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NYF 58: Traumen vs Tijhoff PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Valero (ranked 1841 p4p, 2547 weight class) and Venice Stalanburg (ranked 156 p4p, 197 weight class). Edwin Valero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Edwin Valero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Venice Stalanburg !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalanburg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Valero looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Stalanburg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valero has hold of Stalanburg 's hands but Stalanburg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stalanburg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Stalanburg there.
Valero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stalanburg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stalanburg drops an elbow to the side of Valero's head.
 Valero is rocked!
Stalanburg winds up and cracks Valero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Valero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stalanburg creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Valero is out cold and this one is all over! Stalanburg climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Venice Stalanburg !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Roach (ranked 2236 p4p, 3784 weight class) and Gustav Kinski (ranked 251 p4p, 400 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent MT
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Kinski!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Roach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Roach moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roach throws a jab when Kinski was well out of range.
Roach missing with a left hand there. Kinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kinski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roach throws a hook but Kinski avoids it easily.
Roach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kinski connects with the punch.
Kinski blocks a jab.
Roach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kinski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roach misses the shot to the body.
Kinski scores with a jab to the body.
Roach looks to land a left hand but Kinski moved out of range nicely.
Roach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kinski.
Kinski dips to his left and cracks Roach with an uppercut!
Roach definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach misses the shot to the body.
Kinski throws a right hand that misses
and Roach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kinski missing with a left hand there. Roach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach looks to land a right hand but Kinski moved out of range.
Kinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Kinski.
Roach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roach cracks Kinski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kinski scores with a shot to the body.
Kinski throws a looping overhand right but Roach ducks down to avoid it.
Kinski missing with a left hand there. Roach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roach throws a big shot that misses.
Kinski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kinski looks to land a right hand but Roach moved out of range.
Kinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Kinski misses.
Roach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Roach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach slips a straight right by Kinski.
A big right from Kinski misses.
Roach misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach slips under a jab.
Roach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinski throws out the jab.
Kinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roach is looking to counter punch.
Roach misses with a shot to the body
and Kinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roach slips under a jab from Kinski.
Roach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roach scores with a hook.
Roach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kinski.
Roach throwing a counter right hand but Kinski manages to avoid it.
Kinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roach ducks under a wild hook from Kinski.
Nice defenses there by Kinski.
Roach stuns Kinski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roach scores with a decent looking hook.
Kinski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kinski throws a lazy uppercut
and Roach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Roach misses with a looping right.
Roach misses the shot to the body.
Kinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roach throws out the jab.
Kinski scores with a body shot.
Roach scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Roach misses.
Roach throws the left hand but Kinski avoids the punch easily.
Roach moves away from the strike by Kinski.
Roach misses with a hook.
Kinski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kinski slips under a jab.
Roach takes a swing at Kinski's ribcage but misses.
Roach is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinski throws a hook but Roach blocks it.
Roach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kinski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roach counters with a nice uppercut.
 Kinski is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach cracks Kinski on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kinski falls backwards against the cage. Roach follows up with more strikes that drop Kinski to his knees. Roach keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kinski! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Roach!
After winning the bout, Joseph Roach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michel Santos (ranked 1414 p4p, 2919 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 149 p4p, 284 weight class). Santos's entrance music is DMX - Intro. A fine choice. Justin Case has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos throws a series of punches but Case moves out of range.
And Case tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Case moves away from the strike by Santos.
Santos misses with a hook. Case ducked under it nicely.
Case is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Case moves away from the strike by Santos.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Case showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
And Case tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Case closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
Case changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santos scores with a takedown into Case's guard.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Case is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Case being controlled here, momentarily.
Case throws his legs up looking for a submission but Santos uses it to pass to side control.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Case keeps working.
Case is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Santos slows the pace down.
Santos working the body and head with strikes.
Case is looking to regain half guard here but Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
Case is not content to let Santos control the position.
Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Case is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it.
Case gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Case is trying to get back to full guard.
Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Case actively working from the bottom here.
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Case defends it.
Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Case keeps working.
Case slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Case looking for a sweep. Not yet Case, not yet.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Case is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Case wants to sweep but no luck.
Case is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Santos trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
Case throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Case thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Case tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Santos connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Santos 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Santos.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Case moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Case throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Case off to one side.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Case. That did some damage!
Case misses with a straight right.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Santos throws the left hand but Case avoids the punch easily.
Michel Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Case was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos jabs Case right on the nose. Case blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Case drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santos defends it well.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Case enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Case manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scoring with some ground and pound.
