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Cforce.1: The First Collision PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anselmi Kierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anselmi Kierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orlando Church!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church tries to clinch but Kierre is having none of it.
Kierre tries to move into range but Church moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Church tries to clinch up but Kierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Church misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kierre.
Church misses with a few strikes there.
Kierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Church's waist but Church gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kierre off to one side.
Kierre swings for the body but Church moves out of range.
Church misses with the combination.
Kierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Church's guard.
Kierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kierre lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Church utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Church controls Kierre momentarily but Kierre frees himself.
Church keeping moving, preventing Kierre from controlling successfully.
Church looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kierre passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kierre lands with a punch from half guard.
Church should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Church is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kierre throwing shots but Church is blocking nicely.
Kierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Church makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Church thows a body shot but no joy.
Kierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Church doesn't manage to clinch there - Kierre circles away.
Kierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Church.
Kierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Church is trying to maintain the position but Kierre is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Church's head.
Church keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Church is not content to let Kierre control the position.
Kierre stops Church from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kierre prevents Church from standing back up.
Church looks gassed!
Church is controlling Kierre's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kierre connects with a nice short shot to Church's temple.
Kierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kierre working over Church with some ground and pound. Church looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kierre trying to control the action but Church is working from the bottom.
Church trying to control here.
Kierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kierre trying to control the action but Church is working from the bottom.
Kierre thows a huge punch but Church dodges it nicely.
Church wants to get back to his feet.
Church is concentrating on defense, preventing Kierre from advancing position.
Church is looking to control Kierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Church avoid being mounted?
Kierre misses with a head shot. Church uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kierre forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Kierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Church loads up on a big right hand but Kierre slips the punch.
Church throws the kick towards the body but Kierre avoids it.
Kierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Church is just out of range.
Church doesn't manage to clinch there - Kierre circles away.
Church shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kierre's guard.
Church preventing the sweep.
Kierre trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kierre is looking to sweep but instead, Church has passed into half guard.
Kierre manages to get to full guard.
Church trying to control the position from guard on top but Kierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kierre throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church won't allow Kierre to sweep him here.
Kierre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Church!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kierre lands a heavy elbow.
Kierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Church is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Church's face.
Kierre connects with a bit shot that sees Church covering up! More strikes from Kierre and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kierre is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anselmi Kierre!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Velnart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafe Mundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Velnart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafe Mundy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Velnart coming out on top.
It looks like Rafe Mundy has been cut.
Velnart drives through and clinches with Mundy against the cage.
Mundy is trying to break the clinch but Velnart has him pressed against the cage.
Velnart prevents Mundy from breaking the clinch.
Mundy tries to break the clinch but Velnart is controlling the position.
Velnart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Velnart.
Velnart feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mundy sprawling to the canvas! Mundy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Velnart finish him?!
Mundy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velnart connects with a superb combination that knocks Mundy out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Velnart before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Mundy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Velnart!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Shayle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Shayle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shayle fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Shayle, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Shayle against the cage but Shayle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shayle keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shayle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Shayle.
Shayle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Williams is trying to control Shayle's posture but Shayle avoids it.
Shayle tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Shayle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Shayle decides to stand back up. Shayle steps back and let's Williams get back to his feet.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Shayle tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shayle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shayle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Shayle.
Shayle looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Shayle does no damage.
Shayle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shayle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shayle throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Shayle misses with a series of wild punches.
Shayle dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams dodges the punch combination from Shayle.
A punch combination from Shayle misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shayle rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shayle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dan Shayle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shayle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Shayle moves into the clinch.
Williams keeps control of Shayle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams wants to stall.
Shayle gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Williams regains guard.
Shayle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shayle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shayle throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shayle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Shayle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shayle clinches with his opponent.
Shayle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shayle manages to pull guard.
Williams stops Shayle from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Shayle keeps moving.
Williams won't allow Shayle to get back to his feet.
Shayle keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Shayle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Shayle looks gassed!
Shayle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Shayle defends easily.
Shayle gets to his feet - Williams follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Shayle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shayle!
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shayle gets a clinch.
