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Cf.14: Banzai! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Cerveny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerveny stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diesel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diesel moves in looking to clinch but Cerveny pushes him off.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Cerveny circles away and keeps his distance.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diesel throws a combination that misses
and Cerveny counters with a three punch combo that has Diesel backing up. Diesel nods at Cerveny to acknowledge the strikes.
Diesel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cerveny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cerveny scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diesel doesn't seem bothered though.
Cerveny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diesel looks to clinch
and Cerveny counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diesel darts in trying to clinch
and Cerveny makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diesel clinches but Cerveny breaks the clinch
and Cerveny counters with a straight right hand.
Cerveny throws a shot to the body.
Diesel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cerveny counters with a stiff right hand.
Diesel looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diesel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diesel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cerveny counters with a right hand to the body.
Cerveny lands with a right that hurts Diesel. Diesel looks to clinch but Cerveny throws a short knee that drops Diesel. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Johnny Cerveny!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justyn Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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298 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justyn Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Gonzalez shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Gonzalez digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Justyn Smith has been cut.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez Rushes Smith and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Smith is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Gonzalez Piles on the pressure and Smith crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Stock (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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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orlando Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo Stock!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Church swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stock blocks a low kick nicely.
Stock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Church circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Orlando Church seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stock tries to close the distance and clinch but Church swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Church avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Church throws a series of punches but Stock avoids them all with ease.
Stock moves in looking to clinch but Church pushes him off.
Church throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stock.
Stock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Church has had enough of the clinch but Stock keeps him there for the moment.
Stock throws a knee to the head but misses.
The is referee keeping an eye on Stock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Church could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stock breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Church does it's job there.
Stock wants to clinch up but Church keeps it at a distance.
Church moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stock checks the leg kick.
Church throws a chopping leg kick but Stock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stock avoids the body shot from Church.
Stock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Church is looking to chop away at Stock's legs.
Church throws a series of strikes that have Stock backpedaling.
Church moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stock tries to clinch but Church is having none of it.
Stock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Church swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stock is looking to clinch.
Church misses with the combination.
Church scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Church throws a hook but Stock blocks it.
Stock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Church works over Stock's head and body with a nice combination.
Church throws a series of punches but Stock avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Church misses.
Church throws a series of punches but Stock moves out of range.
Stock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Church pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Church does no damage.
Whack! Stock lands a heavy head kick that drops Church. The ref tackles Stock to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Church was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Theo Stock!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joachim Peiper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Fatu looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joachim Peiper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peiper swinging wilding here.
Peiper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peiper lands a nice hook to Fatu's body. Fatu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peiper misses with a double jab.
Peiper moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Eddie Fatu has been cut.
Peiper looks to land a combination. Fatu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fatu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peiper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fatu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peiper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fatu looks gassed!
Peiper misses with a wild combination.
Peiper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peiper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fatu circles away quickly and effectively.
Peiper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peiper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joachim Peiper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peiper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That has opened up Eddie Fatu's cut even more.
No joy there for Peiper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fatu dodges the punch combination from Peiper.
Peiper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joachim Peiper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peiper throws a right and a left that Fatu avoids nicely.
Peiper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peiper.
The cut above Eddie Fatu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peiper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peiper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peiper.
Peiper looks to land a combination but Fatu avoids it well.
Peiper stalks Fatu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fatu's face. Fatu staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peiper lands a jab-cross combination.
Eddie Fatu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eddie Fatu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joachim Peiper!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Jakobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Pinjata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakobs comes to the cage accompanied by "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors. El Pinjata has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dylan Jakobs's chin.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Jakobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, El Pinjata!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pinjata.
Jakobs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jakobs passes Pinjata's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pinjata is looking to improve his position.
Jakobs is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pinjata is just riding it out for now. Jakobs eventually gives up the hold.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pinjata has eaten all the pies!
Jakobs trying to pass the guard but Pinjata defending well.
Pinjata looking for submissions off his back.
Pinjata looking for submissions off his back.
