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MGFL 9: Magnus PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oba Bakker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bakker has chosen Biggie Smalls & Puff Daddy - Victory as his entrance music. Oba Bakker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Black Mamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oba Bakker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mamba actively working from the bottom here.
Bakker wants to pass to mount but Mamba is defending the position.
Mamba is trying to maintain the position but Bakker is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakker stalling.
Bakker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mamba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mamba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bakker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bakker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mamba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bakker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bakker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bakker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba looking for a guillotine here but Bakker defends easily.
Bakker looking to pass the guard.
Bakker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mamba's head.
Mamba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bakker defends well.
Bakker content to stall in guard here.
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.
Bakker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mamba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bakker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mamba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bakker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mamba had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bakker is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mamba Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bakker's back instead.
Mamba working for a choke but Bakker is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakker trying to get back to his feet but Mamba is in full control for now.
Bakker trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mamba is cranking Bakker's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Bakker! He's tightened the choke and Bakker is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Black Mamba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Krujcek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mike nelson 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Krujcek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mike nelson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krujcek keeps the fight on the outside.
nelson scores with a body shot.
Krujcek looks to score with a jab to the body but nelson is just out of range.
nelson shoots in but Krujcek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krujcek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Krujcek lands.
Krujcek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from nelson.
nelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Krujcek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
nelson moves into the clinch.
nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
nelson tries to pull guard but Krujcek holds him up against the cage and eventually nelson drops back down to his feet.
nelson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Krujcek walks away with a smile on his face. nelson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aleksander Krujcek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike nelson.
Krujcek misses with a double jab.
Krujcek dives in and grabs nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. nelson pushes down on Krujcek's head and hops out.
Krujcek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from nelson.
Krujcek closes the distance and clinches.
Krujcek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krujcek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
nelson can't get the takedown.
Krujcek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite nelson's efforts to push away.
Krujcek tries to break the clinch but nelson is controlling the position.
Krujcek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt nelson or not.
Krujcek slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Krujcek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krujcek working hard to break the clinch.
Krujcek has had enough of the clinch but nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Krujcek misses with a knee to the head.
Krujcek is trying to force a seperation but nelson has the dominant position.
nelson letting Krujcek take a breather here.
nelson has Krujcek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krujcek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
nelson tries for a takedown but Krujcek manages to get underhooks.
nelson looks gassed!
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.
nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
nelson cracks Krujcek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
nelson dives in and grabs Krujcek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krujcek pushes down on nelson's head and hops out.
Krujcek cracks nelson with a right hand to the side of the head.
nelson takes one to the side of the head.
Krujcek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krujcek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krujcek.
No joy there for Krujcek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
nelson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krujcek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krujcek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krujcek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Krujcek connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krujcek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krujcek throws out a powerful jab.
Krujcek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krujcek tries a head kick but it misses.
Aleksander Krujcek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krujcek throws and low kick but nelson moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from nelson. No joy for Krujcek on that attempt.
nelson wants to clinch up but Krujcek keeps it at a distance.
nelson moves forwards but Krujcek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
nelson stuffs the takedown.
nelson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krujcek sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten nelson somewhat.
Krujcek misses the jab.
nelson scores with a jab. Krujcek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Krujcek looks to land a left hand but nelson moved out of range nicely.
Krujcek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krujcek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
nelson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krujcek counters with a straight right hand.
Krujcek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krujcek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krujcek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krujcek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krujcek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krujcek misses with a few strikes there.
Krujcek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Krujcek.
Krujcek is trying hard to land a takedown here. nelson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Krujcek throws a jab when nelson was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Krujcek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
nelson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krujcek's head backwards.
Krujcek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krujcek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krujcek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
nelson shoots in and drives through. Krujcek sprawls well.
Krujcek moves away from the strike by nelson.
nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krujcek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krujcek.
Aleksander Krujcek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krujcek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by nelson.
nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krujcek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Krujcek shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
nelson actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nelson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krujcek pulls his head out easily.
nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krujcek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
nelson wants to improve his position but Krujcek is controlling well.
nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Krujcek is nestled in close to nelson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Krujcek seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Krujcek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for nelson on the ground.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krujcek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krujcek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Krujcek fails with the takedown.
Krujcek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Krujcek. No joy for nelson on that attempt.
Aleksander Krujcek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike nelson.
nelson moves out of range as Krujcek throws a body kick.
Krujcek throws a leg kick but nelson moved away.
nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krujcek throws a left and a right that both miss
and nelson moves into the clinch.
Krujcek manages to break the clinch.
Krujcek throws out a leg kick but nelson moves out of range and Krujcek only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krujcek moves into range and clinches up with nelson.
Krujcek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Krujcek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krujcek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aleksander Krujcek is winning the standup battle so far.
Krujcek throws a solid leg kick but nelson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krujcek.
Krujcek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and nelson is able to avoid easily.
Krujcek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Krujcek.
Krujcek misses with a straight right.
nelson staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Krujcek coming out on top.
Krujcek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krujcek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krujcek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but nelson manages to avoid it.
No luck for nelson with that takedown attempt.
Krujcek tries to close the distance and clinch up but nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
nelson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Krujcek.
nelson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Krujcek is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for nelson.
nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krujcek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krujcek connects with a right hand. nelson shakes it off.
nelson slips a jab from Krujcek.
Krujcek clinches up against the cage.
Krujcek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but nelson has him pressed against the cage.
nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Krujcek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Krujcek stalling against the cage.
