FFG 33: Renegade PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pooh Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordecai Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lover's Conserto. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Red Gym
vs
Carver

180 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

200 cm
25
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pooh Red Gym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordecai Carver!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carver swats away the attempt to clinch by Red Gym.
Mordecai Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Red Gym shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Red Gym showed some decent athleticism there.
Carver regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Red Gym trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carver wants to control the pace but Red Gym is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Red Gym wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Carver.
The referee warns Red Gym that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Red Gym looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Red Gym tries to break free.

Carver looking to break Red Gym's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Red Gym remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Carver will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Red Gym takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Carver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Red Gym is really stuck here.
Carver is not going to allow Red Gym to sit and survive in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Carver tries to get the hooks in deep but Red Gym pushed the leg off.
Carver biding his time, controlling Red Gym.
Carver punches the canvas rather than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver throwing damaging strikes from the back! Red Gym could be in trouble here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym avoids the strikes from Carver.
Carver controlling well, preventing Red Gym from escaping the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Carver controlling the positon.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Red Gym trying to control the hands but Carver won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Carver's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Red Gym is in bad spot here.
Red Gym is breathing heavily.
Carver is looking to control Red Gym but Red Gym is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Red Gym tries to roll but Carver sticks to his back.
Carver struggling to land strikes to the head as Red Gym covers up.
What can Red Gym do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Red Gym prevents Carver from getting a body triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Carver has his arm under Red Gym's chin here. Game over son! Carver squeezes tightly and Red Gym is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mordecai Carver!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. A fine choice. Penn has chosen E ala E as his entrance music. Dan Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to BJ Penn's chin.

Smith
vs
Penn

180 cm
21
161 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

175 cm
21
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a nice hook to Penn's body. Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penn scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Smith knocks Penn out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Mendonza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Romziel
vs
Mendonza

174 cm
21
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Romziel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raul Mendonza!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendonza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendonza tries for a takedown but Romziel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.
Romziel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Raul Mendonza has been cut.
Mendonza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romziel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romziel misses with a head kick.
Mendonza misses the jab.
Romziel throws a head kick that misses.
Mendonza misses with a wild body shot.
Mendonza looks for a takedown but Romziel sprawls well.
Jason Romziel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Mendonza.
Mendonza swings for the body but Romziel moves out of range.

Romziel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mendonza is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Romziel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mendonza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romziel is taking a breather. Mendonza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mendonza is looking for a sweep. Romziel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Romziel is trying to work for a kimura but Mendonza is defending well.
Romziel controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Romziel prevents Mendonza from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel content to control rather than advance.
Romziel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mendonza for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Romziel.

Romziel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Romziel preventing the sweep.
Romziel chips away with some ground and pound.
Mendonza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romziel stays in close to Mendonza's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romziel stops Mendonza from standing up.
Mendonza looks gassed!
Romziel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Romziel trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendonza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romziel controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Romziel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raul Mendonza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mendonza throws a body punch but Romziel moves out of range.
Romziel tries for a takedown but Mendonza circles away easily
and Mendonza counters with a three punch combo that has Romziel backing up. Romziel nods at Mendonza to acknowledge the strikes.
Mendonza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romziel swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Romziel.
Romziel has knee on belly momentarily but Mendonza bucks him off and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendonza wants to get back to his feet.
Romziel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mendonza!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel controlling from the full mount.
Mendonza can't escape the position.
Romziel controlling the position easily from mount.

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.
Mendonza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mendonza is breathing heavily.
Romziel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romziel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jason Romziel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mendonza wants to clinch up but Romziel keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza misses the jab.
Mendonza looks to land a combination but Romziel avoids it well.
Mendonza wants to clinch up but Romziel keeps it at a distance.
Raul Mendonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Romziel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Romziel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mendonza is trying to defend but Romziel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Romziel slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romziel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendonza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Romziel content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Romziel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raul Mendonza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Romziel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Romziel.
Mendonza throws out a powerful jab.

Romziel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mendonza to the mat! Mendonza manages to get full guard.
Romziel won't allow Mendonza to sweep him here.
Mendonza working a defensive guard here.
Romziel trying to control but Mendonza is working from the bottom.
Romziel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mendonza's guard.
Mendonza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romziel winds up and cracks Mendonza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel content to control rather than advance.
Romziel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Romziel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Romziel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mendonza has hold of Romziel's hands but Romziel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Romziel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romziel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mendonza!
Mendonza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Romziel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mendonza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Romziel controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Mendonza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel controlling the pace for now.
Jason Romziel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Raul Mendonza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jason Romziel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mendonza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romziel. Romziel obviously looking to wear him down.

