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Cforce.8: Sinque PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Van Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruud Van Ubereem told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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, Ryan Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Van Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ubereem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans looks to land a combination but Ubereem avoids it well.
Ubereem takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans drops his shoulder and cracks Ubereem with a huge uppercut! Ubereem goes down! Can Evans finish him?
Ubereem is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ubereem, up you get!
Ubereem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans takes a swing at Ubereem's ribcage but misses.
Ubereem feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
Evans tries to clinch there but Ubereem circles away.
Evans looks for the body kick but Ubereem saw that one coming.
Evans tries to keep at a distance but Ubereem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Evans has Ubereem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ubereem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ubereem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Evans drops Ubereem with a left and a right! Oh, Ubereem is hurt - Evans dives into side control looking to finish!
Ubereem is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him?
It looks like Ruud Van Ubereem has been cut.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Ubereem wants to get back to his feet.
Ubereem seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to get to his feet but Ubereem is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Evans in his guard.
Evans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Evans would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ubereem pushes Evans off and scrambles back to his feet.
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.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ubereem throws out a leg kick but Evans moves out of range and Ubereem only half commits.
Ryan Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ubereem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Ubereem.
Ubereem lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ubereem tries a head kick but it misses.
Ubereem goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Ryan Evans has been cut.
Evans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ubereem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ubereem looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Ubereem's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ubereem duly obliges.
Ubereem throws a nice head kick!
Ubereem has managed to clinch.
Ubereem landing knees to the head.
Ubereem landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ubereem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ubereem gets underhooks to prevent Evans's takedown attempt.
Ubereem manages to break the clinch.
Ubereem misses with a kick to the body.
Ubereem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans misses the jab.
Ubereem avoids the body shot from Evans.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Evans scores with a body shot.
Ubereem ducks right into an uppercut from Evans.
Evans tries to clinch up
and Ubereem counters with a big head kick but Evans shrugs it off.
Ubereem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ubereem counters by moving into the clinch.
Evans is trying to break free.
Evans keeps control of Ubereem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ubereem goes for a takedown attempt but Evans pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ubereem counters with a big head kick but Evans shrugs it off.
Evans swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ubereem.
Evans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Evans tries to bum rush Ubereem with a series of wild strikes but Ubereem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ubereem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ubereem shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Ubereem slips under a jab from Evans.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Ubereem wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ubereem slips under a jab from Evans.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruud Van Ubereem will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ubereem tries to clinch up.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Ubereem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Ubereem.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Ubereem is out of range.
Evans thuds a left hand into Ubereem's body.
Ubereem moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Ubereem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryan Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Ubereem pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ubereem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans throws a good cross that connects.
Evans waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Ubereem. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Ubereem to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to stand and escape but instead Ubereem has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ubereem is standing up over Evans. Evans looks to escape but Ubereem dives into side control.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ubereem asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Evans trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans tries to clinch but Ubereem moves out of range.
Ubereem forces Evans back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ubereem breaks from the clinch.
Ubereem throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Ubereem slips a straight right by Evans.
Ubereem throws a front kick that sends Evans stumbling back into the cage.
Ubereem throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
A combination from Ubereem does no damage.
Ubereem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
Ubereem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ubereem lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ubereem.
Evans misses with an uppercut. Ubereem saw that one coming.
Ubereem moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ubereem has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Ubereem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans misses with a looping right.
Evans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evans throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ubereem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans tries to clinch but Ubereem moves out of range.
Evans throws a body kick the misses
and Ubereem counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ubereem is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ubereem.
Ubereem throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
Ubereem tries to keep at a distance but Evans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ubereem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Ubereem has double underhooks.
Evans is working for takedown but Ubereem is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ubereem connects with a knee to the head.
Ubereem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ubereem swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Ubereem is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Evans.
Ubereem misses with a wild body shot.
Ubereem throws a body kick that misses.
Evans swinging wilding here.
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 Ryan Evans will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ubereem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ubereem.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Ubereem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ubereem looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Evans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evans scores with a hook to the body. Ubereem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans tries to clinch but Ubereem moves out of range.
Ubereem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ubereem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
Ubereem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ubereem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Evans has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Evans and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Evans waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ubereem.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Ubereem lands with a kick to the temple. Evans shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - Ubereem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ubereem misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is looking to clinch but Ubereem is avoiding it.
Ubereem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ubereem lands with a hook. Evans tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Evans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ubereem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans tries to clinch but Ubereem moves out of range.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Ubereem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans swinging wilding here.
Ryan Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans throws a body kick that misses.
Ubereem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ubereem.
Evans closes the distance but Ubereem moves to the side
and Ubereem counters with a low kick, right behind Evans 's knee.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ubereem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ubereem.
Evans takes a swing at Ubereem's ribcage but misses.
