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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toygar Alparslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puiu Ciprian Micu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micu has chosen Day Three: Pain as his entrance music. Puiu Ciprian Micu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toygar Alparslan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toygar Alparslan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puiu Ciprian Micu!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micu throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Alparslan as he checks the leg kick.
Micu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alparslan is fending him off so far but Micu persists. Nope, Alparslan circles away and we're back to standing.
Micu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alparslan as he avoids it easily.
Alparslan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Micu.
Alparslan tries to clinch but Micu moves out of range.
Alparslan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alparslan wants it to stay on the feet.
Toygar Alparslan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puiu Ciprian Micu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alparslan doesn't manage to clinch there - Micu circles away.
Alparslan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alparslan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alparslan with a poor takedown
and Micu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Micu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alparslan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Micu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alparslan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Micu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Micu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alparslan looking for a sweep. Not yet Alparslan, not yet.
Micu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Micu looks gassed!
Micu throwing strikes from guard but Alparslan blocks nicely.
Micu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micu throws a strike but Alparslan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alparslan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Alparslan or perhaps it was just good defense by Micu which made him look bad.
Alparslan wants to clinch but Micu slips to the side
so Micu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Micu throwing strikes but missing.
Alparslan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Micu frees his head nicely. Oh but Alparslan has switched to an armbar! Micu is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Toygar Alparslan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir McCracken 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hiroyuki Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCracken lands a slapping body shot.
McCracken swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanzo.
Hanzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hanzo.
McCracken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCracken avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on McCracken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
McCracken is trying to break the clinch but Hanzo has him pressed against the cage.
McCracken avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
McCracken tries to break the clinch but Hanzo is controlling the position.
Hanzo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hanzo.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
McCracken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCracken takes an elbow to the temple.
McCracken avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
McCracken avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
McCracken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanzo lands an elbow just above McCracken 's eye.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
McCracken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCracken avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
Hanzo misses with an elbow strike.
Hanzo keeps control of McCracken as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Nice elbow from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands an elbow just above McCracken 's eye.
McCracken is trying to force a seperation but Hanzo has the dominant position.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCracken avoids it.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands an elbow just above McCracken 's eye.
Hanzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCracken has had enough of the clinch but Hanzo keeps him there for the moment.
Hanzo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCracken wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanzo is pushing McCracken up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hanzo.
A bit of stalling here from Hanzo.
Hanzo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCracken looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo lands a good knee to the midsection. McCracken won't want to take too many of those.
Hanzo lands a nice knee to the body.
McCracken takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanzo stalling in the clinch.
Hanzo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hanzo obliges.
Hanzo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hanzo slows down the pace here.
Hanzo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hanzo scores a nice knee to the body.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo lands an elbow just above McCracken 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken is trying to break the clinch but Hanzo has him pressed against the cage.
Hanzo lands an elbow that stopped McCracken in his tracks for a moment.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCracken is defending well for now.
Hanzo taking a breather.
Hanzo lands a damaging elbow.
Hanzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanzo scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanzo lands an elbow inside that McCracken shrugs off.
Hanzo is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCracken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanzo controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Hanzo.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCracken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Hanzo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hanzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCracken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Hanzo.
Hanzo lands with a kick to the temple. McCracken shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hanzo wants to clinch up but McCracken keeps it at a distance.
Hanzo has McCracken up against the cage in a clinch.
McCracken can't get the takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanzo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCracken avoids it.
McCracken letting Hanzo take a breather here.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
McCracken manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from McCracken misses the target.
McCracken throws a sloppy head kick
and Hanzo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCracken is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hanzo.
Hiroyuki Hanzo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanzo is struggling to control the position.
Hanzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCracken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanzo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow.
Hanzo is pressed up against the cage. McCracken has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanzo down to the mat. Hanzo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hanzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanzo tries to clinch
and McCracken counters with a leg kick.
McCracken keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCracken.
Hanzo tries to clinch up.
Hanzo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to clinch up.
McCracken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCracken misses with a few strikes there.
McCracken is looking to clinch.
Hanzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCracken throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanzo.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCracken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCracken misses with a double jab
and Hanzo counters with a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from McCracken. No joy for Hanzo on that attempt.
Vladimir McCracken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCracken does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McCracken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCracken tries to work over Hanzo's front leg with a kick but Hanzo checks it.
McCracken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCracken gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
McCracken keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanzo lands a jab to McCracken's midsection.
McCracken stalks Hanzo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hanzo's face. Hanzo staggers backwards, shaken.
Hanzo throws a sloppy head kick and McCracken moves out of range easily.
McCracken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCracken, pushing him back against the cage.
McCracken is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanzo has double underhooks.
Hanzo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCracken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCracken lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
McCracken tries to break free but Hanzo pushes him back against the cage.
Hanzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCracken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hanzo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Hanzo dominated that second round.
That's time! Hanzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McCracken jabs at Hanzo's body.
Hanzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCracken slaps away a takedown attempt from Hanzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCracken clinches up with Hanzo and pushes him back against the cage.
Hanzo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCracken's efforts to push away.
McCracken wants to break free but Hanzo has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hanzo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McCracken tries to break the clinch but Hanzo is controlling the position.
McCracken is trying to break free.
Hanzo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McCracken wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanzo won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCracken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
McCracken wants to break free but Hanzo has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCracken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanzo has him pressed against the cage.
Hanzo prevents McCracken from breaking the clinch.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo has McCracken pushed against the cage.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
McCracken has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCracken takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCracken takes an elbow to the temple.
McCracken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCracken misses with a knee strike.
McCracken wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two 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.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCracken is defending well for now.
Hanzo unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCracken lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCracken's defenses.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo lands an elbow just above McCracken 's eye.
Hanzo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
McCracken tries to break free but Hanzo pushes him back against the cage.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands an elbow that stopped McCracken in his tracks for a moment.
Hanzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCracken as Hanzo tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCracken's defenses.
McCracken is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanzo has double underhooks.
McCracken has had enough of the clinch but Hanzo keeps him there for the moment.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCracken avoids it.
