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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uwe Hirschmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Camara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirschmann comes to the cage accompanied by Ein Zwei Polizei. Camara has chosen Stairway to Heaven as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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, Uwe Hirschmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manu Camara!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hirschmann is trying to defend but Camara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hirschmann manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hirschmann looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hirschmann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Camara is one step ahead there.
Camara wants to stand but Hirschmann has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Camara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Camara tries to stand but Hirschmann is controlling from the bottom.
Camara stands up from Hirschmann's guard - Camara perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hirschmann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Camara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Camara tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hirschmann controls his leg.
Hirschmann is trying to get back to full guard.
Hirschmann gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirschmann lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Camara!
Hirschmann lands a nice shot to the head.
Camara is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirschmann scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hirschmann wants to take his opponent's back but Camara doesn't allow it.
Camara flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hirschmann looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hirschmann won't let Camara get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Camara working to try and regain half guard.
Hirschmann postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Camara looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara really wants to buck Hirschmann off and get back to his feet.
Hirschmann working for a submission but Camara is keeping him at bay.
Hirschmann has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Camara is desperately trying to improve his position but Hirschmann has a good base and remains in mount.
Camara looks gassed!
Hirschmann working the ground and pound effectively.
Camara is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hirschmann locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Camara is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uwe Hirschmann!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Florain Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rider comes to the cage accompanied by Low. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramirez's choice of entrance music: Deftones - Moana. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Florain Rider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez defending well as Rider loads up on a big left hand.
Ramirez clobbers Rider with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rider moves forwards but Ramirez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rider gets a takedown into half guard.
Rider working the head and body with strikes.
Ramirez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rider is working away from the top position though.
Rider has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ground and pound from Rider.
Rider throwing shots but Ramirez is blocking nicely.
Rider is trying for a kimura here. Ramirez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rider wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Florain Rider!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gale Van Ryre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mooui Tai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mooui Tai 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 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, Gale Van Ryre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mooui Tai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Ryre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tai is trying to get back to his feet.
Van Ryre moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Van Ryre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Ryre controls the position.
Tai is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Check out the look on Van Ryre's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Van Ryre works to advance to full mount. Tai defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Van Ryre controlling his opponent.
Van Ryre lands a big shot there that rocks Tai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Van Ryre controlling the position easily from mount.
Tai trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Ryre controlling his opponent.
Tai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Ryre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tai trying desperately to get to his feet.
Van Ryre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Van Ryre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gale Van Ryre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tai wants to clinch up but Van Ryre keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Ryre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tai tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Ryre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Ryre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gale Van Ryre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Ryre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tai circles away.
Van Ryre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Ryre doesn't manage to clinch there - Tai circles away.
Van Ryre is looking to clinch.
Tai darts in trying to clinch
so Van Ryre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Ryre 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.
Tai is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Van Ryre dives into side control.
Van Ryre takes a little break here. Tai wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Ryre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tai looks to clinch
and Van Ryre counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Ryre avoiding damage as Tai throws knees to the body.
Tai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Ryre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tai is fighting off a takedown attempt but Van Ryre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tai to the mat. Tai regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Ryre prevents Tai from getting back to his feet.
Van Ryre sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Ryre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tai for as long as he can get away with.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Van Ryre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Ryre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tai swivels and escapes.
Tai tries to clinch but Van Ryre moves away
and Van Ryre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Ryre trying to land knees to the body.
Van Ryre fails to pull guard.
Tai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Ryre pulls his leg out and moves away.
Van Ryre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tai swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gale Van Ryre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Ryre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tai tries to avoid it but Van Ryre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tai to the ground. Tai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Ryre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tai wants to get back to his feet.
Van Ryre is trying to get an arm triangle but Tai is defending well.
Van Ryre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Van Ryre has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tai prevents Van Ryre from moving into mount.
Van Ryre trying to control the position but Tai is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Van Ryre tries for a kimura but Tai is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tai tries to clinch up
and Van Ryre counters by clinching up.
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.
Tai lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Ryre won't want to take too many of those.
Van Ryre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tai lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Tai.
Tai is working for takedown but Van Ryre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tai is working for takedown but Van Ryre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tai landing knees to the body.
