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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ZZ Top (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen "Walk" by Pantera as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ZZ Top!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Top moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Top takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown throws a combination. Top tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown tries to clinch but Top moves out of range.
Top has a takedown stuffed.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Top.
Top fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown looks to land a combination but Top avoids it well.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Top shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Top's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ZZ Top. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Top changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Top manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown tries to clinch but Top moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Top or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown 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.
No luck for Top with that takedown attempt.
Brown looks to land a combination but Top avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Top with that takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown lands the left hand.
Top shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Top uses his free foot to push down on Brown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brown.
Top wants to control the action but instead Brown gets a body lock and reverses into Top's guard! Nice work!
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Top, up you get!
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Top shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Top drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brown dives on top into guard.
Top is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.
Brown gets to his feet. Top looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Top shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lunges at Top with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Top's hand.
A big left from Top misses.
Top drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Top shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Top momentarily.
Top closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Top is breathing heavily.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Top's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Brown 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.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Billy Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Top.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Top circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown throws a combination. Top tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Top shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Top looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Top getting side control.
Brown is trying to stand.
Top wants to stand but Brown has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Top missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Top is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
Top wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Top is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top trying to advance position but Brown counters by regaining guard.
Top with a flurry of punches that miss.
Top has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Top wanted to stand there but Brown had control of the position.
Top trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is looking to stand up but Top isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Top drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Top jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Top gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top feints and as Brown raises his hands in defense, Top changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Top drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown!
Top wants to control but Brown postures up.
Top isn't going anywhere.
Top gets back to half guard.
Top on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Top tries to get out of the position.
Top looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Top seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ZZ Top dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Top fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Top misses with a looping left.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Top backpedaling.
Top has a takedown stuffed.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Top pushes him off.
Top misses with a looping left.
Brown tries to clinch up but Top circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a combination. Top sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown throws a leg kick but Top sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Top is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ZZ Top. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Top is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown slips under a jab from Top.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Top manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown cracks Top with an open hand slap.
Brown throws a right hand that Top ducks under and follows up with a left that Top also avoids with ease.
Top closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Billy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Top fails to land the takedown.
Brown cracks Top with an open hand slap.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Top fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Top at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Top looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown wants to clinch.
Top dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick but Top sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Top swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown looks to land a combination but Top avoids it well.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Top backpedaling.
Billy Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Top fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Top throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown catches Top with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Top darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Brown looks to land a combination but Top avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Markus Rieech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bedford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rieech comes to the cage accompanied by DMX ft. Black Violin-Im a Ryder. Markus Rieech had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markus Rieech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bedford!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rieech can pounce on him.
Bedford lands a nice shot to the body.
Rieech throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bedford lands a slapping body shot.
Bedford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rieech shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bedford as he avoids it easily.
Rieech throws a combination that misses
and Bedford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rieech.
A left lands for Bedford.
Sloppy strikes from Rieech. Those never looked like landing.
Bedford closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bedford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rieech has a couple of punches blocked by Bedford.
Bedford leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bedford scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Bedford.
Nice body punch from Bedford.
Rieech breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rieech misses with a head kick.
Bedford blocks a head kick by Rieech.
Rieech tries to land a leg kick but Bedford saw it coming and moves away.
Bedford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rieech has time to react.
Bedford takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rieech takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rieech tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rieech misses with a low kick.
Bedford closes the distance and clinches.
Rieech wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rieech swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rieech keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bedford's efforts to push away.
Rieech is working for takedown but Bedford is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bedford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rieech drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Rieech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rieech is breathing heavily.
Bedford lands with a short shot to the head.
Rieech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bedford has him pressed against the cage.
Bedford lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bedford.
Bedford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rieech backwards.
A hook to the body from Bedford.
Bedford lands with a right to the head.
Bedford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bedford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bedford breaks from the clinch.
Bedford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rieech stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bedford forces Rieech back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Bedford.
Bedford is pushing Rieech up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bedford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bedford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bedford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bedford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bedford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bedford lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Bedford.
Bedford lands with an uppercut that bounces Rieech off the cage and back into rage.
Bedford lands a really nice looking cross but Rieech seems unphased.
Bedford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rieech looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bedford jabs at Rieech's body.
Bedford cracks Rieech with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bedford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bedford connects with the punch.
Bedford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rieech with a poor takedown
and Bedford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedford instigates a clinch.
Bedford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bedford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bedford.
Bedford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bedford lands a shoulder strike.
Bedford breaks the clinch.
Bedford lands a jab to Rieech's midsection.
Rieech takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bedford lands with a nice body punch.
Bedford lands with a straight right. Rieech didn't see that one coming.
Rieech gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bedford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bedford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rieech stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bedford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bedford checks a leg kick.
Bedford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bedford scores with a hook.
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!
Bedford closes the distance and clinches.
Bedford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rieech goes for a takedown attempt but Bedford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedford scores with a shot to the body.