Hanzo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Hanzo.
McCracken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanzo effectively controlling the action here.
McCracken takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hanzo working McCracken over with knees to the body.
McCracken is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanzo has double underhooks.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo effectively controlling the action here.
McCracken is trying to force a seperation but Hanzo has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo stalling the fight.
McCracken wants to break free but Hanzo has control.
Hanzo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hanzo has McCracken pressed against the cage, preventing McCracken from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanzo lands an elbow just above McCracken 's eye.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo scores a nice knee to the body.
McCracken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCracken.
McCracken has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick from Hanzo lands but McCracken takes it in his stride.
McCracken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanzo moves away.
Hanzo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick by Hanzo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Hanzo clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCracken on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hanzo is looking to clinch but McCracken is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCracken.
McCracken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanzo is looking to clinch.
McCracken blocks a head kick by Hanzo.
Hanzo throws a sloppy head kick and McCracken moves out of range easily.
Hanzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCracken cracks Hanzo with an open hand slap.
McCracken keeps the fight on the outside.
McCracken misses the body punch
and Hanzo counters by clinching up.
McCracken tries for a takedown. No joy.
McCracken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McCracken is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanzo has double underhooks.
Hanzo lands an elbow inside that McCracken shrugs off.
Hanzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCracken's defenses.
McCracken is trying to force a seperation but Hanzo has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McCracken breaks from the clinch.
Hanzo avoids the body shot from McCracken.
Hanzo has closed the distance and engaged McCracken in a clinch.
McCracken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanzo backwards.
Hanzo stalling the fight.
Hanzo working McCracken over with knees to the body.
McCracken being controlled against the cage.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo has McCracken pressed against the cage, preventing McCracken from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCracken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken has had enough of the clinch but Hanzo keeps him there for the moment.
McCracken has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hanzo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hanzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Hanzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McCracken tries to break the clinch but Hanzo is controlling the position.
Hanzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCracken is defending well for now.
Hanzo stalling in the clinch.
Hanzo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanzo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCracken's efforts to push away.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo lands a damaging elbow.
McCracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanzo wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanzo takes one on the button.
Hanzo clinches but McCracken breaks the clinch
and McCracken counters with an inside leg kick.
Hanzo moves out of range of the strikes.
McCracken throws a leg kick that misses.
McCracken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCracken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanzo tries a head kick but it misses.
McCracken leaves Hanzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hanzo ducks under a wild hook from McCracken.
McCracken lunges at Hanzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanzo's hand.
Hanzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCracken.
Hanzo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hanzo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo prevents McCracken from getting the reversal.
McCracken wants to control but Hanzo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Hanzo had his way with Vladimir McCracken in that round.
That's time! Hanzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hanzo throws a sloppy head kick
and McCracken counters with a body kick that stops Hanzo in his tracks momentarily.
McCracken does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McCracken misses with a double jab.
McCracken blocks a head kick by Hanzo.
Hanzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanzo instigates a clinch.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCracken avoids it.
McCracken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCracken tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanzo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hanzo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hanzo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCracken.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanzo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McCracken manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McCracken wants to break free but Hanzo has control.
Hanzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCracken's defenses.
McCracken has had enough of the clinch but Hanzo keeps him there for the moment.
McCracken is trying to force a seperation but Hanzo has the dominant position.
McCracken takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCracken avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
Hanzo lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hanzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Hanzo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCracken.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCracken is trying to force a seperation but Hanzo has the dominant position.
McCracken avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
Hanzo prevents McCracken from breaking the clinch.
McCracken wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanzo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McCracken up against the cage.
McCracken has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hanzo slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo crunches a lovely knee into McCracken's ribcage.
Hanzo lands an elbow that stopped McCracken in his tracks for a moment.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow.
Hanzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCracken.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCracken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hanzo trying to land knees to the body.
Hanzo tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
McCracken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on McCracken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCracken letting Hanzo take a breather here.
McCracken misses with the head strike.
Hanzo crunches a lovely knee into McCracken's ribcage.
Vladimir McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanzo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCracken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCracken swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanzo.
Hanzo throws a head kick that half lands.
Hanzo moves out of range of the leg kick from McCracken.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCracken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vladimir McCracken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCracken.
McCracken throws a low kick but Hanzo avoids it.
McCracken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanzo closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
McCracken tries to break the clinch but Hanzo is controlling the position.
McCracken throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanzo.
McCracken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanzo lands an elbow that stopped McCracken in his tracks for a moment.
Hanzo stalls.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Hanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanzo, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroyuki Hanzo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana has chosen manly euro techno as his entrance music. Carlos Santana is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
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198 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Santana!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Santana isn't so interested in that idea.
Santana drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Santana off! Santana jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Santana advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santana tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana is looking for a kimura here.
Santana is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Santana eventually gives up the hold.
Santana is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
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.
Santana content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson won't allow Santana to pass to mount.
Johnson wants to control but Santana is keeping busy.
Santana is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson kicks Santana off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santana counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santana trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Santana wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Santana from controlling successfully.
Santana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santana postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Johnson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Santana, into his guard.
Santana looks gassed!
Johnson works over Santana with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santana on the ground.
Johnson trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Santana dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Santana avoids nicely.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Santana counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Santana passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santana looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Santana 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.
Johnson is in trouble now - Santana has advanced to mount!
Santana is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Santana's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson regains half guard.
Santana wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Santana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santana is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson is trying to control but Santana passes into side control!
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santana has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana stands up.
Santana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Santana's attempts to control the action.
Santana with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Santana gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Santana counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Santana looking to pass the guard.
Santana stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Johnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Santana off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Santana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson is not content to let Santana control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson is looking to clinch but Santana is avoiding it.
Santana throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Santana finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carlos Santana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santana counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Santana sits in half guard.
Santana stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santana tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana works his way into side control.
Santana has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Johnson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Santana yanks on the arm and Johnson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Santana.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Santana!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Ray Buttkicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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230 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Ray Buttkicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buttkicker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Couture circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture instigates a clinch.