Tai scores a nice knee to the body.
Tai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Ryre takes an elbow to the temple.
Tai wants a takedown.
Tai lands a damaging elbow.
Tai keeps control of Van Ryre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Ryre jumps guard but Tai stands there with Van Ryre around his waist. Van Ryre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Ryre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tai avoids it.
Nice elbow from Tai.
Tai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tai scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Ryre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tai smiles and moves away.
Tai tries to clinch but Van Ryre moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tai moves in looking to clinch but Van Ryre pushes him off.
Van Ryre is looking to clinch.
Van Ryre shoots in but no luck this time.
Tai closes the distance but Van Ryre moves to the side
and Van Ryre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tai's guard now.
Van Ryre trying to control the position from guard on top but Tai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Ryre stops Tai from standing up.
Tai keeping moving, preventing Van Ryre from controlling successfully.
Gale Van Ryre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Ryre is controlling him.
Van Ryre is stalling in the full guard.
Van Ryre stops Tai from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Ryre tries to clinch but Tai is having none of it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gale Van Ryre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Ryre counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Ryre slows the pace down.
Tai wants to get back to his feet.
Van Ryre staying calm.
Tai tries to escape but Van Ryre is in control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Ryre takes a little break here. Tai wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van Ryre is controlling him well.
Van Ryre controlling the position.
Tai is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van Ryre is controlling him well.
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.
Van Ryre is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tai's shoulder. That is not cool.
Van Ryre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tai is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Ryre moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tai bucks up and tries to throw Van Ryre off but instead Van Ryre has got his back!
Van Ryre has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tai's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai wants to get back to his feet.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Van Ryre controlling the positon.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gale Van Ryre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Van Ryre tries to clinch up.
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.
Van Ryre dives in and grabs Tai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tai pushes down on Van Ryre's head and hops out.
Tai tries to clinch
and Van Ryre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tai won't be happy with that.
Van Ryre cracks Tai with a big right hand but Tai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tai wants to get back to his feet but Van Ryre drags him back down.
Van Ryre controls the position.
Tai wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Van Ryre tries for a kimura but Tai is defending well.
Van Ryre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tai keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gale Van Ryre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Ryre, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gale Van Ryre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baiano Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Z's entrance music is New York. A fine choice. Norris has chosen Ameno - Era as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Z!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baiano Norris!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Z shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Z takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Z looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Z fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Norris as he connects with a hook.
Z looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Z advances to half guard.
Z seems to be working for a kimura but Norris defends the submission attempt.
Z is looking for a kimura here.
Z is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norris sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Z stops Norris from getting back to his feet.
Z is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Norris trying to control from the bottom.
Norris tries to kick Z off but Z keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Z looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Norris is fending him off so far but Z persists. Nope, Norris circles away and we're back to standing.
Norris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Z fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Z. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris avoids the head kick by Z.
Z is breathing heavily.
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.
Z shoots in but no luck this time.
Z takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A cross from Norris lands.
Z has a takedown stuffed.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Z.
Good work by Z as he checks the leg kick.
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norris clinches.
Z goes for a takedown attempt but Norris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Norris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jay Z has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Norris. No joy for Z on that attempt.
Norris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Norris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Z backs up against the cage.
Norris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Norris scores with a jab to the head.
Norris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A shot to de liver by Norris. Beautiful body shot.
Norris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Z on the side of the head.
Norris scores with a three punch combo!
Norris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Z is rocked!
Z wants to clinch
and Norris counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Z! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Norris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baiano Norris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Roderstam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Good has chosen The Boxer as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfred Roderstam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Good!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Roderstam misses the target.
Roderstam lands with a straight right. Good didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Roderstam.
Some wild striking there from Roderstam.
Roderstam just misses with a punch to the body.
Roderstam blocks a leg kick.
Roderstam fails to land with a series of punches.
Roderstam swats away the attempt to clinch by Good.
Roderstam looks to land a left hand but Good moved out of range nicely.
Roderstam throws a leg kick that is checked
and Good counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The is referee keeping an eye on Good - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Roderstam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good can't get the takedown.
Good taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roderstam has had enough of the clinch but Good keeps him there for the moment.
