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Cf.13: Bushido PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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, Ken Maxwell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefano Brasco! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brasco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maxwell throws a big shot that misses. Brasco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Maxwell darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Brasco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Brasco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Maxwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Maxwell looks to land a combination but Brasco avoids it well. Brasco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Maxwell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brasco in his tracks. A telegraphed right hand from Maxwell misses the target. Brasco avoids the body shot from Maxwell.
Maxwell looks to land a right hand but Brasco moved out of range. Maxwell throws an overhand right that lands on Brasco's shoulder, as Brasco tries to avoid the shot. Maxwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brasco.
Maxwell slips a jab from Brasco. Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brasco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ken Maxwell has been cut. Maxwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brasco counters with a nice body shot. Brasco throws a series of punches but Maxwell avoids them all with ease. Maxwell throws a combination that misses and Brasco counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brasco dodges the punch combination from Maxwell.
Maxwell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Stefano Brasco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Maxwell misses with a looping right. Brasco lands with a nice body punch. Maxwell is breathing heavily. Maxwell throws a right and a left that both miss. Brasco scores with a body shot.
Brasco clobbers Maxwell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Brasco lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Brasco lands a nice hook to Maxwell's body. Maxwell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Brasco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brasco with a body punch. A glancing blow. Brasco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Brasco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maxwell circles away quickly and effectively. Maxwell throws a sloppy body shot
and Brasco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Brasco drops Maxwell with a beautiful combination! Maxwell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brasco is looking for the KO!
Ken Maxwell's cut is getting worse. Brasco throws a right and a left that Maxwell avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brasco waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Maxwell. Brasco misses with a body shot.
Brasco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maxwell counters with a stiff right hand. Brasco jabbing away but nothing is landing. Maxwell misses with a body shot
and Brasco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Nice uppercut there from Brasco. Brasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Brasco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maxwell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brasco. Brasco ducks under a wild hook from Maxwell. Brasco misses with a two punch combination.
Brasco falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Maxwell counter with a right hand. Maxwell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Brasco throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Maxwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Brasco. Brasco throws a body punch but Maxwell moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maxwell throws out a loose jab but Brasco uses good head movement to avoid it. Brasco scores with a nice strike. Maxwell connects with a single shot there. Brasco takes a swing at Maxwell's ribcage but misses. Brasco misses with a combination
letting Maxwell counter with a right hand. Maxwell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brasco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A shot to the body from Maxwell misses and Brasco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Brasco misses with a body shot.
Brasco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Brasco. Brasco throws an overhand right that lands on Maxwell's shoulder, as Maxwell tries to avoid the shot. Brasco looks to score with a jab to the body but Maxwell is just out of range. Maxwell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brasco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Brasco thows a left - swing and a miss! Maxwell staying out of range there. Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Brasco.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brasco misses with a body shot.
Maxwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brasco was well out of range. Poor timing from Maxwell. Maxwell looks to land a combination but Brasco avoids it well. Maxwell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maxwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brasco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Brasco misses with a body shot
and Maxwell counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jab, jab by Maxwell - just one landing. Maxwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brasco circles away quickly and effectively. Maxwell tests Brasco's chin there with a solid looking shot. Maxwell blocks a jab. Brasco misses with a body shot.
Maxwell fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Maxwell tries to bum rush Brasco with a series of wild strikes but Brasco uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Maxwell looks to land a body kick but Brasco moved away. Brasco misses with a wild body shot. Brasco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefano Brasco dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ken Maxwell's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maxwell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brasco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maxwell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Brasco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stefano Brasco seems to be getting the better of the standup. Brasco thows a body shot but no joy. Brasco throws a hook but Maxwell avoids it easily. Brasco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maxwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Maxwell throws a looping overhand right but Brasco ducks down to avoid it. Brasco throws a nice looking combination but Maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Maxwell misses with a body shot.
Maxwell throws a right and a left that both miss. Brasco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maxwell in his tracks. Maxwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Maxwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brasco moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Brasco is breathing heavily. Brasco scores with a body shot.
