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Sacrifice 2: Andrews vs Jones PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bert Reich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Anjill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reich comes to the ring accompanied by Flotsam and Jetsam - Saturday night 's alright for fighting. Anjill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Double J's Theme. 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, Bert Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Anjill!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reich swings for the body but Anjill moves out of range.
Anjill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reich, pushing him back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Anjill.
A short left from Anjill.
Reich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anjill has him pressed against the ropes.
Reich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anjill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reich takes a shot to the head.
Anjill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reich pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reich wants to land a leg kick but Anjill is out of range.
Anjill has managed to clinch.
Anjill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anjill has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reich uses from the top position.
Anjill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reich is breathing heavily.
Anjill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reich manages to get himself to full guard.
Anjill trying to control but Reich is working from the bottom.
Anjill wants to pass the guard but Reich is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anjill is controlling him.
Anjill lands a couple of elbows.
Anjill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reich keeping moving, preventing Anjill from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anjill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anjill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anjill advances position into side control!
Anjill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reich is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich taking punishment in the form of punches.
Reich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anjill controls the position.
Reich is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Anjill asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Anjill looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Check out the look on Anjill's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reich is not content to let Anjill control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich being controlled for a moment.
Anjill is trying to get an arm triangle but Reich is defending well.
Anjill wants to control but Reich is keeping him busy.
Anjill is working Reich over with some ground and pound from side control.
Anjill decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reich to his feet.
Anjill clinches up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anjill digs a good body shot into Reich's ribs.
Anjill scores with a takedown into Reich's guard.
Anjill trying to control the position from guard on top but Reich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reich throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Anjill wants to get up but he can't break Reich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Reich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reich keeping moving, preventing Anjill from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Anjill dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anjill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reich backs up against the ropes.
Anjill pushes Reich up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anjill slows down the pace here.
Reich jumps guard but Anjill stands there with Reich around his waist. Reich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anjill is trying to break free.
Anjill drags the fight down to the ground.
Anjill is pulling down on Reich's head to control his posture.
Anjill wants to sweep but no luck.
Anjill striking from the bottom.
Reich wants to stand but Anjill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reich trying to control the position from guard on top but Anjill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjill looking for a sweep. Not yet Anjill, not yet.
Anjill is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anjill can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anjill trying to strike off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anjill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anjill shoots in and bounces Reich off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Anjill wants to control from the top but Reich keeps moving.
Anjill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anjill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich working a defensive guard here.
Anjill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reich's head.
Reich is working an open guard so Anjill takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anjill drives through and clinches with Reich against the ropes.
Anjill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reich smiles and moves away.
Anjill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anjill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anjill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anjill controlling from mount.
Anjill lands with some strikes.
Anjill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anjill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anjill wants to control the pace but Reich is squirming around nicely.
Reich really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anjill has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reich's face.
Anjill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anjill avoids the attempt from Reich to control.
Anjill unloading with bombs!
Anjill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reich wants to hold on but Anjill pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Anjill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Reich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anjill instigates a clinch.
Anjill manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Anjill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reich postures up.
Anjill wants to sweep here but Reich controlling him for the moment.
Anjill looking to control.
Reich won't allow Anjill to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anjill is looking to clinch but Reich is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anjill tries a head kick but it misses.
Anjill closes the distance and pushes Reich back into the ropes.
Anjill tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjill tries to clinch up but Reich circles away and keeps his distance.
Reich throws a combination that misses
and Anjill counters with a left and a right that stings Reich.
Anjill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anjill tries to clinch up but Reich circles away and keeps his distance.
Anjill avoids the head kick by Reich.
Anjill darts in and clinches Reich up against the ropes.
Anjill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anjill lands with a nice combination. Reich backs away looking to recover.
Anjill rushes Reich and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Anjill turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Anjill manages to end up in side control.
Reich wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anjill tries to advance to mount but can't.
Reich is throwing a few token shots, despite Anjill being in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich wants to control but Anjill postures up.
Reich is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Anjill asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Anjill taking a breather here.
Anjill prevents Reich from escaping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Anjill.
Anjill tries to break the clinch but Reich is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Anjill.
Reich is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anjill lands a nice uppercut.
Anjill breaks the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Reich blocks the low kick.