Krujcek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from nelson.
nelson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Krujcek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Krujcek misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Krujcek dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Krujcek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krujcek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krujcek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
nelson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krujcek counters with a straight right hand.
Krujcek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krujcek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
nelson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krujcek tried to score with a low kick but nelson checks it.
Krujcek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krujcek throws a series of punches but nelson avoids them all with ease.
nelson blocks a jab.
nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Krujcek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krujcek is pressed up against the cage. nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Krujcek down to the mat. Krujcek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Krujcek cracks nelson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by nelson.
Krujcek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
nelson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krujcek on the side of the head.
Krujcek connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from nelson misses.
nelson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Krujcek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from nelson.
nelson fails with the takedown.
Krujcek lands an overhand right.
Krujcek moves into range and clinches up with nelson.
Krujcek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but nelson has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Krujcek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krujcek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krujcek misses with a body kick.
Krujcek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krujcek misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Krujcek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krujcek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from nelson.
Aleksander Krujcek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike nelson.
Krujcek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as nelson throws out the jab.
Krujcek tries to clinch
and nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from nelson is defended easily by Krujcek.
Krujcek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krujcek fails to land with a series of punches.
Krujcek misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Krujcek. No joy for nelson on that attempt.
Krujcek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krujcek missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Krujcek won't allow it.
Krujcek is trying to force a seperation but nelson has the dominant position.
nelson tries to work over Krujcek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
nelson can't get the takedown.
Krujcek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krujcek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Krujcek has had enough of the clinch but nelson keeps him there for the moment.
nelson has Krujcek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krujcek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krujcek lands a right hand.
nelson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
nelson keeps control of Krujcek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krujcek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krujcek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Krujcek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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.
Krujcek can't break the clinch.
nelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krujcek's efforts to push away.
Krujcek misses with an elbow strike.
Krujcek avoiding damage.
Krujcek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krujcek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krujcek tries to land a leg kick but nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from nelson as Krujcek shoots in.
nelson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
mike nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksander Krujcek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
nelson takes a swing at Krujcek's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Krujcek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krujcek 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Krujcek!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between dick dasterdly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dick dasterdly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dirk Overeem's 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, dick dasterdly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem 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.
Overeem postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Overeem stopping the sweep attempt from dasterdly.
Overeem trying to control the position from guard on top but dasterdly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dasterdly is trying to control the position but Overeem postures up.
Overeem drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Overeem jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Overeem throwing strikes but missing.
Overeem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
dasterdly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
dasterdly with a poor takedown
and Overeem counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on dasterdly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Overeem has hold of dasterdly's arm. He's looking for a kimura. dasterdly seems comfortable defending it but Overeem has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! dasterdly is real pain and he's forced to tap out! dasterdly is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Overeem couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dirk Overeem!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aranja Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Glitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glitter has chosen Rock and Roll as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gary Glitter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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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, Aranja Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Glitter!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glitter just misses with a punch to the body.
Rios lands with a slapping head kick.
Rios has managed to clinch.
Glitter taking a breather.
Glitter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rios throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Glitter looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Rios - just one landing.
Aranja Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glitter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rios's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rios duly obliges.
Rios pushes Glitter up against the cage in a clinch.
Rios changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Glitter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rios uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Glitter has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Rios.
Glitter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rios is looking to clinch but Glitter is avoiding it.
Rios closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rios is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios looking to throw knees to the head but Glitter is blocking nicely.
Rios is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Glitter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Rios.
Rios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rios obliges.
Rios landing knees to the head.
Rios lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Glitter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rios landing knees to the body.
Glitter struggles to land a body shot inside as Rios controls his hands.
Rios manages to break the clinch.
Rios explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gary Glitter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rios connects with a high kick.
Rios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rios is looking to clinch.
Rios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rios.
Glitter swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
Rios wants to clinch up but Glitter keeps it at a distance.
Rios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glitter.
Rios darts in and clinches Glitter up against the cage.
Rios tries to stall but Glitter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Glitter cracks Rios with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glitter lands a left hand.
Rios prevents Glitter from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Glitter.
Glitter can't break the clinch.
Rios tries a knee to the head but Glitter blocks it.
Rios keeps control of Glitter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Glitter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rios up against the cage.
Glitter working hard to break the clinch.
Glitter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Glitter breaks from the clinch.
Glitter throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Rios finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Glitter swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
Glitter throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Rios tries to clinch up but Glitter circles away and keeps his distance.
Rios throws a head kick that misses.
Rios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rios with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Glitter to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Aranja Rios has been cut.
Glitter takes a swing at Rios's ribcage but misses.
Rios avoids the body shot from Glitter.
Rios throws a front kick aimed at Glitter's knee but Glitter avoids it well.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glitter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glitter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Glitter.
A frustrated look appears on Glitter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Glitter - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glitter is leaning against Rios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Glitter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Glitter is working Rios over against the cage.
Glitter is working Rios over against the cage.
Glitter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Come on Glitter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Glitter breaks from the clinch.
Rios moves out of range of the strikes.
Glitter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rios.
Glitter misses with a looping left.
Glitter looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.
Glitter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rios looks to clinch
and Glitter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glitter jabs at Rios's body.
Glitter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rios.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aranja Rios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aranja Rios's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Glitter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glitter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aranja Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rios tries to clinch but Glitter moves away
and Glitter counters with a nice body shot.
Glitter throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Rios tumbling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glitter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rios, up you get!
Glitter connects with a single shot there.
Aranja Rios's cut is getting worse.
Rios staying out of range there.
Rios tries to clinch but Glitter is having none of it.