Maxwell throws a right and a left that Brasco avoids nicely. Brasco swings for the body but Maxwell moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Maxwell - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab by Brasco. Maxwell thows a body shot but no joy. Brasco misses with a wild body shot. Brasco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maxwell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Maxwell slips under a jab from Brasco. A slow jab from Brasco misses its intended target. Brasco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maxwell throws the left hand but Brasco avoids the punch easily. Maxwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brasco misses the body punch and Maxwell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. The fighters circling - Maxwell throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Maxwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Brasco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maxwell rather than just go for the knockout. Brasco throws a nice looking combination but Maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Maxwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Maxwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brasco looks to land a combination. Maxwell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ken Maxwell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maxwell thows a body shot but no joy. Brasco throws a combination that misses and Maxwell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Brasco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maxwell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Maxwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maxwell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Maxwell duly obliges. Maxwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A punch combination from Maxwell misses. Maxwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Brasco moves away from the strike by Maxwell. A big left from Brasco misses. Maxwell throws a right and a left that both miss. Brasco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Brasco throws a shot to the body.
Brasco swings for the body but Maxwell moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brasco throws a sloppy body shot
and Maxwell counters with a straight right hand. Maxwell dodges the punch combination from Brasco.
Brasco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maxwell throws a right hand that Brasco ducks under and follows up with a left that Brasco also avoids with ease. Brasco misses with a series of wild punches.
Brasco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maxwell might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Brasco misses with a two punch combination.
Maxwell thuds his right hand into Brasco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Nice straight punches there by Maxwell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maxwell. Brasco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Brasco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Maxwell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brasco. Brasco misses with a combination
and Maxwell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. No joy there for Brasco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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. Brasco moves forwards but Maxwell connects with a nice, crisp jab. Maxwell scores with a hook to the body. Brasco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Maxwell slips under a jab from Brasco. Ken Maxwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Maxwell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Brasco takes a swing at Maxwell's ribcage but misses. Maxwell misses with a two punch combination.
Brasco misses with an uppercut. Maxwell saw that one coming. Brasco walks into a straight right hand from Maxwell. Maxwell thows a body shot but no joy. Maxwell with a body punch. A glancing blow. Maxwell tries to bum rush Brasco with a series of wild strikes but Brasco uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Maxwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Brasco is just out of range. Maxwell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Brasco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maxwell connects with a single shot there. Maxwell misses with a straight left. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stefano Brasco will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Ken Maxwell's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Maxwell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brasco momentarily.
Maxwell looks to land a right hand but Brasco moved out of range. Maxwell misses with a hook to the body
and Brasco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maxwell thinking. Maxwell throws out a loose jab but Brasco uses good head movement to avoid it. Brasco stuns Maxwell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Brasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Maxwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brasco.
Brasco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maxwell moves away. Brasco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maxwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Brasco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maxwell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Brasco misses with a body shot.
Brasco misses with a wild body shot. Maxwell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Brasco avoids the body shot from Maxwell.
Brasco throws a body punch but Maxwell moves out of range. Maxwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brasco was well out of range. Poor timing from Maxwell. Maxwell throws a series of punches but Brasco avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brasco misses with a few strikes there.
Maxwell throws a right and a left that Brasco avoids nicely. Brasco digs a good body shot into Maxwell's ribs. Brasco avoids the body shot from Maxwell.
Maxwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brasco moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Maxwell swings and misses with a shot to the body enabling Brasco to counter with a crisp jab. Brasco misses with a wild combination.
Maxwell lands a jab to Brasco's midsection. Maxwell misses the shot to the body. Maxwell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Maxwell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Brasco misses with a shot to the body letting Maxwell counter with a right hand. A combination from Brasco does no damage. Maxwell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brasco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brasco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maxwell throws out the jab. Brasco digs a good hook to Maxwell's body.
Brasco tries to bum rush Maxwell with a series of wild strikes but Maxwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Maxwell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Maxwell throws a combination that misses and Brasco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Maxwell throws a right hand that Brasco ducks under and follows up with a left that Brasco also avoids with ease. Maxwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brasco cracks Maxwell with a right hand to the side of the head. Brasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Maxwell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Brasco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maxwell's head backwards. Nice shot by Maxwell. Decent striking displayed by Brasco there. Maxwell throws a series of punches but Brasco moves out of range. Maxwell defending well as Brasco loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maxwell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Maxwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Maxwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brasco moves away. Maxwell throws a right and a left that both miss. Brasco jabbing away but nothing is landing. Brasco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maxwell's head. Brasco misses with a few strikes there.
