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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Soprano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Link Stark! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Soprano misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming. Soprano is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Soprano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Soprano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Soprano slips a nice elbow through Stark's hands, connecting with Stark's forehead. Soprano working over Stark with some ground and pound. Stark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Stark trying to control from the bottom.
Soprano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Stark is looking for a sweep. Soprano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stark regains full guard. Nicely done. Stark is trying to keep Soprano in close.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soprano is one step ahead there. Soprano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Soprano wants to clinch. Stark misses with a hook.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Soprano lands a lovely overhand right. Stark scores with a head kick.
Link Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Stark misses with a body shot.
Soprano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soprano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soprano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Soprano slips a nice elbow through Stark's hands, connecting with Stark's forehead. Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Soprano drops an elbow to the side of Stark's head.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Stark wants to get back to full guard. Stark gets full guard. Soprano lands a couple of elbows.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Soprano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now. Soprano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Soprano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Soprano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Stark looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Soprano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Soprano throwing strikes but missing. Soprano is breathing heavily.
Stark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stark is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Soprano has his hands clasped together but Stark extends an breaks Soprano's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Stark.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Link Stark!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglass Alexidon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglass Alexidon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Bramer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Douglass Alexidon! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bramer misses with a hook. Johnny Bramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bramer gets the takedown into side control. Alexidon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bramer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Bramer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alexidon on the ground. Alexidon trying to hold on to Bramer's head to control him but Bramer postures up.
Alexidon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Bramer postures up in Alexidon's guard and throws a big left but Alexidon blocks it. Alexidon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bramer manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bramer is on top in guard.
Alexidon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alexidon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bramer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bramer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Bramer throws a big right hand that misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bramer thows a big elbow that misses. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexidon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bramer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Bramer throws and elbow that misses. Alexidon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bramer's guard. Nice move by Alexidon! Alexidon postures up in Bramer's guard and throws a big left but Bramer blocks it. Alexidon thows a big elbow that misses. Bramer trying to control the position here. Bramer looking for a sweep. Not yet Bramer, not yet.
 That's two 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. Alexidon wants to pass the guard but Bramer is keeping the position. Alexidon trying to control the position from guard on top but Bramer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bramer has Alexidon pulled in close to control his posture. Alexidon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bramer is keeping the position for now.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alexidon gets a clinch.
Alexidon tightens his grip and picks Bramer up, before dumping him to the ground. Bramer manages to land in guard. Alexidon looking to sit in guard and control but Bramer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexidon is looking for a triangle but Bramer pushes his legs off easily.
Alexidon tries to land a sweep but no joy. Bramer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alexidon works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Alexidon trying to keep a closed guard but Bramer is proving a slippery customer.
Bramer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Bramer scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Alexidon is trying to keep Bramer in close.
Alexidon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alexidon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bramer wants to pass the guard but Alexidon is keeping the position. Bramer is working hard here to advance position. Alexidon trying to control the position.
Bramer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alexidon's head. Bramer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Bramer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bramer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Bramer working some strikes from top position. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alexidon is on top in guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Bramer will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice sprawl there from Bramer as Alexidon shoots in. Alexidon shoots in for a takedown but Bramer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Johnny Bramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bramer tests Alexidon's chin there with a solid looking shot. Alexidon misses with a takedown attempt and Alexidon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Johnny Bramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglass Alexidon. Bramer leaves Alexidon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. A punch lands to the side of Alexidon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bramer drops Alexidon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Alexidon looks back up at him and smiles so Bramer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Alexidon is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bramer fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Alexidon square on the jaw! Damn, Alexidon is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Bramer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Beasty Kanne has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beasty Kanne! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Bennett! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bennett shoots in but no luck this time. Kanne leaves Bennett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Kanne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Kanne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Bennett fails to land the takedown. Beasty Kanne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Bennett. Bennett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kanne is fending him off so far but Bennett persists. Nope, Kanne circles away and we're back to standing. A nice combination there by Kanne.
