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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilhelm Reich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wilhelm Reich in Hell. Wilhelm Reich has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilhelm Reich!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reich.
Reich with a poor takedown
and Paulson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reich won't be happy with that.
Reich can't do much from the bottom here.
Paulson stands up.
Reich fails with the takedown.
Robert Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilhelm Reich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich gets the takedown into side control.
Reich in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulson tries to escape but Reich is in control.
Reich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paulson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reich controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson tries to bench press Reich off him but Reich keeps the position.
Reich takes a little break here. Paulson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Reich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Paulson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paulson tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reich tries to advance to mount but Paulson denies him.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reich is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Paulson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Reich wants to control but Paulson is keeping him busy.
Paulson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reich on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Paulson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paulson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reich!
Reich is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paulson content just to control the position here.
Reich sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich trying to hold on to Paulson's head to control him but Paulson postures up.
Reich works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reich controls Paulson momentarily but Paulson frees himself.
Reich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paulson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paulson keeping moving, preventing Reich from controlling successfully.
Reich is looking to advance position but Paulson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Reich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paulson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reich sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Reich works his way to full guard. Good work.
Paulson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Robert Paulson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Paulson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reich misses with a takedown
and Paulson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reich!
Paulson prevents Reich from getting the reversal.
Paulson avoids the attempt from Reich to control.
Reich really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reich tries to lock up and control but Paulson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reich is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich wants to hold on but Paulson pushes him away.
Reich is trying desperately to improve position.
Reich holds on for dear life.
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.
Reich slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reich is looking to control Paulson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reich avoid being mounted?
Reich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paulson pulls his head out easily.
Reich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich is trying to maintain the position but Paulson is very close to passing his half guard.
Reich is controlling Paulson's trapped leg to prevent Paulson from advancing to side control.
Reich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reich controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reich gets full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reich holds on and takes a little breather.
Reich controls Paulson momentarily but Paulson frees himself.
Wilhelm Reich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilhelm Reich has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Paulson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paulson pinned against the cage. Paulson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Paulson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Robert Paulson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ganja Lover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Dudder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ganja Lover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudder!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudder avoids a kick to the body.
Dudder just misses with a punch to the body.
Lover shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dudder napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lover staying calm.
Lover trying to control the action but Dudder is working from the bottom.
Dudder being controlled for a moment.
Lover's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lover is looking to take a break and control but Dudder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lover will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ganja Lover has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lover with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dudder counters with a stiff right hand.
Lover has his takedown stuffed
and Dudder counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab lands there for Dudder.
Lover with a poor takedown
and Dudder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ganja Lover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudder lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Dudder does no damage.
Lover with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dudder counters with a stiff right hand.
Lover misses with a body kick.
Lover shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dudder is trying to defend but Lover finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lover is keen to just control but Dudder is a slippery customer.
Dudder looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lover seems content to control.
Dudder won't allow Lover to pass to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dudder can do anything to dispel that myth.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Dudder counter with a right hand.
Lover shoots and misses
enabling Dudder to counter with a crisp jab.
Lover is breathing heavily.
Lover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dudder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lover tries to clinch up.
Lover with a poor takedown
and Dudder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lover takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dudder counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudder lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lover backs up against the cage.
Lover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dudder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dudder is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lover had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dudder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dudder scores with a nice right hand.
Dudder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dudder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lover doesn't seem bothered though.
Lover takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lover fails with the takedown
and Dudder counters with a straight right hand.
Lover tries for a takedown but Dudder circles away easily
and Dudder counters with a one-two to the body.
Dudder 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.
Dudder connects with a single shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dudder swings for the body but Lover moves out of range.
Dudder lands a nice shot to the body.
Dudder digs a good body shot into Lover's ribs.
Lover misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudder counters with a left to the body.
Dudder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudder scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dudder thuds a left hand into Lover's body.
Dudder lands with an uppercut that bounces Lover off the cage and back into rage.
Dudder works the jab nicely.
Dudder sizes up Lover with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dudder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dudder lands a body shot.
Dude Dudder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudder thuds a left hand into Lover's body.
Dudder lands with a shot to the body.
Ganja Lover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudder scores with a jab.