Couture jumps guard and drags Buttkicker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Couture lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Buttkicker!
Couture can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buttkicker is looking to escape.
Couture raining down shots from the mount!
Couture landing punches.
Buttkicker flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Buttkicker is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture wants to finish this one by submission but Buttkicker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Couture.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buttkicker is trying to escape the mount but Couture keeps good control and instead manages to take Buttkicker's back.
I really don't envy Buttkicker right now.
Buttkicker is working hard here to advance position.
Couture working for the choke.
Buttkicker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Couture is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Buttkicker looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Will Couture go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Couture might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Buttkicker kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttkicker trying to control but not successfully.
Buttkicker controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Couture lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Buttkicker.
Well, with Couture on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Buttkicker is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Buttkicker trying to get back to his feet but Couture is in full control for now.
Couture tightening his grip on Buttkicker, looking for the choke.
Buttkicker looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Couture looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is cranking Buttkicker's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Buttkicker! He's tightened the choke and Buttkicker is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Randy Couture!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damir Mrsic (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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143 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damir Mrsic!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mrsic's calf.
Mrsic misses with a straight right.
Hari slips under a jab.
Damir Mrsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mrsic fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hari .
Hari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mrsic. That did some damage!
Mrsic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hari .
Hari slips under a jab.
Mrsic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mrsic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mrsic missing with a left hand there. Hari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mrsic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mrsic misses with a looping right.
Hari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mrsic swings for the body but Hari moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrsic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Mrsic.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Mrsic misses with a looping left.
Hari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mrsic throws out the jab.
Hari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mrsic misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mrsic misses with a wild body shot.
Hari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mrsic throws out the jab.
Mrsic misses with a body shot
and Hari counters with an inside leg kick.
Mrsic looks gassed!
Mrsic takes a swing at Hari 's ribcage but misses.
Hari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mrsic misses the shot to the body.
Mrsic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hari counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hari moves away.
Hari punishes Mrsic's body with a nice straight punch.
Hari is looking to slow Mrsic down with leg kicks.
Badr Hari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mrsic's head.
Mrsic misses with a straight left.
Hari throws a head kick that half lands.
Hari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mrsic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donk. Hari catches Mrsic right on the button with a cross.
Good leg kick by Hari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mrsic throws a body punch but Hari moves out of range.
Mrsic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hari can pounce on him.
Hari throws a leg kick which misses Mrsic's front leg but catches the back leg as Mrsic tries to avoid it.
Hari throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hari lands a head kick. Mrsic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hari .
Mrsic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hari .
Hari connects with the punch.
Nice body kick there by Hari .
A head kick from Hari lands but Mrsic takes it in his stride.
Mrsic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mrsic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hari counters with a good low kick that Mrsic was not able to check.
Hari throws a head kick that half lands.
Hari moves out of range of the strikes.
Hari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mrsic.
Mrsic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mrsic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hari can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hari throws a head kick but Mrsic moves out of range.
Hari thows a body kick. Mrsic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hari scores with a spinning back kick!
Mrsic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hari .
A chopping leg kick lands by Hari .
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hari . Mrsic shrugs it off though.
Hari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hari .
Mrsic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mrsic walks into a straight right hand from Hari .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that 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.
Hari scores with a push kick.
Hari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mrsic just misses with a punch to the body.
Hari throws a head kick that half lands.
Mrsic misses with a few strikes there.
Mrsic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mrsic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hari . Hari obviously looking to wear him down.
Mrsic misses the body punch
and Hari counters with a low kick, right behind Mrsic 's knee.
Hari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hari feints and then cracks Mrsic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mrsic down.
Mrsic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hari throws a nice head kick!
Mrsic is breathing heavily.
Mrsic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hari counters with a big head kick but Mrsic shrugs it off.
Mrsic is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Hari . That snapped Mrsic's head back.
Mrsic is still on wobbly legs! Can Hari finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrsic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mrsic seems to have recovered his senses.
Hari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hari .
Mrsic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hari can pounce on him.
Mrsic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mrsic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Hari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Mrsic throws a shot from downtown. Hari moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Hari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Mrsic moves out of range easily.
Hari lands a body shot.
Mrsic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hari counters with a nice leg kick.
Mrsic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Badr Hari is winning the standup battle so far.
Hari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mrsic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good leg kick by Hari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mrsic's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hari lands with a hook. Mrsic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mrsic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hari .
Hari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hari delivers a nice body kick.
Hari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mrsic misses the shot to the body.
Hari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Mrsic moves out of range easily.
Mrsic throws a sloppy body shot
and Hari counters with a good low kick that Mrsic was not able to check.
A head kick from Hari lands but Mrsic takes it in his stride.
Hari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hari .
Hari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mrsic will feel that in the morning.
Hari scoring well with a low kick there.
Hari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hari throws a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hari . That's going to slow Mrsic down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hari .
Hari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Hari .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mrsic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hari .
Good leg kick by Hari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Hari .
Hari lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hari connects with a solid leg kick.
Mrsic throws a lazy right hand but Hari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mrsic.
Mrsic throws the left hand but Hari avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mrsic misses the target.
Mrsic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mrsic avoids the head kick by Hari .
Mrsic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hari counters with a nice body kick.
Mrsic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hari scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hari .
Hari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hari .
Hari scores with a head kick.
Hari lands a head kick!
Mrsic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hari lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mrsic misses with an uppercut.
Mrsic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hari is just out of range.
Hari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mrsic can do to turn this around?
Hari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mrsic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hari to score with a decent uppercut.
Hari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damir Mrsic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mrsic. That did some damage!
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Mrsic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hari can pounce on him.
Hari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mrsic's head.
Mrsic tries for a takedown but Hari circles away easily
and Hari counters with a nice body shot.
Hari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hari scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mrsic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hari to score with a decent uppercut.
Mrsic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hari .
Mrsic misses with a hook to the body
and Hari counters with an inside leg kick.
Mrsic misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrsic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hari .
Hari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hari scores with a head kick.
Hari connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hari .
Mrsic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hari .
A solid leg kick lands there for Hari .
Hari throws a head kick that half lands.
Hari is looking to slow Mrsic down with leg kicks.