Romziel shoots in and bounces Mendonza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Mendonza working for a triangle but Romziel defends it easily.
Mendonza wants to stand but Romziel is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Romziel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romziel 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Jason Romziel!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Jason Romziel!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Jason Romziel!

Jason Romziel wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Carlos - The Silmarillia. Blunts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Serius Jones - Bars. Ichi Blunts will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hood
vs
Blunts

172 cm
24
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raymond Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichi Blunts!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hood clinches with his opponent.
Hood landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ichi Blunts has been cut.
Blunts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hood lands an elbow inside.

Blunts pulls guard effortlessly.
Blunts wants to sweep here but Hood controlling him for the moment.
Blunts throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blunts can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Blunts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blunts trying to control the position here.

Blunts looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hood passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hood wants to get back to his feet.
Blunts is pressing down on Hood's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood is looking to stand up but Blunts won't let him.
Hood is fighting to break Blunts's control of his arms but Blunts is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blunts trying to control the position.
Hood wants to stand but Blunts has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hood preventing the sweep.

Blunts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blunts controls Hood momentarily but Hood frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ichi Blunts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ichi Blunts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hood stuffs the takedown attempt from Blunts. Blunts gets slowly back to his feet.

Hood gets a clinch.
Hood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blunts up against the cage.
Hood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blunts's face.
Blunts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hood has Blunts pressed against the cage.
Hood landing knees to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hood controlling the action here for a moment.
Blunts tries to pull guard but Hood won't allow it.
Raymond Hood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Blunts.
Hood scores with a knee to the head.
Blunts takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood lands a nice elbow.
Hood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blunts's defenses.
Hood lands a nice knee to the body.
Hood lands a good knee to the midsection. Blunts won't want to take too many of those.
Blunts tries to score a body lock takedown but Hood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blunts is breathing heavily.
Hood lands an elbow that stopped Blunts in his tracks for a moment.
Hood stalling against the cage.
Blunts wants a takedown but no success here.
Hood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hood prevents the takedown attempt.
Hood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Ichi Blunts's cut even more.
Hood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blunts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blunts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hood is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hood lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Ichi Blunts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hood avoiding damage.
Blunts goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hood prevents it.
Hood scores with a knee to the head.
Hood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hood's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blunts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hood pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blunts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hood as he avoids it easily.
Hood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blunts.
Hood delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hood lands an elbow just above Blunts 's eye.
Blunts takes a knee right on the jaw!

Ichi Blunts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hood lands a good knee to the midsection. Blunts won't want to take too many of those.
Hood lands a knee to the head.
Hood stalling.
Blunts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hood lands a damaging elbow.
Blunts is trying to drag Hood to the mat but Hood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ichi Blunts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raymond Hood!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
19%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chase
vs
Stan

190 cm
21
245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
280 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

Lion Killer Clothing Company
Lion Killer Clothing Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Stan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase swats away the attempt to clinch by Stan.
Chase shoots in for a double leg but Stan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chase is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chase tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chase somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Chase or perhaps it was just good defense by Stan which made him look bad.

Chase fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stan sprawls well initially but Chase persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chase seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stan is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Stan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chase is aware though and is defending well.
Stan keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chase stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan wants to sweep but no luck.
Chase in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chase is one step ahead there.
Stan trying to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Chase decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chase thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stan's head.
Stan wants to get back to full guard.
Stan trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Stan is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase tries to control but Stan wriggling away.
Chase cracks Stan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chase landing shots from mount.
Chase in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chase raining down shots from the mount!
Chase working the ground and pound effectively.
Stan is trying to escape the mount.
Chase lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase breaks from Stan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chase raining down shots from the mount!

Stan is rocked!
Stan is looking to get to half guard.
Stan is still in real trouble! Can Chase finish him?
Stan seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Chase.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stan is trying to escape the mount.
Chase punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chase wants to control the pace but Stan is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stan?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stan is looking to improve his position but Chase isn't that keen on the idea.
Chase postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Stan badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Chase around the waist but Chase pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Chase is the winner by TKO! Chase jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Chase!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meekus Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tono Gallego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder comes to the cage accompanied by Battery- Metallica. Tono Gallego struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thunder
vs
Gallego

185 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Lion Killer Clothing Company
Lion Killer Clothing Company

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meekus Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tono Gallego!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gallego shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thunder is trying to defend but Gallego finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gallego misses with a head shot. Thunder uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thunder looking to control.
Thunder is looking to stand up but Gallego isn't so interested in that idea.
Thunder tries to strike from the bottom.
Thunder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thunder throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gallego must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gallego pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thunder is keeping the position for now.
Gallego throwing strikes from guard but Thunder blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gallego fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gallego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thunder throws a head kick but Gallego moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder looks to land a right hand but Gallego moved out of range.