Shayle just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shayle turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Shayle manages to end up in side control.
Williams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shayle's best efforts.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Williams working for a triangle but Shayle defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shayle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Shayle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Shayle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shayle breaks from the clinch.
Shayle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Shayle.
Shayle has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Shayle is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Shayle pulls Williams into guard.
Shayle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shayle wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Williams advances position into side control!
Shayle is breathing heavily.
Williams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shayle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Shayle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shayle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shayle pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
Shayle pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.
Charles Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shayle.
Shayle clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shayle clinches with his opponent.
Shayle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shayle scores with a nice strike.
Shayle tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shayle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shayle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shayle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Shayle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shayle rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shayle manages to break the clinch.
Shayle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Shayle forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Shayle.
Shayle has picked Williams up - he's going for a ride! Shayle dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Shayle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
It looks like Shayle is going to stand back up.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Shayle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Shayle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams looking for a triangle here. Shayle is fighting it but it looks tight! Williams pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Shayle is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Charles Williams!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Sadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simo Kostaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Sadowski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostaja throws the left hand but Sadowski avoids the punch easily.
Sadowski looks to land a combination but Kostaja avoids it well.
Kostaja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sadowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simo Kostaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kostaja moves into the clinch successfully.
Kostaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sadowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sadowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kostaja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sadowski is pushing Kostaja up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Sadowski.
Sadowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sadowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kostaja trying to land knees to the body.
Kostaja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kostaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kostaja.
Sadowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Sadowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sadowski tries to pull guard but Kostaja won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Kostaja.
Sadowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Kostaja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostaja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Gabriel Sadowski has been cut.
Sadowski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kostaja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sadowski looks gassed!
Sadowski blocks an uppercut.
Sadowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostaja lands an uppercut.
Sadowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kostaja misses with a knee to the head.
Sadowski misses with some punches.
Kostaja lands a shot to the body.
Kostaja connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sadowski's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kostaja.
Kostaja lands a knee to the body.
Kostaja avoids a wild elbow strike from Sadowski.
Kostaja is pressed up against the cage. Sadowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kostaja down to the mat. Kostaja avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Simo Kostaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Sadowski.
Kostaja wants to clinch up but Sadowski keeps it at a distance.
Kostaja is looking to clinch but Sadowski is avoiding it.
Kostaja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sadowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kostaja looking to throw knees to the head but Sadowski is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sadowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostaja stalling the fight.
Kostaja misses with a knee strike.
Kostaja stalling the fight.
Sadowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sadowski slows down the pace here.
Kostaja prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sadowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sadowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostaja has double underhooks.
Sadowski misses with a knee strike.
Kostaja is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kostaja lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kostaja.
Sadowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Kostaja avoids the damage to the body.
Sadowski trying to stall but Kostaja improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sadowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostaja is pushing Sadowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kostaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kostaja.
Kostaja landing knees to the body.
Good body shot from Kostaja.
Kostaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sadowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Kostaja - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kostaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostaja just leaning against Sadowski, taking a breather.
Kostaja tries to land a knee to the head but Sadowski blocks with his arms.
Sadowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sadowski wants to stall.
Sadowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kostaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostaja lands an elbow that stopped Sadowski in his tracks for a moment.
Sadowski tries to throw a body punch but Kostaja avoids it by throwing Sadowski back against the cage.
Kostaja unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sadowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadowski tries to work over Kostaja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostaja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kostaja avoiding damage.
Sadowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kostaja pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kostaja wants to clinch up but Sadowski keeps it at a distance.
Sadowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sadowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kostaja tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sadowski counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Kostaja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Sadowski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sadowski looks to clinch
and Kostaja counters by moving into the clinch.
Kostaja pushes Sadowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sadowski missing with knees to the body.
Kostaja controlling the action here for a moment.
Sadowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostaja stalling in the clinch.
Sadowski has Kostaja pressed against the cage.
Kostaja has a couple of punches blocked by Sadowski.
Kostaja slowing the pace effectively.
Kostaja lands an uppercut.
Sadowski misses with an elbow over the top.
Kostaja taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Sadowski misses with some punches.
Sadowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simo Kostaja has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sadowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kostaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sadowski is breathing heavily.
Sadowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kostaja is stalling here.
Sadowski wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostaja unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sadowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sadowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sadowski as Kostaja tries to tie him up.
Sadowski tries to work over Kostaja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sadowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sadowski trying to land knees to the body.
Sadowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kostaja lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sadowski backwards.
Kostaja will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sadowski up against the cage.
Sadowski stalling in the clinch but Kostaja improves position.
Kostaja throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sadowskis head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kostaja.
Kostaja connects with a knee to the head.
Kostaja stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kostaja looking to throw knees to the head but Sadowski is blocking nicely.
Kostaja lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kostaja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kostaja.
Sadowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kostaja is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kostaja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kostaja digs a right hand underneath Sadowski's ribcage. Sadowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sadowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Sadowski lands a knee to the body.
Sadowski takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja throws an elbow that misses.
Sadowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kostaja.
Kostaja missing with knees to the body.
Sadowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostaja is stalling here.
Sadowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sadowski clinches with his opponent.
Kostaja is struggling to control the position.
Sadowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostaja stalling.
Kostaja tries a knee to the head but Sadowski blocks it.
Sadowski tries for a takedown but Kostaja manages to get underhooks.
Kostaja lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Kostaja.
Sadowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sadowski fails to pull guard.
Simo Kostaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Sadowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja stalling in the clinch.
Sadowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kostaja gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kostaja being controlled against the cage.
Sadowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Sadowski looking to throw knees to the head but Kostaja is blocking nicely.
Kostaja connects with a knee to the head.
Kostaja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kostaja effectively controlling the action here.
Kostaja lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sadowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sadowski leaning against his opponent.
Sadowski lands with a right to the head.
Kostaja tries to land a knee to the head but Sadowski blocks with his arms.
Sadowski stalling in the clinch but Kostaja improves position.
Kostaja lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Kostaja dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Sadowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kostaja tries to clinch
and Sadowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sadowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sadowski moves into the clinch.
Sadowski pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sadowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kostaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostaja looking to slow down the pace here.
Kostaja lands with a right to the head.
Kostaja avoiding damage.
Sadowski misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Kostaja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sadowski lands a body shot.
Sadowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sadowski manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sadowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kostaja counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kostaja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kostaja.
Sadowski misses with a knee to the head.
Kostaja stalling in the clinch.
Sadowski tries to pull guard but Kostaja won't allow it.
Sadowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kostaja tries a knee to the head but Sadowski blocks it.
Sadowski trying to land knees to the body.
Kostaja scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sadowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sadowski tries to pull guard but Kostaja won't allow it.
Kostaja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kostaja unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sadowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kostaja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sadowski backwards.
Kostaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sadowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kostaja slowing the pace effectively.
Sadowski trying to stall but Kostaja improves his position.
Kostaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Sadowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja lands a nice knee to the body.
Kostaja misses with a knee strike.
Kostaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sadowski misses with a knee strike.
Kostaja keeps control of Sadowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sadowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kostaja as Sadowski tries to tie him up.
Sadowski is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kostaja has denied him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostaja.
Kostaja is stalling here.
Kostaja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sadowski tries for a takedown but Kostaja manages to get underhooks.
Simo Kostaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Sadowski.
A knee to the head by Kostaja.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kostaja.
Kostaja lands a nice shot to the body.
Sadowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Kostaja avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kostaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sadowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Simo Kostaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sadowski blocks an uppercut.
Sadowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kostaja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sadowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sadowski tries to land a knee to the head but Kostaja blocks with his arms.
Sadowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sadowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostaja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sadowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kostaja.
Sadowski misses with some punches.
Come on Kostaja - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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.
Kostaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kostaja lands a right hand.
Sadowski has Kostaja pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kostaja.
Kostaja cracks Sadowski with a nice body shot.
Gabriel Sadowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostaja avoiding damage as Sadowski throws knees to the body.
Sadowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kostaja smiles and moves away.
Kostaja clinches up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kostaja avoiding damage as Sadowski throws knees to the body.