Brasco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Maxwell misses with a combination
and Brasco counters with a right hand to the body. Brasco swings for the body but Maxwell moves out of range.
Maxwell misses with an uppercut. Brasco saw that one coming. Brasco throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Maxwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brasco was well out of range. Poor timing from Maxwell.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Brasco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maxwell counters with a nice body shot. Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brasco counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Brasco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maxwell counters with a two punch combo. Brasco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maxwell throws a combination that misses and Brasco counters with a series of strikes. Maxwell will be more careful next time no doubt. Ken Maxwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Brasco misses with a looping right. Maxwell throws a right hand that Brasco ducks under and follows up with a left that Brasco also avoids with ease. Brasco moves out of range of the strikes. Brasco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maxwell backs up against the cage.
Maxwell throws a combination that misses and Brasco counters with a two punch combo. Brasco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maxwell misses with a body shot.
Brasco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Maxwell connects with a jab. Stefano Brasco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Brasco scores with a hook to the body. Maxwell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight! Stefano Brasco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Brasco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefano Brasco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Lippencot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitris Bithoulkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bithoulkas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Halloumia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Lippencot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitris Bithoulkas! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lippencot swats away the attempt to clinch by Bithoulkas. Lippencot throws out a loose jab but Bithoulkas uses good head movement to avoid it. Lippencot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bithoulkas.
Bithoulkas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lippencot manages to avoid it. Nice sprawl there from Lippencot as Bithoulkas shoots in. Lippencot throws a jab when Bithoulkas was well out of range. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bithoulkas. Lippencot thows a left - swing and a miss! A big left from Lippencot misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bithoulkas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Lippencot keeping moving, preventing Bithoulkas from controlling successfully. Lippencot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lippencot is keen to just control but Bithoulkas is a slippery customer. Lippencot looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Bithoulkas trying to hold on to Lippencot's head to control him but Lippencot postures up.
Bithoulkas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bithoulkas is trying to get back to full guard. Lippencot stalling. Bithoulkas is looking for a sweep. Lippencot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Bithoulkas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. A shot to de liver by Lippencot. Beautiful body shot. Bithoulkas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lippencot.
A punch lands to the side of Bithoulkas 's head but he takes it in his stride. Bithoulkas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bithoulkas looks gassed! Lippencot drops Bithoulkas with a big left hand and mounts him. Bithoulkas is in big trouble!
Bithoulkas is rocked!
It looks like Dimitris Bithoulkas has been cut. Lippencot takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Bithoulkas is still in real trouble! Can Lippencot finish him? Bithoulkas seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lippencot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bithoulkas is looking to escape. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bithoulkas can do anything to dispel that myth. Lippencot prevents Bithoulkas from getting the reversal. Bithoulkas swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Bithoulkas is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Lippencot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Bithoulkas is squirming around, avoiding Lippencot's attempts to control the action. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Lippencot prevents Bithoulkas from getting the reversal. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lippencot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Lippencot dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dimitris Bithoulkas's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lippencot misses with a jab to the body
and Bithoulkas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lippencot's guard now. Bithoulkas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lippencot is keeping the position for now. Bithoulkas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Bithoulkas throws a strike but Lippencot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Lippencot tries to free his leg and advance position but Bithoulkas is retaining full guard. Lippencot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Bithoulkas closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bithoulkas has Lippencot pressed against the cage, preventing Lippencot from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A short right from Lippencot on the inside. Lippencot is trying to break the clinch but Bithoulkas is controlling him. Bithoulkas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lippencot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lippencot misses with some punches.
Lippencot is trying to break the clinch but Bithoulkas has him pressed against the cage. Bithoulkas has Lippencot pressed against the cage, preventing Lippencot from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bithoulkas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bithoulkas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lippencot fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hans Lippencot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bithoulkas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lippencot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bithoulkas somewhat. Lippencot throws a hook but Bithoulkas blocks it. Bithoulkas misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Bithoulkas fails with a takedown attempt. Hans Lippencot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitris Bithoulkas. Lippencot slaps away a takedown attempt from Bithoulkas, before circling back to the center of the mat. Lippencot throws a shot to the body.
Lippencot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bithoulkas counters with a stiff right hand. Lippencot throws a looping overhand right but Bithoulkas ducks down to avoid it. Bithoulkas swings for the body but Lippencot moves out of range.