 It looks like Joseph Bennett has been cut. Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Kanne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Kanne misses with a body shot.
Kanne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bennett. Bennett looks gassed! Bennett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kanne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Kanne works Bennett's body with a nice hook. Kanne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kanne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanne catches Bennett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Kanne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Kanne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kanne scores with a body shot.
Kanne lands a jab to Bennett's midsection.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kanne lands a nice hook to Bennett's body. Bennett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Kanne dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kanne connects with a single shot there. Kanne connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Bennett! He's out on his feet! Kanne rushes in and drops Bennett with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Beasty Kanne!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes van Bruggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schultz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kernkraft 400 by Zombie Nation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herman Schultz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes van Bruggen! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Schultz fails in his attempt to clinch.
van Bruggen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. van Bruggen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. van Bruggen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Schultz is trying to stand.
van Bruggen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
van Bruggen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
van Bruggen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. van Bruggen moves into full mount! Schultz won't be happy about that!
 That's one minute gone in the round. van Bruggen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schultz looks a forlorn figure.
van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
van Bruggen landing shots from mount. van Bruggen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schultz looks a forlorn figure.
van Bruggen controlling the pace for now.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen with a couple of short strikes. van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action! van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
van Bruggen punishing his opponent with strikes. van Bruggen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
van Bruggen lands a big elbow. van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schultz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Schultz is desperately trying to improve his position but van Bruggen has a good base and remains in mount.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. van Bruggen scoring with strikes but Schultz is staying in there. van Bruggen landing punches. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Schultz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. van Bruggen lands with some strikes. van Bruggen punishing his opponent with strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! van Bruggen lands with some strikes. van Bruggen landing strikes from the mount. van Bruggen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
 Schultz is rocked! A nice elbow there by van Bruggen. van Bruggen landing shots from mount.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen working Schultz over with strikes here. van Bruggen controlling from mount. van Bruggen tries to control but Schultz wriggling away. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Schultz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
van Bruggen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes van Bruggen 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.
van Bruggen fails with a takedown attempt.
van Bruggen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schultz's half guard. van Bruggen stops Schultz from getting back to his feet.
van Bruggen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schultz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. van Bruggen has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Schultz is trying to stand back up but van Bruggen is controlling him
van Bruggen working over Schultz with some ground and pound. Schultz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. van Bruggen scoring with strikes to the body and head. van Bruggen 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. van Bruggen stalling. van Bruggen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schultz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. van Bruggen 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. Schultz wants to get back to his feet. van Bruggen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Well, if van Bruggen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
van Bruggen looks to score some points with some ground and pound. van Bruggen 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. van Bruggen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Schultz wants to get back to full guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen working the head and body with strikes. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with van Bruggen in particular looking to stall. van Bruggen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Schultz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but van Bruggen scores with a couple of nice shots. van Bruggen passes to side control. van Bruggen advances nicely into full mount. Schultz is working to get back to half guard.
van Bruggen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Schultz is in a horrible position here. van Bruggen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
van Bruggen landing strikes from the mount. van Bruggen is landing with some decent strikes but Schultz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. van Bruggen lands a heavy elbow. van Bruggen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schultz looks a forlorn figure.
Schultz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. van Bruggen with the ground and pound from mount.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen landing strikes from the mount and Schultz is in trouble! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. van Bruggen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schultz taking shots to the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. van Bruggen landing strikes from the mount. Oh Schultz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! van Bruggen content just to control the position here. Schultz seems to have got his legs back now. Schultz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. van Bruggen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes van Bruggen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

van Bruggen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Schultz has hold of van Bruggen's hands but van Bruggen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Schultz wants to control but van Bruggen is keeping busy and won't allow it. van Bruggen working the head and body with strikes. van Bruggen passes to full mount! van Bruggen landing strikes from the mount and Schultz is in trouble! van Bruggen looking to finish Schultz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Schultz! Johannes van Bruggen has got the better of the ground game so far. van Bruggen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
van Bruggen prevents Schultz from getting the reversal. Both fighters are breathing heavily. van Bruggen lands a big shot there that rocks Schultz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Schultz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for van Bruggen on the ground. van Bruggen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
 That's one minute gone in the round. BOOM! van Bruggen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
van Bruggen cracks Schultz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
van Bruggen landing shots from mount. van Bruggen unloading with bombs! van Bruggen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schultz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. BOOM! van Bruggen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
van Bruggen working the ground and pound effectively.