Pinjata is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jakobs pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakobs 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. Pinjata tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jakobs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dylan Jakobs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boban Savic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Tudor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savic comes into the arena with Walk blaring out of the sound system. Tudor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Belsen Was A Gas. Boban Savic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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231 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Savic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Tudor!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savic lands a left and a right that sends Tudor crashing to the canvas! Savic dives into mount looking to finish!
Tudor is rocked!
It looks like Henry Tudor has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tudor is trying desperately to improve position.
Tudor is still in real trouble! Can Savic finish him?
Tudor seems to have recovered his senses.
Savic avoids the attempt from Tudor to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tudor is looking to escape.
Tudor is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Savic blocks the strikes from Tudor.
Tudor tries to get to full guard but Savic has control of the leg.
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.
Tudor is trying to control but can't.
Tudor is controlling Savic's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tudor gets back to full guard.
Tudor wants to stand and escape but Savic is having none of it.
Tudor working for submissions but it's allowed Savic to get to half guard.
Tudor trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tudor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tudor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Savic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tudor controlling the position.
Savic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Savic wants to stand but Tudor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tudor working a defensive guard here.
Savic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Savic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tudor on the ground.
Tudor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tudor wants to sweep but no luck.
Tudor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Savic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Tudor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Savic swats away the attempt to clinch by Tudor.
Tudor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savic.
Boban Savic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savic throws a right and a left that Tudor avoids nicely.
Savic cracks Tudor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Savic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savic with a jab.
That has opened up Henry Tudor's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Savic misses with a hook.
Savic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tudor.
Tudor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Savic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudor is looking to take a break and control but Savic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tudor controlling the position.
Savic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tudor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Savic is avoiding damage well.
Tudor is looking to take a break and control but Savic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Tudor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Savic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Savic tries to get out of the position.
Tudor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Savic parries the strikes from Tudor easily there. Tudor is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Savic to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tudor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savic.
Tudor moves out of range of the strikes.
Savic throws a big shot that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Savic. No joy for Tudor on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tudor tries to clinch but Savic moves out of range.
Savic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tudor on the side of the head.
Tudor slips under a jab.
Tudor shoots in for a takedown but Savic shows good takedown defense.
Savic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tudor is breathing heavily.
Tudor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savic.
Savic throws a shot from downtown. Tudor moves away and avoids it.
Savic misses with a straight right.
Savic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The cut above Henry Tudor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudor fails with a takedown attempt.
Boban Savic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Tudor.
Tudor is looking to clinch but Savic is avoiding it.
Boban Savic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Savic misses.
Savic lands a jab to Tudor's midsection.
Savic misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Savic misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tudor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Savic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Tudor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Savic throws out a loose jab but Tudor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savic lands a big uppercut and Tudor crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tudor looks OK. Savic waves Tudor back to his feet!
Savic closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Tudor out cold! Tudor corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Boban Savic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rui Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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249 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rui Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Gaston!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigues looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rodrigues perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gaston is trying to maintain the position but Rodrigues is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodrigues tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gaston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gaston is trying to control but can't.
Gaston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rodrigues.
Gaston missing with punches from the bottom.
Gaston pushes Rodrigues off and gets back to his feet.
Gaston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Rodrigues's face as Gaston controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston advances to full mount.
Gaston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rodrigues is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gaston with good strikes from the mount here!
Rodrigues tries to lock up and control but Gaston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gaston wants to control the pace but Rodrigues is squirming around nicely.
Rodrigues is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Gaston cracks Rodrigues with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gaston looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rodrigues is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gaston controlling his opponent.
Rodrigues blocking the ground and pound.
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.
Gaston wants to finish this one by submission but Rodrigues is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gaston.
Gaston looks gassed!
Gaston avoids the attempt from Rodrigues to control.
Gaston wants to control the pace but Rodrigues is squirming around nicely.
Rodrigues slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gaston working Rodrigues over with strikes.
Rodrigues tries to get to full guard but Gaston has control of the leg.
Rodrigues has hold of Gaston's hands but Gaston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Rodrigues trying to hold on to Gaston's head to control him but Gaston postures up.