Glitter throws out a loose jab but Rios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glitter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Glitter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glitter misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Glitter catches Rios right on the button with a cross.
Gary Glitter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rios throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glitter.
Rios moves out of range of the strikes.
Glitter swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
Glitter lands a jab to Rios's midsection.
Glitter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Glitter does it's job there.
Rios tries to clinch up
and Glitter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glitter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glitter looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.
Rios is looking to clinch but Glitter is avoiding it.
Rios lands a nice shot that snaps Glitter's head back.
Rios darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rios takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glitter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Glitter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rios.
Glitter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glitter slips a jab and a cross from Rios.
Glitter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Glitter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rios at a distance.
Rios wants to clinch but Glitter slips to the side
and Glitter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glitter.
Glitter misses with a wild body shot.
Rios smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Glitter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rios clinches but Glitter breaks the clinch
and Glitter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Glitter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glitter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Glitter.
Nice body punch from Glitter.
Glitter stalling in the clinch.
Glitter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Glitter cracks Rios with a nice body shot.
Glitter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Glitter.
Rios is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glitter stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glitter.
Glitter is trying to break the clinch but Rios has him pressed against the cage.
Glitter is trying to break the clinch but Rios has him pressed against the cage.
Glitter breaks from the clinch.
Rios attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Glitter there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Glitter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glitter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rios moves into the clinch.
Glitter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rios prevents Glitter from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glitter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glitter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Glitter.
Good body shot from Glitter.
Glitter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glitter slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Glitter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aranja Rios's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rios takes one to the side of the head.
Rios lands a high kick!
Rios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glitter forces Rios back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glitter.
Rios stalling in the clinch but Glitter improves position.
Glitter trying to control the position but instead, Rios has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glitter into the cage.
Rios is looking to break free of the clinch but Glitter has double underhooks.
Glitter tries to break the clinch but Rios is controlling the position.
Glitter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gary Glitter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Glitter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glitter stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Glitter.
Glitter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Glitter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glitter wants to break free but Rios has control.
Rios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Glitter scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Glitter as the two fighters clinch.
Glitter working hard to break the clinch.
Glitter can't break the clinch.
Glitter has Rios pressed against the cage.
Glitter can't break the clinch.
Glitter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glitter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rios has him pressed against the cage.
Glitter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rios keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glitter's efforts to push away.
Glitter has Rios pushed against the cage.
Rios wants to break the clinch but can't.
Glitter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glitter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rios keeps control of Glitter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rios tries a knee to the head but Glitter blocks it.
Glitter is trying to break the clinch but Rios is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glitter has had enough of the clinch but Rios keeps him there for the moment.
Rios letting Glitter take a breather here.
Rios looking to stall.
Glitter is pushing Rios up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A left hand lands to the body for Glitter.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Glitter stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Glitter's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glitter.
Glitter is leaning against Rios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Glitter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rios's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Glitter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Glitter lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glitter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glitter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Glitter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Glitter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glitter working hard to break the clinch.
Glitter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glitter has Rios pushed against the cage.
Rios can't break the clinch.
Glitter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rios is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Glitter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rios prevents Glitter from breaking the clinch.
Glitter blocks a body shot from Rios.
Rios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Glitter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Glitter.
Glitter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rios is keeping busy.
Glitter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gary Glitter.
Glitter thuds a left hand into Rios's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glitter throws a big shot that misses.
Rios connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rios staying out of range there.
Rios throws a low kick, looking for Glitter's leg but Glitter calmly moves out of range.
Glitter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Glitter.
Glitter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rios at a distance.
Glitter works Rios's body with a nice hook.
Glitter throws a jab when Rios was well out of range.
Glitter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rios makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rios. That's going to slow Glitter down.
Rios tries to keep at a distance but Glitter has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Glitter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Glitter 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Glitter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ndamukong Suh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leus Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BLUNT- "The Iron Maiden". This should be a great matchup!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ndamukong Suh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leus Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Suh misses.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andersen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andersen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suh.
Suh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Suh could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Suh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andersen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Suh does no damage.
Suh misses with the combination.
Andersen is looking to clinch.
Suh throws a right and a left that Andersen avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersen clinches up with Suh and pushes him back against the cage.
Andersen tries a body shot but Suh blocks it.
Andersen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andersen scores with a hook to the body.
Suh is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Andersen.
Andersen scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersen lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Andersen.
Andersen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Andersen lands a body shot.
Andersen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andersen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Andersen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andersen works on Suh's body with a couple of short punches.
Andersen lands a nice uppercut.
Suh prevents the takedown attempt.
Andersen lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Andersen.
Andersen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Suhs head.
Andersen works on Suh's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Andersen.
Andersen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suh.
Suh takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Andersen.
Andersen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suh backwards.
Andersen lands a right hand.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suh avoids it.
Andersen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andersen goes for a takedown attempt but Suh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A left and a right from Andersen both land. Nice combination.
Andersen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andersen scores with a takedown into Suh's guard.
Andersen thows a big elbow that misses.
Suh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andersen on the ground.
Andersen stands up over Suh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andersen controls the pace.
Andersen wants to control from the top but Suh keeps moving.
Andersen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Andersen thows a big elbow that misses.
Andersen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Andersen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andersen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andersen.
Andersen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Suh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersen with a nice head shot there.
Andersen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leus Andersen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Andersen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andersen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Andersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Suh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Suh tries to get out of the position.
Andersen is looking to work some ground and pound but Suh has wrist control.