van Bruggen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Schultz's face.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action! van Bruggen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schultz hang on? van Bruggen landing strikes, looking to finish! van Bruggen controlling the pace for now. van Bruggen cracks Schultz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
van Bruggen working Schultz over with strikes here. van Bruggen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Schultz's face.
van Bruggen lands a nice shot to the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Schultz is squirming around, avoiding van Bruggen's attempts to control the action. van Bruggen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. van Bruggen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schultz hang on? Schultz tries to lock up and control but van Bruggen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. van Bruggen content just to control the position here. Herman Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Johannes van Bruggen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. van Bruggen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schultz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
van Bruggen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
van Bruggen landing strikes, looking to finish! van Bruggen punishing his opponent with strikes. van Bruggen cracks Schultz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. van Bruggen with a couple of short strikes. van Bruggen controlling from the full mount. van Bruggen landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Johannes van Bruggen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got van Bruggen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 24:30 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 24:30 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes van Bruggen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Cutinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy TuTone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leandro Cutinha! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy TuTone! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! TuTone pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cutinha avoids the body shot from TuTone.
TuTone is looking to clinch but Cutinha is avoiding it.
TuTone pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cutinha ducks under a wild hook from TuTone. Tommy TuTone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice body punch from TuTone. TuTone wants to clinch. TuTone tries to clinch but Cutinha is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. TuTone tries to clinch up. TuTone's corner calls for a 1-2. TuTone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. TuTone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutinha is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in TuTone's half guard. Cutinha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but TuTone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cutinha is pressing down on TuTone's thigh, looking to free his foot. TuTone is holding on for now. Cutinha prevents TuTone from improving his position. TuTone is concentrating on defense, preventing Cutinha from advancing position. Cutinha prevents TuTone from improving his position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cutinha is thwarting TuTone's attempts to control the position.
TuTone looking for submissions off his back.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Cutinha slips under a jab from TuTone. Cutinha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. TuTone lands with a right hand. TuTone is looking to clinch but Cutinha is avoiding it.
TuTone wants to clinch up but Cutinha keeps it at a distance. TuTone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from TuTone finds it's way through Cutinha's defenses. TuTone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. TuTone misses the jab. TuTone throws a right hand that Cutinha ducks under and follows up with a left that Cutinha also avoids with ease. Cutinha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. TuTone tries to clinch up. Cutinha dives in and grabs TuTone's left leg, looking for a takedown. TuTone pushes down on Cutinha's head and hops out. Cutinha moves forwards but TuTone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. TuTone tries to clinch up. Cutinha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
TuTone just misses with a punch to the body.
TuTone looks to throw the jab but Cutinha is out of range. TuTone looks to land a right hand but Cutinha moved out of range. TuTone looks to throw the jab but Cutinha is out of range. TuTone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cutinha staying out of range there. Cutinha on the wrong end of a nice jab. TuTone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutinha moves away. TuTone looks to score with a jab to the body but Cutinha is just out of range. Jab from TuTone.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Cutinha throws out a powerful jab. TuTone lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for TuTone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
TuTone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. TuTone throws a shot from downtown. Cutinha moves away and avoids it. Cutinha drops his hands momentarily and TuTone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. TuTone looks to score with a jab to the body but Cutinha is just out of range. TuTone is looking to clinch. TuTone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutinha moves away. TuTone looks gassed! TuTone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
TuTone throws a big shot that misses. TuTone looks to land a right hand but Cutinha moved out of range. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy TuTone dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
TuTone cracks Cutinha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Cutinha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as TuTone sprawls well. TuTone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cutinha gets slowly back to his feet. A slow jab from TuTone misses its intended target. TuTone jabs at Cutinha's body. Cutinha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from TuTone. TuTone misses with a looping left.
