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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between bruce lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, bruce lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggin has managed to clinch.
Wiggin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
lee clinches but Wiggin breaks the clinch
and Wiggin counters with a slapping leg kick.
lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiggin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wiggin counters with a head kick that drops lee to the mat! lee scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wiggin as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Wiggin or perhaps it was just good defense by lee which made him look bad.
Wiggin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from lee does no damage.
Wiggin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggin decides to stand back up.
Wiggin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiggin shoots in for a takedown but lee shows good takedown defense.
bruce lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Wiggin.
lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggin.
lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lee wants to clinch
and Wiggin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in lee's guard now.
Wiggin tries to free his leg and advance position but lee is retaining full guard.
lee keeping moving, preventing Wiggin from controlling successfully.
lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wiggin passes into side control.
lee is breathing heavily.
Wiggin lands a few punches from side control.
Wiggin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wiggin decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin shoots in and drives through. lee sprawls well.
lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Wiggin moves into the clinch.
Wiggin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
lee tries to clinch but Wiggin moves away
and Wiggin counters with an outside leg kick.
Wiggin closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that lee shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiggin tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiggin takes the fight into the clinch.
lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiggin walks away with a smile on his face. lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andrew Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lee tries to clinch up
and Wiggin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
lee gets caught flat footed, as Wiggin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wiggin controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wiggin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wiggin landing with the ground and pound.
lee keeping moving, preventing Wiggin from controlling successfully.
lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Wiggin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wiggin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed lee's head.
Wiggin throwing shots but lee is blocking nicely.
Wiggin lands with a punch from half guard.
Wiggin wants to lay and pray for a moment but lee keeps working.
Wiggin working over lee with some ground and pound. lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin is trying to control the action in half guard but lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wiggin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wiggin working over lee with some ground and pound. lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Wiggin 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.
Wiggin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
bruce lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiggin lands a big head kick that sends lee tumbling to the mat! Wiggin takes a step backwards and waves lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
lee is rocked!
Wiggin tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiggin looks for the body kick but lee saw that one coming.
lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Wiggin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
lee gets caught flat footed, as Wiggin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wiggin trying to control the position from guard on top but lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wiggin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiggin stands up and waves to lee to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wiggin showed some decent athleticism there.
Wiggin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wiggin trying to control the pace.
Wiggin tries to pass the half guard into mount. lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wiggin stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
Wiggin has lee pressed against the cage, preventing lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiggin walks away with a smile on his face. lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wiggin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wiggin escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wiggin gets a clinch.
Wiggin connects with a nasty looking knee right to lee's face.
Wiggin scores with a knee to the head.
Wiggin pulls lee into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
lee drops back looking for a leg! Wiggin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wiggin manages to kick lee off! lee jumps back into Wiggin's guard.
Andrew Wiggin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wiggin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee tries to stand but Wiggin is controlling from the bottom.
Wiggin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. lee is aware though and is defending well.
Wiggin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wiggin is trying to keep lee in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wiggin's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
lee postures up.
Wiggin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
lee wants to stand but Wiggin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiggin is adopting a defensive guard.
lee wants to stand but Wiggin is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Wiggin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wiggin lands with a slapping head kick.
Wiggin fails with a takedown attempt.
lee moves into range and clinches up with Wiggin.
Wiggin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wiggin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wiggin manages to end up in side control.
Wiggin is chipping away with strikes.
lee is trying to escape the position but Wiggin is controlling the position.
Wiggin wants to take a breather but lee manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Wiggin.
Wiggin is looking to work some ground and pound but lee has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiggin trying to stand up but can't free himself from lee's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin trying to control but lee is working from the bottom.
Wiggin stands up and waves to lee to follow him.
Wiggin has taken the fight to the clinch.
lee tries to break the clinch but Wiggin is controlling the position.
lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wiggin with a knee to the head.
Wiggin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics lee uses from the top position.
Wiggin is trying to keep lee in close.
Wiggin looking to control but lee passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lee tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Wiggin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
lee is keen to just control but Wiggin is a slippery customer.
