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Sacrifice: Andrews vs McIntyre PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Bobby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cesar Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Bobby!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bobby is trying to buck Hunter off.
Bobby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunter tries for a kimura but Bobby is defending well.
Bobby is trying to get back to half guard.
Bobby is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Hunter take his back! Uh oh - Hunter has got a rear naked choke here! Bobby is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cesar Hunter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Bridger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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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, Jimmy Bridger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridger swinging wilding here.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Bridger.
Harrison shoots in for a double leg but Bridger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bridger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bridger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bridger.
Jimmy Bridger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bridger connects with the punch.
It looks like Bob Harrison has been cut.
Bridger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
Bridger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bridger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Harrison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bridger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harrison lands a knee to the body.
Bridger manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger pulls Harrison in close to prevent any damage.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Bridger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bridger 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.
Bridger trying to keep a closed guard but Harrison is proving a slippery customer.
Bridger wants to sweep here but Harrison controlling him for the moment.
Bridger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bridger throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Bridger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrison has closed the distance and engaged Bridger in a clinch.
Bridger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harrison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harrison scores with a kick to the body.
Bridger is breathing heavily.
Bridger tries to clinch
and Harrison counters by clinching up.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bridger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harrison counters with a series of strikes. Bridger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harrison clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harrison presses Bridger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bridger goes for a takedown attempt but Harrison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Bridger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
Harrison rushes Bridger and presses him up against the ropes.
Harrison has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bridger clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Harrison lands strikes to the head.
Bridger trying to control the hands but Harrison won't let him.
Bridger is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bridger staying busy and making it hard for Harrison to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Harrison trying to control momentarily.
Harrison lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Harrison is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Harrison gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Harrison gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Harrison apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Harrison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bridger stops a takedown attempt from Harrison.
Harrison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bridger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harrison just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Harrison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bridger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bridger trying to control the position but instead, Harrison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bridger into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Harrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Bridger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Harrison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrison tries to clinch up.
Bridger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Bridger from controlling successfully.
Bridger won't allow Harrison to get back to his feet.
Bridger stands up over Harrison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harrison is on top in guard.
Harrison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrison trying to control but Bridger is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harrison!
Harrison is looking to get to half guard.
Bridger tries to control but Harrison wriggling away.
Harrison is working to get back to half guard.
Harrison is bucking up trying to escape but Bridger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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.
Bridger thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harrison can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bridger avoids the attempt from Harrison to control.
Harrison is looking to get to half guard.
Harrison tries to hold on but Bridger postures up.
Bridger tries to control but Harrison wriggling away.
Bridger raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bridger thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bridger with good strikes from the mount here!
Bridger lands a big shot there that rocks Harrison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harrison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harrison is trying to escape the mount.
Bridger lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to reverse the position but Bridger maintains control.
Bridger 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.
Bridger trying to control but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison is trying desperately to improve position.
Harrison is squirming around, avoiding Bridger's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Harrison that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bridger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bridger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harrison has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Bridger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Harrison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bridger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harrison's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bridger in particular looking to stall.
Harrison wants to improve his position but Bridger is controlling well.
Bridger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrison is looking to get back to is feet but Bridger passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bridger is controlling him well.
Harrison tries to buck Bridger off but Bridger is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Harrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bridger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harrison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bridger.
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.
Bridger seems to be working for a kimura but Harrison defends the submission attempt.
Harrison trying to control from the bottom.
Bridger working the head and body with strikes.
Harrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Harrison throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Harrison trying to control but Bridger postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harrison drives through and clinches with Bridger against the ropes.
Harrison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jimmy Bridger has been cut.
Harrison has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bridger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrison has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bridger regains guard immediately.
Harrison postures up in Bridger's guard and throws a big left but Bridger blocks it.
Bridger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bridger working for a guillotine from mount but Harrison is in no mood to give up.
Bridger punching from mount but Harrison doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jimmy Bridger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridger working Harrison over with strikes here.
Harrison really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bridger tries to push Harrison's head away but Harrison is holding on tight.
Harrison blocking the ground and pound.