Bedford dips to his left and cracks Rieech with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Bedford.
Bedford connects with a crisp jab.
Rieech throws a body kick that misses.
Bedford catches Rieech with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rieech throws a head kick that misses.
Bedford lands a nice shot that snaps Rieech's head back.
Rieech has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rieech is rocked!
Bedford cracks Rieech with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rieech falls to his knees and Bedford doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bedford!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Keiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy van Bruggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Bruggen has chosen Ready For War - 50 Cent (Instrumental) as his entrance music. Keijo Keiko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Keiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy van Bruggen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Bruggen slips a jab and a cross from Keiko.
Keiko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
van Bruggen dodges the punch combination from Keiko.
van Bruggen fails with the takedown.
Keiko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keiko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but van Bruggen circles away quickly and effectively.
Keiko lands a left and a right that send van Bruggen crashing to the mat, dazed. Keiko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Randy van Bruggen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keiko as he jumps to the side.
van Bruggen looks gassed!
Keiko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keiko throws a right hand that van Bruggen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Bruggen also avoids with ease.
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
Keiko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keiko avoids the head kick by van Bruggen.
van Bruggen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keijo Keiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy van Bruggen.
van Bruggen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keiko.
Keiko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van Bruggen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keiko throws a right and a left that van Bruggen avoids nicely.
Keijo Keiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keiko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keiko misses with a jab, cross combination.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keiko as he jumps to the side.
Good shot there by Keiko.
van Bruggen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Keiko is not content to let van Bruggen control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Keiko wants to get back to his feet.
van Bruggen is looking to take a break and control but Keiko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Keiko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Keiko wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Keiko bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Keiko misses with a few strikes there.
van Bruggen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keiko misses with a two punch combination.
Keiko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
van Bruggen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keiko moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Keiko as van Bruggen shoots in.
Keiko throws a series of punches but van Bruggen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Keiko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy van Bruggen'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.
Keiko throws a right hand that van Bruggen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Bruggen also avoids with ease.
van Bruggen missing with a left hand there. Keiko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
van Bruggen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keiko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keiko throws a right and a left that van Bruggen avoids nicely.
van Bruggen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keiko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
van Bruggen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keiko misses with a two punch combination.
Keiko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but van Bruggen circles away quickly and effectively.
van Bruggen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
van Bruggen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Keiko tries to avoid it but van Bruggen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Keiko to the ground. Keiko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Keiko throws a right and a left that van Bruggen avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bruggen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keiko was well out of range. Poor timing from van Bruggen.
Keiko looks to land a combination but van Bruggen avoids it well.
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keiko as he jumps to the side.
Keijo Keiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy van Bruggen.
Keiko misses with a double jab.
Keiko misses with a few strikes there.
Keiko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keiko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from van Bruggen lands but Keiko takes it in his stride.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Keiko as he avoids it easily.
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
van Bruggen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
Keiko looks to land a combination but van Bruggen avoids it well.
van Bruggen shoots in and bounces Keiko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
van Bruggen trying to control the position from guard on top but Keiko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keiko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for van Bruggen on the ground.
van Bruggen drops back looking for a leg! Keiko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Keiko manages to kick van Bruggen off! van Bruggen jumps back into Keiko's guard.
van Bruggen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Keiko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now van Bruggen has Keiko in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen has a closed guard, preventing Keiko from standing up.
Keiko stands up and waves to van Bruggen to follow him.
Keiko throws a series of punches but van Bruggen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keiko fails to land with a series of punches.
van Bruggen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keiko.
Keiko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but van Bruggen circles away quickly and effectively.
van Bruggen fails to land the takedown.
van Bruggen tries to clinch but Keiko moves out of range.
Keiko lands with a nice combination. van Bruggen backs away looking to recover.
van Bruggen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Keiko!
Keiko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Keijo Keiko is winning the standup battle so far.
van Bruggen shoots in for a double leg but Keiko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice combination there by Keiko.
Sloppy strikes from Keiko. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Keiko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy van Bruggen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
van Bruggen tries to close the distance and clinch but Keiko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keiko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van Bruggen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
van Bruggen misses with a head kick.
Keiko fails to land with a series of punches.
van Bruggen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
van Bruggen is looking to clinch but Keiko is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keiko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van Bruggen.
Keiko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keiko wants it to stay on the feet.
van Bruggen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keiko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
van Bruggen tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keiko stuffs the takedown.
Keiko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keiko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keiko but Keiko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keijo Keiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy van Bruggen.
Keiko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from van Bruggen.
A nice combination there by Keiko.
van Bruggen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keiko avoids the head kick by van Bruggen.
van Bruggen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Keiko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keiko looks to land a combination. van Bruggen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Keiko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van Bruggen shoots in but no luck this time.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keiko as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Keiko does no damage.
van Bruggen shoots in and drives through. Keiko sprawls well.
Keiko throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Bruggen tries a head kick but it misses.
Keiko misses with a wild combination.
Keiko throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keiko circles away.