Mrsic blocks a head kick by Hari .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari moves away from the strike by Mrsic.
Hari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hari scoring well with a low kick there.
Hari punishes Mrsic's body with a nice straight punch.
Hari misses with a head kick.
Mrsic tries to bum rush Hari with a series of wild strikes but Hari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mrsic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mrsic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mrsic throws a hook to the side of Hari 's head but Hari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mrsic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hari ducks under a wild hook from Mrsic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Hari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Spitler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Quagmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quagmire has chosen HERE WE GOOOOO! as his entrance music. 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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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Spitler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glen Quagmire!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quagmire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spitler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quagmire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spitler.
Quagmire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quagmire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quagmire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spitler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spitler cracks Quagmire with a good jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spitler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spitler wants to clinch.
Spitler tries to close the distance and clinch but Quagmire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spitler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quagmire at a distance.
Spitler moves in looking to clinch but Quagmire pushes him off.
Spitler misses with a hook. Quagmire ducked under it nicely.
Spitler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quagmire misses with a few strikes there.
Josh Spitler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spitler darts in and clinches Quagmire up against the cage.
Quagmire fails to pull guard.
Quagmire pulls guard.
Spitler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quagmire working for a triangle but Spitler defends it easily.
Quagmire has a closed guard, preventing Spitler from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitler stopping the sweep attempt from Quagmire.
Spitler wants to get up but he can't break Quagmire's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Spitler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Quagmire throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Quagmire is looking for a triangle but Spitler pushes his legs off easily.
Quagmire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Quagmire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice cross by Spitler.
Quagmire lands a two punch combo.
Quagmire misses with a two punch combination.
Spitler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quagmire looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spitler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quagmire.
Spitler looks to score with a jab to the body but Quagmire is just out of range.
Spitler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quagmire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spitler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quagmire.
Spitler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quagmire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quagmire goes for a takedown attempt but Spitler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spitler looks to score with a jab to the body but Quagmire is just out of range.
Spitler sizes up Quagmire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quagmire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spitler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spitler cracks a nice hook into Quagmire's ribs.
Spitler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spitler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Josh Spitler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spitler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spitler manages to break the clinch.
Quagmire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spitler lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Glen Quagmire has been cut.
Spitler forces Quagmire back against the cage and clinches.
Quagmire is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Josh Spitler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Quagmire.
Spitler working hard to break the clinch.
Quagmire tries to score a body lock takedown but Spitler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Spitler has had enough of the clinch but Quagmire keeps him there for the moment.
Spitler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spitler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quagmire is working for takedown but Spitler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spitler tries to break free but Quagmire pushes him back against the cage.
Spitler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spitler working hard to break the clinch.
Quagmire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spitler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Spitler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spitler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quagmire shoots and misses
and Spitler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Spitler.
Spitler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spitler connects with a right hand. Quagmire shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quagmire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spitler scores with a jab to the body.
Spitler forces Quagmire back against the cage and clinches.
Spitler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spitler breaks the clinch.
Spitler scores with a shot to the body.
Spitler scores with a jab to the body.
Spitler is looking to wear down Quagmire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Quagmire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spitler lands a nice looking body shot.
Spitler has closed the distance and engaged Quagmire in a clinch.
Quagmire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quagmire fails to pull guard.
Quagmire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spitler just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spitler is trying to break the clinch but Quagmire has him pressed against the cage.
Spitler breaks the clinch.
Quagmire shoots in but no luck this time.
Quagmire is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spitler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Spitler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen Quagmire's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spitler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Quagmire.
Spitler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quagmire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spitler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spitler is looking to clinch but Quagmire is avoiding it.
Spitler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quagmire misses with a takedown attempt
and Spitler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spitler digs a good body shot into Quagmire's ribs.
Spitler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spitler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quagmire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spitler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quagmire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spitler works over Quagmire's head and body with a nice combination.
Spitler cracks a nice hook into Quagmire's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quagmire has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Spitler tries to close the distance and clinch but Quagmire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quagmire is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quagmire. Spitler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Spitler.
Spitler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quagmire can do to turn this around?
Spitler throws a nice looking combination but Quagmire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quagmire takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spitler lands a jab.
Quagmire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Quagmire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Quagmire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spitler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spitler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spitler thuds a left hand into Quagmire's body.
A jab lands there for Spitler.
Spitler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spitler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spitler lands a nice looking body shot.
Spitler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spitler with a nice cross.
Spitler lands with a shot to the body.
Quagmire shoots for a double leg takedown but Spitler sprawls well. He's pushed Quagmire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spitler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spitler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spitler scores with a jab to the body.
Quagmire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spitler scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quagmire slips a jab and a cross from Spitler.
Quagmire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spitler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spitler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quagmire at a distance.
Spitler moves out of range of the strikes.
Quagmire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spitler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quagmire moves away.
Quagmire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spitler lands a nice shot that snaps Quagmire's head back.
Quagmire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spitler moves into the clinch.
Spitler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spitler's corner calls for a 1-2. Spitler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spitler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spitler thows a body shot but no joy.
Quagmire misses with a combination
and Spitler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spitler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spitler lands a head shot.
Quagmire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quagmire doesn't seem bothered though.
Quagmire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Josh Spitler is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Spitler.
Spitler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quagmire.
Spitler scores with a jab to the body.
Spitler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quagmire drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spitler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Josh Spitler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Quagmire.
Spitler looks to land a combination but Quagmire avoids it well.
Spitler cracks Quagmire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spitler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spitler scores with the left hand. Quagmire knows he should have avoided that one.
Spitler looks to score with a jab to the body but Quagmire is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Spitler. That snapped Quagmire's head back.
Spitler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spitler tests Quagmire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spitler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitler closes the distance and pushes Quagmire back into the cage.
Quagmire tries to work over Spitler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spitler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quagmire keeps control of Spitler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quagmire pulls Spitler into guard.
Spitler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quagmire on the ground.
Spitler stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quagmire throws a shot from downtown. Spitler moves away and avoids it.
Spitler lands with a good body shot.
Quagmire gets the takedown into side control.
Quagmire tries to move into full mount but can't pass Spitler's legs.