Andersen has gone for a leg lock! Suh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Andersen's guard.
Andersen wants to sweep here but Suh controlling him for the moment.
Andersen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suh defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andersen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andersen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Suh is now in half guard.
Andersen trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Andersen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Suh should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Andersen has tightened it up now! Suh should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Leus Andersen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Barbedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Janda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbedo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Can Your Pussy Do The Dog. Fernando Barbedo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Barbedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Janda!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbedo shoots in and bounces Janda off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Janda trying to keep a closed guard but Barbedo is proving a slippery customer.
Barbedo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Janda wants to sweep but no luck.
Barbedo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Janda's guard.
Janda is trying to control the position but Barbedo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbedo landing some decent shots from guard.
Barbedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barbedo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbedo lands a couple of elbows.
Janda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barbedo's guard.
Barbedo wants to stand up but Janda is controlling him.
Barbedo keeping full guard, as Janda tries to pass.
Barbedo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Janda on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbedo keeping moving, preventing Janda from controlling successfully.
Janda prevents Barbedo from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbedo wriggles free and stands up.
Janda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbedo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Janda's half guard.
Barbedo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barbedo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barbedo throwing shots but Janda is blocking nicely.
Barbedo working the head and body with strikes.
Barbedo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janda trying to hold on to Barbedo's head to control him but Barbedo postures up.
Janda is looking to improve his position.
Barbedo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Janda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Janda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barbedo manages to get himself to full guard.
Janda trying to control but Barbedo is working from the bottom.
Janda won't allow Barbedo to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbedo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Janda drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barbedo dives on top into guard.
Barbedo throwing strikes from guard but Janda blocks nicely.
Janda looking for a sweep. Not yet Janda, not yet.
Barbedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Janda trying to keep a closed guard but Barbedo is proving a slippery customer.
Barbedo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbedo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barbedo works over Janda with some ground and pound from guard.
Barbedo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Janda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barbedo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Janda sprawls well initially but Barbedo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbedo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barbedo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barbedo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barbedo is breathing heavily.
Janda gets back to full guard.
Barbedo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Janda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barbedo won't allow Janda to sweep him here.
Janda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barbedo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barbedo punching from mount but Janda doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Janda bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Barbedo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Barbedo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Janda feints and then cracks Barbedo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbedo down.
Janda throws a wild body kick that Barbedo sees coming a mile off.
Barbedo 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.
Barbedo stopping the sweep attempt from Janda.
Janda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barbedo!
Barbedo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Janda misses with a head shot.
Barbedo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Janda is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Barbedo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Janda punching from mount but Barbedo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Janda is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janda looking to control but Barbedo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barbedo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Barbedo can't escape the position.
Janda goes for an armbar but Barbedo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Barbedo.
Janda has a closed guard, preventing Barbedo from standing up.
Janda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Barbedo throwing strikes but missing.
Barbedo throws a strike but Janda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barbedo wants to stand up but Janda is controlling him.
Barbedo kicks Janda off and gets to his feet.
Barbedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbedo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Janda won't allow Barbedo to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janda gets back to full guard.
Barbedo is in close to Janda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barbedo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Janda controls Barbedo momentarily but Barbedo frees himself.
Barbedo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Janda controls Barbedo momentarily but Barbedo frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Janda is on top in guard.
Janda passes Barbedo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbedo has one foot on Janda's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Janda slaps away a takedown attempt from Barbedo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Janda throws a head kick that misses.
Janda scores with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Janda. Barbedo shrugs it off though.
Janda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernando Barbedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janda throws a right hand that Barbedo ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbedo also avoids with ease.
Janda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbedo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barbedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janda throws a head kick that Barbedo semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Janda tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbedo fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Janda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Barbedo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Janda.
Janda thuds a left hand into Barbedo's body.
Fernando Barbedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janda misses with a body kick.
Janda digs a good body shot into Barbedo's ribs.
Janda lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Janda.
Janda takes the fight into the clinch.
Janda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Janda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janda scores a nice knee to the body.
Barbedo gets control of Janda's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barbedo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Janda slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barbedo wants to control but Janda postures up.
Barbedo trying to control but Janda flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbedo prevents Janda from getting a body triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janda looking for the choke from the back.
Janda has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Barbedo wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Barbedo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Janda looking to control but Barbedo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Janda goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Barbedo turns into him and now he's in Janda's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbedo working some strikes from top position.
Barbedo stands up from Janda's guard - Barbedo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Barbedo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barbedo is thwarting Janda's attempts to control the position.
Barbedo thows a huge punch but Janda dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janda manages to get to full guard.
Barbedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Janda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Janda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbedo is one step ahead there.
Barbedo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barbedo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barbedo thows a big elbow that misses.
Barbedo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barbedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Janda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Barbedo or perhaps it was just good defense by Janda which made him look bad.
Janda cracks the inside of Barbedo's front leg.
Janda lands a head kick. Barbedo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Janda scores with a one two! Barbedo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barbedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Janda throws a head kick but Barbedo moves out of range.
Barbedo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Janda as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Janda, right into the meat.
Barbedo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Janda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Janda 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Janda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Hooidjonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravish McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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245 lbs
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Hooidjonk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ravish McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hooidjonk manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hooidjonk.
Hooidjonk doesn't manage to clinch there - McTavish circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from McTavish misses the target.
Hooidjonk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooidjonk tries to clinch there but McTavish circles away.
McTavish lands with a right hand.
Hooidjonk fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Hooidjonk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish throws a shot from downtown. Hooidjonk moves away and avoids it.