Gallego scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gallego controlling the action here.
Gallego prevents Thunder from standing back up.
Thunder moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gallego throws a strike but Thunder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gallego looks gassed!
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallego is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallego is pulling down on Thunder's head to control his posture.
Thunder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder trying to control but Gallego is working from the bottom.
Thunder cracks Gallego with a solid left hand.
Thunder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thunder throwing strikes from guard but Gallego blocks nicely.
Thunder trying to control but Gallego is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thunder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thunder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Thunder stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Thunder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunder. Thunder obviously looking to wear him down.
Gallego shoots for a double leg takedown but Thunder sprawls well. He's pushed Gallego's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thunder throws an overhand right that lands on Gallego's shoulder, as Gallego tries to avoid the shot.
Gallego walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gallego shoots for a takedown but Thunder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meekus Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tono Gallego.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunder.
Thunder feints and then cracks Gallego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gallego down.
Thunder throws a head kick that Gallego semi-blocks.
A good leg kick by Thunder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder lands a right hook to the body.
Tono Gallego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thunder throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder stuffs the takedown attempt from Gallego. Gallego gets slowly back to his feet.
Thunder lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thunder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thunder throws a nice head kick!
Thunder misses with a head kick.
Gallego tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Thunder.
Gallego blocks a head kick by Thunder.
Meekus Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunder misses with a straight right.
Thunder tries a low kick but Gallego avoids it.

Gallego shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meekus Thunder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thunder misses with a head kick.
Gallego looks for a takedown but Thunder sprawls well.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
Meekus Thunder is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thunder scores with a kick to the body.
Gallego fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thunder avoids it really well and circles away.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
Thunder throws a hook but Gallego avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gallego. That did some damage!
A head kick from Thunder lands but Gallego takes it in his stride.
Thunder jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thunder lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thunder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gallego misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meekus Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tono Gallego.
Gallego changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thunder tries to avoid it but Gallego manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thunder to the ground. Thunder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thunder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thunder.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a hook.
Thunder slaps away a takedown attempt from Gallego, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gallego throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thunder's waist but Thunder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gallego off to one side.
Gallego blocks a head kick by Thunder.
Gallego cracks the inside of Thunder's front leg.
Thunder stuffs the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
Thunder is looking to slow Gallego down with leg kicks.
Thunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallego walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thunder.
Gallego fails to land the takedown.
Thunder cracks the inside of Gallego's front leg.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. Gallego moves away and avoids it.
A head kick from Thunder lands but Gallego takes it in his stride.
Thunder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gallego will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunder.
Thunder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gallego tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thunder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gallego somewhat.
Thunder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallego can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Thunder. That snapped Gallego's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a really nice looking cross but Gallego seems unphased.
Thunder stuffs the takedown attempt from Gallego. Gallego gets slowly back to his feet.
Tono Gallego is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallego fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thunder avoids it really well and circles away.
Thunder lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meekus Thunder dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gallego tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thunder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gallego somewhat.
Thunder throws a lazy right hand but Gallego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunder scoring well with a low kick there.
Thunder lands with a slapping head kick.
Thunder scores with a leg kick.
Thunder cracks Gallego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thunder throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gallego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Thunder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Thunder misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallego fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Thunder.
Gallego shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thunder as he avoids it easily.
Meekus Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tono Gallego.
Thunder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thunder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder throws a head kick that Gallego semi-blocks.
Thunder lands with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gallego is defended easily by Thunder.
Gallego fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thunder avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a head kick that Gallego semi-blocks.
Gallego closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thunder circles away.
Gallego shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thunder but Thunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gallego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunder. Thunder obviously looking to wear him down.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallego circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallego tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
A slow jab from Thunder misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunder. Thunder obviously looking to wear him down.
Thunder lunges at Gallego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gallego's hand.
Thunder lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gallego takes a step back to recover.
Thunder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thunder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gallego shoots in and drives through. Thunder sprawls well.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gallego.
Thunder thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallego fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gallego's head backwards.
Tono Gallego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gallego shoots in for a double leg but Thunder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gallego walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thunder.
Thunder lands with a good body shot.
Meekus Thunder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gallego avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gallego.