Case looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos wants to control from the top but Case keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Dangerous Fight Academy inform us that Case has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Case has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Case's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Case trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Case keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos trying to move into half guard but instead Case has managed to sweep!
Santos looking for a guillotine here but Case defends easily.
Case is working Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Case pushes down on Santos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Michel Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santos.
Case with a flurry of punches that miss.
Case looking to pass the guard.
Case working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Case can do to turn this around?
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Case advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Case wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Case missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Case.
Case not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Case lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Case is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Case is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santos defends it well.
Case is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case moves nicely into side control.
Santos stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Case with the counter takedown but Santos avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Case does a little dance to reset his feet.
Case with the counter takedown but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos gets a double leg takedown into Case's guard.
Case escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Case keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Case has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Case is trying to hold Santos in close to prevent damage but Santos has managed to pass into half guard.
Case is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Case is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Santos passes to side control.
Case is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Case is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Still in half guard, Santos seems content to control.
Case is not content to let Santos control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Santos moves into full mount! Case won't be happy about that!
Santos is landing with some decent strikes but Case is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Santos controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Case manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Case misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Case is looking for a sweep.
Case can't do much from the bottom here.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Case keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
Case managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Santos.
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.
Santos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Santos working away.
Santos gets to mount! Case was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Case tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.
Case tries to control the position but Santos now has his back.
Case tries to escape the position.
Santos controlling the position well here. Case rolled but Santos kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Justin Case has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos landing with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Santos!
Michel Santos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georg Stromberg (ranked 1793 p4p, 2583 weight class) and Dilian Sanregre (ranked 211 p4p, 296 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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georg Stromberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dilian Sanregre!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanregre misses with a lunging right hand
letting Stromberg counter with a right hand.
Stromberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanregre.
Stromberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanregre counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanregre jabs Stromberg right on the nose. Stromberg blinks but takes it well.
Sanregre misses with a straight left.
Sanregre jabs at Stromberg's body.
Sanregre throws a lazy right hand but Stromberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanregre throws out a loose jab but Stromberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stromberg misses with a body shot.
Sanregre throws a lazy right hand but Stromberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dilian Sanregre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanregre misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Stromberg. Beautiful body shot.
Stromberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanregre lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanregre lands with a hook. Stromberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stromberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanregre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanregre jabs at Stromberg's body.
Stromberg is breathing heavily.
Sanregre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanregre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanregre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stromberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stromberg throws a jab when Sanregre was well out of range.
Stromberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Stromberg.
Sanregre throws an overhand right that lands on Stromberg's shoulder, as Stromberg tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Stromberg.
Sanregre misses with a left hand
and Stromberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanregre throws a lazy uppercut
and Stromberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stromberg throws a jab when Sanregre was well out of range.
Sanregre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stromberg on the side of the head.
Stromberg takes one to the side of the head.
Stromberg throws a hook but Sanregre blocks it.
Sanregre throws a jab but it's blocked by Stromberg.
Sanregre stuns Stromberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanregre throws the left hand but Stromberg avoids the punch easily.
Sanregre lands a big uppercut and Stromberg crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stromberg looks OK. Sanregre waves Stromberg back to his feet!
Stromberg is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stromberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanregre connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Stromberg out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dilian Sanregre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toti Rotiz (ranked 687 p4p, 1231 weight class) and Tristan Zigaro (ranked 95 p4p, 166 weight class). Rotiz comes to the cage accompanied by Southtown. Toti Rotiz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Zigaro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zigaro throws a wild body kick that Rotiz sees coming a mile off.
Rotiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zigaro delivers a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Zigaro.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rotiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Zigaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick from Zigaro lands but Rotiz takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Toti Rotiz has been cut.
Zigaro closes the distance and clinches.
Rotiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zigaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zigaro jabs Rotiz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zigaro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zigaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rotiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zigaro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zigaro tries to land a front kick but Rotiz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rotiz is looking to counter the offense by Zigaro and move into the clinch.
Crunch! Zigaro slams his shin into Rotiz's torso.
Rotiz throws a nice looking combination but Zigaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rotiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zigaro to score with a decent uppercut.
Zigaro throws out a loose jab but Rotiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rotiz moves out of range as Zigaro throws a body kick.
Rotiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zigaro is fending him off so far but Rotiz persists. Nope, Zigaro circles away and we're back to standing.
Zigaro scores with a shot to the body.
Rotiz dips to his left and cracks Zigaro with an uppercut!