Hooidjonk moves out of range of the strikes.
McTavish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hooidjonk.
Hooidjonk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McTavish lands with a straight right. Hooidjonk didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Hooidjonk as he checks the leg kick.
McTavish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hooidjonk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooidjonk trying to mount his opponent but McTavish defends it.
Hooidjonk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hooidjonk wants to advance to full mount but McTavish doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
McTavish is looking to stand up but Hooidjonk isn't so interested in that idea.
McTavish keeping moving, preventing Hooidjonk from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish wants to stand up but Hooidjonk is controlling him.
Hooidjonk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hooidjonk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McTavish throws a hook to the side of Hooidjonk's head but Hooidjonk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hooidjonk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McTavish!
McTavish avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hooidjonk.
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.
Hooidjonk moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, McTavish has worked his arm free - good work by McTavish!
Hooidjonk working away.
McTavish dodges the ground and pound from Hooidjonk.
Hooidjonk creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McTavish sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hooidjonk goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McTavish has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hooidjonk but great work by McTavish.
Hooidjonk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McTavish wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hooidjonk tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but McTavish presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
McTavish controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ravish McTavish will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McTavish stuffs the takedown attempt from Hooidjonk. Hooidjonk gets slowly back to his feet.
McTavish throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooidjonk fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hooidjonk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Hooidjonk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooidjonk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McTavish's waist but McTavish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hooidjonk off to one side.
McTavish lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McTavish tries to bum rush Hooidjonk with a series of wild strikes but Hooidjonk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hooidjonk shoots in but no luck this time.
Hooidjonk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooidjonk defending well as McTavish loads up on a big left hand.
Hooidjonk shoots in for a takedown but McTavish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McTavish lands with an overhand left.
McTavish waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hooidjonk.
Hooidjonk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McTavish as he jumps to the side.
Hooidjonk fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooidjonk ducks under a wild hook from McTavish.
No luck for Hooidjonk with that takedown attempt.
McTavish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hooidjonk.
Hooidjonk fails with a takedown attempt.
McTavish misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hooidjonk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hooidjonk avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTavish thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTavish lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hooidjonk fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravish McTavish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hooidjonk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hooidjonk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McTavish swivels and escapes.
Hooidjonk dives in and grabs McTavish's left leg, looking for a takedown. McTavish pushes down on Hooidjonk's head and hops out.
McTavish scores with a jab. Hooidjonk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Bob Hooidjonk has been cut.
McTavish throws a jab but it's blocked by Hooidjonk.
Hooidjonk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hooidjonk 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish is trying to stand back up but Hooidjonk is controlling him
Hooidjonk with the ground and pound but McTavish uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hooidjonk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hooidjonk wants to pass the guard but McTavish is keeping the position.
McTavish wants to stand but Hooidjonk is controlling the position.
Hooidjonk trying to control the position from guard on top but McTavish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
McTavish has Hooidjonk pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hooidjonk fails with an attempt to clinch.
McTavish misses with a leg kick
and Hooidjonk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McTavish's guard now.
Hooidjonk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hooidjonk wants to control from the top but McTavish keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hooidjonk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hooidjonk is looking to work some ground and pound but McTavish has wrist control.
Hooidjonk thows a big elbow that misses.
Hooidjonk wants to pass the guard but McTavish is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooidjonk postures up and lands a big shot to McTavish's brow.
Hooidjonk throws a big right hand that misses.
Hooidjonk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McTavish is keeping the position for now.
Hooidjonk is looking to work some ground and pound but McTavish has wrist control.
Ravish McTavish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
McTavish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hooidjonk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hooidjonk wants to pass the guard but McTavish is keeping the position.
Hooidjonk trying to control but McTavish is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hooidjonk throws a strike but McTavish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McTavish wants to stand but Hooidjonk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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 Bob Hooidjonk.
I think McTavish 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janssen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Orgineel Amsterdam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Janssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Janssen throws a push kick but Kerr slaps the foot to one side.
Kerr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Janssen at a distance.
Janssen misses the shot to the body.
Janssen fails with a takedown attempt.
Janssen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kerr pinned against the cage. Kerr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Janssen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Janssen shoots in for a takedown but Kerr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Janssen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerr drops Janssen with a right and a left! Kerr comes rushing in but Janssen regains his composure and manages to keep Kerr in guard.
Janssen is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janssen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Janssen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kerr has picked Janssen up and slammed him! Janssen can't keep hold of the triangle and Kerr manages to pass to side control!
Kerr wants to stand but Janssen is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janssen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kerr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen regains half guard.
Kerr wants to stand but Janssen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Janssen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Janssen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kerr throws out a powerful jab.
Kerr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kerr stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Janssen.
Janssen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr misses with a wild combination.
Kerr lands a right hook to the body.
Kerr thuds a left hand into Janssen's body.
Kerr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kerr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Janssen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Janssen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kerr lands with a nice combination. Janssen backs away looking to recover.
Kerr misses with a double jab.
Kerr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kerr.
Kerr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kerr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left and a right from Kerr both land. Nice combination.
Janssen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Janssen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kerr avoids it really well and circles away.
Kerr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Janssen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kerr to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr scores with the left hand. Janssen knows he should have avoided that one.
Kerr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Janssen on the side of the head.
Kerr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Janssen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kerr digs a good hook to Janssen's body.
Janssen tries for a takedown but Kerr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Janssen tries to bum rush Kerr with a series of wild strikes but Kerr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Janssen fails with a takedown attempt.