Cutinha shoots in and bounces TuTone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. TuTone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! TuTone wants to sweep but no luck.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cutinha trying to control but TuTone is working from the bottom. TuTone working a defensive guard here.
Cutinha scoring with punches to the head and body. TuTone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cutinha is trying to escape the mount.
Cutinha is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. TuTone wants to control the pace but Cutinha is squirming around nicely. TuTone lands a heavy elbow.
 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. TuTone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cutinha because TuTone loaded up on that one. TuTone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
TuTone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cutinha?
TuTone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. TuTone trying to control but Cutinha is having none of it. TuTone is breathing heavily. TuTone looking to ground and pound but Cutinha is blocking nicely.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. TuTone is in the full mount, landing strikes. TuTone landing strikes from the mount. TuTone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. TuTone cracks Cutinha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
TuTone trying to control but he's not successful this time. TuTone sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! TuTone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Cutinha working to try and regain half guard.
TuTone looking to control but Cutinha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. TuTone landing strikes, looking to finish!
TuTone moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cutinha has worked his arm free - good work by Cutinha!
TuTone throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cutinha works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. TuTone is just content to waste time from the top position. Cutinha takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy TuTone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
TuTone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutinha paws at him with a jab and circles away. Cutinha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from TuTone.
TuTone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cutinha. Cutinha avoids the body shot from TuTone.
Cutinha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with TuTone but TuTone pushes him off and we're back to square one. Cutinha moves out of range of the strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cutinha slips a jab from TuTone. TuTone throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Cutinha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as TuTone sprawls well. TuTone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cutinha gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leandro Cutinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cutinha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. TuTone sees it coming and avoids it easily. Cutinha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but TuTone avoids it really well and circles away. TuTone sizes up Cutinha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. TuTone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutinha manages to avoid it. TuTone on the wrong end of a nice hook. TuTone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. TuTone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutinha swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nice defenses there by Cutinha.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice straight punches there by TuTone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of TuTone. The fighters circling - TuTone throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The crowd cheers as TuTone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cutinha doesn't seem phased though. Cutinha swats away the attempt to clinch by TuTone. A swing and a miss from TuTone. Cutinha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cutinha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Cutinha or perhaps it was just good defense by TuTone which made him look bad. TuTone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A punch lands to the side of Cutinha 's head but he takes it in his stride. Tommy TuTone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. TuTone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cutinha momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from TuTone. No joy for Cutinha on that attempt. TuTone lands a nice hook to Cutinha's body. Cutinha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. TuTone connects with a body shot. TuTone scores with a jab. Cutinha acknowledges it with a nod of the head. TuTone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Cutinha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Jab, jab by TuTone - just one landing. A punch combination from TuTone misses. TuTone slaps away a takedown attempt from Cutinha, before circling back to the center of the mat. TuTone scores with a nice head shot.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Cutinha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Tommy TuTone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. TuTone misses with a straight right. Cutinha slips a jab and a cross from TuTone.
Cutinha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. TuTone punishes Cutinha's body with a nice straight punch. TuTone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. TuTone just misses with a punch to the body.
TuTone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cutinha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Leandro Cutinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! TuTone dips to his left and cracks Cutinha with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight! Tommy TuTone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well TuTone 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy TuTone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaim Grymaunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan comes to the cage accompanied by Haka . Grymaunch has chosen Into The Battle - Ensifurm as his entrance music. Jaim Grymaunch is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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277 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Duncan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaim Grymaunch! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Grymaunch swings for the body but Duncan moves out of range.
Grymaunch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Grymaunch misses with the combination.