Wiggin is looking to escape.
lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wiggin is just riding it out for now. lee eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wiggin moves into the clinch successfully.
lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiggin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiggin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggin throws a head kick that lee semi-blocks.
Wiggin pushes lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Wiggin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
lee shoots in and drives through. Wiggin sprawls well.
Wiggin throws a head kick that misses.
Andrew Wiggin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiggin looks for a takedown but lee sprawls well.
Wiggin moves out of range as lee strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of lee's head.
lee clinches up against the cage.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiggin with a knee to the head.
Wiggin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiggin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wiggin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
bruce lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Wiggin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wiggin stands up from lee's guard - Wiggin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wiggin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of lee's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Wiggin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wiggin 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 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Wiggin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pueblo Leaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Diaz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pueblo Leaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oscar Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leaf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Leaf misses with a series of wild punches.
Leaf connects with a body shot.
Leaf lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leaf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leaf lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Leaf thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Diaz is rocked!
It looks like Oscar Diaz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Leaf is avoiding it.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Leaf.
Diaz clinches up with Leaf and pushes him back against the cage.
Leaf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leaf prevents it.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pueblo Leaf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Diaz.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Leaf avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Diaz looks gassed!
Leaf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Leaf as Diaz shoots in.
Leaf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Leaf pushes him off.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Leaf drops Diaz with a beautiful combination! Diaz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leaf is looking for the KO!
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Leaf finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz avoids the head kick by Leaf.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Leaf is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Diaz.
Leaf misses with the combination.
Leaf stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leaf wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leaf lands with a right and another and another! Diaz is in big trouble! Leaf lands again and this time it's lights out for Diaz! A quality knockout there for Leaf.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pueblo Leaf!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pol Rawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Marcurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Marcurius is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pol Rawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Marcurius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcurius looks to land a combination. Rawn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marcurius lands a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Marcurius. No joy for Rawn on that attempt.
Rawn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marcurius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcurius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marcurius!
Rawn shoots in for a takedown but Marcurius shows good takedown defense.
Rawn drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rawn trying to control but Marcurius is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rawn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rawn trying to control but Marcurius is working from the bottom.
Marcurius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rawn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rawn postures up.
Marcurius is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rawn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcurius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marcurius has his feet on Rawn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Marcurius works over Rawn's head and body with a nice combination.
Rawn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marcurius but Marcurius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pol Rawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rawn.
Some wild striking there from Rawn.
Rawn tries for a takedown but Marcurius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pol Rawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawn fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcurius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marcurius.
Marcurius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rawn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rawn misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marcurius.
Marcurius shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marcurius showed some decent athleticism there.
Rawn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rawn keeping moving, preventing Marcurius from controlling successfully.
Rawn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rawn has his hands on Marcurius's head, controlling the position.
Rawn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marcurius defends it easily.
Marcurius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rawn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rawn looking to control.
Rawn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rawn keeping full guard, as Marcurius tries to pass.
Rawn trying to keep a closed guard but Marcurius is proving a slippery customer.
Rawn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rawn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rawn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marcurius has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rawn is keen to just control but Marcurius is a slippery customer.
Marcurius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rawn is working away from the top position though.
Rawn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marcurius!
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.
Rawn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcurius is looking to get to half guard.
Rawn looking to control but Marcurius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rawn is landing with some decent strikes but Marcurius is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marcurius is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rawn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Marcurius can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Marcurius wants to control but Rawn is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pol Rawn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marcurius moves out of range of the strikes.
Rawn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marcurius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marcurius lands a jab to the nose.
Rawn tries for a takedown but Marcurius circles away easily
and Marcurius counters by moving into the clinch.
Marcurius lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rawn wants to control but Marcurius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marcurius is trying to control. Rawn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rawn flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rawn 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.
Marcurius prevents Rawn from improving his position.
Rawn has his hands clasped together around Marcurius's back. He's all about the action.
Rawn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rawn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marcurius's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rawn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rawn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marcurius's head.
Marcurius keeping moving, preventing Rawn from controlling successfully.
Marcurius trying to control the position.
Rawn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marcurius is looking to stand up but Rawn isn't so interested in that idea.
Rawn postures up.