Kerr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerr scores with a nice strike.
Kerr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Janssen.
Janssen shoots in for a takedown but Kerr shows good takedown defense.
Kerr lands with a cross.
Nice cross by Kerr.
Kerr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kerr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jan Janssen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kerr lands a right hook to the body.
Janssen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kerr circles away.
Kerr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kerr scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kerr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Janssen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Janssen throws a low kick, looking for Kerr's leg but Kerr calmly moves out of range.
Kerr scores with a hook.
Jab by Kerr.
Kerr scores with a nice head shot.
Kerr misses with a two punch combination.
Janssen dives in and grabs Kerr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kerr pushes down on Janssen's head and hops out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Kerr does no damage.
Janssen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kerr loads up on a big right hand but Janssen slips the punch.
Mark Kerr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janssen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janssen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kerr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kerr tries to bum rush Janssen with a series of wild strikes but Janssen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jan Janssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janssen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kerr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kerr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Janssen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kerr as he jumps to the side.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Janssen throws a low kick, looking for Kerr's leg but Kerr calmly moves out of range.
Kerr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Janssen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kerr counters with a stiff right hand.
Kerr throws a looping overhand right but Janssen ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Janssen is defended easily by Kerr.
Kerr throws a combination. Janssen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left and a right from Kerr both land. Nice combination.
Janssen scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janssen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kerr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr pushes Janssen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Janssen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Janssen is trying to get an arm triangle but Kerr is defending well.
Kerr gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
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.
Janssen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kerr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kerr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Janssen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kerr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kerr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Janssen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen working for a submission but Kerr is keeping him at bay.
Janssen has hold of Kerr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kerr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kerr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Janssen is going olschool here, as he tries to force Kerr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kerr shrugs it off.
Janssen looking for a guillotine from mount but Kerr is having none of it.
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.
Kerr wants to get back to his feet.
Janssen working for a guillotine from mount but Kerr is in no mood to give up.
Janssen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kerr is surviving well by controlling Janssen's body position as best he can.
Janssen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kerr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Janssen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kerr throws a shot to the body.
Kerr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by Kerr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kerr, as that shot connected.
Janssen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kerr avoids it really well and circles away.
Janssen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kerr tries to avoid it but Janssen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kerr to the ground. Kerr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kerr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kerr.
Kerr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Janssen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kerr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Janssen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kerr duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kerr lands with a straight right. Janssen didn't see that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Kerr scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kerr lands with a shot to the body.
Kerr throws a series of strikes that have Janssen backpedaling.
Kerr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr throws out a powerful jab.
Kerr lands with a shot to the body.
Janssen dodges the punch combination from Kerr.
Janssen closes the distance and clinches up with Kerr, looking for a takedown. Janssen pushes Kerr against the cage but Kerr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kerr throws a series of strikes that have Janssen backpedaling.
Kerr misses the jab.
Janssen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kerr circles away.
Kerr tries to bum rush Janssen with a series of wild strikes but Janssen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kerr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kerr avoids the head kick by Janssen.
Kerr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Janssen. Janssen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kerr with a hook.
Janssen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Janssen dives in and grabs Kerr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kerr pushes down on Janssen's head and hops out.
Janssen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kerr swivels and escapes.
Kerr lands a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Kerr. No joy for Janssen on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Janssen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Janssen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janssen takes one to the side of the head.
Kerr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Janssen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kerr lands the left hand.
Janssen shoots in for a double leg but Kerr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kerr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kerr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Janssen in his tracks.
Janssen shoots in for a takedown but Kerr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mark Kerr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerr misses with the combination.
Kerr misses with a two punch combination.
Kerr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kerr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kerr stuffs the takedown.
Kerr avoids the head kick by Janssen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No luck for Janssen with that takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Kerr there.
Janssen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Janssen shoots for a double leg takedown but Kerr sprawls well. He's pushed Janssen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kerr lands a with a good body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kerr!
Nice sprawl there from Kerr as Janssen shoots in.
Kerr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Janssen.
Janssen walks into a jab.
Kerr scores with a body shot.
Janssen misses with a few strikes there.
Kerr fails to land with a series of punches.
Kerr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kerr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Janssen.
No luck for Janssen with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr connects with a nice looking jab.
Kerr connects with a looping right hand.
Kerr stuffs the takedown.
Janssen takes one on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Kerr. No joy for Janssen on that attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kerr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Janssen shoots in looking for a takedown. Kerr tries to sprawl out of it but Janssen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kerr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kerr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Janssen doesn't seem bothered though.
Kerr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Janssen shoots in but no luck this time.
Kerr avoids the head kick by Janssen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr lands with a straight right. Janssen didn't see that one coming.
Kerr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Janssen's head.
Nice jab there from Kerr.
Kerr lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kerr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kerr 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kerr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larson comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Child of Mine. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Larson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Jones!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Larson.
Jones throws and low kick but Larson moves out of range easily.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larson's sensitive parts.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Larson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones connects with a high kick.
It looks like Dan Larson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jack Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Larson.
Jones throws a head kick but Larson moves out of range.
Larson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Larson's leg but Larson calmly moves out of range.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a push kick but Larson slaps the foot to one side.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Larson sees coming a mile off.
Larson is looking to land body kicks.
Larson misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Larson defends it nicely.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Larson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones throws a head kick that Larson semi-blocks.
Larson throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Larson.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Larson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones looks gassed!
Larson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Larson misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a body kick the misses
and Larson counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larson throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Larson.
Larson works the jab nicely.