Anjill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anjill manages to break the clinch.
Anjill dodges the punch combination from Reich.
Anjill has Reich up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reich wants to get back to striking at distance but Anjill won't allow it.
Anjill ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Anjill no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Anjill had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Reich is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Anjill Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Reich's back instead.
Reich is trying to get back to his feet but Anjill has full control of the position and if anything, Reich has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjill loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Reich hold on?
Reich trying to control the hands but Anjill won't let him.
Good control from Anjill.
Reich is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Reich turns into Anjill and is now in his guard.
Anjill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bert Reich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Anjill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Anjill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anjill has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Anjill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vagner Boeira de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vagner Boeira de Lima!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima moves out of range as Esposito throws a body kick.
Esposito misses with a hook.
Lima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lima slips a jab from Esposito.
Esposito shoots in and bounces Lima off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Lima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Esposito looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Esposito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Esposito has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Esposito gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima looking for a guillotine here but Esposito defends easily.
Esposito trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
Lima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Esposito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Esposito postures up in Lima's guard and throws a big left but Lima blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Esposito.
Lima tries to work over Esposito's front leg with a kick but Esposito checks it.
Esposito slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Esposito scores with a takedown into Lima's guard.
Lima isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Esposito stacks Lima on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Esposito!
Lima looks gassed!
Esposito scores with a couple of short elbows.
The strikes coming from Esposito are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Esposito fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Esposito slows the pace down.
Esposito working the body and head with strikes.
Lima is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Esposito tries for a kimura but Lima is defending well.
Esposito lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking for a sweep.
Lima manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lima tries to roll over but Esposito keeps him under control.
Esposito scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Esposito lands strikes from half guard.
Esposito working over Lima with some ground and pound. Lima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Esposito missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Esposito thows a huge punch but Lima dodges it nicely.
Esposito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Esposito keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Esposito lands a nice short elbow.
Esposito works his way into side control.
Esposito working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Esposito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lima keeps working.
Esposito grinds an elbow into Lima's temple.
Lima tries to improve position but can't.
Lima is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Esposito closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lima to the mat! Lima manages to get full guard.
Lima had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Esposito is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lima Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Esposito's back instead.
Esposito trying to get back to his feet but Lima is in full control for now.
Lima not allowing Esposito to control his hands.
Lima is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Esposito defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Esposito trying to control but not successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lima has got his arm under Esposito's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Esposito has spun round into Lima's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Esposito is working Lima over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Esposito is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lima Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Esposito's back instead.
Esposito fending off the submission attempt from Lima.
Lima is trying to stick to Esposito's back but Esposito is turning into Lima. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lima's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Esposito.
Esposito sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Esposito wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Lima throws his legs up looking for a submission but Esposito uses it to pass to side control.
Lima tries to bench press Esposito off him but Esposito keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lima is working to avoid the ground and pound but Esposito connects with a decent elbow.
Esposito landing strikes.
Esposito working the ground and pound from side control.
Esposito scoring with punches from side control.
Lima tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Esposito wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lima is not content to let Esposito control the position.
Esposito cracks Lima with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Esposito is working Lima over with some ground and pound from side control.
Esposito scores with punches from side control.
Lima parries the strikes from Esposito easily there. Esposito is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lima to escape.
Lima is trying to get back to half guard.
Esposito wants to control but Lima is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Esposito moves out of range of the leg kick from Lima.
Lima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esposito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esposito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Esposito tries to clinch but Lima moves out of range.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Esposito looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lima!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito unloads with some shots from mount but Lima bucks and avoids them well.
Lima is working to get back to half guard.
Esposito throws some wild stikes that Lima manages to avoid easily.
Lima is trying desperately to improve position.
Esposito is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lima can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esposito jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lima manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lima avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Esposito scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Frank Esposito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Esposito not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Esposito working over Lima with some ground and pound. Lima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Esposito prevents Lima from improving his position.
Esposito decides to stand up.
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esposito shoots in and drives through. Lima sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito misses with a leg kick
and Lima counters with an outside leg kick.
Vagner Boeira de Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esposito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lima slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Lima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esposito checks a leg kick.
Lima slips under a jab from Esposito.
Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it 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.
Esposito misses with a body shot
letting Lima counter with a right hand.