Marcurius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rawn controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marcurius pulls Rawn in close to prevent any damage.
Rawn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Marcurius dives on top into guard.
Marcurius won't allow Rawn to sweep him here.
Rawn is working hard here to advance position.
Marcurius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rawn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marcurius preventing the sweep.
Rawn trying to keep a closed guard but Marcurius is proving a slippery customer.
Rawn keeping moving, preventing Marcurius from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawn wants to sweep here but Marcurius controlling him for the moment.
Rawn throws a couple of heel strikes.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rawn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marcurius counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pol Rawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcurius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rawn with a poor takedown
and Marcurius counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rawn with a poor takedown
and Marcurius counters with a takedown into side control.
Rawn gets back to half guard.
Rawn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marcurius is working for a submission of some sort.
Marcurius is stalling here. Rawn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Marcurius seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rawn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawn working away.
Rawn is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Marcurius will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Marcurius is looking to regain half guard here but Rawn keeps moving and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marcurius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rawn is looking to take a break and control but Marcurius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rawn in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Marcurius wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Marcurius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marcurius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rawn throws out a loose jab but Marcurius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rawn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marcurius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rawn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marcurius was covering up waiting for the punch and Rawn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rawn throwing strikes but missing.
Rawn stopping the sweep attempt from Marcurius.
Rawn looking to sit in guard and control but Marcurius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rawn controls Marcurius momentarily but Marcurius frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcurius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marcurius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcurius is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rawn has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Marcurius is looking to defend but Rawn has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Marcurius! Rawn pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Marcurius taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pol Rawn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Radzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joze rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Radzak has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Radzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, joze rizal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radzak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Radzak lands a head kick that stumbles rizal and the fighters go to the mat.
rizal is rocked!
It looks like joze rizal has been cut.
Radzak decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on rizal, up you get!
rizal is still on wobbly legs! Can Radzak finish him?
Radzak tries to clinch up but rizal circles away and keeps his distance.
rizal seems to have recovered his senses.
rizal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Radzak defends it nicely.
Radzak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
rizal blocks a head kick by Radzak.
Radzak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Radzak throws a push kick but rizal slaps the foot to one side.
Radzak tries to close the distance and clinch up but rizal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rizal swats away the attempt to clinch by Radzak.
Radzak is looking to land body kicks.
Radzak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by rizal.
Radzak tries to clinch but rizal is having none of it.
Radzak wants to clinch up but rizal keeps it at a distance.
Radzak tries to clinch up.
Radzak wants to clinch up but rizal keeps it at a distance.
Radzak misses with a head kick.
Radzak misses with a leg kick.
Radzak tries to close the distance and clinch but rizal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
rizal moves out of range of the body kick.
rizal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Radzak sprawls well initially but rizal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
rizal trying to control the action but Radzak is working from the bottom.
Radzak is looking to escape.
rizal wants to control but Radzak is keeping him busy.
Radzak is trying to stand back up but rizal is controlling him
rizal is taking a breather. Radzak 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.
Radzak pushes rizal off looking to stand but rizal dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
rizal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Radzak circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radzak misses with a head kick.
Radzak tries to close the distance and clinch but rizal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Radzak tries to close the distance and clinch but rizal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
rizal circles away from the clinch attempt.
rizal shoots in for a takedown but Radzak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Igor Radzak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joze rizal.
Radzak throws a head kick that misses.
rizal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Radzak but Radzak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Radzak tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Radzak lands but rizal takes it in his stride.
Radzak is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
rizal fails with the takedown.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Radzak! rizal is out on his feet! Radzak rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - rizal is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! rizal is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Radzak!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Neder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shannon Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Neder!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannon misses with a series of wild punches.
Bannon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neder circles away quickly and effectively.
Neder 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.
Bannon keeping moving, preventing Neder from controlling successfully.
Bannon pushes Neder off and gets back to his feet.
Bannon looks to land a left hand but Neder moved out of range nicely.
Bannon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neder.
Neder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Derek Neder has been cut.
Neder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bannon throws out the jab.
Neder darts in and clinches Bannon up against the cage.