Lover takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dudder stuns Lover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dudder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dudder's corner calls for a 1-2. Dudder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dudder lands a nice looking body shot.
Dudder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dudder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lover's head backwards.
Dudder is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dudder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lover's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dudder connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lover scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dudder lands an overhand right.
Lover takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudder. Lover does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudder just misses with a punch to the body.
Dudder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lover misses with a two punch combination.
Lover misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dudder digs a good body shot into Lover's ribs.
Lover slips a jab and a cross from Dudder.
Lover takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lover looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lover on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dudder digs a good body shot into Lover's ribs.
Dudder misses with a double jab.
Dude Dudder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dudder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Dudder does it's job there.
Lover is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudder scores with a jab to the body.
Lover takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dudder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lover tries to move into range but Dudder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Lover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ganja Lover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Dudder.
Lover finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Dudder's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Lover falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dude Dudder!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Witsanunat Thaksin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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187 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Witsanunat Thaksin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gerous tries to pass to full mount but Thaksin defends it.
Gerous is looking for a kimura here.
Gerous wants to pass the guard but Thaksin is defending well.
Gerous throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gerous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gerous is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thaksin sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous is looking for a kimura but Thaksin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gerous to get the leverage.
Gerous is trying to work for a kimura but Thaksin is defending well.
Thaksin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gerous scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gerous thows a huge punch but Thaksin dodges it nicely.
Gerous is looking for a kimura but Thaksin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gerous to get the leverage.
Gerous seems to be looking for submissions.
Thaksin taking some punishment here, with Gerous in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thaksin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gerous.
Thaksin tries to kick Gerous off but Gerous keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gerous looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gerous is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thaksin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gerous.
Gerous is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Thaksin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Gerous!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shom Harnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shom Harnick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shom Harnick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor De Santos!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harnick fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Harnick.
De Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harnick.
Harnick fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shom Harnick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harnick moves out of range of the body kick.
De Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harnick as he jumps to the side.
Harnick tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harnick tries to clinch up.
Harnick blocks the body kick.
De Santos looks to land a combination. Harnick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
De Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harnick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harnick defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnick shoots in for a double leg but De Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shom Harnick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harnick wants to clinch
and De Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Harnick blocks a head kick by De Santos.
Harnick misses with a takedown attempt
and De Santos counters with a straight right hand.
De Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Harnick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Harnick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harnick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Harnick wants to clinch but De Santos slips to the side
enabling De Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Harnick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from De Santos. No joy for Harnick on that attempt.
Harnick is breathing heavily.
De Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harnick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Harnick. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
De Santos misses with a double jab
and Harnick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harnick trying to land knees to the body.
Harnick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Santos avoids it.
Harnick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santos is defending well for now.
De Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harnick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harnick as he avoids it easily.
Harnick wants to clinch.
A left lands for De Santos.
Harnick tries to clinch there but De Santos circles away.
Harnick wants to clinch.
Harnick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Santos tries to avoid it but Harnick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Santos to the ground. De Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harnick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Santos swivels and escapes.
De Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harnick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harnick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harnick stuffs the takedown attempt from De Santos. De Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Harnick darts in and clinches De Santos up against the cage.
De Santos can't break the clinch.
Harnick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harnick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harnick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Santos prevents Harnick from breaking the clinch.
Harnick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Santos.
Harnick connects with a knee to the head.
Harnick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harnick is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Santos.
It looks like Shom Harnick has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Harnick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
De Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harnick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Santos lands a two punch combo.
De Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Harnick is just out of range.
De Santos misses with a two punch combination.
De Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harnick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harnick tries to clinch up
and De Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Santos stands up and we're back to a striking position.
De Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor De Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shom Harnick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harnick eats them both and turns towards De Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harnick counters with a single leg into guard. De Santos didn't expect that.
De Santos keeping moving, preventing Harnick from controlling successfully.
Harnick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harnick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
De Santos pulls Harnick in close to prevent any damage.
Harnick wants to control from the top but De Santos keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shom Harnick just wasn't active enough.
Harnick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harnick scrambles back to his feet.
De Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Santos throws a right and a left that Harnick avoids nicely.
Harnick tries for a takedown but De Santos circles away easily
enabling De Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
De Santos misses with the combination.
De Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Santos.
Harnick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harnick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harnick dives in and grabs De Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Santos pushes down on Harnick's head and hops out.
De Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shom Harnick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by De Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harnick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harnick shoots for a double leg takedown but De Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Harnick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shom Harnick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Harnick. Those never looked like landing.
Harnick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harnick gets caught flat footed, as De Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harnick wants to stand and escape but De Santos is having none of it.
De Santos slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if De Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harnick tries to get to full guard but De Santos has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Santos controlling the action here.
De Santos tries to stand and escape but Harnick is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor De Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shom Harnick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harnick is looking to clinch.
Victor De Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Santos gets tackled into the cage by Harnick. Harnick maintains the clinch.
Harnick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harnick tries to clinch but De Santos is having none of it.
De Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harnick.
Harnick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Santos swivels and escapes.
De Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Santos throws a series of punches but Harnick avoids them all with ease.
Harnick fails with the takedown
letting De Santos counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shom Harnick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harnick tries to clinch but De Santos moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for De Santos. That snapped Harnick's head back.
De Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harnick circles away quickly and effectively.
Harnick darts in trying to clinch
and De Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harnick tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos blocks the body kick.
De Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harnick tries to clinch up.
Harnick clinches.
De Santos tries to break free but Harnick pushes him back against the cage.
De Santos keeps control of Harnick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harnick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harnick blocks a head kick by De Santos.
Harnick closes the distance and clinches up with De Santos, looking for a takedown. Harnick pushes De Santos against the cage but De Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harnick wants to clinch but De Santos slips to the side
and De Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harnick's guard now.
De Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harnick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Santos is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos passes Harnick's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Santos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Victor De Santos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice sprawl there from De Santos as Harnick shoots in.
Harnick fails to land the takedown.
Shom Harnick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Harnick takes the fight into the clinch.
Harnick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harnick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harnick has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harnick misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harnick wants a takedown but no success here.
Harnick lands a nice knee to the body.
Harnick throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harnick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Santos is defending well for now.
De Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Santos has had enough of the clinch but Harnick keeps him there for the moment.
Harnick tries a knee to the head but De Santos blocks it.
De Santos manages to break the clinch.
Harnick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harnick stuffs the takedown.
Harnick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Harnick moves out of range easily.
De Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Victor De Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harnick is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Santos.
Harnick closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor De Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor De Santos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Robben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Van Der Meyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robben comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - For Those About To Rock. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjen Robben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Van Der Meyde!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robben throws a head kick that misses
and Van Der Meyde counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Der Meyde.
Van Der Meyde looking to pass the guard.
Van Der Meyde controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Meyde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robben works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde trying to move into half guard but instead Robben has managed to sweep!
Van Der Meyde wants to stand and escape but Robben is having none of it.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Der Meyde feints and as Robben raises his hands in defense, Van Der Meyde changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Der Meyde trying to control but Robben is working from the bottom.
Van Der Meyde wants to pass the guard but Robben is keeping the position.
Robben utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde throwing strikes from guard but Robben blocks nicely.
Van Der Meyde wants to control from the top but Robben keeps moving.
Robben working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Der Meyde.
Van Der Meyde engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Meyde advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Van Der Meyde 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.
Good leg kick by Robben there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robben throws a leg kick
and Van Der Meyde counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van Der Meyde controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Van Der Meyde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Der Meyde works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Van Der Meyde drops an elbow to the side of Robben's head.
Van Der Meyde lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Robben tries to kick Van Der Meyde off but Van Der Meyde keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde trying to pass the guard but Robben defending well.
Van Der Meyde with the ground and pound but Robben uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Van Der Meyde missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Der Meyde looking to pass the guard.
Van Der Meyde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Robben can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Der Meyde controls the pace.
Robben keeping full guard, as Van Der Meyde tries to pass.
Van Der Meyde stops Robben from standing up.
Robben keeping moving, preventing Van Der Meyde from controlling successfully.
Van Der Meyde slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andy Van Der Meyde hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Der Meyde is defended easily by Robben.
Van Der Meyde shoots in for a takedown but Robben shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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.
Van Der Meyde shoots in for a takedown but Robben shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arjen Robben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Van Der Meyde.