And that's the end of the fight!
Meekus Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thunder, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Meekus Thunder!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Meekus Thunder!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Meekus Thunder!

Meekus Thunder wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blood Wizard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Roederer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wizard
vs
Roederer

187 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blood Wizard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Louis Roederer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Wizard.
Roederer just misses with a punch to the body.

Wizard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roederer napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Wizard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roederer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wizard throws an elbow but Roederer slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wizard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wizard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Wizard tries for a kimura but Roederer is defending well.
Wizard working away.
Roederer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Roederer is looking to take a break and control but Wizard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roederer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Roederer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wizard defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wizard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roederer.
Roederer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wizard's head.
Roederer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Wizard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roederer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Wizard with the active half guard here but Roederer passes nicely into side control.
Wizard is trying to get back to half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wizard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roederer is fending him off so far but Wizard persists. Nope, Roederer circles away and we're back to standing.
Louis Roederer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wizard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roederer throws out the jab.

Roederer throws a left that rocks Wizard and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Roederer dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Wizard regain composure!

Wizard is rocked!

It looks like Blood Wizard has been cut.

Roederer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wizard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wizard is looking for a sweep.
Wizard is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roederer is working Wizard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Roederer trying to control the position but Wizard is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roederer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wizard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Roederer working the ground and pound but Wizard is defending the strikes.
Wizard is looking for a sweep.
Wizard looking for a sweep but Roederer has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roederer thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wizard is trying to escape the mount.
Wizard blocking the ground and pound.
Wizard taking shots to the head.
Oh Wizard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roederer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wizard seems to have got his legs back now.
Roederer with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wizard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roederer looking to finish with strikes here!
Wizard takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Roederer's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louis Roederer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Holch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Hiawatha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiawatha is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Gael. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Holch
vs
Hiawatha

179 cm
25
199 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dom Holch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pikku Hiawatha!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hiawatha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holch.
Holch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Holch.
Hiawatha lands a glancing blow to the side of Holch's head.
Holch throws a right and a left that Hiawatha avoids nicely.
Holch throws an overhand right that lands on Hiawatha's shoulder, as Hiawatha tries to avoid the shot.
Hiawatha throws a head kick that misses.
Hiawatha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hiawatha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hiawatha staying out of range there.
Hiawatha misses with a body shot.

Hiawatha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Holch!
Holch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Holch regains half guard.
Holch trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Hiawatha prevents Holch from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holch is working hard here to advance position.
Hiawatha avoids the attempt from Holch to control.
Hiawatha lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Holch is looking to get to half guard.
Hiawatha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holch is looking to escape.
Holch taking shots to the head.
Hiawatha is landing with some decent strikes but Holch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Hiawatha is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Holch is surviving well by controlling Hiawatha's body position as best he can.
Holch wants to hold on but Hiawatha pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiawatha misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hiawatha sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Hiawatha is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Holch is surviving well by controlling Hiawatha's body position as best he can.
Hiawatha avoids the attempt from Holch to control.
A nice elbow there by Hiawatha.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiawatha looking to ground and pound but Holch is blocking nicely.
Holch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Holch is desperately trying to improve his position but Hiawatha has a good base and remains in mount.

Hiawatha has hold of Holch's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Holch manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holch blocking the ground and pound.

Hiawatha looking for a guillotine from mount but Holch is having none of it.
Hiawatha looks gassed!
Holch tries to lock up and control but Hiawatha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Hiawatha moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Holch has worked his arm free - good work by Holch!
Holch pushes Hiawatha away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hiawatha gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Holch struggling a bit here.

Hiawatha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Holch is trying to get back to half guard.

Hiawatha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hiawatha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Holch is trying to get back to half guard.
Hiawatha in side control, throwing shots but Holch defends.
Holch is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Holch misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pikku Hiawatha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hiawatha wants to clinch.
Holch throws a looping overhand right but Hiawatha ducks down to avoid it.
Hiawatha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holch.
Hiawatha throws a head kick but Holch moves out of range.
Holch scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Pikku Hiawatha has been cut.
Holch throws a body punch but Hiawatha moves out of range.
Holch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiawatha.
Holch works over Hiawatha's head and body with a nice combination.
Holch lands a nice looking body shot.
Hiawatha tries to land a leg kick but Holch saw it coming and moves away.
Holch is looking to land body kicks.
Holch tries to bum rush Hiawatha with a series of wild strikes but Hiawatha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hiawatha.
Hiawatha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hiawatha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holch throws a hook but Hiawatha avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holch punishes Hiawatha's body with a nice straight punch.
Hiawatha looks for the body kick but Holch saw that one coming.
Hiawatha is breathing heavily.