Neder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bannon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Neder tries to break free but Bannon pushes him back against the cage.
Neder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bannon tries to circle away but Neder has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neder tries to score a body lock takedown but Bannon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shannon Bannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Neder.
Bannon is trying to break the clinch but Neder is controlling him.
Neder is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bannon can't fight it off and eventually Neder manages to take the fight to the floor. Bannon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bannon pushes Neder off and gets back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Neder.
Bannon looks to land a combination. Neder sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bannon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neder.
Bannon lands a glancing blow to the side of Neder's head.
Shannon Bannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bannon lands a big uppercut and Neder crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Neder looks OK. Bannon waves Neder back to his feet!
Bannon connects with a nice cross there... Neder is looking wobbly and Bannon recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Neder to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Bannon jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shannon Bannon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Keyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Keyes is avoiding it.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Keyes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Damme avoiding damage as Keyes throws knees to the body.
Keyes prevents Van Damme from breaking the clinch.
Van Damme is struggling to control the position.
Keyes slows down the pace here.
Keyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme has been cut.
Keyes breaks from the clinch.
Van Damme tries to keep at a distance but Keyes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Damme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keyes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Damme pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Van Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Van Damme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keyes managing to block the knees to the body from Van Damme.
Keyes jumps guard but Van Damme stands there with Keyes around his waist. Keyes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme takes a knee to the side of the body.
Keyes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Damme lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Damme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keyes is defending well for now.
Keyes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keyes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keyes moves into the clinch successfully.
Keyes is trying to break the clinch but Van Damme is controlling him.
Keyes misses with a knee strike.
Van Damme wants to stall.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keyes with a knee to the head.
Van Damme is trying to force a seperation but Keyes has the dominant position.
Van Damme is trying to force a seperation but Keyes has the dominant position.
Keyes lands a knee to the body.
Keyes lands a knee to the head.
Keyes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Damme scores with a knee to the head.
Keyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme looks gassed!
Keyes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Keyes tries to land a knee to the head but Van Damme blocks with his arms.
Keyes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Keyes has Van Damme pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Damme.
Keyes has Van Damme pressed against the cage, preventing Van Damme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Damme avoiding damage as Keyes throws knees to the body.
Van Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keyes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Damme or not.
Keyes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Damme in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Keyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Damme.
Van Damme stalling in the clinch but Keyes improves position.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keyes avoids it.
A short right from Keyes on the inside.
Keyes wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Keyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Keyes is blocking nicely.
Keyes avoiding damage as Van Damme throws knees to the body.
Keyes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Damme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Damme manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Keyes on the inside.
Keyes tries to stall but Van Damme uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Keyes.
Van Damme connects with a nasty looking knee right to Keyes's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme takes a knee right on the jaw!
Keyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme is looking to control Keyes's arms but Keyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Damme has his back to the cage.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Keyes is blocking nicely.
Van Damme is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Damme crunches a lovely knee into Keyes's ribcage.
Keyes landing knees to the body.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Keyes blocks with his arms.
Keyes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Damme up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Van Damme.
Van Damme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keyes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Keyes.
Van Damme landing knees to the head.
Keyes scores with a knee to the head.
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.
Van Damme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Keyes managing to block the knees to the body from Van Damme.
Keyes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jean Claude Van Damme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Damme.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Keyes slips to the side
and Keyes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Damme throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Keyes scores with a one two! Van Damme had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Keyes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Keyes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Damme has closed the distance and engaged Keyes in a clinch.
Keyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Keyes obliges.
Keyes connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Keyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Damme's cut.
That's time! Keyes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Damme closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keyes counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Keyes. Beautiful body shot.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Damme throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keyes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Damme manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Damme trying to stall but Keyes improves his position.
Van Damme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Damme avoids a wild elbow strike from Keyes.
Van Damme avoiding damage as Keyes throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Van Damme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head.
Van Damme landing knees to the head.
Van Damme takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Van Damme avoiding damage as Keyes throws knees to the body.
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keyes looking to throw knees to the head but Van Damme is blocking nicely.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Damme putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keyes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Damme is trying to maintain a safe position but Keyes gets an underhook and turns Van Damme into the cage.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but Keyes blocks it.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keyes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head.
Keyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Keyes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Keyes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Keyes cracks Van Damme with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two 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.
Keyes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Damme as he avoids it easily.
Keyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Keyes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Van Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keyes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Keyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keyes misses with a head kick.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick
and Keyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Keyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Keyes circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keyes moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Keyes slips to the side
and Keyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Keyes circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Keyes is avoiding it.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Keyes moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Damme.
A leg kick checked by Keyes.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Keyes slips to the side
and Keyes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Van Damme landing knees to the body.
Keyes missing with knees to the body.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Damme scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Keyes taking a breather.
Keyes looking to throw knees to the head but Van Damme is blocking nicely.
Keyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Keyes is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keyes slowing the pace effectively.
Keyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keyes prevents Van Damme from breaking the clinch.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Keyes.
Van Damme is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Keyes is trying to stall.
Keyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Damme is defending well for now.
Van Damme with a knee to the head.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Keyes blocks with his arms.
Keyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Damme is defending well for now.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Keyes breaks the clinch.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keyes rushes Van Damme and presses him up against the cage.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Keyes has Van Damme pressed against the cage, preventing Van Damme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Van Damme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Damme's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Keyes clinches up with Van Damme and pushes him back against the cage.
Keyes lands with a left to the head.
Van Damme connects with a knee to the head.
Keyes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Damme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keyes is defending well for now.
Van Damme trying to control the position but instead, Keyes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Damme into the cage.
Keyes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Damme just stands there and leans against the cage.
Keyes jumps guard but Van Damme stands there with Keyes around his waist. Keyes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Damme tries to clinch
and Keyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Keyes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keyes closes the distance and pushes Van Damme back into the cage.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Keyes is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Damme is trying to break the clinch but Keyes has him pressed against the cage.
Van Damme connects with a knee to the head.
Van Damme has had enough of the clinch but Keyes keeps him there for the moment.
Keyes pushes Van Damme back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Damme tries to break free but Keyes pushes him back against the cage.
Keyes with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Van Damme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keyes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Keyes is defended easily by Van Damme.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Keyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Keyes is avoiding it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Damme.
Van Damme closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keyes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Van Damme slaps away a takedown attempt from Keyes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Van Damme misses.
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.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Keyes circles away and keeps his distance.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Van Damme scores with a leg kick.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Keyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Keyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Damme throws a lazy head kick
and Keyes counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Damme closes the distance but Keyes moves to the side
and Keyes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keyes.
A knee to the head by Van Damme.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head.
Van Damme using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Van Damme.
Keyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keyes working Van Damme over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Stephen Keyes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keyes working Van Damme over with knees to the body.
Keyes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keyes.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Keyes is blocking nicely.
Keyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Damme avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee calls for Keyes to work.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Van Damme manages to break the clinch.
Keyes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Keyes pushes him off.
Van Damme throws a head kick that Keyes semi-blocks.
Keyes rushes Van Damme and presses him up against the cage.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keyes.
Keyes stalling in the clinch but Van Damme improves position.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Keyes is blocking nicely.
Keyes working Van Damme over with knees to the body.
Van Damme looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Keyes looking to throw knees to the head but Van Damme is blocking nicely.
Van Damme utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Keyes avoids the damage to the body.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike.
Keyes taking a breather.
Van Damme taking a breather.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Damme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keyes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keyes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Van Damme is trying to stall.
Keyes prevents Van Damme from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Keyes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jean Claude Van Damme.
I think Van Damme has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jean Claude Van Damme!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sephiroth Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mork Hemsko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sephiroth Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sephiroth Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mork Hemsko!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hemsko takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Hemsko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hemsko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hemsko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cooper is squirming around, avoiding Hemsko's attempts to control the action.
Hemsko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hemsko prevents Cooper from getting the reversal.
Cooper tries to lock up and control but Hemsko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hemsko unloading with bombs!
Cooper tries to hold on but Hemsko postures up.
Hemsko landing strikes from the mount.
Cooper is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hemsko's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mork Hemsko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Grabovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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252 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Grabovski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams scores with a takedown into Grabovski's guard.