Kostaja lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Kostaja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kostaja, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Kostaja!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bass Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marion Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotten comes to the cage accompanied by El Guapo Song. Cobretti has chosen Frank Sinatra - Fly me to the moon as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bass Rotten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marion Cobretti!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten slips a jab and a cross from Cobretti.
Rotten walks into a jab.
Horrible takedown by Rotten or perhaps it was just good defense by Cobretti which made him look bad.
Cobretti misses with a few strikes there.
Cobretti throws a right and a left that Rotten avoids nicely.
Rotten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Bass Rotten has been cut.
Cobretti connects with a crisp jab.
Rotten is rocked!
Cobretti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cobretti throws a series of punches but Rotten moves out of range.
Cobretti thuds a left hand into Rotten's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotten ducks under a wild hook from Cobretti.
Cobretti connects with a body shot.
Cobretti misses with a double jab.
Cobretti misses with a double jab.
Rotten shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cobretti is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rotten has his hands clasped together but Cobretti extends an breaks Rotten's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cobretti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marion Cobretti!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willem Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Math Prush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willem Jansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Math Prush!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prush is looking to clinch but Jansen is avoiding it.
Jansen misses with a two punch combination.
Jansen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Prush swivels and escapes.
Prush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jansen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jansen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willem Jansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jansen shoots in looking for a takedown. Prush tries to sprawl out of it but Jansen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prush manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prush gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prush landing knees to the head.
It looks like Willem Jansen has been cut.
Prush keeps control of Jansen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prush stalling.
Prush throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prush with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Prush with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Prush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prush with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Prush.
Prush displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jansen up against the cage.
Prush throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Prush to work.
Prush crunches a lovely knee into Jansen's ribcage.
Prush trying to stall but Jansen improves his position.
Jansen is trying to break free.
Prush connects with a knee to the head.
Prush lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Prush using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prush looking to throw knees to the head but Jansen is blocking nicely.
Jansen wants the takedown. Prush is fighting it off but Jansen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Prush's guard against the cage.
Prush is trying to keep Jansen in close.
Jansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen throwing strikes but missing.
Prush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jansen.
Jansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Prush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prush seems keen to control Jansen's posture.
Prush not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Prush looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jansen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prush to the mat! Prush manages to get full guard.
Jansen with a nice head shot there.
Prush working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prush is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jansen is controlling him.
Prush looks gassed!
Jansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prush wants to stand and escape but Jansen is having none of it.
Prush looking to control.
Prush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Prush controlling Jansen's posture.
Jansen throwing strikes from guard but Prush blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jansen swinging wilding here.
Jansen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Math Prush has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prush moves in looking to clinch but Jansen pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jansen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Math Prush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prush moves in looking to clinch but Jansen pushes him off.
Prush tries to clinch up but Jansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jansen shoots for a double leg takedown but Prush sprawls well. He's pushed Jansen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jansen throws a hook to the side of Prush's head but Prush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prush slips a jab and a cross from Jansen.
Jansen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Prush uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Prush moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willem Jansen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Prush clinches up with Jansen and pushes him back against the cage.
Prush landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Prush unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jansen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prush using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Prush scores with a knee to the head.
Jansen wants a takedown.
Prush lands an elbow that stopped Jansen in his tracks for a moment.
Prush scores with a knee to the head.
Prush misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prush.
Jansen is trying to break free.
Prush connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jansen's face.
Prush crunches a lovely knee into Jansen's ribcage.
Prush is struggling to control the position.
Prush with a knee to the head.
Prush scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jansen as Prush tries to tie him up.
Prush landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prush lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prush looking to throw knees to the head but Jansen is blocking nicely.
Jansen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jansen has had enough of the clinch but Prush keeps him there for the moment.
Jansen stalling against the cage.
Prush is pressed up against the cage. Jansen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Prush down to the mat. Prush avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Prush as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willem Jansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willem Jansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prush wants to clinch up but Jansen keeps it at a distance.
Jansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jansen keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jansen misses with a straight right.
Prush tries to clinch but Jansen is having none of it.
Jansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prush circles away quickly and effectively.