Quagmire working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Spitler is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Quagmire crashes against the mat.
Spitler is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Quagmire is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Quagmire are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Spitler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glen Quagmire's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Spitler cracks Quagmire with an open hand slap.
Quagmire fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Spitler misses.
Spitler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Quagmire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spitler lands a nice looking body shot.
Quagmire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Spitler counter with a right hand.
Quagmire lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spitler backs up against the cage.
Spitler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quagmire misses with a series of wild punches.
Spitler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spitler scores with a shot to the body.
Spitler throws a body punch but Quagmire moves out of range.
Spitler scores with the left hand. Quagmire knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spitler wants to clinch up but Quagmire keeps it at a distance.
Quagmire throws a combination that misses
and Spitler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spitler misses with a wild body shot.
Quagmire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spitler. Quagmire does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitler scores with a one two! Quagmire had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spitler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spitler tries to circle away but Quagmire has him pinned against the cage.
Quagmire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spitler prevents the takedown attempt.
Spitler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spitler cracks Quagmire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spitler connects with a crisp jab.
Spitler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spitler, as that shot connected.
Spitler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quagmire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quagmire shoots in for a double leg but Spitler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spitler connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by Spitler.
Spitler digs a good hook to Quagmire's body.
Spitler connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spitler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spitler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spitler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quagmire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spitler scores with a hook to the body. Quagmire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spitler just misses with a punch to the body.
Spitler punishes Quagmire's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Spitler coming out on top.
Spitler throws a right and a left that Quagmire avoids nicely.
Quagmire moves forwards but Spitler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spitler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spitler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quagmire moves away.
Quagmire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spitler was well out of range. Poor timing from Quagmire.
Spitler gets a clinch.
Quagmire can't get the takedown.
Josh Spitler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Quagmire.
Spitler breaks the clinch.
Spitler stuns Quagmire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spitler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quagmire avoids the body shot from Spitler.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spitler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitler leaves Quagmire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Glen Quagmire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quagmire ducks right into an uppercut from Spitler.
Spitler tries to clinch up but Quagmire circles away and keeps his distance.
Quagmire throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Spitler to counter with a crisp jab.
Quagmire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spitler digs a good hook to Quagmire's body.
Spitler moves into range and clinches up with Quagmire.
Spitler is trying to force a seperation but Quagmire has the dominant position.
Josh Spitler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spitler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spitler looks to land a combination. Quagmire sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spitler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spitler misses with a double jab.
Quagmire shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spitler's guard.
Quagmire stops Spitler from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quagmire postures up in Spitler's guard and throws a big left but Spitler blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quagmire missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spitler has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Quagmire off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spitler lands a body shot.
Spitler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quagmire swats away the attempt to clinch by Spitler.
Spitler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quagmire.
Quagmire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spitler cracks Quagmire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quagmire blocks a jab.
Spitler's corner calls for a 1-2. Spitler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Quagmire is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spitler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spitler tries to clinch but Quagmire is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quagmire tries to bum rush Spitler with a series of wild strikes but Spitler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quagmire misses with a series of wild punches.
Quagmire looks to land a right hand but Spitler moved out of range.
Glen Quagmire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quagmire shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spitler as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Spitler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spitler, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Spitler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Licken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Licken!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Licken blocks a head kick by Hari.
Licken wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hari throws a leg kick but Licken moved away.
Licken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Licken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Licken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hari lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hari scores with a push kick.
Licken looks gassed!
Licken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Licken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Licken.
Licken takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steve Licken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hari throws a front kick that sends Licken stumbling back into the cage.
Hari throws a nice looking combination but Licken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Licken takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hari misses with a two punch combination.
Hari is looking to slow Licken down with leg kicks.
Hari cracks the inside of Licken's front leg.
Hari scores with a sloppy right hand. Licken should have avoided that one.
Licken has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hari. That's going to slow Licken down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hari. That's going to slow Licken down.
Hari connects with a solid leg kick.
Hari scores with a one two! Licken had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Licken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Hari as he connects with a hook.
Licken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Licken.
Badr Hari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Licken tries to clinch up.
Hari throws a head kick that Licken semi-blocks.
Licken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Licken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hari.
Licken tries to clinch up but Hari circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Hari.
Hari connects with a right hand. Licken shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Licken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Licken fails with an attempt to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hari.
Hari is looking to slow Licken down with leg kicks.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
Licken darts in and clinches Hari up against the cage.
Hari is trying to break the clinch but Licken is controlling him.
Licken has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hari.
Licken gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Licken throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hari has one foot on Licken's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hari swats away the attempt to clinch by Licken.
Licken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Licken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Hari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari thumps Licken with a low kick.
Licken is looking to clinch.
Hari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hari lands a jab.
Hari works over Licken's head and body with a nice combination.
Licken blocks a jab.
Licken clinches up with Hari and pushes him back against the cage.
Licken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hari is pressed up against the cage. Licken has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hari down to the mat. Hari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Licken fails with a takedown attempt.
Hari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hari feints and then cracks Licken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Licken down.
Hari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Licken checks a low kick from Hari.
Licken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Licken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hari.
Licken tries to clinch up.
Hari misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licken moves into the clinch.
Hari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Licken avoids it.
Licken tries for a takedown but Hari manages to get underhooks.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Licken.
Hari avoids the elbow strike from Licken, against the cage.
Licken can't get the takedown.
Licken has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Licken wants a takedown.
Hari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Licken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hari blocks it with crossed arms.
Hari breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Hari.
Hari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Licken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Licken is defended easily by Hari.
Licken wants to clinch.
Hari is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Hari coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Licken tries to clinch up.
Hari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Licken can do to turn this around?
Hari lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hari.
Hari misses with a head kick.
Licken wants to clinch.
Hari lands a jab-cross combination.
Hari throws a series of punches but Licken moves out of range.
Licken instigates a clinch.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hari prevents the takedown attempt.
Hari wants to get back to striking at distance but Licken won't allow it.
Hari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Licken has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Licken drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Licken.
Hari stalling in the clinch but Licken improves position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hari scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Licken lands an elbow inside that Hari shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari avoids a wild elbow strike from Licken.