Roderstam has clasped his hands together around Good's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Good manages to work his way to half guard, despite Roderstam's best efforts.
Good is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Roderstam pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roderstam wants to take a breather but Good is having none of it.
Good avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roderstam.
Good is looking to control Roderstam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Good avoid being mounted?
Roderstam wants to control but Good is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roderstam is working away from the top position though.
Good is looking to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good wants to clinch.
Roderstam fails to land with a series of punches.
Roderstam throws a combination that misses
and Good counters by moving into the clinch.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Good.
Good tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Good.
Roderstam is trying to break free.
Roderstam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good controlling the action here for a moment.
Good creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good throws a head punch that misses.
Good tries a body shot but Roderstam blocks it.
Good misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roderstam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roderstam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Good.
Good looking to slow down the pace here.
Good blocking some punches.
Roderstam wants to get back to striking at distance but Good won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roderstam jumps guard but Good stands there with Roderstam around his waist. Roderstam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roderstam is trying to break free.
Good has Roderstam pushed against the cage.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alfred Roderstam will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good looks to throw the jab but Roderstam is out of range.
Roderstam throws a leg kick
and Good counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roderstam is trying to keep Good in close.
Good thows a big elbow that misses.
Good wants to pass the guard but Roderstam is keeping the position.
Good wants to control from the top but Roderstam keeps moving.
Good is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roderstam working a defensive guard here.
Good trying to control the position from guard on top but Roderstam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roderstam lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jonny Good has been cut.
Roderstam throws a right and a left that Good avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good wants to clinch.
Good shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roderstam defends it nicely.
Good fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roderstam misses with a looping right.
Roderstam sizes up Good with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roderstam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good checks a low kick from Roderstam.
Roderstam throws a combination that misses
and Good counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roderstam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good goes for a takedown in the clinch but Roderstam prevents it.
Alfred Roderstam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Good.
Nice body punch from Good - that landed with a thud.
Good prevents Roderstam from breaking the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Good - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Roderstam has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roderstam blocks an elbow strike.
Good lands a good knee to the midsection. Roderstam won't want to take too many of those.
Good fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good controlling the action here for a moment.
Roderstam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roderstam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alfred Roderstam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good drives through and clinches with Roderstam against the cage.
Roderstam is trying to break the clinch but Good has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roderstam up against the cage.
Good scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Good showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Good's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good shoots in for a takedown but Roderstam shows good takedown defense.
Roderstam stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roderstam.
Roderstam loads up on a big right hand but Good slips the punch.
Good closes the distance and clinches.
Roderstam is trying to break free.
Roderstam manages to break the clinch.
Roderstam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roderstam scores with a leg kick.
Roderstam throws a body kick that misses.
Roderstam loads up on a big right hand but Good slips the punch.
Good throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roderstam.
Good takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Roderstam is predictable there
and Good counters with a single leg into guard. Roderstam didn't expect that.
Good trying to control the position from guard on top but Roderstam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Good trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roderstam keeping moving, preventing Good from controlling successfully.
Roderstam has Good pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roderstam is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roderstam trying to control but Good is working from the bottom.
Roderstam wants to pass the guard but Good is keeping the position.
Good looking to control but Roderstam passes into half guard.
Roderstam is pressing down on Good's thigh, looking to free his foot. Good is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Good is staying active underneath Roderstam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Good preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roderstam tries to bum rush Good with a series of wild strikes but Good uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good moves out of range of the strikes.
Alfred Roderstam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roderstam misses with a wild body shot.
Roderstam throws a right hand that Good ducks under and follows up with a left that Good also avoids with ease.
Good cracks Roderstam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab by Roderstam.
Roderstam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jonny Good seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Roderstam scores with a four punch combination!
Roderstam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Good.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Good really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Good's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roderstam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roderstam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Good cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Good finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roderstam's calf.
Good feints and as Roderstam raises his hands in defense, Good changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Good postures up in Roderstam's guard and throws a big left but Roderstam blocks it.
Good looking to pass the guard.
Roderstam wants to sweep here but Good controlling him for the moment.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good advances position into side control!