Van Der Meyde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Meyde fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Meyde.
Van Der Meyde shoots in but no luck this time.
Robben misses with a low kick.
Van Der Meyde looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Van Der Meyde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Der Meyde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robben throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Meyde moves out of range easily.
Robben misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robben avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robben throws a body kick the misses
and Van Der Meyde decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robben's guard.
Van Der Meyde stops Robben from standing up.
Van Der Meyde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robben is keeping the position for now.
Robben avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Der Meyde controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Van Der Meyde throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meyde tries to free his leg and advance position but Robben is retaining full guard.
Andy Van Der Meyde has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Der Meyde prevents Robben from getting back to his feet.
Van Der Meyde trying to move into half guard but instead Robben has managed to sweep!
Van Der Meyde wants to stand but Robben is controlling the position.
Arjen Robben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andy Van Der Meyde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Robben stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Meyde fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Robben sprawls well initially but Van Der Meyde persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Van Der Meyde content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Van Der Meyde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Der Meyde winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Van Der Meyde!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Viper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Viper!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Rashid lands a body shot.
Viper stuns al Rashid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Viper misses with a looping left.
Viper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Rashid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Viper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
al Rashid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Viper shoots in and drives through. al Rashid sprawls well.
Viper loads up on a big right hand but al Rashid slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from al Rashid. Those never looked like landing.
al Rashid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Viper throws a right hand that misses
and al Rashid counters with a straight right hand.
Viper pivots, looking for a leg kick but al Rashid is out of range and Viper settles back down.
al Rashid blocks a jab.
Viper tries to work over al Rashid's front leg with a kick but al Rashid checks it.
Viper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Viper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Rashid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
al Rashid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Viper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viper misses with a left hand
and al Rashid counters with a body kick that stops Viper in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for al Rashid.
Anton Viper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Rashid looks for the body kick but Viper saw that one coming.
Viper misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from al Rashid.
al Rashid lunges at Viper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Viper's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viper throws a head kick that misses.
al Rashid tries a head kick but it misses.
al Rashid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Viper. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by al Rashid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
al Rashid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Viper fails with the takedown.
Viper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Viper misses with an uppercut.
al Rashid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
al Rashid moves out of range of the strikes.
al Rashid slaps away a takedown attempt from Viper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Viper.
Viper connects with a right hand. al Rashid shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from al Rashid as Viper shoots in.
al Rashid throws a body kick that misses.
Viper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from al Rashid.
Viper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viper tries to close the distance and clinch but al Rashid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viper wants to clinch up but al Rashid keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Viper.
al Rashid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
al Rashid misses with a wild body shot.
Viper thows a body shot but no joy.
al Rashid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viper.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Viper, as that shot connected.
al Rashid scores with a jab. Viper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Viper throws a right and a left that al Rashid avoids nicely.
Viper looks to land a combination but al Rashid avoids it well.
Viper shoots in for a takedown but al Rashid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Rashid.
Viper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before al Rashid can pounce on him.
Viper looks gassed!
Viper throws a poor cross that misses
and al Rashid counters with a straight right hand.
al Rashid throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Rashid misses with a wild body shot.
al Rashid lands a two punch combo.
al Rashid cracks Viper with an open hand slap.
Viper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and al Rashid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
al Rashid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Viper momentarily.
Viper takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Viper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from al Rashid. That one must have hurt.
al Rashid with a hook.
Viper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
al Rashid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
al Rashid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Viper at a distance.
al Rashid lands a slapping body shot.
al Rashid cracks Viper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
al Rashid scores with a hook to the body. Viper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
al Rashid lands a nice looking body shot.
al Rashid works Viper's body with a nice hook.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al Rashid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Viper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from al Rashid does it's job there.
al Rashid throws a head kick that Viper semi-blocks.
al Rashid lands an overhand right.
al Rashid lands with a hook. Viper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Viper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before al Rashid can pounce on him.
al Rashid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
al Rashid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Viper's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Viper misses with a hook
and al Rashid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Viper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Viper needs to keep his hands up - al Rashid had a free shot at his head there.