Duncan moves into the clinch. Duncan lands a body punch. Duncan pressing his opponent against the cage. Grymaunch is working for takedown but Duncan is calmly controlling the position for now. The referee is keeping an eye on Duncan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Duncan lands an elbow inside that Grymaunch shrugs off.
 It looks like Jaim Grymaunch has been cut. Grymaunch looks gassed! Grymaunch takes an elbow to the forehead. Duncan lands with a short shot to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Duncan working some nice short punches in the clinch. Duncan lands on the inside with an uppercut. Grymaunch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Duncan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Tom Duncan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaim Grymaunch. Duncan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Duncan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Duncan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Duncan lands a nice shot to the body. Duncan working Grymaunch over with knees to the body. Duncan just leaning against Grymaunch, taking a breather. Duncan scores with a shoulder strike. Duncan pushes Grymaunch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Duncan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A right handed body shot lands from Duncan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Duncan is pushing Grymaunch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duncan. A short right from Duncan on the inside. A right hand to the body from Duncan.
Duncan has Grymaunch pushed against the cage. Duncan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grymaunch backwards.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Grymaunch is pressed up against the cage. Duncan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grymaunch down to the mat. Grymaunch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Duncan clinches. Duncan stalling against the cage.
Grymaunch digs a right hand underneath Duncan's ribcage. Duncan let out a lung full of air as it connected. Duncan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tom Duncan. Duncan has a takedown stuffed. Grymaunch throws a series of punches but Duncan avoids them all with ease. Grymaunch misses with a double jab.
Duncan closes the distance and clinches. Duncan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Grymaunch is trying to break free. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Duncan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Duncan lands a good knee to the midsection. Grymaunch won't want to take too many of those.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Duncan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grymaunch up against the cage. Grymaunch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duncan. Duncan lands a shot to the body. A right hand to the body from Duncan.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Duncan lands a shoulder strike. Duncan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Duncan gets through Grymaunch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Grymaunch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Duncan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duncan missing with knees to the body.
Duncan lands a body punch in the clinch. Duncan scores with a hook to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Duncan leaning his opponent against the cage. Duncan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grymaunch backwards. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Duncan is pushing Grymaunch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tom Duncan.
Duncan takes the fight into the clinch. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Duncan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jaim Grymaunch's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grymaunch paws at him with a jab and circles away. Grymaunch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duncan clinches with his opponent.
Grymaunch takes a knee to the side of the body. Duncan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Duncan.
Duncan lands a right hand. Duncan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Grymaunch stops a takedown attempt from Duncan.
Duncan slows down the pace here.
Duncan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grymaunch can do to turn this around? Grymaunch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Duncan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grymaunch is breathing heavily.
Duncan forces Grymaunch back against the cage and clinches.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Grymaunch is trying to maintain a safe position but Duncan gets an underhook and turns Grymaunch into the cage. Duncan effectively controlling the action here. Duncan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grymaunch's efforts to push away. Duncan effectively controlling the action here. Grymaunch wants a takedown.
Grymaunch digs a right hand underneath Duncan's ribcage. Duncan let out a lung full of air as it connected. Duncan gets underhooks to prevent Grymaunch's takedown attempt.
Tom Duncan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaim Grymaunch. Duncan lands a body punch. Duncan wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duncan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duncan. Duncan lands a shot to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Duncan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grymaunch prevents it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Duncan lands with a left to the head. Duncan can't get the takedown.
Duncan gets a trip takedown into half guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Duncan wants to free his trapped foot but Grymaunch is holding on for dear life with his legs. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grymaunch can do anything to dispel that myth. Grymaunch is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duncan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duncan's back! Duncan trying to control the action but Grymaunch just sinks the hooks in. Grymaunch trying to control. Duncan trying to control the hands but Grymaunch won't let him.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Duncan is taking damage to the body and head. Duncan is taking damage to the body and head. Duncan covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Grymaunch thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. Duncan turns into Grymaunch and is now in his guard.