Gaston decides to stand and escape the position.
Rodrigues could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gaston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rodrigues!
Rodrigues takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gaston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rodrigues is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Gaston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gaston scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rodrigues is looking to improve his position.
Gaston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gaston is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gaston prevents Rodrigues from improving his position.
Rodrigues is looking to get back to is feet but Gaston passes into side control.
Gaston trying to control the position but Rodrigues is working away.
You can see the frustration on Rodrigues's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gaston is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gaston bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gaston looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gaston in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gaston throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gaston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gaston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodrigues knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gaston goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rodrigues rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gaston's guard! Nice work there by Rodrigues!
Rodrigues stands up from Gaston's guard - Rodrigues perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Gaston circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston with a poor takedown
and Rodrigues holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rodrigues's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rui Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaston tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rodrigues counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gaston is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaston tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodrigues swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaston is defended easily by Rodrigues.
Gaston tries to clinch but Rodrigues moves away
and Rodrigues counters with a single leg into guard. Gaston didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston is looking to stand up but Rodrigues isn't so interested in that idea.
Gaston had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rodrigues is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gaston Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rodrigues's back instead.
Rodrigues looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gaston biding his time, controlling Rodrigues.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rui Rodrigues will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gaston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodrigues makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaston shoots and misses
and Rodrigues counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaston misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodrigues throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Gaston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaston tries for a takedown but Rodrigues circles away easily
and Rodrigues counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodrigues fails with the takedown
and Gaston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston passes Rodrigues's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rodrigues is defending against the submission attempts here by Gaston.
Rodrigues trying to control but Gaston postures up.
Rodrigues looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gaston controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gaston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gaston trying to pass the guard but Rodrigues defending well.
Rodrigues wants to control but Gaston is keeping busy.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gaston looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gaston throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodrigues kicks Gaston off and gets to his feet.
Rodrigues moves away from the strike by Gaston.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but Gaston moves out of range.
Rodrigues with a poor takedown
so Gaston counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rui Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues trying to control the position.
Gaston postures up in Rodrigues's guard and throws a big left but Rodrigues blocks it.
Gaston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gaston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston misses with a takedown attempt - Rodrigues sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodrigues tries to avoid it but Gaston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodrigues to the ground. Rodrigues escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaston tries to clinch up
and Rodrigues makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gaston really felt that one!
Rodrigues looks for a takedown but Gaston sprawls well.
Gaston fails to land the takedown.
Gaston clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodrigues pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Gaston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gaston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Gaston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Feathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Walker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Feathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Walker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feathers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Feathers.
John Feathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Feathers shows good takedown defense.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Feathers sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John Feathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Walker.
Feathers misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Feathers. That snapped Walker's head back.
It looks like Gabriel Walker has been cut.
Feathers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Feathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Feathers wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.
Walker advances to half guard.
Walker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Feathers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Feathers kicks off Walker and gets to his feet.
Feathers leaves Walker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Walker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Feathers swivels and escapes.
Walker looks gassed!
Feathers swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Walker lands a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Feathers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Feathers could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Feathers tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Feathers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Feathers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Feathers is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feathers is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Walker is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker scores with punches from side control.
Walker stands up.
Feathers misses with a jab to the body
and Walker counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feathers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Feathers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
John Feathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker shoots in but Feathers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Feathers wants to land a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
Walker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Feathers sprawls well initially but Walker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Walker working Feathers over with strikes.
Feathers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Feathers tries to get out of the position.
Feathers wants to get back to his feet.
Walker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Feathers's face.
Walker looking to secure an arm triangle but Feathers defends it well.
Feathers bucks Walker off and manages to get back to his feet!
Walker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Feathers but Feathers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Feathers throws a combination that misses
and Feathers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Feathers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Feathers throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walker - that will leave a mark!
Walker tries for a takedown but Feathers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Feathers throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Feathers as he jumps to the side.
Walker shoots in but Feathers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Feathers does no damage.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Feathers is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Feathers circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Feathers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Feathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Feathers swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Feathers stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Feathers throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Walker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Feathers.