Jansen misses with a wild combination.
Prush moves in looking to clinch but Jansen pushes him off.
Jansen misses with a wild combination.
Prush doesn't manage to clinch there - Jansen circles away.
Jansen shoots for a takedown but Prush saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prush keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jansen keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jansen swats away the attempt to clinch by Prush.
Prush tries to clinch but Jansen is having none of it.
Prush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prush wants to clinch up but Jansen keeps it at a distance.
Jansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prush tries to clinch but Jansen is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Prush.
Jansen shoots for a double leg takedown but Prush sprawls well. He's pushed Jansen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jansen shoots in for a takedown but Prush shows good takedown defense.
Jansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prush lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prush wants to clinch up but Jansen keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prush tries to close the distance and clinch but Jansen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prush wants to clinch.
Prush tries to clinch there but Jansen circles away.
Jansen swats away the attempt to clinch by Prush.
Prush tries to clinch but Jansen is having none of it.
Jansen misses with a wild combination.
Jansen swats away the attempt to clinch by Prush.
Prush wants to clinch up but Jansen keeps it at a distance.
Prush cracks the inside of Jansen's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Math Prush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Prush has closed the distance and engaged Jansen in a clinch.
Jansen wants to break free but Prush has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prush.
Prush lands a nice knee to the body.
Prush connects with a knee to the head.
Prush connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Prush.
Prush tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Prush lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Prush lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Prush crunches a lovely knee into Jansen's ribcage.
Prush throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prush keeps control of Jansen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prush crunches a lovely knee into Jansen's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jansen has had enough of the clinch but Prush keeps him there for the moment.
Jansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prush looking to stall.
Jansen lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prush with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jansen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jansen tries to break the clinch but Prush is controlling the position.
Jansen has had enough of the clinch but Prush keeps him there for the moment.
Prush connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jansen's face.
Prush misses with a knee to the head.
Jansen is looking to break free of the clinch but Prush has double underhooks.
Prush looking to stall.
Prush tries to land a knee to the head but Jansen blocks with his arms.
Jansen is working for takedown but Prush is calmly controlling the position for now.
Prush tries a knee to the head but Jansen blocks it.
Jansen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jansen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prush with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jansen digs a right hand into Prush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prush's gas tank.
Jansen tries to break the clinch but Prush is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Jansen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jansen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prush has him pressed against the cage.
Jansen is trying to break the clinch but Prush has him pressed against the cage.
Prush tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Jansen.
Prush misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jansen.
Prush keeps control of Jansen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jansen has had enough of the clinch but Prush keeps him there for the moment.
Jansen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jansen wants to get back to striking at distance but Prush won't allow it.
Jansen can't get the takedown.
Prush using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jansen tries to break the clinch but Prush is controlling the position.
Jansen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jansen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jansen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jansen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jansen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Prush pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willem Jansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prush throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jansen blocks an elbow strike.
Jansen wants to get back to striking at distance but Prush won't allow it.
Jansen has had enough of the clinch but Prush keeps him there for the moment.
Prush prevents Jansen from breaking the clinch.
Prush with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jansen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jansen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Prush backwards.
Jansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prush landing knees to the body.
Prush landing knees to the body.
Prush misses with an elbow over the top.
Jansen is trying to break the clinch but Prush has him pressed against the cage.
Prush taking a breather.
Prush prevents Jansen from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jansen digs a right hand into Prush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prush's gas tank.
Prush misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jansen.
Jansen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jansen has had enough of the clinch but Prush keeps him there for the moment.
Prush is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jansen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Prush to the mat. Prush regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jansen landing with the ground and pound.
Jansen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prush is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jansen throwing strikes from guard but Prush blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Math Prush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Prush has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Math Prush!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sota Kalkkuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalkkuna comes to the cage accompanied by Resurrection by Fear Factory. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sota Kalkkuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Morrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalkkuna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morrison lands in his opponent's guard.
Morrison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalkkuna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Kalkkuna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalkkuna is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kalkkuna throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalkkuna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Morrison uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kalkkuna tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
Kalkkuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Morrison are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kalkkuna is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kalkkuna looking for a sweep but Morrison has passed into full mount! Oh no!