Harrison wants to hold on but Bridger pushes him away.
Harrison is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Bridger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bridger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Bridger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidd is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Out of touch. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobolev stuffs the takedown.
Sobolev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sobolev looking to finish Kidd with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kidd!
Kidd is trying desperately to improve position.
Kidd throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sobolev. What's that going to do exactly?
Sobolev with shots to the head and body - Kidd looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sobolev with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kidd is squirming around, avoiding Sobolev's attempts to control the action.
Kidd working to try and regain half guard.
Sobolev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kidd is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobolev looking to control but Kidd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sobolev looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kidd flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev cracks Kidd with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sobolev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kidd is trying to escape the mount.
Kidd swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sobolev lands a nice shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kidd can do anything to dispel that myth.
BOOM! Sobolev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sobolev blocks Kidd's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sobolev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sobolev blocks Kidd's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
A nice elbow there by Sobolev.
Kidd is still in real trouble! Can Sobolev finish him?
Kidd looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sobolev loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kidd scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sobolev land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sobolev stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasiliy Sobolev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between av erage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Hobbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hobbin has chosen Fight Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, av erage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Hobbin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
erage moves out of range as Hobbin throws a body kick.
erage scores with a takedown into Hobbin's guard.
erage postures up.
Hobbin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but erage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hobbin is striking off his back. erage thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
erage is looking to take a break and control but Hobbin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
erage is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
erage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hobbin is looking to escape.
Hobbin gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbin tries to escape but erage has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hobbin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hobbin is in bad spot here.
Hobbin covers up after that shot from erage.
Hobbin trying to control the action but erage just sinks the hooks in.
erage trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hobbin wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hobbin is trapped and erage is scoring with shots to the head and body.
erage not allowing Hobbin to control his hands.
erage trying to control.
Hobbin tries to escape but erage has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
erage scores with punches to the body.
erage trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hobbin tries to escape the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Hobbin as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from erage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
erage is not going to allow Hobbin to sit and survive in this position.
Hobbin trying to get back to his feet but erage is in full control for now.
Hobbin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
erage is landing with strikes from the back.
erage controlling well, preventing Hobbin from escaping the position.
Hobbin looks gassed!
Hobbin looking very determined here, making life difficult for erage.
erage scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
erage controlling well, preventing Hobbin from escaping the position.
erage just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
erage doesn't have the hooks in and Hobbin manages to turn into his guard.
Hobbin prevents erage from getting back to his feet.
erage keeping moving, preventing Hobbin from controlling successfully.
erage is looking to stand up but Hobbin isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hobbin throws a sloppy head kick and erage moves out of range easily.
Hobbin clinches up with erage and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hobbin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
av erage dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
erage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hobbin looking to hit a scissor sweep but erage is one step ahead there.
erage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hobbin is keeping the position for now.
erage stops Hobbin from standing up.
Hobbin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. erage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. erage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hobbin wants to stand but erage is controlling the position.
erage drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hobbin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now erage has Hobbin in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
erage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
erage trying to keep a closed guard but Hobbin is proving a slippery customer.
Hobbin is looking to stand up but erage won't let him.
Hobbin tries to free his leg and advance position but erage is retaining full guard.
erage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
erage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now erage is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hobbin has an active guard here but erage has managed to pass into half guard.
Hobbin looking for a kimura from the bottom but erage passes into side control!
Hobbin is looking to regain half guard here but erage keeps moving and retains side control.
erage working the head with strikes.
erage stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hobbin throws a right hand that erage ducks under and follows up with a left that erage also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from erage.
av erage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hobbin throws a looping overhand right but erage ducks down to avoid it.
Hobbin misses with a two punch combination.
Hobbin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hobbin there as he acknowledges the shot.
erage throws a shot to the body.
erage tries to clinch but Hobbin is having none of it.
erage changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hobbin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hobbin is trying to get back to half guard.
Hobbin is trying to work for a sweep but erage has mounted him!
erage working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hobbin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbin is trying desperately to improve position.
erage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hobbin?
Hobbin tries to improve his position but instead erage has taken his back!