Esposito tries to clinch there but Lima circles away.
Esposito misses with a leg kick
and Lima counters with a straight right hand.
Esposito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito is looking to clinch but Lima is avoiding it.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lima if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lima as Esposito shoots in.
Lima cracks Esposito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Esposito tries to land a body kick
and Lima counters with a leg kick.
Esposito takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lima dips to his left and cracks Esposito with an uppercut!
Esposito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Esposito's knee momentarily.
A good leg kick by Lima.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch but Lima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body
and Lima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Lima moved out of range.
Lima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Esposito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Esposito scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lima gets back to half guard.
Esposito is trying to control. Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lima is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Esposito pulls his head out easily.
Esposito working the head and body with strikes.
Vagner Boeira de Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Esposito trying to control the action but Lima is working from the bottom.
Esposito blocks the strikes from Lima.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Esposito, 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... Frank Esposito!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alain Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark has chosen Empire State 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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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alain Clark!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Poe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clark defending well as Poe loads up on a big left hand.
Poe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poe is fending him off so far but Clark persists. Nope, Poe circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Poe sprawls well initially but Clark persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Clark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poe's head.
Poe striking from half guard on the bottom.
Poe missing with punches from the bottom.
Poe won't allow Clark to pass to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clark is working for a submission of some sort.
Clark tries to pass the half guard into mount. Poe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is looking for a kimura here.
Clark looks gassed!
Clark is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Poe!
Poe swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Poe is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Poe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Clark pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Clark wants to take Poe's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Poe gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands with a punch from half guard.
Poe is looking to escape.
Clark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poe pushes Clark off looking to stand but Clark dives back in and keeps control.
Poe missing with punches from the bottom.
Poe tries to kick Clark off but Clark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Poe throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clark tries for a takedown but Poe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shane Poe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alain Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark moves in looking to clinch but Poe pushes him off.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Clark scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Poe is trying to get back to full guard.
Clark prevents Poe from standing back up.
Clark landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clark frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Clark in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poe wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Poe is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Poe and Clark has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Clark blocks the strikes from Poe.
Clark looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Poe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Clark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alain Clark dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clark tries to clinch there but Poe circles away.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poe as he jumps to the side.
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alain Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark closes the distance and clinches up with Poe, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes Poe against the ropes but Poe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Poe.
Clark shoots for a takedown but Poe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shane Poe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alain Clark.
Clark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poe catches Clark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Clark drops his hands momentarily and Poe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe misses with an uppercut.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Poe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Poe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck for Clark with that takedown attempt.
Poe throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Poe lands a really nice looking cross but Clark seems unphased.
Poe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poe.
Poe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poe but Poe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poe pinned against the cage. Poe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poe cracks a nice hook into Clark's ribs.
Poe lands a head shot.
Poe lands a nice hook to Clark's body. Clark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poe scores with a jab to the body.
Poe throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poe.
Poe dips to his left and cracks Clark with an uppercut!
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poe misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Poe.
Poe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark wants to clinch.
Clark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poe tries to avoid it but Clark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poe to the ground. Poe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Poe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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.
A jab from Poe does it's job there.
Shane Poe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poe lands a really nice looking cross but Clark seems unphased.
Poe throws a nice looking combination but Clark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Poe shows good takedown defense.
Clark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poe throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Poe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Poe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poe pinned against the cage. Poe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poe is fending him off so far but Clark persists. Nope, Poe circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to de liver by Poe. Beautiful body shot.
Poe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Poe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poe as he jumps to the side.
Shane Poe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alain Clark.
Poe throws a leg kick which misses Clark's front leg but catches the back leg as Clark tries to avoid it.
Poe lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poe misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Clark shoots for a takedown but Poe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poe connects with a body shot.
Poe lands a jab to the nose.
Poe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poe lands with an overhand left.
Clark misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poe counters with a three punch combo that has Clark backing up. Clark nods at Poe to acknowledge the strikes.
Poe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poe connects with a body shot.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt
and Poe counters with a stiff right hand.
Poe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poe misses with the combination.
Poe throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alain Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Poe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poe counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses with a few strikes there.
Clark misses with a takedown
and Poe counters with a nice uppercut.
Poe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
Poe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and Poe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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.