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.
Kalkkuna wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Kalkkuna tries to escape the position.
Morrison lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Kalkkuna tries to break free.
Will Morrison go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Morrison has Kalkkuna flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kalkkuna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison throws a head kick but Kalkkuna moves out of range.
Kalkkuna is looking to clinch.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches.
Morrison just leaning against Kalkkuna, taking a breather.
Morrison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kalkkuna walks away with a smile on his face. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Morrison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kalkkuna really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morrison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kalkkuna sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kalkkuna's head.
Kalkkuna actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morrison in particular looking to stall.
Kalkkuna gets back to full guard.
Morrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morrison passes into half guard.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kalkkuna's head.
Morrison not doing much here.
Kalkkuna is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Morrison pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalkkuna tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
Morrison is working for an americana but Kalkkuna has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Morrison was thinking about the submission.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Kalkkuna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Kalkkuna keeps moving.
Morrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kalkkuna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
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 Sota Kalkkuna will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kalkkuna tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morrison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morrison successfully pulls guard.
Kalkkuna won't allow Morrison to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalkkuna works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kalkkuna wants to pass the guard but Morrison is defending well.
Morrison is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kalkkuna jumps into side control!
Morrison is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kalkkuna off and has taken his back!
Kalkkuna is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to stick to Kalkkuna's back but Kalkkuna is turning into Morrison. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morrison's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kalkkuna.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kalkkuna passes Morrison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kalkkuna wants to pass the guard but Morrison is defending well.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard but Kalkkuna has passed into side control.
Kalkkuna seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Morrison is holding on tight.
Jim Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morrison is trying desperately to improve position.
Kalkkuna takes Morrison's back.
Kalkkuna working for the choke.
Kalkkuna working for a choke but Morrison is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to escape but Kalkkuna has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kalkkuna looking for the choke from the back.
Morrison looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kalkkuna has got his arm under Morrison's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Morrison has spun round into Kalkkuna's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison stays in close to Kalkkuna's body and controls the position.
Morrison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morrison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kalkkuna, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sota Kalkkuna showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kalkkuna has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sota Kalkkuna!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jase Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jase Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Martinez !
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tua clinches with his opponent.
Tua blocks an uppercut.
Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez tries to bum rush Tua with a series of wild strikes but Tua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tua.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tua is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Martinez can't fight it off and eventually Tua manages to take the fight to the floor. Martinez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tua won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Tua trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martinez is proving hard to escape from.
Tua trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Tua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tua is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
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.
Tua advances position into side control!
Tua trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Tua controlling the position.
Tua stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Tua shoots in.
Tua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Martinez , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tua showed some decent athleticism there.
Martinez looks gassed!
Tua decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jase Tua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua takes one to the chin there.
Tua moves into range and clinches up with Martinez .
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Matt Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martinez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tua tries to score with some ground and pound. Martinez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Martinez 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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 Jase Tua will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tua stands up from Martinez 's guard - Tua perhaps looking for a knockout.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Tua darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martinez sprawls well initially but Tua persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tua sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tua has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Tua connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tua controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tua.
Tua controlling the position easily from mount.
Tua scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Martinez ?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tua raining down shots from the mount!
Tua looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tua wants to control the pace but Martinez is squirming around nicely.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jase Tua just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
No luck for Tua with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Tua dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Tua shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martinez 's guard.
Tua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tua stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tua shoots in and bounces Martinez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Tua from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua pushing down on Martinez 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tua trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Tua works his way into side control.
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.
Tua is trying to get an arm triangle but Martinez is defending well.
Tua has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tua fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martinez sprawls well initially but Tua persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tua gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but Tua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez throws a right hand that Tua ducks under and follows up with a left that Tua also avoids with ease.
Tua has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Tua tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Tua won't allow it.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Tua has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Tua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jase Tua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tua is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matt Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Tua's head.
Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jase Tua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua feints and as Martinez raises his hands in defense, Tua changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing Tua from standing up.
Tua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tua gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jase Tua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tua, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jase Tua!
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