Zigaro drives through and clinches with Rotiz against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zigaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zigaro throws a head kick that misses.
Zigaro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rotiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rotiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tristan Zigaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zigaro gets caught napping as Rotiz dives in and scores a takedown. Zigaro manages to retain guard.
Zigaro has control of Rotiz's left arm, preventing Rotiz from doing any damage.
Zigaro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zigaro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rotiz.
Rotiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rotiz postures up in Zigaro's guard and throws a big left but Zigaro blocks it.
Zigaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zigaro is pulling down on Rotiz's head. It's preventing any offense from Rotiz, at least for the moment.
Rotiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz postures up in Zigaro's guard and throws a big left but Zigaro blocks it.
Zigaro has Rotiz pulled in close to control his posture.
Rotiz won't allow Zigaro to sweep him here.
Rotiz working some strikes from top position.
Zigaro trying to control the position here.
Zigaro pushes Rotiz off and gets back to his feet.
Zigaro misses with a body kick.
It looked like Rotiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zigaro.
A head kick by Zigaro misses
and Rotiz counters with a three punch combo that has Zigaro backing up. Zigaro nods at Rotiz to acknowledge the strikes.
Zigaro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rotiz. Rotiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz misses the shot to the body.
Zigaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zigaro throws a wild body kick that Rotiz sees coming a mile off.
Rotiz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rotiz.
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!
Zigaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rotiz tries to counter by clinching up but Zigaro breaks away and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Zigaro.
Zigaro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zigaro tries to land a front kick but Rotiz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zigaro throws an overhand right that lands on Rotiz's shoulder, as Rotiz tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zigaro.
Zigaro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Rotiz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rotiz feints and as Zigaro raises his hands in defense, Rotiz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Zigaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toti Rotiz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zigaro lands with a kick to the temple. Rotiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zigaro lands a head kick. Rotiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zigaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tristan Zigaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rotiz slips a straight right by Zigaro.
Tristan Zigaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotiz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rotiz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zigaro closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zigaro lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Zigaro.
Toti Rotiz's cut is getting worse.
Zigaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zigaro lands an uppercut.
Zigaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rotiz.
Rotiz wants a takedown.
Rotiz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zigaro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaro prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toti Rotiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zigaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zigaro scores with a shot to the side of Rotiz's head.
Rotiz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zigaro is defending well.
Zigaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zigaro.
Zigaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Zigaro.
A short uppercut from Zigaro.
Zigaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zigaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Zigaro slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zigaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zigaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zigaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Rotiz's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Zigaro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Zigaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zigaro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zigaro, as that shot connected.
Toti Rotiz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rotiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rotiz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zigaro throws a shot to the body.
Zigaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zigaro scores with a nice body kick.
Zigaro lands a big head kick that sends Rotiz tumbling to the mat! Zigaro takes a step backwards and waves Rotiz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rotiz is rocked!
Zigaro with the inside leg kick.
Oh Rotiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zigaro lands with a right hand.
Jeez, Toti Rotiz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Zigaro clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rotiz.
Rotiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Rotiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Zigaro.
Zigaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rotiz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zigaro.
Rotiz wants a takedown.
Zigaro lands a shot to the body.
Zigaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zigaro has Rotiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Zigaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Toti Rotiz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tristan Zigaro!
Toti Rotiz spoke after the fight, saying 'I was hurt, my cat is sick, it's raining outside, heard someone fart in the arena... I should have never lost, I'm the real winner.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ruiz (ranked 2734 p4p, 3914 weight class) and Inigo Montoya (ranked 308 p4p, 408 weight class). Ruiz comes to the cage accompanied by DB7 - Squid Game Drill. Montoya is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Inigo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya swinging wildly here.
Ruiz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Montoya swings for the body but Ruiz moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montoya. Ruiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montoya misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Montoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya misses the body punch
and Ruiz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruiz.
Ruiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Montoya checks a leg kick.
Ruiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montoya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montoya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Montoya misses with the combination.
Ruiz throwing a counter right hand but Montoya manages to avoid it.
Montoya on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montoya.
Ruiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruiz thuds his right hand into Montoya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz thows a body kick. Montoya tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Ruiz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montoya misses with a body shot.
Montoya misses with the combination.
Ruiz misses with a leg kick
and Montoya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Montoya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruiz.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruiz.
Anthony Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montoya clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Montoya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Montoya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruiz throws a low kick but Montoya avoids it.
Montoya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Montoya tries to bum rush Ruiz with a series of wild strikes but Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montoya lands a slapping body shot.