Larson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Larson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Larson stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Larson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A nice combination there by Larson.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Larson throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Larson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larson connects with a looping right hand.
Larson throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Larson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Larson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Larson.
Larson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Larson misses.
Larson lands a right hook to the body.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Larson.
Some wild striking there from Larson.
Larson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Jones misses
enabling Larson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larson scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Larson.
Larson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Larson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Larson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Larson counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Larson lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Larson saw it coming and moves away.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones throws a combination that misses
enabling Larson to counter with a crisp jab.
Larson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
A right-left combo lands from Larson.
Jones is rocked!
Larson grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Jones takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Larson cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Larson!
Dan Larson retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luck Dibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dibi's entrance music is Iron Man. A fine choice. Gonzaga has chosen Brazil! as his entrance music. 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luck Dibi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Gonzaga.
Dibi is breathing heavily.
Dibi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dibi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzaga sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Dibi to the ground! Gonzaga dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Luck Dibi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzaga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dibi is looking to escape.
Gonzaga wants to stand but Dibi is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Gonzaga tries to control but Dibi wriggling away.
Gonzaga stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Gonzaga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horrible takedown by Gonzaga or perhaps it was just good defense by Dibi which made him look bad.
Gonzaga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga misses with a knee strike.
Dibi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gonzaga regains guard immediately.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzaga is on top in guard.
Gonzaga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dibi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dibi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gonzaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gonzaga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dibi is trying to keep Gonzaga in close.
Gonzaga is stalling in the full guard.
Dibi keeping moving, preventing Gonzaga from controlling successfully.
Gonzaga gets to his feet - Dibi follows without any prompting.
Dibi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dibi there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Dibi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dibi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzaga forces Dibi back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzaga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dibi's face.
Gonzaga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonzaga landing knees to the head.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the body.
Dibi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dibi stalling in the clinch but Gonzaga improves position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gonzaga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga scores with a knee to the head.
Gonzaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dibi's face.
Dibi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzaga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gonzaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dibi's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the body.
Gonzaga looking to throw knees to the head but Dibi is blocking nicely.
Gonzaga trying to control the position but instead, Dibi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gonzaga into the cage.
Gonzaga prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gonzaga landing knees to the head.
Gonzaga scores with a knee to the head.
Gonzaga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gonzaga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzaga is trying to break free.
Gonzaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dibi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dibi.
Gonzaga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzaga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dibi fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luck Dibi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dibi has Gonzaga pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gonzaga manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzaga landing knees to the head.
Gonzaga looking to throw knees to the head but Dibi is blocking nicely.
Gonzaga gets underhooks to prevent Dibi's takedown attempt.
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.
Dibi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gonzaga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dibi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gonzaga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzaga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzaga stalling the fight.
Gonzaga lands a good knee to the midsection. Dibi won't want to take too many of those.
Gonzaga trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzaga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dibi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dibi jumps guard but Gonzaga stands there with Dibi around his waist. Dibi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gonzaga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dibi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gonzaga prevents it.
Dibi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzaga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dibi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzaga just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gonzaga with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzaga taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gonzaga scores with a knee to the head.
Dibi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonzaga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dibi pulls guard.
Gonzaga is looking to stand up but Dibi won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gonzaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luck Dibi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dibi moves out of range as Gonzaga throws a body kick.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but Dibi moves out of range.
Gonzaga tries to clinch up.
Gonzaga is looking to clinch but Dibi is avoiding it.
Gabriel Gonzaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dibi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Dibi circles away.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dibi shoots in looking for a takedown. Gonzaga tries to sprawl out of it but Dibi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gonzaga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzaga takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Gonzaga.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzaga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzaga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzaga stalling in the clinch but Dibi improves position.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gonzaga.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonzaga obliges.
Gonzaga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzaga scores with a knee to the head.
Gonzaga connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzaga tries to land a knee to the head but Dibi blocks with his arms.
Dibi jumps guard and drags Gonzaga to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dibi looking for a guillotine here but Gonzaga defends easily.
Gonzaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dibi trying to strike off his back.
Gonzaga wants to stand but Dibi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gonzaga won't allow Dibi to sweep him here.
Gonzaga stands and steps away. Dibi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick from Gonzaga lands but Dibi takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga tries to clinch there but Dibi circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dibi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzaga closes the distance and pushes Dibi back into the cage.
Gonzaga lands an elbow inside.
Dibi can't get the takedown.
Dibi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gonzaga lands an elbow that stopped Dibi in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzaga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzaga landing knees to the head.
Dibi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the head.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the head.
Gonzaga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dibi looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luck Dibi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzaga landing knees to the head.
Dibi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzaga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dibi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzaga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga tries to clinch up
and Dibi counters with a left to the body.
No luck for Dibi with that takedown attempt.
Dibi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonzaga moves into the clinch.
Gonzaga is pushing Dibi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonzaga is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dibi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gonzaga to the mat. Gonzaga regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gonzaga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzaga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dibi is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga is pulling down on Dibi's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga looking to control.
Gonzaga is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dibi thows a big elbow that misses.
Gonzaga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzaga tries to keep at a distance but Dibi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzaga scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzaga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzaga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gonzaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dibi's face.
Gonzaga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dibi blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Gonzaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gonzaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luck Dibi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dibi fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzaga with a poor takedown
so Dibi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gonzaga looking to control.
Gonzaga is looking to stand back up but Dibi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga is not content to let Dibi control the position.
Gonzaga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dibi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzaga controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dibi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dibi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gonzaga wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gonzaga tries to clinch
and Dibi counters with a takedown into side control.