Duncan wants to control from the top but Grymaunch keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Grymaunch controls Duncan momentarily but Duncan frees himself. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Grymaunch wants to sweep here but Duncan controlling him for the moment. Duncan wants to control from the top but Grymaunch keeps moving. Grymaunch is trying to keep Duncan in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Duncan closes the distance and clinches. Grymaunch wants a takedown but no success here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Duncan dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jaim Grymaunch's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Duncan. Grymaunch throws a body punch but Duncan moves out of range. Duncan tries to clinch but Grymaunch moves out of range. Grymaunch swings for the body but Duncan moves out of range.
Grymaunch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duncan counters with a series of strikes. Grymaunch will be more careful next time no doubt. Duncan misses with a double jab.
Duncan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Grymaunch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the body from Grymaunch misses
and Duncan counters into the clinch. Nicely done. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Duncan lands a right hand. Grymaunch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Duncan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. A short left from Duncan. Duncan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grymaunchs head. A right hook to the body lands for Duncan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Duncan scores with an uppercut up the middle. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duncan. Duncan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duncan lands a body punch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The referee is keeping an eye on Duncan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grymaunch wants to stall.
Duncan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Duncan stalling the fight.
Duncan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Duncan digs a right hand underneath Grymaunch's ribcage. Grymaunch let out a lung full of air as it connected. Duncan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grymaunch backwards. Duncan tries for a takedown but Grymaunch manages to get underhooks.
Grymaunch stops a takedown attempt from Duncan.
Jaim Grymaunch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Duncan lands an elbow that stopped Grymaunch in his tracks for a moment. A hook to the body from Duncan.
This has been an exciting period of action! Duncan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grymaunch up against the cage. Grymaunch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Duncan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Duncan leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Duncan. Duncan lands a body punch in the clinch. Duncan presses Grymaunch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A shot in the inside from Duncan. The referee calls for Duncan to work.
Duncan pushes Grymaunch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Grymaunch swings wildly with an uppercut but Duncan uses good head movement to avoid it. Tom Duncan has scored more points in the clinch so far. Duncan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duncan lands a right hand. Duncan lands on the inside with an uppercut. Grymaunch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grymaunch misses with a punch to the body.
Duncan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Duncan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Duncan. A short right hand to the side of the head by Duncan. Duncan looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Grymaunch taking a breather. A short left from Duncan. A nice left hand lands by Duncan.
Duncan controlling the action here for a moment.
Duncan lands a damaging elbow. Tom Duncan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Grymaunch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Duncan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Duncan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grymaunch or not. A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan. Duncan gets underhooks to prevent Grymaunch's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Duncan. A short body shot lands from Duncan as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Duncan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Grymaunch is trying to keep an underhook but Duncan manages to get the takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Duncan is controlling the pace.
Grymaunch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! Tom Duncan showed his dominance in that final round. Well Duncan 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 30:25 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Duncan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Prong - Whose Fist Is This Anyway?. Richard Pritchard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qing Nan Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Pritchard! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pritchard fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Pritchard wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance. Lee sizes up Pritchard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Pritchard moves away from the strike by Lee. Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 It looks like Richard Pritchard has been cut. Pritchard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Lee lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Pritchard can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Lee and Pritchard drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Lee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Qing Nan Lee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Sparks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Starr! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starr moves away. Sparks lands a with a good body shot.
Starr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sparks to the mat! Sparks manages to get full guard. Starr wants to pass the guard but Sparks is keeping the position.
Sparks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sparks throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Starr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Starr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sparks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Starr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Sparks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starr is one step ahead there.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Sparks throws up his legs and catches Starr in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Starr tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Sparks! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tony Sparks!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Melbrooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melbrooks has chosen Motorhead - Smiling like a killer as his entrance music. 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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165 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugene Albright! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Melbrooks! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melbrooks rushes Albright and presses him up against the cage. Melbrooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Melbrooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albright blocks it with crossed arms. Melbrooks tries to land a knee to the head but Albright blocks with his arms.