Good tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Roderstam looking for a sweep but Good has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Roderstam reaches up to try and control the position but Good seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Roderstam rolls and tries to escape and now Good has his back!
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.
Good is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Will Good go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Roderstam has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Good.
Roderstam is trying to break free.
Good missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Roderstam's face
He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Good avoiding Roderstam 's attempts to control his hands.
Roderstam tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Good controlling his opponent.
Good tries to control but Roderstam wriggling away.
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.
Roderstam wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Good throws strikes from the back but Roderstam rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Roderstam.
Good trying to control the position from guard on top but Roderstam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roderstam is on top in guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Good dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Good's cut.
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!
Good moves in looking to clinch but Roderstam pushes him off.
Roderstam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roderstam scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roderstam takes a swing at Good's ribcage but misses.
Roderstam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Good counters with a shoot takedown. Roderstam fights it but they end up in guard.
Roderstam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Good controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Roderstam looking to control but Good passes into half guard.
Roderstam looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good controlling the action here.
Roderstam keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Roderstam is not content to let Good control the position.
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.
Good wants to pass to mount but Roderstam is defending the position.
Roderstam has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Good is working away from the top position though.
Roderstam wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roderstam is refusing to be controlled, as Good sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roderstam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice sprawl there from Roderstam as Good shoots in.
Good misses with a two punch combination.
Roderstam throws a right and a left that Good avoids nicely.
Roderstam misses with a few strikes there.
Roderstam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Good counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Good.
Roderstam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roderstam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roderstam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alfred Roderstam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonny Good is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Good manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Roderstam breaks from the clinch.
Roderstam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good throws a one two combo.
Roderstam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roderstam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good misses with the combination.
Roderstam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonny Good.
Well Good 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Good!
Jonny Good is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royal pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royal pain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? pain is fending him off so far but Dick persists. Nope, pain circles away and we're back to standing.
Dick feints and as pain raises his hands in defense, Dick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
pain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
pain striking off his back but it's not causing Dick any problems.
Dick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
pain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dick looking to pass the guard.
Dick advances position into side control!
Dick tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dick has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, pain has escaped the position, nice work there.
pain can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pain misses with a strike from the bottom.
Dick wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by pain, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pain is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, pain has escaped the position, nice work there.
pain misses with an elbow from the bottom.
pain bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A chopping leg kick lands by pain.
Dick is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pain lands with a kick to the temple. Dick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
pain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dick's head.
It looks like Frank Dick has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick looks for a takedown but pain sprawls well.
pain swinging wilding here.
pain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dick, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is trying to drag pain to the mat but pain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
pain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
pain manages to pull guard.
Dick looking to pass the guard.
Dick slips nicely into half guard.
pain misses with some strikes from the bottom.
pain missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
pain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dick is working for a kimura but pain is defending it quite comfortably.
pain tries to roll over but Dick keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick moves nicely into side control.
Dick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
pain struggling a bit here.
pain throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
pain wants to get back to his feet but Dick drags him back down.
pain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dick's best efforts.
Dick passes to full mount!
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Royal pain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Dick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dick shoots in but pain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for pain!
pain throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
pain is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dick avoids the attempt from pain to control.
Dick jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but pain manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dick working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by pain, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. pain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
pain striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
pain is looking to regain half guard here but Dick keeps moving and retains side control.
Dick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. pain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
pain pushes Dick away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dick gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
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.
Dick tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dick has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dick working away.
Dick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but pain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
pain manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dick is looking to pass pain's guard but actually pain recovers to full guard.
pain striking off his back but it's not causing Dick any problems.
Dick got a little sloppy there for a moment and pain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dick has managed to get both his arms back between pain's legs - danger averted.
pain had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dick is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. pain Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dick's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick looking very determined here, making life difficult for pain.
pain is trying to stick to Dick's back but Dick is turning into pain. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in pain's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dick.
Dick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
pain tries to strike from the bottom.
Dick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
pain tries to strike from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
pain lands with a nice body kick.
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.
pain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dick keeps the fight on the outside.
Dick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. pain tries to avoid it but Dick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag pain to the ground. pain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says pain as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
pain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
pain gets a clinch.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Royal pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Dick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
pain has closed the distance and engaged Dick in a clinch.
pain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dick.