Viper is rocked!
al Rashid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Viper is still on wobbly legs! Can al Rashid finish him?
al Rashid circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Viper drops to the canvas, hurt badly! al Rashid follows Viper to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kareem al Rashid!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ami Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magne NehmEnglund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dent kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DJ Madman - Meisje zo lelijk als de nacht . NehmEnglund has chosen Y´all want a single - Korn as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ami Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magne NehmEnglund!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NehmEnglund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dent counters with a nice double leg into guard.
NehmEnglund controls Dent momentarily but Dent frees himself.
Dent slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
NehmEnglund struggling a bit here.
Dent looking to punish the body of his opponent here but NehmEnglund is avoiding damage well.
Dent lands some shots froms side control.
Dent thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dent 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.
Dent throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
NehmEnglund can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dent is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but NehmEnglund is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NehmEnglund stops Dent from passing to mount.
Dent throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dent throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dent is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, NehmEnglund has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dent scoring with punches and elbows.
Dent creates some space and throws a big elbow, but NehmEnglund sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dent is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt NehmEnglund will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dent cracks NehmEnglund with an elbow. That is naaassty.
NehmEnglund is trying to get back to half guard.
Dent is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, NehmEnglund has escaped the position, nice work there.
NehmEnglund can't do much from the bottom here.
Dent postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dent tries to advance to mount but NehmEnglund instead regains half guard.
Dent thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing NehmEnglund to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NehmEnglund controls Dent momentarily but Dent frees himself.
NehmEnglund utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dent stopping the sweep attempt from NehmEnglund.
Dent pushes down on NehmEnglund's leg and manages to get into half guard.
NehmEnglund is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dent scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dent misses with a head shot. NehmEnglund uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dent looking to pass the guard.
NehmEnglund preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
NehmEnglund keeping moving, preventing Dent from controlling successfully.
NehmEnglund is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dent stopping the sweep attempt from NehmEnglund.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ami Dent 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.
NehmEnglund lands a jab to the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by NehmEnglund.
Dent wants to control but NehmEnglund postures up.
Dent gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
NehmEnglund is pressing down on Dent's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dent is holding on for now.
Dent manages to get to full guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Dent keeping moving, preventing NehmEnglund from controlling successfully.
NehmEnglund pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dent is keeping the position for now.
Dent pulls NehmEnglund in to control the position.
NehmEnglund is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
NehmEnglund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NehmEnglund postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dent can't keep his opponent in guard - NehmEnglund advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
NehmEnglund seems to be looking for submissions.
Dent avoiding damage under a succession of punches from NehmEnglund.
Dent is pressing down on NehmEnglund's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ami Dent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dent trying to keep a closed guard but NehmEnglund is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dent is on top in guard.
NehmEnglund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dent is one step ahead there.
Dent landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent wants to control from the top but NehmEnglund keeps moving.
NehmEnglund is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dent looking to pass the guard.
NehmEnglund is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dent working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of NehmEnglund's head.
NehmEnglund controls Dent momentarily but Dent frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
NehmEnglund keeping full guard, as Dent tries to pass.
Dent sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed NehmEnglund's guard.
Dent is looking to take a break and control but NehmEnglund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dent thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dent trying to control the action but NehmEnglund is working from the bottom.
Dent looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks NehmEnglund with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
NehmEnglund wants to improve his position but Dent is controlling well.
Dent trying to pass the guard but NehmEnglund defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dent is working hard here to advance position.
Dent is looking for a kimura but NehmEnglund is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dent to get the leverage.
NehmEnglund is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dent scores with a couple of nice shots.
NehmEnglund trying to control here.
Dent takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
NehmEnglund tries to get to full guard but Dent has control of the leg.
NehmEnglund wants to control but Dent is keeping busy.
Dent is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ami Dent dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
NehmEnglund swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dent counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in NehmEnglund's guard now.
NehmEnglund is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. NehmEnglund is keeping the position for now.
Dent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dent works a leg free and moves into half guard.
NehmEnglund is looking to improve his position.
Dent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
NehmEnglund taking some punishment here, with Dent in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent working over NehmEnglund with some ground and pound. NehmEnglund looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dent looks to land a strike but NehmEnglund avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. NehmEnglund swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dent trying to control but NehmEnglund is working from the bottom.