Licken looking for a takedown.
Hari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Licken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hari connects with a knee to the head.
Licken changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hari fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hari throws a series of punches but Licken avoids them all with ease.
Licken tries to close the distance and clinch but Hari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hari leaves Licken with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Hari coming out on top.
Hari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hari scores with a push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hari.
Hari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Licken circles away quickly and effectively.
Licken tries to clinch up but Hari circles away and keeps his distance.
Licken doesn't manage to clinch there - Hari circles away.
Hari misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Licken or perhaps it was just good defense by Hari which made him look bad.
Badr Hari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Licken tries to clinch up.
Hari keeps the fight on the outside.
Hari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Licken moves in looking to clinch but Hari pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hari.
Hari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Licken tries to clinch but Hari is having none of it.
Hari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Licken gets a clinch.
Licken connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hari's face.
Hari controlling the action here for a moment.
Hari working hard to break the clinch.
Licken gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Licken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Licken is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hari pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licken takes a knee to the side of the body.
Licken is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hari misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hari tries a knee to the head but Licken blocks it.
Licken is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Licken is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hari pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hari scores with a knee to the head.
Hari misses with an elbow strike.
Hari misses with a knee strike.
Licken is working for takedown but Hari is calmly controlling the position for now.
Licken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Licken fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hari avoids it really well and circles away.
Hari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Licken circles away quickly and effectively.
Licken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Licken tries to clinch up.
Licken is looking to clinch.
Licken doesn't manage to clinch there - Hari circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hari.
Licken tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Licken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Licken is looking to clinch but Hari is avoiding it.
Licken tries to close the distance and clinch but Hari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Licken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Licken tries to clinch but Hari moves out of range.
Licken clinches with his opponent.
Hari taking a breather.
Licken tries a knee to the head but Hari blocks it.
Hari tries to circle away but Licken has him pinned against the cage.
Hari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Licken has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for Hari to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hari for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Licken drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Badr Hari is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Hari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Licken tries to clinch there but Hari circles away.
Licken wants to clinch.
Hari keeps the fight on the outside.
Hari lunges at Licken with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Licken's hand.
Licken tries to clinch up but Hari circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hari.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hari.
Licken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hari tests Licken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hari lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Steve Licken has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Licken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Licken. That did some damage!
Hari connects with a solid leg kick.
Licken tries to clinch up.
Hari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Hari.
Hari is looking to slow Licken down with leg kicks.
Hari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hari swats away the attempt to clinch by Licken.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hari.
Hari lands with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hari.
A head kick from Hari lands but Licken takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Licken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Licken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Licken tries to clinch but Hari moves out of range.
Hari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Licken backs up against the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Licken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hari as he jumps to the side.
Hari thuds his shin into the meat of Licken's side.
A right-left combo lands from Hari.
Licken clinches with his opponent.
Licken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hari blocks it with crossed arms.
Hari connects with a knee to the head.
Licken pushes off an throws an elbow but Hari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hari is stalling here.
Licken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Licken misses with a knee to the head.
Hari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Licken tries for a takedown but Hari manages to get underhooks.
Hari is looking to control Licken's arms but Licken gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hari has his back to the cage.
Hari takes an elbow to the temple.
Licken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hari stops a takedown attempt from Licken.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Licken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hari takes an elbow to the temple.
Licken pushes off an throws an elbow but Hari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Licken lands a knee to the head.
Hari leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Licken throws an elbow but misses.
Hari tries to break free but Licken pushes him back against the cage.
Licken looking to throw knees to the head but Hari is blocking nicely.
Hari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hari is trying to stall.
Hari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Licken blocks it with crossed arms.
Licken is trying to drag Hari to the mat but Hari just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Licken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Licken pushes off an throws an elbow but Hari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steve Licken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Licken misses with an elbow over the top.
Licken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Licken tries to land a knee to the head but Hari blocks with his arms.
Hari lands a good knee to the midsection. Licken won't want to take too many of those.
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.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but Licken is blocking nicely.
Hari manages to break the clinch.
Licken clinches up against the cage.
Licken is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Licken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Licken lands an elbow that stopped Hari in his tracks for a moment.
Hari dodges an elbow strike from Licken.
Hari landing knees to the head.
Licken drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hari connects with a knee to the head.
Licken looking to throw knees to the head but Hari is blocking nicely.
Hari lands an elbow inside that Licken shrugs off.
Licken tries for a takedown. No joy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Licken as Hari tries to tie him up.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Licken has Hari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Licken looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Licken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Hari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Badr Hari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Hari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hari, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Witsanunat Thaksin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Tewal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Witsanunat Thaksin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Tewal!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tewal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tewal is looking to land body kicks.
Thaksin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thaksin tries to score with a low kick but Tewal moves his leg out of the way.
Thaksin takes the fight into the clinch.
Tewal working hard to break the clinch.
Tewal is trying to break free.
Tewal has had enough of the clinch but Thaksin keeps him there for the moment.
Thaksin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thaksin has closed the distance and engaged Tewal in a clinch.
Thaksin looking to throw knees to the head but Tewal is blocking nicely.
Tewal is looking to break free of the clinch but Thaksin has double underhooks.
Tewal has had enough of the clinch but Thaksin keeps him there for the moment.
Thaksin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tewal or not.
Tewal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tewal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thaksin has him pressed against the cage.
Thaksin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tewal's efforts to push away.
Tewal tries to circle away but Thaksin has him pinned against the cage.
Thaksin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thaksin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tewal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaksin tries a knee to the head but Tewal blocks it.
Tewal working hard to break the clinch.
Thaksin prevents Tewal from breaking the clinch.
Thaksin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tewal is defending well for now.
Tewal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tewal working hard to break the clinch.
Thaksin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Anton Tewal has been cut.
Tewal tries to circle away but Thaksin has him pinned against the cage.
Tewal working hard to break the clinch.
Thaksin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tewal's efforts to push away.
Thaksin prevents Tewal from breaking the clinch.
Thaksin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tewal throws a sloppy head kick and Thaksin moves out of range easily.
Tewal misses with a two punch combination.
Witsanunat Thaksin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tewal looks gassed!