Dick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but pain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from pain.
pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
pain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
pain clinches with his opponent.
pain tries to score a body lock takedown but Dick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dick jumps into guard, dragging pain to the mat.
pain thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
pain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
pain sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pain wanted to stand there but Dick had control of the position.
Dick is looking to sinch up a triangle. pain throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dick's body to avoid the submission. Dick has instead reached around pain's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dick arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frank Dick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esmael Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ali might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Toxicity. Evans is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Punisher- Off Wit' His Head. Rashad Evans is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Esmael Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Ali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Evans fails to land the takedown.
Evans shoots for a double leg takedown but Ali sprawls well. He's pushed Evans's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Esmael Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Evans.
Nice sprawl there from Ali as Evans shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ali drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ali thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ali drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ali jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Evans keeping full guard, as Ali tries to pass.
Ali is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ali tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ali is one step ahead there.
Evans can't keep his opponent in guard - Ali advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ali passes to full mount!
Ali is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Evans can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali moves to the back position.
Ali has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Evans has freed his hand and lives to survive another
well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ali is breathing heavily.
Evans tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Evans throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Evans punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Evans flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ali wants to take his opponent's back but Evans doesn't allow it.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
Evans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Ali!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Esmael Ali!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law's entrance music is Thats Gangsta. A fine choice. Douglas has chosen Hit Em Up as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jhonny Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Denzel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Douglas!
It looks like Jhonny Law has been cut.
Law throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Law wants to land a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Law swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Law throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Denzel Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Law swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Law fails to land with a series of punches.
Law cracks Douglas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Law thows a body shot but no joy.
Law moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas lands with an uppercut that bounces Law off the cage and back into rage.
Law stuffs the takedown.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Douglas takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Law there.
Douglas needs to keep his hands up - Law had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Law 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Douglas walks into a stiff left hand from Law.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Law.
Douglas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Law's waist but Law gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Douglas off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Law cracks Douglas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Law tries to avoid it but Douglas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Law to the ground. Law escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jhonny Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Douglas.
Douglas wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Law misses its intended target.
Douglas throws a hook but Law avoids it easily.
Law waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Douglas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Law moves into range and clinches up with Douglas.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Law escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Law scores with a decent looking hook.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Law manages to avoid it.
Douglas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jhonny Law is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Law misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Law throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Law throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
Law fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Douglas, pushing him back against the cage.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Law has double underhooks.
Law stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas looking to stall.
Douglas looks gassed!
Law is working Douglas over against the cage.
Law presses Douglas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Law lands a right hand.
Law escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Law lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Law catches Douglas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Law scores with a hook.
Law moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Law on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Law.
Douglas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Law is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Douglas.
Law lands a body punch in the clinch.
Law holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Law breaks from the clinch.
Law is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Law connects with a looping right hand.
Law cracks Douglas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Douglas is rocked!
Law throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Law finish him?
Douglas wants to clinch but Law slips to the side
and Law counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Douglas to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Law!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jhonny Law!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sushibaby. Steve Le Banner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a double jab.
Le Banner looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva throws a head kick but Le Banner moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva drives through and clinches with Le Banner against the cage.
Silva is working for takedown but Le Banner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Le Banner can't fight it off and eventually Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. Le Banner looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva stands up and waves to Le Banner to follow him.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Le Banner goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Le Banner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Le Banner to the mat! Le Banner manages to get full guard.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Le Banner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Le Banner, up you get!
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Banner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Banner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Le Banner didn't expect that.
Le Banner has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Le Banner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva wants to stand but Le Banner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Le Banner is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Le Banner to the mat. Le Banner regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Le Banner, up you get!
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Le Banner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva is going olschool here, as he tries to force Le Banner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Le Banner shrugs it off.
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Le Banner is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva looking to control but Le Banner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Le Banner wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Le Banner from getting the reversal.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Le Banner?
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Le Banner tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Le Banner hang on?
Le Banner tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Le Banner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Le Banner tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Le Banner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva swings for the body but Le Banner moves out of range.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Edson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Le Banner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Le Banner tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edson Silva!
Edson Silva is the new heavyweight champion!
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