NehmEnglund lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dent!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
NehmEnglund raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dent keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
NehmEnglund looking to secure an arm triangle but Dent defends it well.
Dent working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent regains half guard.
NehmEnglund wants to pass to mount but Dent is defending the position.
Dent wants to get back to full guard.
NehmEnglund thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dent's head.
Still in half guard, NehmEnglund seems content to control.
Dent works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
NehmEnglund is in close to Dent's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dent working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from NehmEnglund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
NehmEnglund working to try and regain half guard.
Dent connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dent landing punches.
NehmEnglund tries to hold on but Dent pushes him away.
Dent is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Dent extends the arm and NehmEnglund is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ami Dent!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ratatat - Loud Pipes. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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197 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatu Tikki!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikki misses with a low kick.
Rutten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tikki misses with a low kick.
Tikki throws a leg kick which misses Rutten's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutten tries to avoid it.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alistair Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tikki's sensitive parts.
Tikki lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten feints and then cracks Tikki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tikki down.
Rutten connects with a solid leg kick.
Rutten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten misses with the body kick
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rutten's hands.
Rutten wants to clinch
and Tikki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutten's knee momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Rutten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rutten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tikki counters with a nice uppercut.
Tikki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutten's calf.
Good work by Rutten as he checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tikki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten wants to land a leg kick but Tikki is out of range.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tikki.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tikki walks into a straight right hand from Rutten.
Good shot there by Tikki.
Tikki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tikki misses with an uppercut. Rutten saw that one coming.
Tikki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutten throws out the jab.
Rutten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rutten thows a leg kick but Tikki checks it
and Tikki counters with an inside leg kick.
Tikki shoots in and drives through. Rutten sprawls well.
Rutten throws a leg kick
letting Tikki counter with a right hand.
Rutten moves out of range as Tikki strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tikki. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tikki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tikki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Tikki misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tikki - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tikki.
A head punch on the inside from Tikki fails to land.
Tikki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tikki working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rutten obliges.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutten.
Tikki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tikki.
Rutten misses with a leg kick
and Tikki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikki is looking to slow Rutten down with leg kicks.
Tikki checks a low kick from Rutten.
Tikki connects with the punch.
Rutten throws a low kick but Tikki moves out of range easily.
Rutten feints and then cracks Tikki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tikki down.
Tikki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tikki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tikki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tikki. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a hook
and Tikki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Rutten misses
and Tikki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Tikki misses with a wild body shot.
Tikki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tikki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rutten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tikki.
Rutten throws a chopping leg kick but Tikki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tikki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tikki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rutten tries to move into range but Tikki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Tikki scoring well with a low kick there.
Tikki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tikki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutten ducks right into an uppercut from Tikki.
Tikki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rutten!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikki throws some wild stikes that Rutten manages to avoid easily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tikki misses with a head shot.
Tikki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rutten to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rutten shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikki throwing strikes here but Rutten is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Tikki 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.
Rutten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tikki can pounce on him.
A low kick from Rutten is predictable there
and Tikki counters with a nice leg kick.
Rutten wants to land a leg kick but Tikki is out of range.
Tikki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rutten's head.
It looks like Alistair Rutten has been cut.
Tikki lunges at Rutten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rutten's hand.
Rutten throws the left hand but Tikki avoids the punch easily.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tikki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good leg kick by Tikki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tikki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tikki connects with a right hand. Rutten shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten throws a leg kick
and Tikki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tikki feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rutten sprawling to the canvas! Rutten rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tikki finish him?!
Rutten is rocked!
Rutten drops his hands momentarily. Tikki doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Rutten staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Rutten doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tatu Tikki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bouncy Boink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Svoboda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bouncy Boink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Svoboda!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svoboda lands a glancing blow to the side of Boink's head.
It looks like Bouncy Boink has been cut.
Svoboda throws out a powerful jab.
Boink rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svoboda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svoboda throws a poor cross that misses
and Boink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Lukas Svoboda has been cut.
Boink throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boink misses with a right hand
and Svoboda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Svoboda cracks a nice hook into Boink's ribs.
Boink avoids the body shot from Svoboda.
Boink swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boink throws a combination that misses
and Svoboda counters with a nice leg kick.