Albright tries to pull guard but Melbrooks holds him up against the cage and eventually Albright drops back down to his feet.
Melbrooks landing knees to the body.
Albright blocks the elbow strike.
Albright jumps guard but Melbrooks stands there with Albright around his waist. Albright gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Melbrooks misses with a hook from the clinch. A body shot lands from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks landing knees to the body.
Albright managing to block the knees to the body from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Albright is defending well for now. Albright fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albright pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Albright working a defensive guard here.
Melbrooks wants to stand but Albright is controlling his posture from full guard.
Albright is looking for a triangle but Melbrooks pushes his legs off easily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Melbrooks wants to get up but he can't break Albright's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Albright trying to keep a closed guard but Melbrooks is proving a slippery customer.
Melbrooks tries to stand but Albright is controlling from the bottom. Albright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Albright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Melbrooks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Melbrooks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Albright had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Melbrooks is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Albright Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Melbrooks's back instead.
 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.
Albright working for a choke but Melbrooks is defending well. Melbrooks is in bad spot here.
Melbrooks has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Melbrooks is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Albright gets his way!
Albright wants to control but Melbrooks manages to buck him off and is now in Albright's guard! Nice work there by Melbrooks!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Albright has a closed guard, preventing Melbrooks from standing up. Albright controlling the position.
Albright isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Melbrooks stacks Albright on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Melbrooks! Albright tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Melbrooks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Melbrooks decides to stand back up.
 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. Melbrooks with a body punch. A glancing blow. John Melbrooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Melbrooks is looking to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Melbrooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Albright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Melbrooks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Albright somewhat. Melbrooks tried to score with a low kick but Albright checks it. Melbrooks is looking to clinch but Albright is avoiding it.
Melbrooks tries to clinch up. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Melbrooks dominated that round. That's time! Albright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Albright swats away the attempt to clinch by Melbrooks.
Melbrooks closes the distance and clinches. Albright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Melbrooks. Albright avoiding damage as Melbrooks throws knees to the body.
Melbrooks tries a knee to the head but Albright blocks it.
Albright jumps into guard, dragging Melbrooks to the mat.
Melbrooks wants to stand but Albright has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Albright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Melbrooks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Albright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Albright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Melbrooks wants to stand but Albright is controlling his posture from full guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Albright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Melbrooks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albright had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Melbrooks is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Albright Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Melbrooks's back instead.
Albright looking for the choke but no joy.
 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. Albright is trying to control but Melbrooks is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Melbrooks wants to hold on but Albright pushes him away. Melbrooks is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Melbrooks wants to hold on but Albright pushes him away.
Albright working for a guillotine from mount but Melbrooks is in no mood to give up. Albright throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Albright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Melbrooks wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Albright.
Albright sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Albright wants to control the pace but Melbrooks is squirming around nicely. Albright looking to ground and pound but Melbrooks is blocking nicely.
Albright working for a guillotine from mount but Melbrooks is in no mood to give up.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Albright thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Melbrooks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Albright looking to finish with strikes here!
Albright can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melbrooks is looking to escape. Melbrooks wants to try and get back to his feet. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Melbrooks has given up his back here. Will Albright look for the submission or keep pounding away?
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Albright dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Albright tries to clinch but Melbrooks is having none of it. Albright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Melbrooks avoids it really well and circles away. Melbrooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melbrooks throws a shot to the body.
Melbrooks darts in and clinches Albright up against the cage. Melbrooks missing with knees to the body.
Albright fails to pull guard.
Melbrooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Eugene Albright has been cut.
Albright drags the fight down to the ground.
Albright isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Melbrooks stacks Albright on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Melbrooks!
Melbrooks decides to take the fight back to the feet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Melbrooks.
Albright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Albright counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Albright passes easily into side control. Nice work. Albright throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Melbrooks tries to buck Albright off but Albright is having none of it.