Poe throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and Poe counters with a straight right hand.
Clark moves into the clinch.
Poe wants to break free but Clark has control.
Clark breaks the clinch.
Clark shoots for a double leg takedown but Poe sprawls well. He's pushed Clark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clark shoots for a takedown but Poe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clark shoots in and drives through. Poe sprawls well.
Poe thows a body shot but no joy.
Clark darts in and clinches Poe up against the ropes.
Poe breaks the clinch.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and Poe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Poe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Poe 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 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Poe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henri Hobbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholai Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hobbin comes into the arena with Fight Music blaring out of the sound system. Nicholai Novikov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Hobbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicholai Novikov!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novikov moves in looking to clinch but Hobbin pushes him off.
Novikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hobbin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hobbin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Novikov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Novikov wants to clinch up but Hobbin keeps it at a distance.
Hobbin has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Novikov.
Hobbin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Novikov keeps control of Hobbin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Novikov tries a knee to the head but Hobbin blocks it.
Hobbin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hobbin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Novikov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hobbin counters with a body kick.
Novikov darts in trying to clinch
and Hobbin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Novikov wants to get back to his feet.
Hobbin is working for a kimura but Novikov is defending it quite comfortably.
Novikov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hobbin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hobbin's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbin holding both Novikov 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hobbin is really stuck here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hobbin trying to control but not successfully.
Hobbin is trying to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Novikov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hobbin rolls, trying to escape but Novikov keeps control of the position.
Novikov tries to get the hooks in deep but Hobbin pushed the leg off.
Novikov is looking for the choke from the back position but Hobbin is controlling his hands well.
Hobbin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Novikov looks gassed!
Hobbin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
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.
Hobbin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
It looks like Novikov is going to stand back up.
Novikov is thwarting Hobbin's attempts to control the position.
Hobbin punching from the bottom.
Novikov wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hobbin tries to get to full guard but Novikov has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hobbin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Novikov pulls his head out easily.
Hobbin wants to control but Novikov is keeping busy.
Hobbin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hobbin tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novikov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hobbin sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Novikov slips a jab and a cross from Hobbin.
Hobbin throws a series of punches but Novikov avoids them all with ease.
Hobbin wants to clinch.
A head kick from Novikov lands but Hobbin takes it in his stride.
Novikov wants to clinch
and Hobbin counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Hobbin misses
and Novikov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Novikov tries to clinch but Hobbin is having none of it.
Novikov tries to clinch up
and Hobbin counters with a nice body shot.
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.
Novikov wants to clinch
and Hobbin moves into the clinch.
Novikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Novikov prevents Hobbin from breaking the clinch.
Hobbin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novikov looking to stall.
Novikov blocking some punches.
Novikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hobbin can't break the clinch.
Novikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Novikov misses with a knee strike.
Hobbin can't break the clinch.
Novikov scores a nice knee to the body.
Novikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hobbin is looking to break free of the clinch but Novikov has double underhooks.
Novikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Novikov misses with a knee to the head.
Novikov takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Hobbin dominated that round.
That's time! Hobbin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Novikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hobbin clinches up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Novikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Novikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hobbin gets through Novikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Novikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hobbin is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Novikov can't fight it off and eventually Hobbin manages to take the fight to the floor. Novikov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hobbin wants to pass the guard but Novikov is keeping the position.
Novikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hobbin works over Novikov with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbin wants to pass the guard but Novikov is keeping the position.
Novikov has momentary wrist control but Hobbin slips an elbow through the middle.
Novikov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hobbin is controlling him.
Hobbin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Novikov's head.
Hobbin trying to control the position from guard on top but Novikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Novikov looking to control.
Hobbin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Novikov is proving hard to escape from.
Novikov keeping moving, preventing Hobbin from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Novikov tries to clinch
and Hobbin counters by clinching up.
Novikov lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hobbin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Novikov tries to land a knee to the head but Hobbin blocks with his arms.
Novikov landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Novikov misses with a knee to the head.
Hobbin breaks from the clinch.
Novikov wants to clinch
and Hobbin counters by clinching up.
Novikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hobbin swings wildly with an uppercut but Novikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Novikov prevents Hobbin from breaking the clinch.
Novikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hobbin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novikov.
Novikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hobbin avoids a wild elbow strike from Novikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hobbin.
Novikov prevents Hobbin from breaking the clinch.
Novikov lands a knee to the body.
Novikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Novikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Novikov tries to land a knee to the head but Hobbin blocks with his arms.
Hobbin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hobbin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hobbin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hobbin moves into the clinch.
Hobbin manages to break the clinch.
Hobbin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Novikov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hobbin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Novikov lands a knee to the head.
Novikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hobbin stops a takedown attempt from Novikov.
Hobbin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Novikov's head.
Hobbin stops Novikov from getting back to his feet.
Hobbin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hobbin is working for a submission of some sort.
Novikov pushes Hobbin off looking to stand but Hobbin dives back in and keeps control.
Hobbin wants to control but Novikov is keeping him busy.
Novikov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hobbin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Novikov tries to clinch
and Hobbin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Hobbin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Novikov wants to clinch but Hobbin slips to the side
and Hobbin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Novikov wants to clinch
and Hobbin counters by moving into the clinch.
Hobbin wants to break free but Novikov has control.
Novikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hobbin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Novikov misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Novikov.
Hobbin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hobbin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Novikov misses with a knee strike.
Novikov is trying to stall.
Hobbin lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novikov keeps control of Hobbin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The is referee keeping an eye on Hobbin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Novikov is trying to maintain a safe position but Hobbin gets an underhook and turns Novikov into the ropes.
Novikov 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 Hobbin has denied him.
Novikov misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hobbin trying to stall but Novikov improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hobbin.
Hobbin jumps guard but Novikov stands there with Hobbin around his waist. Hobbin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hobbin.
Hobbin manages to break the clinch.
Hobbin looks to throw a body kick
and Novikov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hobbin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Novikov wants to clinch but Hobbin slips to the side
and Hobbin counters by moving into the clinch.
Hobbin is trying to break free.
Novikov lands a knee to the head.
Hobbin is working for takedown but Novikov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Novikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hobbin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Novikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Novikov keeps control of Hobbin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hobbin can't break the clinch.
Hobbin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hobbin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Novikov taking a breather.
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.
Novikov misses with a knee to the head.
Novikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Novikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hobbin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Novikov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henri Hobbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hobbin avoiding damage as Novikov throws knees to the body.
Novikov looking to slow down the pace here.
Hobbin crunches a lovely knee into Novikov's ribcage.
Hobbin manages to break the clinch.
Hobbin tries to clinch but Novikov moves out of range.
Novikov tries to clinch but Hobbin is having none of it.
Good work by Novikov as he checks the leg kick.
Novikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hobbin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Novikov counters by moving into the clinch.
Novikov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hobbin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hobbin manages to break the clinch.
Hobbin throws a nice looking combination but Novikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novikov avoids a kick to the body.
Novikov fails to land the takedown.
Novikov tries to clinch up.
Hobbin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Novikov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hobbin is looking to clinch.
Hobbin looks for the body kick but Novikov saw that one coming.
Novikov darts in trying to clinch
and Hobbin counters by clinching up.
Novikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hobbin's face.
Novikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hobbin breaks the clinch.
Novikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hobbin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Novikov looks to clinch
and Hobbin counters by clinching up.
Henri Hobbin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Novikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hobbin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hobbin has managed to clinch.
Novikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Novikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hobbin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hobbin is looking to clinch.
Hobbin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Novikov tries to clinch up
and Hobbin counters by moving into the clinch.
Novikov connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hobbin effectively controlling the action here.
Nicholai Novikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hobbin manages to break the clinch.
Novikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Hobbin circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henri Hobbin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hobbin 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 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... Henri Hobbin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphiel Cokoko Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salim Mubarak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salim Mubarak acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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264 lbs
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250 lbs
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Brawler
KO power |
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Decent 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raphiel Cokoko Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salim Mubarak!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cokoko Ruiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cokoko Ruiz wants to clinch.
Cokoko Ruiz looks for a takedown but Mubarak sprawls well.
Cokoko Ruiz shoots in for a double leg but Mubarak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphiel Cokoko Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cokoko Ruiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Mubarak tries to sprawl out of it but Cokoko Ruiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mubarak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mubarak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cokoko Ruiz tries to avoid it but Mubarak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cokoko Ruiz to the ground. Cokoko Ruiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cokoko Ruiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cokoko Ruiz tries to clinch up but Mubarak circles away and keeps his distance.