Ubereem throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
Evans connects with a nice looking jab.
Evans swings for the body but Ubereem moves out of range.
Ubereem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ubereem tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans dips to his left and cracks Ubereem with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Ubereem.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ubereem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice combination there by Evans.
Ubereem moves into the clinch successfully.
Evans jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ubereem walks away with a smile on his face. Evans gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Evans scores with a four punch combination!
Ubereem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ubereem looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ubereem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ubereem takes one to the chin there.
Ubereem tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Ubereem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Evans takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evans looks to clinch
and Ubereem counters with a solid body kick.
Evans wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Ubereem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem throws a low kick, looking for Evans's leg but Evans calmly moves out of range.
Evans misses with a hook.
Ubereem forces Evans back against the cage and clinches.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Ubereem is trying to break free.
Ubereem tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
Evans jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ubereem walks away with a smile on his face. Evans gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ubereem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ubereem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ubereem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Ubereem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ubereem wants to clinch.
Evans takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Evans lands with an overhand left.
Ubereem clinches up with Evans and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruud Van Ubereem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ubereem 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 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orlando Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Church was well out of range.
Church swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Gonzalez lands a two punch combo.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gonzalez scores with a hook.
Church takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Church motions for Gonzalez to come forward. Church throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Church.
Church fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Church breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Church throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gonzalez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Church's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Church tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Church.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Church moves out of range.
Church fails with the takedown.
Church misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Church is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Church blocks a jab.
Church looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Church counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Church scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Church could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Church shoots in looking for a takedown. Gonzalez tries to sprawl out of it but Church keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzalez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gonzalez looks gassed!
Church avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Church tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Church.
Church ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Church shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Church. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Church rushes Gonzalez and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Church pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonzalez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Church breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Church does no damage.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Church connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick from Church.
Church has Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to break free.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Church breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez clobbers Church with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Church is out of range.
Church avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
George Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Church lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the cage and back into rage.
Church misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez throws a one two combo.
Church misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Church on that attempt.
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Church misses with a low kick as Gonzalez jumps back.
Gonzalez cracks Church with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Church lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Church fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Church fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church gets a clinch.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Church.
Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Church avoids nicely.
Church scores with a three punch combo!
Church throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Church misses with a few strikes there.
Church is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Church misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Church misses.
Church throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Church tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzalez swivels and escapes.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Church moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Church displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Church gets a clinch.
Church lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Church just leaning against Gonzalez, taking a breather.
Gonzalez is looking to break free of the clinch but Church has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Church.
Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Church shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Church tries a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Church with that takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Church looks for the body kick but Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Church doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Church.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
A combination from Church does no damage.
Church moves into range and clinches up with Gonzalez.
Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Church.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Church moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Church misses with a body shot.
Church misses with a leg kick.
Gonzalez swinging wilding here.
Church throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Church dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzalez checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Church, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Church takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Church ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Church's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Church duly obliges.
Church moves into the clinch successfully.
Church breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Church counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Orlando Church is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Church has managed to clinch.
Church breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Church manages to avoid it.
Orlando Church is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Church rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Church misses with a wild combination.
Church clinches up against the cage.
Church keeps control of Gonzalez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Church uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Church manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Church bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Church. Church obviously looking to wear him down.
Church throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Church misses with a double jab.
Church pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Church works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Church.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Church breaks from the clinch.
Church misses with a double jab.
Church pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Church scores a nice knee to the body.
Church breaks the clinch.
Church takes the fight into the clinch.
Church pushes Gonzalez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Church breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to keep at a distance but Church has taken the fight into the clinch.
Church misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Church breaks from the clinch.
Church closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Church manages to break the clinch.
Church throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gonzalez.
Church misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Church instigates a clinch.
Church manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Church blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Church blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Church pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Church gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Church keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Church staying out of range there.
Church avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Church moves out of range.
Church looks for a takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well.
Church closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Church looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Church's shoulder, as Church tries to avoid the shot.
Church tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Church misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Church showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Church looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Church. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Church lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Church blocks a jab.
Church closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Church blocks it.
Orlando Church has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Church's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Church misses with a jab, cross combination.
Church takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Church, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Church misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Church walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Church on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Gonzalez lands the left hand.
Church throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Church looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Church avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Church fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Church.
Church misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Church ducks under and follows up with a left that Church also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Church.
Church tries a head kick but it misses.
Church forces Gonzalez back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzalez wants to break free but Church has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Church dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Church clinches.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Church tries to land a front kick but Gonzalez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Church misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Church misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Church wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Church.
Church looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Church drives through and clinches with Gonzalez against the cage.
Church drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick from Church misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Church looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Church misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Church misses its intended target.
Church fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the cage.