Ruiz throws a leg kick but Montoya checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Montoya.
Montoya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiz manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Ruiz is predictable there
and Montoya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Anthony Ruiz has been cut.
Montoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruiz scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz feints and then cracks Montoya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montoya down.
Ruiz thows a leg kick but Montoya checks it
and Montoya counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montoya throws a hook but Ruiz avoids it easily.
Montoya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montoya gets in close and tags Ruiz with a short punch that almost sends Ruiz to the mat! Oh Ruiz is in big trouble! He turns his back on Montoya, trying to create some distance but Montoya rushes him, striking wildly and Ruiz goes down! The referee tackles Montoya into the cage to end the fight! Montoya is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inigo Montoya!
Inigo Montoya made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You are using Bonetti's Defense against me, ah? Naturally, you must expect me to attack with Capo Ferro? Unless the enemy has studied his Agrippa... which I have!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greggory Silalahi (ranked 1108 p4p, 970 weight class) and Jack Saragih (ranked 99 p4p, 78 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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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greggory Silalahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Saragih!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saragih steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silalahi.
Saragih throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silalahi misses with a body shot.
Silalahi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saragih scores with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Silalahi.
No joy there for Saragih, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saragih throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silalahi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saragih takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 It looks like Jack Saragih has been cut.
We've been told by Silalahi's head coaches at MMAH League and Warrior Nation that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silalahi lands a really nice looking cross but Saragih seems unphased.
Silalahi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Greggory Silalahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Saragih misses
and Silalahi counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Silalahi throws a leg kick which misses Saragih's front leg but catches the back leg as Saragih tries to avoid it.
A jab from Saragih misses.
Silalahi digs a good body shot into Saragih's ribs.
Silalahi throws a hook but Saragih blocks it.
Saragih fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silalahi checks it well.
Saragih just misses with a punch to the body.
Silalahi misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi lands a really nice looking cross but Saragih seems unphased.
Saragih walks into a left hand.
Silalahi slips under a jab from Saragih.
Saragih on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silalahi misses the shot to the body.
Saragih walks into a left hand.
Saragih is rocked!
Silalahi throws a lazy uppercut
and Saragih counters with a nice uppercut.
Silalahi thows a leg kick but Saragih checks it
enabling Saragih to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Greggory Silalahi has been cut.
Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saragih moves away.
Saragih takes a swing at Silalahi's ribcage but misses.
Silalahi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saragih cracks Silalahi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saragih wants to land a leg kick but Silalahi is out of range.
Silalahi's corner calls for a 1-2. Silalahi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silalahi throws a good cross that connects.
Saragih is still on wobbly legs! Can Silalahi finish him?
Saragih gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Silalahi gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greggory Silalahi!
A victorious Greggory Silalahi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Traumen (ranked 104 p4p, 523 weight class) and Klaas Jan Tijhoff (ranked 14 p4p, 66 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traumen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tijhoff has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tijhoff there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tijhoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Traumen is fending him off so far but Tijhoff persists. Nope, Traumen circles away and we're back to standing.
Tijhoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Traumen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tijhoff closes the distance and clinches up with Traumen, looking for a takedown. Tijhoff pushes Traumen against the cage but Traumen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tijhoff slips a straight right by Traumen.
Traumen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tijhoff counters with a takedown into side control.
Traumen tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Traumen wants to control but Tijhoff is having none of it.
Traumen blocking the ground and pound.
Tijhoff manages to capitalize on a mistake by Traumen to take his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traumen just trying to survive but Tijhoff is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
My spies in THUD! inform me that Tijhoff has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Traumen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tijhoff gets his way!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen rolls, trying to escape but Tijhoff keeps control of the position.
Tijhoff is trying to stick to Traumen's back but Traumen is turning into Tijhoff. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tijhoff's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Traumen.
Tijhoff keeping moving, preventing Traumen from controlling successfully.
Traumen wants to get up but he can't break Tijhoff's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tijhoff keeping moving, preventing Traumen from controlling successfully.
Tijhoff controls Traumen momentarily but Traumen frees himself.
Traumen postures up in Tijhoff's guard and throws a big left but Tijhoff blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traumen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tijhoff wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Traumen is now in half guard.
Tijhoff is trying to maintain the position but Traumen is very close to passing his half guard.
Tijhoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tijhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Tijhoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traumen works his way into side control.
Traumen working away.
Tijhoff is holding Traumen down, trying to stall.
You can see the frustration on Tijhoff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Traumen in side control, throwing shots but Tijhoff defends.
