot to the head.
Hetherington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetherington lands a shoulder strike.
Hetherington lands a body shot.
Jankin blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hetherington is defending well.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hetherington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hetherington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetherington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hetherington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hetherington.

Jankin is rocked!
Hetherington working aggressively here.
Oh Jankin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hetherington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hetherington cracks Jankin with a nice body shot.
Jankin seems to have got his legs back now.
Hetherington looking to throw knees to the head but Jankin is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hetherington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hetherington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jankin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hetherington.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hetherington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankin blocks a body shot from Hetherington.
Hetherington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jankin backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankin wants a takedown.
Hetherington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hetherington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hetherington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetherington tries to throw a body punch but Jankin avoids it by throwing Hetherington back against the cage.
Hetherington tries to work over Jankin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetherington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jankin or not.
Jankin blocks an uppercut.
Hetherington tries a knee to the head but Jankin blocks it.
Hetherington cracks Jankin with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Hetherington.
Hetherington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jankin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hetherington lands with a left to the head.
Dooper Jankin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Hetherington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hetherington.
Hetherington misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Hetherington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hetherington 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for John Hetherington!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for John Hetherington!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for John Hetherington!

John Hetherington wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stan Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Lipton (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.

Lopez
vs
Lipton

172 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lewis Lipton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipton is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.

Lopez clinches up against the cage.
Lipton takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Lopez.

It looks like Lewis Lipton has been cut.
Lipton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lipton is trying to force a seperation but Lopez has the dominant position.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Lipton 's eye.
Lipton is trying to break the clinch but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Lipton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lipton dodges an elbow strike from Lopez.
Lopez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lopez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lipton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lopez.

Lipton is rocked!
Lipton blocks an elbow strike.
Lipton is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Lipton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lopez throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lopez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lipton's brow.
Lipton seems to have recovered his senses.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Lipton 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lipton can't break the clinch.
Lipton avoids a wild elbow strike from Lopez.
Lopez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lipton looking to slow down the pace here.
Lipton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lopez is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lopez.
Lipton swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Lopez.
Lipton can't break the clinch.
Lopez lands an elbow that stopped Lipton in his tracks for a moment.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Lipton 's eye.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Lipton 's eye.
Lopez throws an elbow that misses.
Lipton takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Lipton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lipton takes an elbow to the temple.
Lopez has Lipton pressed against the cage. He pushes Lipton back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Lopez throws a beautiful elbow that sends Lipton crashing to the floor! Lopez piles on the pressure with more strikes! Lipton is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Lopez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sinister Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Steve (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.