Church breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Church tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Church ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Church stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Church misses with a head kick.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Church showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
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.
Church gets a clinch.
Church pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Church is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Church lands a nice looking body shot.
Church goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gonzalez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Church.
Church misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Church ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Church holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Church gets control of Gonzalez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Church will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Church pushes Gonzalez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Church cracks Gonzalez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Church throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Church looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Church has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Church breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Church will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Church scores with a one two! Gonzalez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Church moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Church tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Church tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Church defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Church misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Church.
George Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Church fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
Church has managed to clinch.
Church throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzalez blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzalez can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Church pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Church showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Church tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Church with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Church. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Church.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with the punch.
Church rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Church throws a series of strikes that have Gonzalez backpedaling.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Church.
A jab lands there for Church.
Church clinches.
Orlando Church is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Church scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Church digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Church breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Church moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Church attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Church has Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Church pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Church showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Church 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... Orlando Church!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tuhnu Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tuhnu Haukka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tuhnu Haukka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuhnu Haukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bapit Pradchapet!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pradchapet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pradchapet wants to clinch.
Haukka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tuhnu Haukka has been cut.
Haukka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pradchapet connects with a nice cross there... Haukka is looking wobbly and Pradchapet recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Haukka to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Pradchapet jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bapit Pradchapet!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justyn Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Jakobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakobs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hurricane by Bob Dylan. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justyn Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Jakobs!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakobs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jakobs.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Jakobs trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Jakobs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jakobs working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jakobs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jakobs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Justyn Smith has been cut.
Jakobs throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Jakobs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jakobs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jakobs is working away from the top position though.
Jakobs misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakobs trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Jakobs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jakobs throwing strikes but missing.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jakobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jakobs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith wants to stand but Jakobs is controlling the position.
Jakobs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jakobs lands a couple of elbows.
Justyn Smith's cut is getting worse.
Jakobs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jakobs throws and elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jakobs's guard. Nice move by Smith!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakobs tries to strike from the bottom.
Smith trying to control but Jakobs is working from the bottom.
Jakobs wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jakobs throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jakobs throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jakobs's guard.
Jakobs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jakobs looks gassed!
Jakobs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobs throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jakobs wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
Smith tries to stand and escape but Jakobs is controlling the position.
Smith is trying to control. Jakobs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jakobs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jakobs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith trying to control the action but Jakobs is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith wants to clinch up but Jakobs keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakobs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jakobs throws a big right hand that misses.
Jakobs lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakobs preventing the sweep.
Jakobs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jakobs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jakobs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Justyn Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jakobs stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith has Jakobs pulled in close to control his posture.
Jakobs chips away with some ground and pound.
Jakobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jakobs stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Jakobs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justyn Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jakobs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jakobs showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Jakobs in his half guard.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Jakobs in his half guard.
Jakobs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jakobs lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Jakobs thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Smith to regain full guard.
Jakobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith keeping full guard, as Jakobs tries to pass.
Jakobs throws a big right hand that misses.
Jakobs is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith punching to the body, from the bottom.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Jakobs defends easily.
Jakobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jakobs loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jakobs.
Smith taking a bit of punishment here - Jakobs scoring with strikes.
Jeez, Justyn Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Justyn Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dylan Jakobs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamilton Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shout at the devil. Hamilton Porter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kevin Andersen's chin.
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255 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hamilton Porter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kevin Andersen has been cut.
Porter misses with a double jab.
Porter misses with a few strikes there.
Porter moves into range and clinches up with Andersen.
Andersen tries for a takedown but Porter manages to get underhooks.
Andersen has a couple of punches blocked by Porter.
Porter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Porter trying to stall but Andersen improves his position.
Porter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Porter jumps guard and drags Andersen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Andersen wants to stand but Porter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Porter throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Porter wants to stand and escape but Andersen is having none of it.
Porter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Andersen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andersen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andersen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andersen preventing the sweep.
Porter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andersen stands up from Porter's guard - Andersen perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter shoots in for a takedown but Andersen shows good takedown defense.
Porter looks to land a combination but Andersen avoids it well.
Porter looks gassed!
Porter doesn't manage to clinch there - Andersen circles away.
Andersen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Andersen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Andersen lands with some strikes.
Andersen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Porter can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Andersen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Porter swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Andersen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Porter's face.
Andersen with a couple of short strikes.
Andersen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter gets back to half guard.
Andersen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Porter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andersen prevents Porter from improving his position.
Andersen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Porter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Porter wants to get back to his feet.
Andersen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Porter is looking to escape.
Porter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Andersen seems to be working for a kimura but Porter defends the submission attempt.
Porter is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Andersen moves in looking to clinch but Porter pushes him off.
Andersen gets caught flat footed, as Porter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter is looking to work some ground and pound but Andersen has wrist control.
Andersen looking for a guillotine here but Porter defends easily.