Dimitris Bithoulkas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bithoulkas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Lippencot misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lippencot misses with a wild body shot. Lippencot misses with a wild combination.
Bithoulkas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lippencot. Lippencot throws a right and a left that Bithoulkas avoids nicely. Lippencot avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bithoulkas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Bithoulkas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bithoulkas is trying to ground and pound but Lippencot uses the momentary lack of control by Bithoulkas to regain half guard. Lippencot controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bithoulkas wants to pass the guard but Lippencot is defending well. Bithoulkas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Bithoulkas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lippencot defending well though. Bithoulkas is keen to just control but Lippencot is a slippery customer. Bithoulkas tries to stand and escape but Lippencot actually recovers to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dimitris Bithoulkas will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Dimitris Bithoulkas's cut. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bithoulkas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lippencot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bithoulkas somewhat. Bithoulkas tries to clinch up but Lippencot circles away and keeps his distance. Bithoulkas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lippencot. Lippencot slaps away a takedown attempt from Bithoulkas, before circling back to the center of the mat. Bithoulkas shoots in but no luck this time. Hans Lippencot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitris Bithoulkas. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lippencot scores with a nice right hand.
Bithoulkas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Lippencot catches Bithoulkas napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bithoulkas to the canvas!
Bithoulkas has his foot on Lippencot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lippencot works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lippencot is stalling in the full guard. Bithoulkas trying to keep a closed guard but Lippencot is proving a slippery customer.
Lippencot passes into half guard under a barage of strikes. Lippencot controlling the action here.
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. Bithoulkas is trying to get back to full guard. Lippencot trying to mount his opponent but Bithoulkas defends it. Lippencot controlling the pace. Bithoulkas has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lippencot escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lippencot!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lippencot tries to move to mount but Bithoulkas blocks the move with his legs. Bithoulkas can't do much from the bottom here. The referee asks Lippencot politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lippencot prefers to stall for the moment though. Bithoulkas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lippencot asserts his dominance and retains side control. Bithoulkas tries to buck Lippencot off but Lippencot is having none of it.
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. Bithoulkas looking for a sweep but Lippencot has passed into full mount! Oh no! Lippencot looking to control but Bithoulkas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Lippencot looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight! Hans Lippencot showed his dominance in that final round. I think Lippencot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Lippencot!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odin Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Gods Of War. 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 light 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, Odin Fredriksson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hall! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice combo by Fredriksson! Oh, that's hurt him - Hall falls to the canvas and Fredriksson follows him into side control.
It looks like Marcus Hall has been cut. Fredriksson advances to full mount. This has been an exciting period of action! Fredriksson controlling his opponent. Fredriksson wants to finish this one by submission but Hall is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fredriksson. Fredriksson controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hall is trying to escape the mount but Fredriksson keeps good control and instead manages to take Hall's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fredriksson throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. Fredriksson throwing wild punches that miss their target. Fredriksson 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. Hall controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt. Fredriksson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hall wants to escape the position.
Hall showing good submission defense here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Fredriksson controlling the positon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fredriksson avoiding Hall 's attempts to control his hands. Fredriksson is hanging on to Hall's back as he tries to escape.
Fredriksson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Hall trying to control the position but Fredriksson manages to sink in the hooks. Hall is trying to get back to his feet but Fredriksson has full control of the position and if anything, Hall has just worked his way into a worse spot. Fredriksson 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, Hall has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fredriksson controlling well, preventing Hall from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hall turns into Fredriksson and is now in his guard.
Fredriksson is trying to keep Hall in close.
Fredriksson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fredriksson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fredriksson tries to control but Hall wriggling away. Fredriksson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fredriksson avoids the attempt from Hall to control. Fredriksson trying to control but Hall is having none of it. Fredriksson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hall is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Hall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hall tries to lock up and control but Fredriksson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Fredriksson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Marcus Hall'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.
Fredriksson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredriksson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall. Fredriksson dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut! Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Fredriksson throws a right and a left that both miss. Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket. Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. This has been an exciting period of action! Fredriksson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hall on the side of the head. Odin Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far. Fredriksson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Hall stumbling backwards into the cage! Hall bounces back off the cage towards Fredriksson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Fredriksson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Fredriksson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Odin Fredriksson!