Albright decides to stand back up.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Melbrooks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Melbrooks misses the target. Albright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. John Melbrooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Melbrooks misses the body punch and Albright counters with a straight right hand. The fight stays on the outside here - Melbrooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Melbrooks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Melbrooks misses with a hook to the body
and Albright moves into the clinch. Melbrooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Melbrooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Albright's defenses. Melbrooks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Albright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Melbrooks just stands there and leans against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him. Melbrooks lands an elbow inside.
Albright has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Melbrooks uses from the top position. Melbrooks tries to stand but Albright is controlling from the bottom.
Melbrooks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Albright, up you get! Albright moves in looking to clinch but Melbrooks pushes him off. Albright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Melbrooks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Melbrooks wants it to stay on the feet.
Melbrooks forces Albright back against the cage and clinches. Albright takes an elbow to the temple. Albright blocks an elbow strike. Albright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Melbrooks just stands there and leans against the cage. Melbrooks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Melbrooks obliges. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Melbrooks lands a good knee to the midsection. Albright won't want to take too many of those. Melbrooks trying to land knees to the body.
Melbrooks digs a right hand underneath Albright's ribcage. Albright let out a lung full of air as it connected. Knees in the clinch landing for Melbrooks.
Melbrooks looking to throw knees to the head but Albright is blocking nicely.
Melbrooks lands an uppercut. Albright jumps guard but Melbrooks stands there with Albright around his waist. Albright gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Albright gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Melbrooks regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action! Melbrooks wants to get back to his feet but Albright is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Albright wants to control from the top but Melbrooks keeps moving. Melbrooks wants to stand up but Albright is controlling him. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Albright wants to control from the top but Melbrooks keeps moving. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Melbrooks really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Eugene Albright's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Melbrooks throws a sloppy head kick
and Albright counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Albright. Albright is working for takedown but Melbrooks is calmly controlling the position for now. A knee to the head by Melbrooks.
Melbrooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Albright.
Melbrooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Albright tries to pull guard but Melbrooks holds him up against the cage and eventually Albright drops back down to his feet.
Albright takes an elbow to the temple. Albright tries to pull guard but Melbrooks holds him up against the cage and eventually Albright drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him. A right hand to the body from Melbrooks.
Albright jumps guard but Melbrooks stands there with Albright around his waist. Albright gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Albright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Melbrooks smiles and moves away.
Melbrooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Albright ducks under a wild hook from Melbrooks.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Melbrooks to the mat! Melbrooks manages to get full guard. Melbrooks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Albright is controlling him. Albright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melbrooks is keeping the position for now. Melbrooks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Melbrooks keeping moving, preventing Albright from controlling successfully. Albright tries to free his leg and advance position but Melbrooks is retaining full guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Melbrooks has control of Albright's left arm, preventing Albright from doing any damage. Melbrooks looking to control.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Albright wants to clinch and Melbrooks counters with an inside leg kick. Albright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Melbrooks. Melbrooks obviously looking to wear him down.
Melbrooks clinches but Albright breaks the clinch
and Albright counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Melbrooks's guard now. Albright forces his way into half guard. Eugene Albright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Melbrooks defends it well. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Albright is figuring out what he wants to do next. Melbrooks tries to kick Albright off but Albright keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Albright tries to pass the half guard into mount. Melbrooks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Melbrooks is trying to get back to full guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Albright is working for a kimura but Melbrooks is defending it quite comfortably.
Albright works his foot free and advances to mount. The referee warns Melbrooks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Albright controlling from the full mount. Albright fails to move to back control. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Albright had his way with John Melbrooks in that round. The cut man is working on Eugene Albright's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Albright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Melbrooks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Albright rather than just go for the knockout.
Albright scores a takedown into full mount!
Albright has hold of Melbrooks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Melbrooks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Albright avoids the attempt from Melbrooks to control.
Albright is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Albright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eugene Albright! Eugene Albright is the new lightweight champion!
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