Svoboda clobbers Boink with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Svoboda throws a body punch but Boink moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svoboda misses with a left hand
and Svoboda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svoboda misses with a hook. Boink ducked under it nicely.
Boink misses with a jab to the body
and Svoboda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Svoboda connects with a crisp jab.
Bouncy Boink is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Svoboda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boink is breathing heavily.
Boink misses with a hook
and Svoboda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bouncy Boink's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boink keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svoboda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boink stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boink takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Svoboda jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda dips to his left and cracks Boink with an uppercut!
Svoboda digs a good hook to Boink's body.
Svoboda lands a nice hook to Boink's body. Boink takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boink takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boink is rocked!
Bouncy Boink's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Svoboda throws a looping overhand right but Boink ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Svoboda misses its intended target.
Boink misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Svoboda misses.
Boink throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svoboda counters with a right hand to the body.
Boink takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jeez, Bouncy Boink's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda works Boink's body with a nice hook.
Svoboda swings for the body but Boink moves out of range.
Boink uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svoboda.
Some wild striking there from Boink.
Svoboda throws a right hand that Boink ducks under and follows up with a left that Boink also avoids with ease.
Svoboda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svoboda throws a poor cross that misses
and Boink counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svoboda misses with a right hand
and Boink counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svoboda misses with a shot to the body
and Boink counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Boink.
Svoboda takes a swing at Boink's ribcage but misses.
Svoboda misses with a right hand
and Boink counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boink takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boink is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boink swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Svoboda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Svoboda misses.
Svoboda's corner calls for a 1-2. Svoboda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bouncy Boink's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lukas Svoboda!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black & Yellow. Samoa Joe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Titus Garner's chin.
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143 lbs
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Titus Garner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samoa Joe!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garner.
Garner misses with a wild body shot.
Garner throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Joe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Garner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Garner struggling a bit here.
Joe working the ground and pound.
Joe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Garner is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Garner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garner tries to bench press Joe off him but Joe keeps the position.
Garner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Joe.
Joe misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Garner works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Joe tries to pass to full mount but Garner defends it.
Joe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garner regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Joe.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Garner blocks nicely.
Joe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garner is keeping the position for now.
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.
Joe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garner avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
Joe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Joe hang on?
Joe tries to hold on but Garner pushes him away.
Joe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garner prevents Joe from getting the reversal.
Garner avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garner lands with some strikes.
Joe wants to control but Garner is having none of it.
Garner looking to finish Joe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Joe!
Garner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Joe tries to hold on but Garner postures up.
Garner with a couple of short strikes.
Joe wants to hold on but Garner pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner dominating with strikes here.
Garner scoring with strikes but Joe is staying in there.
Joe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Garner wants to free his trapped foot but Joe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Joe wants to control but Garner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garner wants to control but Joe is keeping him busy.
Joe is looking for a sweep. Garner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garner trying to pass the guard but Joe defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Garner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garner looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Samoa Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Garner misses
and Joe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garner throws a right hand that Joe ducks under and follows up with a left that Joe also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garner.
Garner lands a really nice looking cross but Joe seems unphased.
Garner has closed the distance and engaged Joe in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Garner as the two fighters clinch.
Garner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garner working aggressively here.
Joe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Joe digs a right hand into Garner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garner's gas tank.
Garner swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garner misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Garner.
Joe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garner.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
Joe scores with a shot to the side of Garner's head.
Joe is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Garner.
Garner throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner is working Joe over against the cage.
Garner gets through Joe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Garner.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Garner blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Garner.
A hook to the body from Garner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garner.
Garner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garner throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe lands a left hand.
Garner managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garner lands with a short shot to the head.
Garner lands a left hand.
Garner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe or not.
A short body shot lands from Garner as the two fighters clinch.
Garner lands with a light punch inside.
Garner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garner is working Joe over against the cage.
Garner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joe.
Garner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garner avoids it.
Garner lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Garner.
Garner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Garner.
Garner lands a left hand.
Garner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Garner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garner.
Garner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Garner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Garner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garner.
Garner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Garner.
Joe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Garner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Joe to the mat. Joe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Joe has momentary wrist control but Garner slips an elbow through the middle.