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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). 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 heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, 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 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Van Ubereem! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Evans cracks Ubereem with a right hand to the side of the head. Ubereem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ubereem with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Evans to score with a decent uppercut. Ubereem takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ubereem moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ubereem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Ubereem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Evans has him pressed against the cage. Evans is trying to break the clinch but Ubereem has him pressed against the cage. Ubereem wants to get back to striking at distance but Evans won't allow it.
Ubereem can't break the clinch.
Ubereem landing knees to the body.
Ubereem can't break the clinch.
Evans looking for a takedown. Ubereem can't break the clinch.
Ubereem working hard to break the clinch. Ubereem can't break the clinch.
Ubereem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ubereem moves out of range as Evans strikes. Ubereem throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Ubereem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Evans fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ubereem on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Evans lands a slapping body shot.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evans misses with a body shot.
Evans blocks a head kick by Ubereem.
Ubereem slips under a jab from Evans. Ubereem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ubereem.
A head kick misses from Ubereem. Ubereem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ubereem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans. Ubereem is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Ubereem throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily. Evans lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ubereem looks gassed! Evans misses the jab. Evans lands a left and a right that sends Ubereem crashing to the canvas! Evans dives into mount looking to finish!
Ubereem is rocked!
It looks like Ruud Van Ubereem has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Evans is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ubereem has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ubereem! Evans is looking to stand up but Ubereem isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ubereem is one step ahead there. Evans wants to stand but Ubereem is controlling the position. Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans wants to control but Ubereem passes easily into half guard.
Evans actively working from the bottom here. Ubereem decides to return to a standing position. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Evans lands with a hook. Ubereem tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Evans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ubereem in his tracks. Evans misses the jab. The fight stays on the outside here - Ubereem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A punch combination from Ubereem misses. Evans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Ubereem tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Evans checks a leg kick. Evans scores with a sloppy right hand. Ubereem should have avoided that one. This has been an exciting period of action! Evans thows a body shot but no joy. Ubereem walks into a straight right hand from Evans. Ubereem is still on wobbly legs! Can Evans finish him? Evans scores with a shot to the body.
Ubereem seems to have recovered his senses. Evans lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Ubereem falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryan Evans!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Mengele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego de Souza! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josef Mengele! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Mengele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily. Souza slaps away a takedown attempt from Mengele, before circling back to the center of the mat. Mengele misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Mengele shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Souza defends it nicely. Diego de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Mengele. Souza throws a nice outside leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mengele fails with a takedown attempt. Mengele is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mengele moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off. Mengele wants to clinch. Mengele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mengele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away. Souza leaves Mengele with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Mengele fails with a takedown attempt. Mengele throws a head kick that misses. Mengele shoots for a takedown but Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. A clash of legs there as Mengele blocks the low kick. Souza lands a body shot.
Josef Mengele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mengele misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Mengele shoots and misses and Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Mengele 's knee. Mengele looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mengele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Mengele or perhaps it was just good defense by Souza which made him look bad. Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mengele was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza. Mengele shoots in and drives through. Souza sprawls well. Mengele tries to clinch up and Souza counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Mengele moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off. Mengele misses with an uppercut. Mengele wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance. Mengele misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Souza, right into the meat.
Mengele throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Souza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Souza. Mengele tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego de Souza dominated that round. That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Souza.
Mengele looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Souza is fending him off so far but Mengele persists. Nope, Souza circles away and we're back to standing. Souza thumps Mengele with a low kick. Mengele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souza counters with an inside leg kick. No luck for Mengele with that takedown attempt. Mengele throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souza's waist but Souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mengele off to one side. Diego de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Mengele. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mengele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mengele is breathing heavily. Mengele tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mengele fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Souza tests Mengele's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mengele shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souza sprawls well. Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mengele gets slowly back to his feet. Mengele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Souza can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Mengele has his takedown stuffed and Souza counters with a right hand to the body. Souza scores with a leg kick.
Mengele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Souza. Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Souza.
Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Souza lands a with a good body shot. Mengele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Souza can pounce on him.
Mengele changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souza tries to avoid it but Mengele manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souza to the ground. Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Souza throws a leg kick which misses Mengele's front leg but catches the back leg as Mengele tries to avoid it. Souza feints and then cracks Mengele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mengele down. Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mengele momentarily.