Hiawatha scores a takedown into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holch sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Holch is looking to control Hiawatha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holch avoid being mounted?
Hiawatha misses with a head shot. Holch uses the momentum to regain guard.
Holch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hiawatha working some strikes from top position.
Holch looking to control.
Holch has momentary wrist control but Hiawatha slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holch wants to get back to his feet but Hiawatha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holch working a defensive guard but Hiawatha manages to pass into side control anyway.
Holch managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hiawatha.

Hiawatha is trying to get an arm triangle but Holch is defending well.
Holch is looking to reverse the position.
Hiawatha is trying to move to mount but Holch reverses beautifully and ends up in Hiawatha's guard.
Holch trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiawatha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Holch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiawatha.
A slow jab from Holch misses its intended target.
Hiawatha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holch doesn't seem bothered though.
Hiawatha tries to clinch but Holch is having none of it.
Holch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiawatha shoots in for a double leg but Holch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hiawatha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiawatha misses with an uppercut. Holch saw that one coming.
Hiawatha tries a head kick but it misses.
Hiawatha throws a right and a left that Holch avoids nicely.
Holch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hiawatha counters with a straight right hand.
Holch misses with a head kick.
Hiawatha throws a head kick but Holch moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Holch misses the target.
Holch misses the body punch

and Hiawatha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Holch's guard now.
Hiawatha looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holch is trying to control the position but Hiawatha postures up.
Hiawatha thows a big elbow that misses.
Hiawatha wants to control from the top but Holch keeps moving.
Hiawatha pushing down on Holch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hiawatha uses his free foot to push down on Holch's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Holch.
Holch working to try and regain half guard.
Holch tries to hold on but Hiawatha postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hiawatha goes for an armbar but Holch turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Holch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dom Holch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pikku Hiawatha's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hiawatha moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holch throws a jab when Hiawatha was well out of range.

Hiawatha drives through and clinches with Holch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Holch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hiawatha wants a takedown but no success here.
Hiawatha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holch fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holch takes a swing at Hiawatha's ribcage but misses.
Holch throws a series of strikes that have Hiawatha backpedaling.
Dom Holch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiawatha slips a straight right by Holch.
Hiawatha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dom Holch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pikku Hiawatha.
Holch scores with a body shot.
Holch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holch misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Holch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holch misses with an uppercut.
Holch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hiawatha.
Holch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Hiawatha finds it's way through Holch's defenses.
Hiawatha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holch misses with a few strikes there.
Holch blocks a head kick by Hiawatha.
Hiawatha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hiawatha throws a sloppy head kick and Holch moves out of range easily.
Pikku Hiawatha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiawatha throws a sloppy head kick
letting Holch counter with a right hand.
Hiawatha throws a wild body kick that Holch sees coming a mile off.
Hiawatha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hiawatha moves out of range of the strikes.
Holch lands a nice shot that snaps Hiawatha's head back.

Hiawatha closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hiawatha lands in his opponent's guard.
Holch has control of Hiawatha's left arm, preventing Hiawatha from doing any damage.
Hiawatha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holch has his hands on Hiawatha's head, controlling the position.
Hiawatha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hiawatha is one step ahead there.
Holch manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hiawatha working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hiawatha?
Hiawatha manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hiawatha trying to control but Holch postures up.
Hiawatha might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Holch kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Holch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hiawatha has hold of Holch's hands but Holch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hiawatha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holch is working away from the top position though.
Hiawatha controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hiawatha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Holch chips away with some ground and pound.
Hiawatha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Holch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hiawatha.
Hiawatha prevents Holch from improving his position.
Holch keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hiawatha trying to control the action but Holch is working from the bottom.
Holch is trying to maintain the position but Hiawatha is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Holch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Pikku Hiawatha!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Pikku Hiawatha!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Pikku Hiawatha!

Pikku Hiawatha wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jyn Karinzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludwig Manres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manres comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Aqualung - Jethro Tull kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ludwig Manres told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Karinzo
vs
Manres

190 cm
25
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jyn Karinzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludwig Manres!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Manres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Manres is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Karinzo is surviving well by controlling Manres's body position as best he can.
Manres unloads with some shots from mount but Karinzo bucks and avoids them well.
Manres prevents Karinzo from getting the reversal.
Manres looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Manres throws a sloppy strike and Karinzo uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Karinzo has ended up in Manres's guard.