Tewal throws a head kick that misses.
Tewal throws a head kick but Thaksin moves out of range.
Thaksin avoids the head kick by Tewal.
Crunch! Thaksin slams his shin into Tewal's torso.
Thaksin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tewal if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thaksin tries to clinch there but Tewal circles away.
Thaksin misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thaksin!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tewal wants to clinch but Thaksin slips to the side
and Thaksin counters with a good low kick that Tewal was not able to check.
Thaksin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anton Tewal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thaksin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tewal.
Thaksin moves into the clinch.
Thaksin looking to throw knees to the head but Tewal is blocking nicely.
Tewal wants to break free but Thaksin has control.
Thaksin lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Thaksin.
Thaksin with a knee to the head.
Thaksin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thaksin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thaksin gets a clinch.
Thaksin has Tewal pressed against the cage, preventing Tewal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thaksin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thaksin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tewal throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thaksin.
Tewal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tewal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tewal throws a lazy head kick
and Thaksin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tewal's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thaksin. That's going to slow Tewal down.
A low kick from Tewal is predictable there
and Thaksin counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thaksin has Tewal up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Thaksin.
Thaksin lands a knee to the head.
Thaksin landing knees to the body.
Thaksin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tewal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thaksin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thaksin lands with a kick to the temple. Tewal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thaksin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tewal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tewal misses with a combination
and Thaksin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thaksin.
Tewal wants to get back to striking at distance but Thaksin won't allow it.
Thaksin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaksin trying to land knees to the body.
Tewal wants to break free but Thaksin has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tewal is trying to break the clinch but Thaksin is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Thaksin as the two fighters clinch.
Thaksin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thaksin manages to break the clinch.
Thaksin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Witsanunat Thaksin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Tewal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tewal tries for a takedown but Thaksin circles away easily
enabling Thaksin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tewal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thaksin closes the distance and clinches.
Tewal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tewal is trying to break the clinch but Thaksin has him pressed against the cage.
Tewal wants to break free but Thaksin has control.
Thaksin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tewal tries to circle away but Thaksin has him pinned against the cage.
Thaksin lands a knee to the head.
Tewal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thaksin breaks from the clinch.
Tewal fails with a takedown attempt.
Thaksin gets a clinch.
Thaksin tries to land a knee to the head but Tewal blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tewal is trying to force a seperation but Thaksin has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tewal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Thaksin.
Thaksin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thaksin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thaksin manages to break the clinch.
Thaksin tries to clinch up.
Thaksin clinches up with Tewal and pushes him back against the cage.
Thaksin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Anton Tewal's cut even more.
Thaksin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tewal can do to turn this around?
Thaksin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thaksin throws a body kick that misses.
Tewal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thaksin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tewal throws a nice looking combination but Thaksin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tewal avoids the head kick by Thaksin.
Thaksin tries a head kick but it misses.
Thaksin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tewal throws a sloppy head kick
and Thaksin counters by clinching up.
Thaksin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tewal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thaksin breaks the clinch.
Thaksin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thaksin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tewal throws a head kick that misses
and Thaksin counters with a nice leg kick.
Tewal throws a push kick but Thaksin slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thaksin.
Thaksin lands a jab-cross combination.
Thaksin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Witsanunat Thaksin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thaksin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tewal will feel that in the morning.
Thaksin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tewal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tewal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thaksin - the referee stops the clock and Tewal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thaksin. Tewal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tewal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thaksin.
Tewal tries to keep at a distance but Thaksin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thaksin manages to break the clinch.
Thaksin tries to clinch but Tewal moves out of range.
Thaksin throws a leg kick but Tewal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tewal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thaksin swivels and escapes.
Witsanunat Thaksin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Tewal.
Thaksin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thaksin cracks the inside of Tewal's front leg.
Thaksin closes the distance and clinches.
Tewal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tewal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thaksin lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Thaksin.
Tewal avoiding damage as Thaksin throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tewal can't break the clinch.
Thaksin manages to break the clinch.
Thaksin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tewal's sensitive parts.
Tewal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tewal throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thaksin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thaksin is looking to clinch but Tewal is avoiding it.
Thaksin moves into range and clinches up with Tewal.
Thaksin breaks the clinch.
Witsanunat Thaksin is winning the standup battle so far.
Thaksin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thaksin.
Tewal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thaksin manages to avoid it.
Tewal avoids the head kick by Thaksin.
A head kick by Tewal misses
and Thaksin counters with a leg kick.
Tewal throws a sloppy head kick and Thaksin moves out of range easily.
Thaksin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Witsanunat Thaksin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Tewal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thaksin cracks the inside of Tewal's front leg.
Thaksin moves into range and clinches up with Tewal.
Tewal is looking to break free of the clinch but Thaksin has double underhooks.
Tewal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tewal is trying to break the clinch but Thaksin has him pressed against the cage.
Thaksin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tewal's efforts to push away.
Thaksin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tewal's face.
Thaksin manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Tewal misses.
Thaksin blocks a head kick by Tewal.
Tewal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thaksin sprawls well. Thaksin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tewal gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tewal throws a right hand that Thaksin ducks under and follows up with a left that Thaksin also avoids with ease.
Thaksin scores with a hook to the body. Tewal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaksin clinches up with Tewal and pushes him back against the cage.
Thaksin lands a knee to the head.
Thaksin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tewal tries to break the clinch but Thaksin is controlling the position.
Thaksin looking to throw knees to the head but Tewal is blocking nicely.
Tewal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tewal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tewal wants to break free but Thaksin has control.
Thaksin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thaksin lands a left hand.
Thaksin breaks the clinch.
Thaksin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tewal.
Thaksin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tewal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thaksin avoids it.
Thaksin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaksin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thaksin scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thaksin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tewal throws a head kick that misses
and Thaksin counters with a nice leg kick.
Thaksin forces Tewal back against the cage and clinches.
Thaksin landing knees to the head.
Tewal tries to break the clinch but Thaksin is controlling the position.
Thaksin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thaksin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tewal's efforts to push away.
Tewal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thaksin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tewal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tewal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thaksin moves into the clinch successfully.
Tewal tries to break free but Thaksin pushes him back against the cage.