Souza cracks Mengele with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Mengele tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza scores with a jab to the body. Mengele misses with a takedown attempt and Souza counters with an inside leg kick. Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mengele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Souza scores with a leg kick.
Mengele shoots for a takedown but Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Souza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Souza lands with an uppercut that bounces Mengele off the cage and back into rage. Souza lands a jab to Mengele's midsection. An inside leg kick from Souza misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego de Souza dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Souza. That's going to slow Mengele down. A head kick by Mengele misses and Souza counters with a thumping low kick. Souza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mengele is out of range and Souza settles back down. Souza throws a looping overhand right but Mengele ducks down to avoid it. Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mengele moves away. Mengele throws a lazy head kick and Souza counters with a nice body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Mengele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Mengele misses with a takedown attempt - Souza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mengele wants to clinch. Mengele tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.
Souza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mengele is out of range and Souza settles back down. Mengele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mengele fails with a takedown attempt.
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. Mengele checks the leg kick. Josef Mengele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mengele tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it. Diego de Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mengele tries to clinch up but Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mengele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Mengele avoids the body shot from Souza.
Mengele wants to clinch. Mengele wants to clinch. Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Souza misses with a low kick. Mengele shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Souza defends it nicely. Diego de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Mengele. Mengele takes one to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Josef Mengele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Diego de Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Mengele throws a combination that misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diego de Souza. Well Souza 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego de Souza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and maarten aelterman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bapit Pradchapet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to maarten aelterman's chin.
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178 cm
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190 lbs
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170 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bapit Pradchapet! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, maarten aelterman! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! aelterman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like maarten aelterman has been cut. aelterman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - aelterman has eaten all the pies! aelterman prevents Pradchapet from standing back up.
aelterman stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pradchapet to get to his feet. aelterman takes a kick to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice defenses there by aelterman. Pradchapet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but aelterman moves away. A punch combination from Pradchapet misses. Pradchapet circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! aelterman drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Pradchapet follows aelterman to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bapit Pradchapet!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Raju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Raju! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Santana! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santana shoots in and drives through. Raju sprawls well. The fight moves into the clinch position. Raju stalling in the clinch.
Raju gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Raju escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santana is defended easily by Raju. Raju throws a right and a left that Santana avoids nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Santana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raju counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Santana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Santana is refusing to be controlled, as Raju sits in half guard. Santana trying to control here.
Santana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. Santana wants to get back to full guard but Raju has passed into side control. Raju scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Raju lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Raju get's back to his feet. Santana tries to clinch but fails miserably and Raju counters with a nice double leg into guard. Santana working a defensive guard here.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Raju from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Santana lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Raju! The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Santana trying to control but Raju is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Raju dominated that round. That's time! Raju's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raju clinches. Santana misses with a knee to the head. Raju is pushing Santana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Santana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Santana stuffs the takedown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Santana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Raju works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Santana trying to stand up but can't free himself from Raju's guard. Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raju works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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. Raju looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Raju keeping moving, preventing Santana from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Raju is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Santana is trying to get back to full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Santana has a hand on Raju's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Raju takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. BOOM! Raju connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Raju is in the full mount, landing strikes. Raju can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santana is looking to escape. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Raju dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santana misses with a combination
and Raju counters by moving into the clinch. Raju pulls guard. Santana tries to free his leg and advance position but Raju is retaining full guard. Santana must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Raju manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Raju tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Santana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Santana tries to lock up and control but Raju gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Santana is looking to get to half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Raju pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Carlos Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Teppo Raju is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Raju content just to control the position here. Santana wants to hold on but Raju pushes him away.
That's four 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. Santana can't escape the position.
Santana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight! Teppo Raju showed his dominance in that final round. Well Raju 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Raju!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Unterweger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Unterweger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Brown! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Unterweger shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily. Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Unterweger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Brown is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Unterweger is working to get back to half guard.
Brown has control of Unterweger's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Unterweger regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Unterweger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Brown looking to control but Unterweger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Brown is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Unterweger is surviving well by controlling Brown's body position as best he can. Unterweger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Unterweger is working hard here to advance position. Unterweger is breathing heavily. Unterweger defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brown. Brown is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Unterweger is surviving well by controlling Brown's body position as best he can. Unterweger tries to get back to half guard but can't. Brown fails to take his opponent's back. Brown moves to back control. Brown trying to control momentarily.
Unterweger is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Unterweger tries to break free.