Gonzaga wants to control but Dibi postures up.
Dibi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dibi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gonzaga sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gonzaga sneaks back into half guard.
Dibi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gonzaga wants to get back to full guard.
Dibi is looking for a kimura but Gonzaga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dibi to get the leverage.
Gonzaga is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonzaga thumps Dibi with a low kick.
Gonzaga tries to clinch up but Dibi circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzaga wants to clinch.
Gabriel Gonzaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzaga lands with a nice body kick.
Dibi misses with a head kick.
Gonzaga drives through and clinches with Dibi against the cage.
Dibi is trying to drag Gonzaga to the mat but Gonzaga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gonzaga lands an elbow inside.
Gonzaga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gonzaga working Dibi over with knees to the body.
Gonzaga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzaga with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonzaga can't break the clinch.
Gonzaga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the head.
Dibi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luck Dibi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzaga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dibi wants a takedown.
Gonzaga lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzaga is trying to maintain a safe position but Dibi gets an underhook and turns Gonzaga into the cage.
Dibi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gonzaga.
Gonzaga lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzaga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzaga missing with knees to the body.
Dibi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dibi's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dibi as Gonzaga tries to tie him up.
Gonzaga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gonzaga.
Dibi gets control of Gonzaga's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dibi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dibi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzaga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dibi looking for a guillotine here but Gonzaga defends easily.
Gonzaga has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dibi is proving hard to escape from.
Gonzaga wants to pass the guard but Dibi is keeping the position.
Dibi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dibi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gonzaga trying to control but Dibi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luck Dibi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Luck Dibi'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.
Dibi shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzaga sprawls well. He's pushed Dibi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzaga wants to clinch but Dibi slips to the side
and Dibi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dibi.
Dibi 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.
Gonzaga has his hands on Dibi's head, controlling the position.
Dibi prevents Gonzaga from getting back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gonzaga keeping moving, preventing Dibi from controlling successfully.
Gonzaga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dibi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dibi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzaga wants to stand up but Dibi is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga keeping moving, preventing Dibi from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzaga throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzaga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dibi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzaga wants to clinch.
Gonzaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dibi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dibi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dibi keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzaga pushes Dibi up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzaga crunches a lovely knee into Dibi's ribcage.
Gonzaga misses with a knee strike.
Gonzaga tries a knee to the head but Dibi blocks it.
Gonzaga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dibi avoiding damage as Gonzaga throws knees to the body.
Dibi fails to pull guard.
Gonzaga connects with a knee to the head.
Dibi avoiding damage as Gonzaga throws knees to the body.
Gonzaga gets underhooks to prevent Dibi's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luck Dibi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzaga scores with a knee to the head.
Gonzaga is looking to control Dibi's arms but Dibi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzaga has his back to the cage.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzaga.
Dibi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gonzaga clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Dibi. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibi misses with punches from the back.
Gonzaga showing good submission defense here.
Gonzaga trying to get back to his feet but Dibi is in full control for now.
Gonzaga looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dibi.
Gonzaga tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gonzaga wants to control but Dibi is having none of it.
Gonzaga really wants to buck Dibi off and get back to his feet.
Gonzaga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dibi is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzaga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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.
Dibi throwing strikes here but Gonzaga is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gonzaga regains half guard.
Gonzaga is trying to control but can't.
Dibi drops an elbow to the side of Gonzaga's head.
Gonzaga is pressing down on Dibi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dibi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dibi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gonzaga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dibi wants to control from the top but Gonzaga keeps moving.
Dibi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzaga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzaga is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Luck Dibi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luck Dibi'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. This is the final round!
Gonzaga tries to clinch
and Dibi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dibi's face.
Gonzaga is looking to control Dibi's arms but Dibi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzaga has his back to the cage.
Gonzaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Dibi circles away.
Gonzaga lands a high kick!
Gonzaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gonzaga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dibi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Gonzaga misses.
Gonzaga tries to clinch
and Dibi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dibi lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dibi is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gonzaga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dibi seems to be looking for submissions.
Gonzaga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dibi is working away from the top position though.
Luck Dibi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga has hold of Dibi's hands but Dibi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzaga tries to roll over but Dibi keeps him under control.
Gonzaga is trying to stand back up but Dibi is controlling him
Gonzaga trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonzaga wants to clinch
and Dibi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dibi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzaga keeps working.
Gonzaga trying to control here.
Gonzaga is trying to stand.
Gonzaga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is staying active underneath Dibi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzaga tries to get to full guard but Dibi has control of the leg.
Gonzaga wants to get back to his feet.
Dibi is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gonzaga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gonzaga manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gonzaga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dibi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dibi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzaga is trying to stand up here but Dibi is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is controlling Dibi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dibi wants to take a breather but Gonzaga is having none of it.
Dibi is thwarting Gonzaga's attempts to control the position.
Gonzaga tries to roll over but Dibi keeps him under control.
Dibi winds up and cracks Gonzaga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dibi is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzaga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gonzaga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dibi.
Gonzaga has managed to clinch.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonzaga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dibi takes an elbow to the temple.
Gonzaga is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonzaga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dibi managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dibi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gonzaga is not content to let Dibi control the position.
Gonzaga wants to control but Dibi postures up.
Dibi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gonzaga's legs.
Gonzaga is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dibi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gonzaga is looking to reverse the position.
Dibi tries to score with some ground and pound. Gonzaga controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gonzaga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luck Dibi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dibi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luck Dibi!
Luck Dibi retains his heavyweight title!
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