Feathers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Feathers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Feathers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown. Feathers tries to sprawl out of it but Walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Feathers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Feathers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Feathers stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Feathers misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a shoot takedown. Feathers fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Walker passes to full mount!
Walker wants to finish this one by submission but Feathers is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feathers squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Walker content just to control the position here.
Walker wants to take his opponent's back but Feathers doesn't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feathers squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Walker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Feathers looks a forlorn figure.
Feathers wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Feathers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.
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.
Walker looking to secure an arm triangle but Feathers defends it well.
Feathers is trying to escape the mount but Walker keeps good control and instead manages to take Feathers's back.
Walker has got one arm under Feathers's chin. This could be trouble... Feathers trying to control the other hand but Walker gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Feathers has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Walker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Kalmakoura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pertti Kalmakoura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Baller does no damage.
Baller misses with a hook. Kalmakoura ducked under it nicely.
Kalmakoura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baller.
Baller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kalmakoura.
Kalmakoura clinches.
Kalmakoura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baller is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kalmakoura is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Baller to the mat. Baller regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalmakoura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kalmakoura looking to pass the guard.
Baller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kalmakoura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kalmakoura 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.
Baller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kalmakoura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baller looks gassed!
Kalmakoura drops back looking for a leg! Baller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Baller manages to kick Kalmakoura off! Kalmakoura jumps back into Baller's guard.
Kalmakoura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Kalmakoura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kalmakoura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalmakoura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kalmakoura stopping the sweep attempt from Baller.
Kalmakoura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kalmakoura has managed to get both his arms back between Baller's legs - danger averted.
Kalmakoura 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.
Kalmakoura trying to control the position from guard on top but Baller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalmakoura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baller looking for a guillotine here but Kalmakoura defends easily.
Baller lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kalmakoura!
Baller wants to finish this one by submission but Kalmakoura is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Baller.
Kalmakoura tries to lock up and control but Baller gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Baller won't let Kalmakoura get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kalmakoura can't escape the position.
Baller throws some wild stikes that Kalmakoura manages to avoid easily.
Baller with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalmakoura has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Baller is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Baller extends the arm and Kalmakoura is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Baller!
Paul Baller is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan van der Burgt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodie Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van der Burgt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sepultura - Angel. Jonathan van der Burgt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan van der Burgt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodie Tua!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from van der Burgt.
Tua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from van der Burgt.
Nice takedown defense from van der Burgt. No joy for Tua on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
van der Burgt misses with a body shot.
Tua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as van der Burgt throws out the jab.
Tua is looking to clinch but van der Burgt is avoiding it.
Tua scores with a takedown into van der Burgt's guard.
Tua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. van der Burgt is keeping the position for now.
Tua tries to stand but van der Burgt is controlling from the bottom.
van der Burgt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Burgt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tua's guard.
van der Burgt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
van der Burgt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tua striking off his back but it's not causing van der Burgt any problems.
Tua keeping moving, preventing van der Burgt from controlling successfully.
van der Burgt stops Tua from standing up.
Tua is trying to keep van der Burgt in close.
Tua manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. van der Burgt manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua stopping the sweep attempt from van der Burgt.
van der Burgt trying to keep a closed guard but Tua is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now van der Burgt is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
van der Burgt passes Tua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with van der Burgt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
van der Burgt trying to control from half guard but Tua is working away.
Tua punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van der Burgt trying to pass the guard but Tua defending well.
Tua pushes van der Burgt off looking to stand but van der Burgt dives back in and keeps control.
Tua looks gassed!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
van der Burgt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
van der Burgt wants to work for an arm triangle but Tua is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tua is looking to improve his position.
van der Burgt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tua's head.
van der Burgt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
van der Burgt trying to control from half guard but Tua is working away.
van der Burgt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua is trying to stand up here but van der Burgt is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tua is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tua tries to clinch but van der Burgt moves out of range.
Tua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
van der Burgt has his takedown stuffed
and Tua counters with a takedown into side control.
Tua scoring with punches from side control.