Andersen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Porter chips away with some ground and pound.
Andersen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Porter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Porter lands an overhand right.
Porter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andersen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Andersen working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Porter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Porter gets back to half guard.
Andersen decides to return to a standing position.
Andersen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Porter tries to avoid it but Andersen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Porter to the ground. Porter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andersen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Andersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Andersen or perhaps it was just good defense by Porter which made him look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Andersen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Porter lands a two punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersen shoots in but Porter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andersen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Andersen gets to his feet. Porter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Andersen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Andersen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andersen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Andersen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Porter is proving hard to escape from.
Andersen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Porter is retaining full guard.
Porter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andersen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andersen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Porter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andersen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andersen is looking to advance position but Porter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Porter lands with some strikes.
Kevin Andersen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Porter working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Porter lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Andersen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Porter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Porter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Porter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Andersen is trying to escape the mount.
Andersen is working hard here to advance position.
Porter is landing with some decent strikes but Andersen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Andersen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Porter working the ground and pound effectively.
Andersen is bucking up trying to escape but Porter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Andersen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Porter working the ground and pound effectively.
Porter is landing with some decent strikes but Andersen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Porter landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Andersen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Porter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andersen keeps working.
Andersen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Porter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Porter's back!
Andersen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Porter.
Porter has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Andersen.
Porter trying to control the hands but Andersen breaks the grip.
Andersen lands shots from the back.
Andersen struggling to land strikes to the head as Porter covers up.
Porter breaks Andersen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Porter is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Andersen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Porter's back instead.
Andersen lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Porter hold on?!
Andersen misses with an elbow to the head.
Porter controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Andersen 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.
Andersen cracks Porter with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Porter from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Porter is trying to stand back up.
Porter manages to reverse the position and now he's in Andersen's guard. Nice work there by Porter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porter stopping the sweep attempt from Andersen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Andersen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Andersen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Porter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Andersen with that takedown attempt.
Porter looks to land a combination but Andersen avoids it well.
Andersen dodges the punch combination from Porter.
Andersen shoots in but Porter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andersen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Porter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Porter cracks Andersen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Porter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Porter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andersen feints and as Porter raises his hands in defense, Andersen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Andersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andersen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Porter stuffs the takedown attempt from Andersen. Andersen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Andersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porter looks to clinch
and Andersen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Andersen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Porter connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Porter is looking to escape.
Andersen is looking for a kimura but Porter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andersen to get the leverage.
Porter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Andersen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Porter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersen is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Andersen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andersen tries to get out of the position.
Andersen tries to bench press Porter off him but Porter keeps the position.
Andersen tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Andersen sneaks back into half guard.
Andersen gets back to full guard.
Porter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Andersen's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andersen is on top in guard.
Porter is working an open guard so Andersen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Porter misses with a double jab.
Andersen tries for a takedown but Porter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andersen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen blocks Porter's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Porter flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Andersen with good strikes from the mount here!
Andersen landing strikes from the mount and Porter is in trouble!
Andersen looking for a guillotine from mount but Porter is having none of it.
Porter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Andersen working for a guillotine from mount but Porter is in no mood to give up.
BOOM! Andersen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Andersen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Andersen working for a submission but Porter is keeping him at bay.
Porter wants to control but Andersen is having none of it.
Hamilton Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andersen won't let Porter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Porter is looking to get to half guard.
Kevin Andersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andersen trying to control but Porter is having none of it.
Porter swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Andersen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andersen, 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... Kevin Andersen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Ahoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahoinen has chosen brutal jazz as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josef Ahoinen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahoinen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Baller is looking to regain half guard here but Ahoinen keeps moving and retains side control.
Ahoinen working the body and head with strikes.
Ahoinen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Baller!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ahoinen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ahoinen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baller's face.
Ahoinen controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Ahoinen.
Ahoinen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Baller is looking to get to half guard.
Ahoinen looking to control but Baller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baller regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baller is defending against the submission attempts here by Ahoinen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Baller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ahoinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baller is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ahoinen rolls with it to try and escape but Baller cranks on the arm and Ahoinen is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Baller!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between shina aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tuhkasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuhkasaari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Proteus - Full Metal Jacket. Teppo Tuhkasaari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, shina aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tuhkasaari!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
aoki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tuhkasaari - that will leave a mark!
Tuhkasaari connects with a high kick.
It looks like shina aoki has been cut.
Tuhkasaari throws a head kick that misses.
Tuhkasaari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tuhkasaari.
aoki is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tuhkasaari not doing much here.
Tuhkasaari misses with a head shot. aoki uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tuhkasaari passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tuhkasaari looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari advances nicely into full mount.
Tuhkasaari moves to the back.
aoki preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. aoki has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Tuhkasaari has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! aoki taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Tuhkasaari doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teppo Tuhkasaari!
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