Keiko fails to land with a series of punches.
Keijo Keiko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
van Bruggen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Keiko tries to avoid it but van Bruggen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Keiko to the ground. Keiko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
van Bruggen is looking to clinch but Keiko is avoiding it.
Keiko looks to land a combination. van Bruggen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
van Bruggen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Keiko swivels and escapes.
Keiko swats away the attempt to clinch by van Bruggen.
Keiko misses with a series of wild punches.
Keiko throws a right and a left that van Bruggen avoids nicely.
Keiko throws a series of punches but van Bruggen avoids them all with ease.
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.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keiko but Keiko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keiko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keiko throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Bruggen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keiko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Keiko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
van Bruggen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
van Bruggen looks for a takedown but Keiko sprawls well.
Keiko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
van Bruggen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Keiko avoids the head kick by van Bruggen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Keiko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keiko, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Keiko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phill Pantera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Magri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phill Pantera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Magri!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magri lands a head shot.
It looks like Phill Pantera has been cut.
Magri lands a right hook to the body.
Pantera avoids the body shot from Magri.
Magri looks to land a right hand but Pantera moved out of range.
Magri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magri misses with a hook.
Magri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pantera manages to avoid it.
Magri misses with a double jab.
Charlie Magri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magri. Pantera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magri fails to land with a series of punches.
Pantera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magri looks to throw the jab but Pantera is out of range.
Magri throws a low kick but Pantera avoids it.
Magri misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pantera.
Magri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pantera shoots for a takedown but Magri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Charlie Magri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Magri misses.
Magri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pantera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magri throws a right and a left that Pantera avoids nicely.
Magri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pantera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Pantera with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phill Pantera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid body kick from Pantera.
Magri looks to score with a jab to the body but Pantera is just out of range.
Magri is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pantera rather than just go for the knockout.
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.
A big left from Magri misses.
Magri misses with the combination.
Magri misses with a wild combination.
Magri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magri misses with a low kick as Pantera jumps back.
Pantera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Magri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Magri swings for the body but Pantera moves out of range.
Pantera ducks right into an uppercut from Magri.
Pantera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magri's waist but Magri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pantera off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantera has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Magri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pantera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pantera somewhat.
Magri rushes Pantera with punches - Pantera moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Pantera goes down! Magri follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Magri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Kosheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Sputnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Sputnik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joshua Kosheck's chin.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Kosheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Sputnik!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sputnik lands with a good body shot.
Kosheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kosheck throwing strikes here but Sputnik is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kosheck looking to ground and pound but Sputnik is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosheck unloads with some shots from mount but Sputnik bucks and avoids them well.
Sputnik is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kosheck punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosheck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sputnik tries to hold on but Kosheck pushes him away.
Kosheck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sputnik because Kosheck loaded up on that one.
Sputnik tries to hold on but Kosheck postures up.
Sputnik is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosheck cracks Sputnik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kosheck looking to finish with strikes here!
Kosheck putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sputnik avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kosheck.
Kosheck landing shots from mount.
Sputnik regains half guard.
Kosheck thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sputnik to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosheck throws a strike but Sputnik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kosheck wants to hit a switch here but Sputnik passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kosheck there!
Sputnik stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kosheck dives in and grabs Sputnik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sputnik pushes down on Kosheck's head and hops out.
Kosheck is breathing heavily.
Kosheck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sputnik sprawls well. Sputnik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kosheck gets slowly back to his feet.
Sputnik throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sputnik works the jab nicely.
Sputnik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sputnik.
A jab from Sputnik does it's job there.
Sputnik cracks a nice hook into Kosheck's ribs.
Sputnik lands an overhand right.
Kosheck is rocked!
Kosheck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kosheck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Kosheck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sputnik connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Kosheck tumbling to the canvas! Sputnik pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Kosheck was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vladimir Sputnik!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Plant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plant's entrance music is Au innebunit salcamii. A fine choice. Sobolev has chosen Ya kuplu tebe dom as his entrance music. Vasiliy Sobolev has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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240 lbs
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265 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Plant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plant misses with a body shot.
Plant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sobolev has Plant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Plant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sobolev goes for a takedown attempt but Plant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Plant throws a lazy right hand but Sobolev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobolev shoots for a double leg takedown but Plant sprawls well. He's pushed Sobolev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcus Plant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasiliy Sobolev.
Plant swings for the body but Sobolev moves out of range.
Plant throws a hook but Sobolev avoids it easily.
Plant jabs Sobolev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Plant drops Sobolev with a left and a right! Oh, Sobolev is hurt - Plant dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Vasiliy Sobolev has been cut.
Sobolev looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plant tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sobolev parries the strikes from Plant easily there. Plant is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sobolev to escape.
You can see the frustration on Sobolev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Plant crashes against the mat.
Plant is looking to take a break and control but Sobolev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Plant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sobolev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant in side control, throwing shots but Sobolev defends.
Sobolev manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Plant has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sobolev is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Plant locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Sobolev is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Plant!
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