Tua tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
van der Burgt gets back to half guard.
van der Burgt works his way to full guard. Good work.
van der Burgt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodie Tua will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
van der Burgt misses the shot to the body.
van der Burgt with a hook.
It looks like Rodie Tua has been cut.
van der Burgt sends Tua crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! van der Burgt is motioning to the referee to let Tua up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tua is rocked!
Jonathan van der Burgt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from van der Burgt.
van der Burgt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tua works his way to full guard. Good work.
van der Burgt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tua is breathing heavily.
van der Burgt throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from van der Burgt.
van der Burgt forces his way into half guard.
Tua is refusing to be controlled, as van der Burgt sits in half guard.
van der Burgt moves into full mount! Tua won't be happy about that!
Tua tries to lock up and control but van der Burgt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, van der Burgt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
van der Burgt has control of Tua's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tua regains control of the situation pretty easily.
van der Burgt 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.
Tua is bucking up trying to escape but van der Burgt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua is trying to escape the mount.
van der Burgt throwing strikes here but Tua is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tua can't escape the position.
van der Burgt tries to control but Tua wriggling away.
van der Burgt breaks from Tua's wrist control and lands an elbow.
van der Burgt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tua looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
van der Burgt raining down shots from the mount!
Tua is still in real trouble! Can van der Burgt finish him?
A nice elbow there by van der Burgt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by van der Burgt.
Tua seems to have recovered his senses.
Tua flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
van der Burgt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
van der Burgt tries to control but Tua wriggling away.
van der Burgt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tua is desperately trying to improve his position but van der Burgt has a good base and remains in mount.
Poor strikes thrown by van der Burgt there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
van der Burgt is going olschool here, as he tries to force Tua to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tua shrugs it off.
Tua is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
van der Burgt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Burgt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tua is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tua holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as van der Burgt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jonathan van der Burgt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
van der Burgt lands a nice shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
van der Burgt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
van der Burgt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tua is looking to escape.
Tua can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
van der Burgt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tua tries to reverse the position but van der Burgt maintains control.
van der Burgt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan van der Burgt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodie Tua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
van der Burgt misses with a wild body shot.
van der Burgt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
van der Burgt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tua throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
van der Burgt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
van der Burgt's corner calls for a 1-2. van der Burgt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tua dodges the punch combination from van der Burgt.
van der Burgt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
van der Burgt takes a swing at Tua's ribcage but misses.
Tua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tua feints and as van der Burgt raises his hands in defense, Tua changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Burgt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tua's guard.
van der Burgt throwing strikes from guard but Tua blocks nicely.
van der Burgt postures up in Tua's guard and throws a big left but Tua blocks it.
van der Burgt trying to control but Tua is working from the bottom.
Tua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tua can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as van der Burgt controls the pace.
Tua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from van der Burgt.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling van der Burgt to score with a decent uppercut.
van der Burgt drops Tua with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tua looks back up at him and smiles so van der Burgt waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but van der Burgt swivels and escapes.
van der Burgt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. van der Burgt showed some decent athleticism there.
van der Burgt wants to take a breather but Tua is having none of it.
Well, if van der Burgt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
van der Burgt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua trying to control but van der Burgt postures up.
van der Burgt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tua blocking the ground and pound attempt from van der Burgt.
van der Burgt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from van der Burgt.
van der Burgt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tua misses with some strikes from the bottom.
van der Burgt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tua's head.
Tua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
van der Burgt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tua's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
van der Burgt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Burgt scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Tua's face as van der Burgt controls the position.
Tua is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tua is not content to let van der Burgt control the position.
Tua struggling a bit here.
van der Burgt has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tua!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van der Burgt controlling his opponent.
van der Burgt looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan van der Burgt clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rodie Tua's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
van der Burgt lands with a shot to the body.
van der Burgt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
van der Burgt misses the body punch
and Tua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
van der Burgt lands with a big left! Tua is wobbled badly! van der Burgt comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Tua to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jonathan van der Burgt!
Jonathan van der Burgt retains his super heavyweight title!
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