Adams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams wants to control from the top but Grabovski keeps moving.
Grabovski working for a triangle but Adams defends it easily.
Adams trying to control but Grabovski is working from the bottom.
Grabovski is looking to stand up but Adams isn't so interested in that idea.
Adams postures up in Grabovski's guard and throws a big left but Grabovski blocks it.
Adams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grabovski keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Grabovski kicks Adams off and gets to his feet.
Grabovski moves out of range of the strikes.
Grabovski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grabovski misses with a takedown attempt - Adams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adams with a poor takedown
and Grabovski counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grabovski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grabovski's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grabovski actively working from the bottom here.
Grabovski looks gassed!
Grabovski looking for submissions off his back.
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grabovski is not content to let Adams control the position.
Adams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grabovski defends it well.
Adams is looking for a kimura here.
Adams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Adams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grabovski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Adams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grabovski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grabovski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Adams is looking for a kimura but Grabovski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adams to get the leverage.
Adams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Adams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Adams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grabovski walks into a straight right hand from Adams.
Nice sprawl there from Grabovski as Adams shoots in.
Adams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grabovski to the mat! Grabovski manages to get full guard.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grabovski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
Adams advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grabovski keeps working.
Adams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Adams is trying to work for a kimura but Grabovski is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grabovski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Adams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Grabovski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.
Adams is working for a submission of some sort.
Adams throwing shots but Grabovski is blocking nicely.
Adams is thwarting Grabovski's attempts to control the position.
Adams lands strikes from half guard.
Adams wants to take a breather but Grabovski is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Adams is looking for a kimura here.
Adams is trying to control. Grabovski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grabovski is not content to let Adams control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams thows a huge punch but Grabovski dodges it nicely.
Adams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grabovski is staying active underneath Adams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Adams.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grabovski.
Adams trying to control but Grabovski flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Grabovski doesn't have the hooks in and Adams manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adams slips nicely into half guard.
Grabovski is trying to stand back up but Adams is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Adams dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Adams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grabovski to the mat! Grabovski manages to get full guard.
Adams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grabovski can't keep his opponent in guard - Adams advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grabovski trying to control here.
Adams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Adams seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grabovski for as long as he can get away with.
Adams seems to be working for a kimura but Grabovski defends the submission attempt.
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams trying to control the action but Grabovski is working from the bottom.
Adams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grabovski pushes Adams off looking to stand but Adams dives back in and keeps control.
Adams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grabovski is looking to control Adams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grabovski avoid being mounted?
Adams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two 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.
Adams is trying to control. Grabovski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adams wants to work for an arm triangle but Grabovski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Adams is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grabovski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams is working away from the top position though.
Grabovski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabovski looking for submissions off his back.
Grabovski is staying active underneath Adams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grabovski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.
Adams is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Grabovski still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Grabovski has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams wants to control but Grabovski postures up.
Grabovski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Adams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adams lands in his opponent's guard.
Adams trying to control but Grabovski is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grabovski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grabovski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grabovski!
Adams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grabovski's best efforts.
Damien Grabovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams gets back to full guard.
Adams is adopting a defensive guard.
Mark Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mark Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grabovski throws a strike but Adams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Adams!
Mark Adams retains his heavyweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Starr II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charon Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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21
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Starr II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Starr II.
Good leg kick by Hawkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hawkins - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Starr II moves out of range easily.
Hawkins thumps Starr II with a low kick.
Hawkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Starr II avoids it really well and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Starr II misses with an uppercut.
Hawkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hawkins lands a left and a right that sends Starr II crashing to the canvas! Hawkins dives into mount looking to finish!
Starr II is rocked!
It looks like Tommy Starr II has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins punching from mount but Starr II doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Oh Starr II is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkins is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Starr II goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Hawkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charon Hawkins!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon The Professional (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Professional comes to the cage accompanied by Chop 'em Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon The Professional!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Parker!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from The Professional as Parker shoots in.
Parker 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.
The Professional has his hands on Parker's head, controlling the position.
The Professional wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.
Parker throws and elbow that misses. The Professional uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parker's guard. Nice move by The Professional!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Professional is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.