Unterweger fending off the submission attempt from Brown. Unterweger has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Brown. Unterweger is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Brown controlling well, preventing Unterweger from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Unterweger has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Brown. Unterweger wants to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Unterweger is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Brown gets his way!
You can see the frustration on Unterweger's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brown tries to keep control of the position but Unterweger is staying busy. Unterweger rolls, trying to escape but Brown keeps control of the position.
Unterweger showing good submission defense here.
Brown misses with a punch to the head. Brown tightening his grip on Unterweger, looking for the choke. Unterweger turns into Brown and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Unterweger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Unterweger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Unterweger postures up.
Unterweger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Unterweger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Unterweger drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown! Brown moves into full mount! Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Brown dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there. Unterweger is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Unterweger swivels though and keeps the full guard. Brown postures up in Unterweger's guard and throws a big left but Unterweger blocks it. Brown trying to control but Unterweger is working from the bottom. Brown decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Unterweger, up you get! Unterweger tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily and Brown counters with a two punch combo. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown is looking to take a break and control but Unterweger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Unterweger has escaped the position, nice work there. Brown is looking to take a break and control but Unterweger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Unterweger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brown off and has taken his back! Unterweger is trying to stick to Brown's back but Brown is turning into Unterweger. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Unterweger's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brown. Brown looking to pass the guard. Brown gets to his feet - Unterweger follows without any prompting. Unterweger misses with a takedown attempt and Brown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Unterweger's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown drops back looking for a leg! Unterweger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Unterweger manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Unterweger's guard. Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Unterweger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Unterweger's legs - danger averted. Brown looking to pass the guard. Brown wants to control from the top but Unterweger keeps moving. Brown wants to pass the guard but Unterweger is keeping the position. Unterweger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Unterweger looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Unterweger working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Unterweger can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Unterweger tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brown has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Brown is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Unterweger is surviving well by controlling Brown's body position as best he can. Brown is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Unterweger fails with the takedown and Brown counters with a one-two to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Unterweger. That's going to take a lot out of him. Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Unterweger blocks a low kick nicely. Brown scores with a jab. Unterweger acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Jack Unterweger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Unterweger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Andrew Brown has got the better of the ground game so far. Brown moves nicely into side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown scores with a takedown into Unterweger's guard. Brown looking to pass the guard. Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Unterweger swivels though and keeps the full guard. Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Unterweger is keeping the position for now. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round. Unterweger keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass. Unterweger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Unterweger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Unterweger's legs - danger averted.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown scores with a jab. Unterweger acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Brown shoots in and bounces Unterweger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Brown advances to half guard. Andrew Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Unterweger looking for submissions off his back. Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Unterweger is holding on for dear life with his legs. Brown seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Brown passes to full mount! Unterweger is trying to escape the mount but Brown keeps good control and instead manages to take Unterweger's back.
I really don't envy Unterweger right now.
Brown slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Unterweger tries to escape but Brown has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Unterweger doesn't escape. Brown's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Brown is trying to stick to Unterweger's back but Unterweger is turning into Brown. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brown's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Unterweger. Unterweger 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. Unterweger is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brown is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brown has escaped and now he's on top! Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown wants to control from the top but Unterweger keeps moving.
Despite being in the dominant position, Andrew Brown just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Unterweger misses with a takedown and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Unterweger manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Unterweger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Jack Unterweger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Unterweger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight! Andrew Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Brown!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Tuisku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Notorious BIG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti Tuisku could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Notorious BIG's chin.
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24
199 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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197 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Tuisku! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Notorious BIG! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! BIG takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. BIG uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tuisku. BIG avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Tuisku ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. BIG looks gassed! This has been an exciting period of action! Tuisku pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Tuisku throws a shot from downtown. BIG moves away and avoids it. Tuisku misses with a double jab.
Oooh a lovely combination from Tuisku sends BIG down but not out. Tuisku dives into side control looking to finish.
BIG is rocked!
It looks like Notorious BIG has been cut. Tuisku decides to stand up, so the ref orders BIG to his feet. BIG is still on wobbly legs! Can Tuisku finish him? Tuisku misses with an uppercut. BIG saw that one coming. Tuisku lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. BIG is looking to close the distance but Tuisku sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! BIG crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope BIG is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Antti Tuisku! Antti Tuisku is the new middleweight champion!
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