Cokoko Ruiz with a poor takedown
and Mubarak counters with a huge right that knocks Cokoko Ruiz out cold! Mubarak is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Salim Mubarak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between av erage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). av erage has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, av erage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Doyle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
erage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
erage shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doyle's guard.
Doyle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst erage is controlling him.
erage wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Doyle wants to stand but erage is controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
erage seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
erage drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Doyle dives on top into guard.
Doyle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doyle trying to stand up but can't free himself from erage's guard.
erage is looking to stand up but Doyle isn't so interested in that idea.
Doyle wants to get up but he can't break erage's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two 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.
erage has his hands on Doyle's head, controlling the position.
Doyle wanted to stand there but erage had control of the position.
erage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doyle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doyle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
erage is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is looking to stand up but erage won't let him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
erage throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
erage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doyle tries a head kick but it misses.
erage closes the distance and clinches.
erage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doyle has him pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Doyle.
Doyle is looking to control erage's arms but erage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doyle has his back to the ropes.
A knee to the head by Doyle.
Doyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
erage avoids the elbow strike from Doyle, against the ropes.
Doyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from erage.
Doyle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Doyle tries to stall but erage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Maybe erage would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
erage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
erage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doyle.
Doyle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Doyle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doyle lands a damaging elbow.
erage blocks an elbow strike from Doyle.
erage ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. erage no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Doyle would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on erage, up you get!
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 av erage will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doyle lands with a kick to the temple. erage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
erage shoots for a double leg takedown but Doyle sprawls well. He's pushed erage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doyle lands a head kick!
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle lands with a kick to the temple. erage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Doyle connects with a solid leg kick.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch but erage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
erage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doyle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Doyle throws a head kick that half lands.
erage tries to keep at a distance but Doyle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from erage.
erage avoiding damage as Doyle throws knees to the body.
Doyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from erage.
Doyle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
erage can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from erage.
erage avoiding damage as Doyle throws knees to the body.
Doyle trying to land knees to the body.
erage decides to pull guard.
erage trying to keep a closed guard but Doyle is proving a slippery customer.
Doyle wants to stand but erage is controlling his posture from full guard.
erage is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two 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.
erage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doyle is one step ahead there.
erage is working hard here to advance position.
Doyle stands up from erage's guard - Doyle perhaps looking for a knockout.
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doyle throws a leg kick which misses erage's front leg but catches the back leg as erage tries to avoid it.
av erage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
erage tries to clinch there but Doyle circles away.
Doyle instigates a clinch.
Doyle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
erage managing to block the knees to the body from Doyle.
erage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Doyle just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Doyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from erage.
Doyle crunches a lovely knee into erage's ribcage.
Doyle tries to break the clinch but erage is controlling the position.
erage tries to pull guard but Doyle won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for av erage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle lands an elbow that stopped erage in his tracks for a moment.
Doyle tries to break the clinch but erage is controlling the position.
Doyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doyle lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by erage as Doyle tries to tie him up.
Doyle missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a knee to the head but misses.
erage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
erage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
erage managing to block the knees to the body from Doyle.
erage fails to pull guard.
Doyle tries to stall but erage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doyle misses with a knee to the head.
Doyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from erage.
erage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
erage just leaning against Doyle, taking a breather.
Doyle crunches a lovely knee into erage's ribcage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
erage managing to block the knees to the body from Doyle.
erage jumps guard but Doyle stands there with erage around his waist. erage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Doyle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
erage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doyle tries to avoid it but erage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doyle to the ground. Doyle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doyle tries to clinch but erage moves out of range.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. erage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Doyle.
erage swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.
erage swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.
erage feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Doyle is looking to stand up but erage isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
erage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
erage has gone for a leg lock! Doyle slips out almost immediately though and dives into erage's guard.
Doyle slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from erage.
It looks like Doyle is going to stand back up.
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.
erage keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
erage wants to stand back up but Doyle manages to pass into side control.
erage tries to buck Doyle off but Doyle is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle wants to stand but erage is controlling his arm.
I wouldn't like to be where erage is right now.
erage tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doyle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Doyle tries to stand but erage is controlling his head.