Parker being controlled here, momentarily.
The Professional has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parker is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Professional stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Professional trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Professional is trying to defend but Parker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Parker working over The Professional with some ground and pound. The Professional looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Professional blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker.
The Professional makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Professional.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Professional wants to sweep but no luck.
Parker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Professional pulls Parker in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Professional has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Parker is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for The Professional.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throwing strikes but The Professional manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The Professional tries to stand but Parker is controlling his head.
The Professional content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Parker is trying to improve his position.
The Professional will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four 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.
The Professional decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Parker tries to move into range but The Professional moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up with The Professional, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes The Professional against the cage but The Professional circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parker misses with a hook. The Professional ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Professional looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by The Professional.
The Professional throws a big shot that misses.
Parker fails with the takedown.
Leon The Professional has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Parker.
Parker throws the left hand but The Professional avoids the punch easily.
The Professional throws a leg kick which misses Parker's front leg but catches the back leg as Parker tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Parker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Professional throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parker showed some decent athleticism there.
The Professional regains full guard. Nicely done.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker wants to control from the top but The Professional keeps moving.
The Professional is trying to keep Parker in close.
Parker with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Professional keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
The Professional has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Professional bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parker's guard.
Parker controlling the position.
The Professional trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Professional stays in close to Parker's body and controls the position.
Parker pulls The Professional in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parker is working an open guard so The Professional takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Professional lands with a good body shot.
The Professional stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Professional wants it to stay on the feet.
Good leg kick by The Professional there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leon The Professional is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Professional tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Professional's waist but The Professional gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parker off to one side.
The Professional cracks Parker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Professional lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck for Parker with that takedown attempt.
Leon The Professional has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Parker.
The Professional throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Professional, right into the meat.
Parker walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Professional.
Parker is breathing heavily.
The Professional thuds a left hand into Parker's body.
A shot to the liver by The Professional. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body kick there by The Professional.
The Professional delivers a nice body kick.
Parker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Professional forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
The Professional landing knees to the head.
The Professional with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Professional tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Professional with a knee to the head.
The Professional lands with a left to the head.
The Professional is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Professional scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Professional pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Professional breaks from the clinch.
Parker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Professional but The Professional pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Professional.
The Professional connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parker momentarily.
The Professional defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parker.
The Professional takes the fight into the clinch.
The Professional tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Professional digs a right hand into Parker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parker's gas tank.
The Professional unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Professional tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
A knee to the head by The Professional.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon The Professional dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The Professional buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Professional scores with a leg kick.
The Professional lands a head kick!
The Professional throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Professional connects with a solid leg kick.
Parker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Professional throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Professional lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Professional feints and then cracks Parker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parker down.
The Professional stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Frank Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Professional avoids it really well and circles away.
Leon The Professional has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Parker.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Professional.
The Professional clobbers Parker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Professional is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Professional lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Professional stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Professional wants it to stay on the feet.
The Professional lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Professional fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parker.
The Professional lands with a kick to the ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - The Professional scores with a four punch combination!
The Professional scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Professional stuns Parker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker tries to keep at a distance but The Professional has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Professional escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Parker with that takedown attempt.
Leon The Professional is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leon The Professional is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Professional smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Parker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Professional is fending him off so far but Parker persists. Nope, The Professional circles away and we're back to standing.
The Professional lands a head kick. Parker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Professional moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker moves forwards but The Professional connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Professional takes the fight into the clinch.
The Professional with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Professional breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Professional sprawls well. The Professional wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Professional.
Parker moves forwards but The Professional connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Professional lets loose with a powerful body kick. Parker will feel that in the morning.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Professional scoring well with a low kick there.
The Professional drives through and clinches with Parker against the cage.
The Professional connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
The Professional with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Professional lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Professional lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from The Professional.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from The Professional.
The Professional with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Parker goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Professional prevents it.
Parker has The Professional pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Professional manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Parker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Professional with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Professional with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Professional stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Professional throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
The Professional prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon The Professional showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Professional 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon The Professional!
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