Tewal is trying to break free.
Tewal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thaksin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tewal avoids the head kick by Thaksin.
Tewal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thaksin's calf.
Thaksin throws a sloppy head kick and Tewal moves out of range easily.
Thaksin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tewal takes a step back to recover.
Thaksin staying out of range there.
Thaksin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tewal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thaksin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tewal throws a head kick that misses
and Thaksin counters with a series of strikes. Tewal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tewal throws a sloppy head kick
letting Thaksin counter with a right hand.
Tewal throws a sloppy body shot
and Thaksin counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Thaksin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thaksin forces Tewal back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tewal tries to circle away but Thaksin has him pinned against the cage.
Tewal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thaksin misses with a knee to the head.
Thaksin prevents Tewal from breaking the clinch.
Tewal is trying to break the clinch but Thaksin has him pressed against the cage.
Tewal can't break the clinch.
Thaksin lands a knee to the head.
Tewal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thaksin breaks from the clinch.
Thaksin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tewal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thaksin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anton Tewal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thaksin tries to clinch but Tewal is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thaksin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tewal shoots in and drives through. Thaksin sprawls well.
Witsanunat Thaksin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thaksin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Witsanunat Thaksin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thaksin 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Witsanunat Thaksin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atreides's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HERE WE GOOOOO!. Williams has chosen Alice In Chains - Rooster as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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217 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Atreides!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atreides closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Atreides counters with a takedown into side control.
Atreides tries to advance to mount but can't.
Williams gets back to half guard.
Atreides looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Atreides seems to be looking for submissions.
Atreides is looking to pass Williams's guard but actually Williams recovers to full guard.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Atreides is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
Atreides looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atreides wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Atreides tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Williams has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Atreides in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Atreides manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Atreides is looking to improve his position.
Williams not doing much here.
Williams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Atreides is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atreides makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Atreides.
Atreides looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Williams has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Atreides actively working from the bottom here.
Williams prevents Atreides from improving his position.
Atreides is breathing heavily.
Williams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Atreides is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atreides is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Atreides wants to get back to full guard.
Atreides looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Atreides keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Atreides has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Williams is trying to control. Atreides wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Atreides taking some punishment here, with Williams in his half guard.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Atreides is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Atreides is pressing down on Williams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Atreides tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Atreides has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams stands and steps away. Atreides gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Atreides manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams pushing down on Atreides's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Randy Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Williams in particular looking to stall.
Atreides slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Atreides lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Atreides connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williams tries to reverse the position but Atreides maintains control.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Atreides swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Williams is now in Atreides's guard. A big mistake from Atreides there, giving up the dominant position!
Atreides looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Williams passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Atreides is looking to improve his position.
Atreides moves into full guard.
Atreides can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.
Atreides looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Atreides has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Atreides's legs - danger averted.
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.
Williams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Atreides, up you get!
Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Atreides tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Atreides throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atreides on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Atreides's hands, connecting with Atreides's forehead.
Atreides has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Atreides's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Atreides misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Atreides escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Atreides throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Atreides had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Atreides throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides is striking but Williams is not phased and passes to half guard.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Atreides is looking to improve his position.
Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Williams wants to take a breather but Atreides is having none of it.
Atreides actively working from the bottom here.
Williams trying to control the pace.
Williams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Atreides tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams is taking a breather. Atreides 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.
Atreides makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Atreides.
Atreides tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Williams pushing down on Atreides's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides is looking to improve his position.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Atreides is looking to improve his position.
Atreides wants to get back to full guard but Williams has mounted him!
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Williams wants to control the pace but Atreides is squirming around nicely.
Atreides working to try and regain half guard.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Randy Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Williams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Atreides keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Williams! Randy Williams retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Krantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Jesus Saves. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zachary Krantz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a takedown into Krantz's guard.
Krantz keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Krantz controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Krantz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krantz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Krantz is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
Krantz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krantz is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Krantz is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krantz avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krantz doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Krantz.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krantz.
Zachary Krantz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanchez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanchez prevents Krantz from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krantz trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Krantz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is thwarting Krantz's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Krantz is working away.
Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Krantz is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Krantz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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.
Krantz misses the shot to the body.
Krantz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krantz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Krantz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krantz misses with a looping right.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Krantz.
Krantz tries to clinch up.
Krantz leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Krantz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krantz misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krantz defends it nicely.
Krantz misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krantz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krantz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Krantz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krantz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Krantz misses with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krantz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krantz tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krantz tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krantz to the ground. Krantz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krantz is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Krantz circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krantz.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Krantz is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Krantz is working from the bottom.
Krantz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez is trying to control. Krantz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Krantz is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Krantz tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Krantz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krantz wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Krantz moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Krantz.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Krantz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krantz misses the jab.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez shoots in but Krantz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krantz swivels and escapes.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Krantz looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Krantz's half guard.
Krantz is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krantz avoid being mounted?
Krantz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krantz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Sanchez wants to advance to full mount but Krantz doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Krantz keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Krantz is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krantz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krantz is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
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.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
Krantz actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krantz moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Krantz scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheers as Krantz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krantz avoids it really well and circles away.
Krantz wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krantz is looking to clinch.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krantz.
Krantz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Krantz wants to clinch.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Krantz, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Krantz against the cage but Krantz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krantz misses with the combination.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez swings for the body but Krantz moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a takedown into Krantz's guard.
Krantz wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Krantz is working from the bottom.
Krantz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Krantz looking to control.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krantz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez trying to move into half guard but instead Krantz has managed to sweep!
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.
Sanchez working a defensive guard but Krantz manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sanchez is looking to regain half guard here but Krantz keeps moving and retains side control.
Sanchez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Krantz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Krantz is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Krantz dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Krantz is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krantz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krantz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Krantz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krantz is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
Krantz trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krantz.
Krantz tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krantz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krantz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krantz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Krantz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Krantz throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krantz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jesus Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zachary Krantz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krantz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Krantz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Zachary Krantz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krantz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Krantz!
Krantz wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Krantz is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Sanchez!
Jesus Sanchez retains his heavyweight title!
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