Doyle working away.
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.
Doyle tries to stand but erage is controlling his head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Doyle jabs erage right on the nose. erage blinks but takes it well.
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doyle pushes erage away with a front kick.
erage decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
erage looks to land a strike but Doyle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
erage slips nicely into half guard.
Doyle wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
av erage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think erage 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... av erage!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayden Vilella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bisping kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is New York. Michael Bisping has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jayden Vilella!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilella fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vilella fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vilella throws a right hand that Bisping ducks under and follows up with a left that Bisping also avoids with ease.
Bisping shoots in looking for a takedown. Vilella tries to sprawl out of it but Bisping keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Vilella manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick lands from Vilella that sends Bisping to the canvas. Bisping tries to scramble back to his feet but Vilella brings him back down into side control.
Bisping is rocked!
Vilella wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bisping, who protects the arm well.
Bisping is trying to control Vilella's posture but Vilella avoids it.
Vilella wants to stand but Bisping has his arm trapped.
Bisping manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bisping has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vilella is working away from the top position though.
Vilella not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilella trying to control the action but Bisping is working from the bottom.
Bisping keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vilella is looking to land body kicks.
Bisping fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bisping shoots in but Vilella avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Bisping. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilella has closed the distance and engaged Bisping in a clinch.
Bisping is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Vilella lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vilella escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilella throws a sloppy head kick and Bisping moves out of range easily.
Bisping wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bisping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vilella.
Vilella throws a lazy right hand but Bisping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vilella shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bisping as he jumps to the side.
Vilella throws a push kick but Bisping slaps the foot to one side.
Vilella looks gassed!
Bisping doesn't manage to clinch there - Vilella circles away.
Vilella tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vilella throws a right hand that Bisping ducks under and follows up with a left that Bisping also avoids with ease.
Bisping misses with the combination.
Vilella moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bisping changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vilella tries to avoid it but Bisping manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vilella to the ground. Vilella escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bisping stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Vilella to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vilella misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bisping fails with a takedown attempt.
Bisping takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vilella will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bisping moves out of range of the body kick from Vilella.
Bisping misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vilella has Bisping up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bisping tries to pull guard but Vilella won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilella escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilella moves into range and clinches up with Bisping.
Vilella pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Vilella. No joy for Bisping on that attempt.
Bisping misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vilella throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bisping decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vilella's guard.
Bisping sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vilella's guard.
Bisping is trying to control the action in half guard but Vilella is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vilella looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vilella punching from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilella is trying to get back to full guard.
Vilella makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Vilella dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bisping fails to land the takedown.
Vilella throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bisping.
A left and a right from Vilella both land. Nice combination.
Vilella throws a nice looking combination but Bisping bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bisping throws a sloppy head kick and Vilella moves out of range easily.
Vilella scores with a jab to the body.
Vilella gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bisping manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bisping managing to control the position.
Vilella trying to control the position from guard on top but Bisping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilella wants to stand but Bisping is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vilella has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bisping to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Vilella is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bisping pulls down on the head and he's put Vilella to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Bisping!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orenthro Jones (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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225 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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, Corey Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orenthro Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a low kick.
Andrews scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones trying to control here.
Andrews is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Andrews stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andrews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Andrews has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andrews swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
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.
Andrews shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrews is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Andrews circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andrewss head.
Andrews prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones jumps guard.
Andrews stops Jones from standing up.
Jones keeping full guard, as Andrews tries to pass.
Andrews content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is trying to control the position but Andrews postures up.
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.
Andrews sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andrews is one step ahead there.
Andrews thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Andrews tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andrews tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orenthro Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones drives through and clinches with Andrews against the ropes.
Andrews tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Andrews in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Corey Andrews has been cut.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andrews's defenses.
Andrews is pressed up against the ropes. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andrews down to the mat. Andrews avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andrews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andrews fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrews fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Andrews backing up. Andrews nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews stuffs the takedown.
Andrews changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones looking for a sweep but Andrews has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Andrews has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Andrews.
Andrews pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to improve his position but Andrews has taken his back! Andrews has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Jones tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Andrews pushes Jones away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Corey Andrews!
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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