Strike
vs
Steve

175 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sinister Strike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Steve!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strike scores with a nice right hand.
Strike throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Strike punishes Steve's body with a nice straight punch.
Strike thuds a left hand into Steve's body.
Strike lands a body shot.
Steve takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Strike really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strike scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Strike lands with a hook. Steve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strike throws a low kick but Steve avoids it.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strike misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Strike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Strike scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Strike does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strike darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strike fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Strike misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike scores with a hook.
Strike lands a body shot.
Strike missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve moves away from the strike by Strike.
Strike swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steve.
Steve avoids the body shot from Strike.
Sinister Strike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Strike moves away and avoids it.
Strike keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Steve connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Strike slips the punch.
Strike slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Strike scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Good shot there by Strike.
Strike slips under a jab from Steve.
Strike lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Strike does no damage.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strike is breathing heavily.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Strike is just out of range.
Steve throws the left hand but Strike avoids the punch easily.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Strike is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Strike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strike digs a good body shot into Steve's ribs.
Strike closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Strike's shoulder, as Strike tries to avoid the shot.
Steve swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Strike counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strike misses with a two punch combination.
Steve throws a counter combo.
Strike throws a leg kick but Steve sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Strike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve blocks a jab.
Steve rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strike moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strike swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Steve.
Steve slips under a jab.
Strike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Strike throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strike avoids the body shot from Steve.
Strike tries to move into range but Steve moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve slips a jab and a cross from Strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strike doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve slips under a jab from Strike.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Strike slips the punch.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Strike's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steve under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strike.
Strike throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steve stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strike lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strike stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve blocks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Steve 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinister Strike 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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Strike. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Strike stalks Steve and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steve's face. Steve staggers backwards, shaken.
Strike connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Strike.
The fighters circling - Strike throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steve connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strike scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steve throws a jab when Strike was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strike with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Strike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Strike lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve avoids the body shot from Strike.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strike misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strike takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Strike gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Strike misses the target.
Strike staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Strike.
Nice uppercut there from Steve.
Strike bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steve's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strike pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steve back to the cage. Strike follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sinister Strike is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Strike takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Strike moved out of range nicely.
Strike's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steve under the eye.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strike lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strike.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strike.
Strike getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Strike takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Strike works Steve's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strike. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strike throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strike swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strike throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strike.
Strike takes one to the chin there.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Strike lunges at Steve with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steve's hand.
Strike lands a jab-cross combination.
Strike connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Strike fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steve on the side of the head.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strike.
Strike takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strike cracks Steve with an open hand slap.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve throws out a counter right but Strike avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strike digs a good body shot into Steve's ribs.
Steve connects with a jab.
Strike scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve scores with the left hand. Strike knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steve moves forwards but Strike connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinister Strike dominated that second round.
That's time! Strike's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Strike ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Strike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strike connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steve momentarily.
Strike throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve avoids the body shot from Strike.
Good exchange - Strike coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strike looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strike falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. Steve catches Strike right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Strike moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Strike takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strike bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strike ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve digs a good body shot into Strike's ribs.
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strike momentarily.
Steve digs a good hook to Strike's body.
Strike fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strike cracks Steve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strike fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strike throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Bobby Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Steve misses.
Strike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strike is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Strike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Strike uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strike scores with a nice strike.
Steve takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Strike ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Steve. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steve.
Strike fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steve paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strike cracks Steve with an open hand slap.
Strike looks to land a combination. Steve sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Strike looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Strike lands a slapping body shot.
Strike lands with a right hand.
Steve walks into a jab.
Strike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve takes one on the button.
Steve takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strike. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strike misses with a wild body shot.
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strike misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strike throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Strike lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strike uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Strike throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strike throws a right hand that Steve ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve also avoids with ease.
Strike cracks Steve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strike will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strike lands a jab to the head.
Sinister Strike is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Strike sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sinister Strike showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strike has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Sinister Strike!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Sinister Strike!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Sinister Strike!

Sinister Strike wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mifune Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eutimio Echevarra (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.

Kurosawa
vs
Echevarra

180 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mifune Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eutimio Echevarra!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kurosawa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Echevarra lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurosawa throws out a leg kick but Echevarra moves out of range and Kurosawa only half commits.
Kurosawa throws a lazy body kick
and Echevarra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kurosawa thinking.
Kurosawa misses with a body kick.
Echevarra doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Echevarra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Echevarra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kurosawa throws a body kick that misses
and Echevarra counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurosawa misses with a hook
and Echevarra counters with a right hand to the body.
Echevarra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurosawa throws a half hearted mid kick.

Echevarra drops Kurosawa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kurosawa looks back up at him and smiles so Echevarra waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Kurosawa is rocked!
Echevarra cracks Kurosawa with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eutimio Echevarra!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Beek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Gaspar (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.

Beek
vs
Gaspar

162 cm
18
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blake Beek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Gaspar!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beek misses with a right hand

and Gaspar moves into the clinch.
Gaspar blocks an elbow strike.
Beek dodges an elbow strike from Gaspar.

Gaspar pulls guard.

Gaspar has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Beek should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gaspar has tightened it up now! Beek should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Gaspar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Canary Colovcin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Crane (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.

Colovcin
vs
Crane

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Canary Colovcin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Crane!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crane manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Colovcin on his heels. He'll look to pass Colovcin's guard now, I'm sure.
Colovcin can't keep his opponent in guard - Crane advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Crane!