Hobbin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
erage looking to break Hobbin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hobbin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise erage will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hobbin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hobbin pushes erage off but erage dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
av erage dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hobbin forces erage back against the ropes and clinches.
Hobbin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
erage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hobbin.
erage tries to pull guard but Hobbin holds him up against the ropes and eventually erage drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hobbin taking a breather.
Hobbin unloads a knee to the mid-section. erage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
erage ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. erage no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hobbin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! erage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! erage has escaped and now he's on top!
erage trying to control the position from guard on top but Hobbin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
erage drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and erage jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hobbin wants to stand up but erage is controlling him.
erage sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hobbin wants to sweep here but erage controlling him for the moment.
erage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hobbin keeping moving, preventing erage from controlling successfully.
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.
erage passes Hobbin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
av erage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
erage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
erage prevents Hobbin from improving his position.
erage is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hobbin wants to get back to full guard.
Hobbin manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbin looking for a guillotine here but erage defends easily.
erage decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hobbin, up you get!
Henri Hobbin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hobbin misses with a body kick.
Hobbin closes the distance looking to clinch
and erage counters with a nice body shot.
Hobbin throws a head kick that misses
and erage counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hobbin's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbin trying to keep a closed guard but erage is proving a slippery customer.
Hobbin keeping moving, preventing erage from controlling successfully.
erage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hobbin is keeping the position for now.
Hobbin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
erage stands up out of Hobbin's guard for a moment - Hobbin manages to land a nice upkick.
Hobbin is striking from the bottom but erage uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
av erage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
erage blocks the strikes from Hobbin.
And that's the end of the fight!
av erage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for erage, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... av erage!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Geroglou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Too Sexy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Konstantinos Geroglou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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266 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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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, Konstantinos Geroglou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geroglou swats away the attempt to clinch by Patterson.
Geroglou walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patterson.
Geroglou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geroglou shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Geroglou wants to clinch.
Patterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Geroglou.
Geroglou checks a leg kick.
Patterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Geroglou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patterson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Patterson misses with a knee strike.
Patterson prevents Geroglou from breaking the clinch.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped Geroglou in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Konstantinos Geroglou has been cut.
Geroglou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patterson obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geroglou is working for takedown but Patterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Geroglou is breathing heavily.
Geroglou is working for takedown but Patterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantinos Geroglou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Geroglou or perhaps it was just good defense by Patterson which made him look bad.
Patterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patterson lands a big head kick that sends Geroglou tumbling to the mat! Patterson takes a step backwards and waves Geroglou back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Geroglou is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson seems to be stalking Geroglou here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Geroglou drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pete Patterson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott McIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McIntyre's choice of entrance music: The Chosen One. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Andrews!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews throws a low kick but McIntyre avoids it.
McIntyre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrews is fending him off so far but McIntyre persists. Nope, Andrews circles away and we're back to standing.
McIntyre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Andrews did well to prevent McIntyre getting side control.
McIntyre is looking to take a break and control but Andrews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McIntyre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andrews slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing McIntyre from controlling successfully.
Andrews looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Andrews has his foot on McIntyre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McIntyre works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews looking for subs off his back but McIntyre has passed one foot through into half guard.
McIntyre is trying to work for a kimura but Andrews is defending well.
McIntyre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that McIntyre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Andrews looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Andrews looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McIntyre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andrews tries to get to full guard but McIntyre has control of the leg.
McIntyre is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Andrews manages to get to full guard.
McIntyre trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McIntyre postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Andrews is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McIntyre, into his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McIntyre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.
McIntyre wants to get back to his feet but Andrews is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Andrews drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McIntyre manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Andrews has McIntyre in his guard.
McIntyre with a flurry of punches that miss.
McIntyre tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrews is retaining full guard.
Andrews is looking for a triangle but McIntyre pushes his legs off easily.
McIntyre is posturing up here but Andrews has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! McIntyre tries to roll out but it's too tight and McIntyre has to tap! Slick submission there by Andrews!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Corey Andrews!
Corey Andrews retains his heavyweight title!
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