Garner wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Joe trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe looking to control but Garner passes into half guard.
Garner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Joe!
Joe is desperately trying to improve his position but Garner has a good base and remains in mount.
Titus Garner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joe is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garner avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
Garner with the ground and pound from mount.
Garner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joe is squirming around, avoiding Garner's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Garner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garner.
Garner throws a right hand that Joe ducks under and follows up with a left that Joe also avoids with ease.
Garner scores with a jab to the head.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Garner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garner scores with a jab to the body.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Garner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garner sizes up Joe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garner, as that shot connected.
Garner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garner counters with a nice body shot.
Garner moves into the clinch.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garner gets through Joe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garner or not.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Garner works on Joe's body with a couple of short punches.
Garner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Joe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Garner.
Garner blocks an uppercut.
Joe struggles to land a body shot inside as Garner controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Garner.
Joe misses with an elbow over the top.
Garner scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Garner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garner.
Garner digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garner cracks Joe with a nice body shot.
Garner goes for a takedown attempt but Joe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garner lands with a shot to the body.
Garner clinches up with Joe and pushes him back against the cage.
Garner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
Garner throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Garner blocks an elbow strike from Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joe throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
A body shot lands from Garner.
Garner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garner lands a right hand.
Garner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garner lands a right hand.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garner is pressed up against the cage. Joe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garner down to the mat. Garner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Garner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Garner is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garner is pressing down on Joe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joe is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe trying to hold on to Garner's head to control him but Garner postures up.
Joe wants to get back to full guard.
Garner wants to free his trapped foot but Joe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garner is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garner's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joe throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Joe somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Joe throwing sloppy strikes.
Garner finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Garner tries to hold on but Joe pushes him away.
Joe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe with shots to the head and body - Garner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Garner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Joe.
Joe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garner hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Garner clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joe misses with a jab to the body
and Garner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garner scores with a hook.
Garner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joe misses with a right hand
and Garner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garner lands with a good body shot.
Garner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Garner.
Joe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garner avoids it really well and circles away.
Garner lands a jab to Joe's midsection.
Garner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garner advances nicely into full mount.
Garner content just to control the position here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Garner with shots to the head and body - Joe looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner with a couple of short strikes.
Joe is bucking up trying to escape but Garner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joe?
Joe wants to control but Garner is having none of it.
BOOM! Garner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe can't escape the position.
Garner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Garner tries to control but Joe wriggling away.
Garner avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
Joe is bucking up trying to escape but Garner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garner prevents Joe from getting the reversal.
Garner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garner tries to control but Joe wriggling away.
Joe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Joe tries to hold on but Garner pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner lands with some strikes.
Garner avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
Garner lands a big shot there that rocks Joe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Joe wants to control but Garner is having none of it.
Garner with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner dominating with strikes here.
Garner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Garner prevents Joe from getting the reversal.
Garner cracks Joe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Joe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garner wants to control the pace but Joe is squirming around nicely.
Joe tries to hold on but Garner pushes him away.
Joe is looking to improve his position but Garner isn't that keen on the idea.
Garner landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Garner had his way with Samoa Joe in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Joe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garner misses with a wild body shot.
Joe throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Garner to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe gets caught flat footed, as Garner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Garner preventing the sweep.
Garner wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joe is on top in guard.
Garner keeping full guard, as Joe tries to pass.
Garner wants to sweep here but Joe controlling him for the moment.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Joe throws a big right hand that misses.
Garner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws a strike but Garner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Joe wants to sweep here but Garner controlling him for the moment.
Joe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
Garner is working Joe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
Joe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joe working for a triangle but Garner defends it easily.
Garner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joe is trying to control Garner's posture but Garner avoids it.
Garner working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe trying to control but Garner flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Joe covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Garner is looking to control Joe but Joe is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Garner doesn't have the hooks in and Joe manages to turn into his guard.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garner controls Joe momentarily but Joe frees himself.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Joe advances to half guard.
Joe is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Garner reverses the position - he's now on top in Joe's guard.
Joe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garner is looking to improve his position.
Samoa Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garner is defending against the submission attempts here by Joe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Garner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:44
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:44
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Garner!
Titus Garner retains his bantamweight title!
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