Manres working for a triangle but Karinzo defends it easily.

Manres working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karinzo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karinzo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Karinzo is in close to Manres's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manres wants to sweep here but Karinzo controlling him for the moment.
Karinzo wants to control from the top but Manres keeps moving.
Manres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karinzo.
Karinzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Manres has wrist control.
Karinzo looking to sit in guard and control but Manres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karinzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.

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

Karinzo pushes Manres up against the cage in a clinch.

Manres gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Karinzo regains guard.
Karinzo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manres's guard.

Manres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Karinzo defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karinzo advances position into side control!
Manres is not content to let Karinzo control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Karinzo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Karinzo 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.
Manres regains half guard.
Karinzo is just content to waste time from the top position. Manres takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karinzo.
Karinzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Manres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karinzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Manres has his foot on Karinzo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karinzo works his way back into a safe position though.
Karinzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Manres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karinzo stands and throws Manres's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Karinzo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Manres knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manres sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Manres works his way to full guard. Good work.

Karinzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludwig Manres 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.

Manres decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Manres tries to pass to full mount but Karinzo defends it.
Karinzo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karinzo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manres is working away from the top position though.

Manres seems to be looking for submissions.
Manres prevents Karinzo from improving his position.
Manres is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Karinzo!
Manres connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Manres working the ground and pound effectively.
Manres with shots to the head and body - Karinzo looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinzo blocking the ground and pound.
Manres breaks from Karinzo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Manres working Karinzo over with strikes here.

Manres goes for an armbar but Karinzo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Karinzo.

Manres working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karinzo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karinzo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manres is breathing heavily.
Karinzo looking to pass the guard.
Manres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karinzo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karinzo throws a strike but Manres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Manres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karinzo looking to control but Manres passes into half guard.
Karinzo wants to get back to full guard.
Karinzo punching from the bottom.
Manres tries to stand and escape but Karinzo is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karinzo scores with a shot to the body.
Manres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karinzo lands with a good body shot.
Karinzo digs a good body shot into Manres's ribs.
Karinzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manres is defended easily by Karinzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres shoots in for a takedown but Karinzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jyn Karinzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludwig Manres.
Manres fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Karinzo as he connects with a hook.
Karinzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manres blocks a jab.
Karinzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Karinzo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Manres was covering up waiting for the punch and Karinzo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Karinzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Karinzo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Manres manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Karinzo has Manres in his guard.
Manres trying to control the position from guard on top but Karinzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manres is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ludwig Manres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karinzo 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.
Karinzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Manres that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Manres is desperately trying to improve his position but Karinzo has a good base and remains in mount.
Karinzo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Karinzo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Manres turns into him and now he's in Karinzo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludwig Manres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Karinzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Manres misses with a takedown attempt
and Karinzo counters with a left and a right that stings Manres.

Manres 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.
Manres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karinzo wants to hit a switch here but Manres passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Karinzo there!
Manres pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karinzo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Karinzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karinzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manres misses with a head shot. Karinzo uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manres drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Karinzo dives on top into guard.

Manres is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Karinzo passes Manres's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Karinzo is looking for a kimura here.
Manres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karinzo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karinzo is working for a submission of some sort.
Karinzo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Manres looking for submissions off his back.
Karinzo winds up and cracks Manres with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Karinzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manres does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Manres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Manres actively working from the bottom here.
Karinzo trying to mount his opponent but Manres defends it.
Karinzo misses with a head shot. Manres uses the momentum to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manres is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Manres preventing the sweep.
Manres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karinzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Karinzo, not yet.
Manres is pushing down on Karinzo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karinzo is fighting to maintain full guard but Manres has managed to sneak the leg through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludwig Manres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manres 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 for Ludwig Manres!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Ludwig Manres!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Ludwig Manres!

Ludwig Manres wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fa Sho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frost
vs
Sho

174 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
168 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fa Sho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sho looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Frost throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sho.
Frost goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Sho.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Frost.
Sho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sho misses with an uppercut. Frost saw that one coming.
Sho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Sho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Sho.
Sho throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Frost throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sho's head.
A good leg kick by Frost.
Frost chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sho.
Sho throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Sho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frost.
Sho misses with a body shot.
Frost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sho looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
Sho looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Frost.
A big left from Sho misses.
Frost delivers a nice body kick.
Frost lands with a slapping head kick.

Sho is rocked!
Frost feints a jab and as Sho dips his head, Frost unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Sho right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Sho falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Frost smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Darren Frost!