Tijhoff managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Traumen.
Tijhoff defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traumen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tijhoff is not content to let Traumen control the position.
Tijhoff parries the strikes from Traumen easily there. Traumen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tijhoff to escape.
Tijhoff is trying to control Traumen's posture but Traumen avoids it.
Tijhoff parries the strikes from Traumen easily there. Traumen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tijhoff to escape.
Tijhoff managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Traumen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tijhoff is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Traumen decides to stand back up.
Tijhoff blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Traumen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Traumen misses.
Traumen sets himself, and Tijhoff steps forward looking for the clinch! Traumen avoids it this time.
Traumen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tijhoff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tijhoff drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Traumen striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Traumen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tijhoff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tijhoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tijhoff stops Traumen from getting back to his feet.
Tijhoff works his way into full mount!
Traumen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tijhoff. What's that going to do exactly?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tijhoff wants to control the pace but Traumen is squirming around nicely.
Traumen is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
You get the feeling that Traumen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tijhoff jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Traumen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Traumen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tijhoff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ground and pound from Tijhoff.
Traumen has one foot on Tijhoff's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tijhoff gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Traumen.
Tijhoff is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Traumen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Traumen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tijhoff fails to pull guard.
Traumen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tijhoff.
I was talking to Traumen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Traumen gets through Tijhoff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traumen slows down the pace here.
Traumen tries to work over Tijhoff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traumen just leaning against Tijhoff, taking a breather.
Tijhoff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Traumen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lucas Traumen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaas Jan Tijhoff.
Traumen manages to break the clinch.
Tijhoff moves into range and clinches up with Traumen.
Traumen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tijhoff wants to take the fight to the mat but Traumen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tijhoff tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tijhoff jumps guard but Traumen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Traumen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Traumen is defending well.
Traumen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Traumen lands a body shot.
Tijhoff shoots in looking for a takedown. Traumen tries to sprawl out of it but Tijhoff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Traumen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tijhoff walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Traumen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tijhoff.
Tijhoff feints the counter takedown.
Lucas Traumen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tijhoff ducks under a wild hook from Traumen.
Traumen throws a sloppy head kick and Tijhoff moves out of range easily.
Traumen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tijhoff darts in looking for a takedown but Traumen gets double underhooks and turns Tijhoff into the cage.
Traumen throws a head kick but Tijhoff moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff misses with a takedown attempt - Traumen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Tijhoff with that takedown attempt.
Traumen takes a swing at Tijhoff's ribcage but misses.
Traumen with a nice calf kick.
Nice sprawl there from Traumen as Tijhoff shoots in.
Traumen tries to counter with a takedown but Tijhoff is quick to defend against it.
Tijhoff feints and as Traumen raises his hands in defense, Tijhoff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traumen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tijhoff manages to pass to side control.
Tijhoff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Traumen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Traumen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tijhoff can do to turn this around?
Traumen punching from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Traumen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Traumen lands a glancing blow to the side of Tijhoff's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tijhoff checks a leg kick.
Tijhoff feints the counter takedown.
Traumen missing with a left hand there. Tijhoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Traumen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tijhoff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tijhoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traumen.
Traumen throws an off balance right hand
and Tijhoff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Traumen's guard.
Tijhoff pushes down on Traumen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Traumen wants to control but Tijhoff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Traumen tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tijhoff manages to move to mount!
Traumen tries to hold on but Tijhoff postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tijhoff looking to secure an arm triangle but Traumen defends it well.
Tijhoff tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Traumen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tijhoff prevents Traumen from getting the reversal.
Tijhoff fails to move to back control.
Traumen reaches up to try and control the position but Tijhoff seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Traumen rolls and tries to escape and now Tijhoff has his back!
Tijhoff biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Tijhoff scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Traumen is looking for a way out.
I really don't envy Traumen right now.
Traumen prevents Tijhoff from getting a body triangle.
Traumen trying to get back to his feet but Tijhoff is in full control for now.
Tijhoff looking to break Traumen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Traumen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tijhoff will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Traumen trying to get back to his feet but Tijhoff is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tijhoff punches the canvas rather than the man.
What can Traumen do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Traumen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Tijhoff looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Traumen is trying to stand back up.
Tijhoff is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Traumen is trying to get back to his feet but Tijhoff has full control of the position and if anything, Traumen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tijhoff working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Traumen is doing well to defend. Tijhoff seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Traumen is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
Klaas Jan Tijhoff is the new lightweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Klaas Jan Tijhoff made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance 🔥, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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