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SPC 20: Double Deck-ah PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Spitler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miro Baresic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Spitler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miro Baresic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spitler drops Baresic with a beautiful combination! Baresic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spitler is looking for the KO!
Baresic is rocked!
It looks like Miro Baresic has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spitler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baresic is still on wobbly legs! Can Spitler finish him?
Baresic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spitler.
No joy there for Spitler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baresic seems to have recovered his senses.
Spitler misses with a few strikes there.
Baresic tries a head kick but it misses.
Spitler misses with a two punch combination.
Baresic misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Spitler.
Spitler tries a low kick but Baresic avoids it.
Baresic stuffs the takedown.
Spitler misses with a double jab.
Baresic throws a right and a left that Spitler avoids nicely.
Spitler throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spitler is breathing heavily.
Spitler shoots in but Baresic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Josh Spitler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baresic. That's going to slow Spitler down.
Spitler slips a jab and a cross from Baresic.
Spitler blocks a head kick by Baresic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baresic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baresic!
Spitler throws a combination that misses
and Baresic counters with an outside leg kick.
Baresic scores with a three punch combo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Baresic.
Baresic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baresic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Spitler loses concentration momentarily and Baresic pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Spitler crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Baresic finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miro Baresic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Divaille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Divaille kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Knights Of Cydonia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Divaille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Divaille as he jumps to the side.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Divaille.
Penn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Divaille's half guard.
Divaille kicks off Penn and gets to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Divaille. That's going to slow Penn down.
Penn digs a good hook to Divaille's body.
Penn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Divaille was covering up waiting for the punch and Penn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Divaille trying to control the position.
Divaille knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Penn content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to control from the top but Divaille keeps moving.
Divaille trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn won't allow Divaille to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Divaille could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Divaille's half guard.
Penn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Divaille throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Divaille has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Penn is working away from the top position though.
Divaille is breathing heavily.
Divaille landing strikes from the bottom.
Penn is looking to pass Divaille's guard but actually Divaille recovers to full guard.
Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penn has hold of Divaille's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Divaille tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Penn cranks the arm and Divaille screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Divaille, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). BJ Penn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inamen Rexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Coleman looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Inamen Rexus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rexus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rexus misses with a head kick.
Rexus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rexus lunges at Coleman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Coleman's hand.
Rexus wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rexus.
Rexus is looking to clinch but Coleman is avoiding it.
Coleman has his takedown stuffed
and Rexus counters with a crisp one two that drops Coleman! Rexus thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Coleman to his feet! Coleman is in big trouble!
Coleman is rocked!
Coleman looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rexus lands with a big right hook that stumbles Coleman - he's out on his feet here! Rexus follows up with another monster hook that separates Coleman from consciousness! Coleman falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Rexus stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Inamen Rexus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Kansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitusti Paskomista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kansen comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck by AC/DC. On his way into the cage it seems that Nigel Kansen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nigel Kansen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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, Nigel Kansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitusti Paskomista!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kansen misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Kansen misses.
Paskomista gets caught flat footed, as Kansen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Paskomista 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.
Paskomista is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paskomista controlling the action here.
Paskomista should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Paskomista wants to control but Kansen is keeping him busy.
Kansen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kansen tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskomista is thwarting Kansen's attempts to control the position.
Paskomista trying to control the action but Kansen is working from the bottom.
Paskomista is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Paskomista 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.
Paskomista is thwarting Kansen's attempts to control the position.
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.
Paskomista slows the pace down in half guard.
Paskomista thows a huge punch but Kansen dodges it nicely.
Paskomista seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kansen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paskomista takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kansen trying to control here.
Kansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskomista is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vitusti Paskomista just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paskomista stuffs the takedown.
Kansen swats away the attempt to clinch by Paskomista.
Paskomista moves in looking to clinch but Kansen pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paskomista throws a nice looking combination but Kansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paskomista throws the kick towards the body but Kansen avoids it.
Kansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paskomista tries to clinch there but Kansen circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paskomista displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kansen throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vitusti Paskomista will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Kansen closes the distance and clinches up with Paskomista, looking for a takedown. Kansen pushes Paskomista against the cage but Paskomista circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kansen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kansen is keen to just control but Paskomista is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kansen with the ground and pound but Paskomista uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Paskomista is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kansen thows a big elbow that misses.
Kansen preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskomista seems keen to control Kansen's posture.
Paskomista wants to sweep but no luck.
Paskomista is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paskomista trying to control from half guard but Kansen is working away.
Kansen won't allow Paskomista to pass to mount.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Paskomista is trying to control the action in half guard but Kansen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kansen taking some punishment here, with Paskomista in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paskomista wants to take a breather but Kansen is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Paskomista.
Kansen is looking for a sweep. Paskomista is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kansen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paskomista.
Kansen is looking to escape.
Paskomista content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansen is trying is best to control the position here.
Paskomista drops an elbow to the side of Kansen's head.
Paskomista is trying to control. Kansen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paskomista throwing shots but Kansen is blocking nicely.
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.
Kansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paskomista missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paskomista stalling away here and it's allowed Kansen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Paskomista wants to pass the guard but Kansen is keeping the position.
Paskomista trying to control the position from guard on top but Kansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paskomista tries to clinch but Kansen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vitusti Paskomista will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Paskomista looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paskomista fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paskomista moves in looking to clinch but Kansen pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kansen tries to clinch but Paskomista is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Paskomista. No joy for Kansen on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskomista wants to clinch but Kansen slips to the side
and Kansen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paskomista tries to clinch up
and Kansen counters with a shoot takedown. Paskomista fights it but they end up in guard.
Paskomista has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paskomista 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.
Kansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paskomista is on top in guard.
Paskomista postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paskomista slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Paskomista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kansen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paskomista.
Paskomista looking to pass the guard.
Paskomista scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskomista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kansen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paskomista on the ground.
Kansen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paskomista.
Kansen 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.
Paskomista trying to control the position from guard on top but Kansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Paskomista.
Paskomista throws a sloppy head kick and Kansen moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paskomista moves into range and clinches up with Kansen.
Kansen is working for takedown but Paskomista is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paskomista misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Paskomista.
It looks like Nigel Kansen has been cut.
Paskomista lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paskomista.
Paskomista misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paskomista softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kansen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paskomista gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel Kansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paskomista goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kansen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paskomista.
Paskomista lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kansen backwards.
Paskomista lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kansen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kansen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nigel Kansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitusti Paskomista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paskomista putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kansen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vitusti Paskomista.
I've got Paskomista 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vitusti Paskomista!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guster Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christ is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Craig (nsfw). Guster Spencer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guster Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craig Christ!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Spencer digs a good body shot into Christ's ribs.
Spencer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christ is out of range and Spencer settles back down.
Spencer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spencer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spencer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spencer throws a hook but Christ avoids it easily.
Guster Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spencer was covering up waiting for the punch and Christ finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Spencer looking for a sweep. Not yet Spencer, not yet.
Christ must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Christ scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Christ avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Christ stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
Spencer trying to keep a closed guard but Christ is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer is looking for a triangle but Christ pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christ defends it easily.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Spencer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christ scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Christ tries to free his leg and advance position but Spencer is retaining full guard.
Christ scoring with punches to the head and body.
Christ postures up and lands a big shot to Spencer's brow.
Christ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spencer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spencer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Christ throwing strikes from guard but Spencer blocks nicely.
Spencer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Christ passes into side control.
Spencer is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ lands an elbow.
Spencer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Christ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spencer keeps working.
Christ looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spencer is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Christ lands a nice short elbow.
Spencer looking for submissions off his back.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Christ lands a nice short elbow.
Spencer trying to control from the bottom.
Spencer is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Christ with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer trying to hold on to Christ's head to control him but Christ postures up.
Christ is nestled in close to Spencer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Christ lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Christ is trying to control the action in half guard but Spencer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spencer taking some punishment here, with Christ in his half guard.
Christ lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Christ lands strikes from half guard.
Christ passes to full mount!
Christ lands a heavy elbow.
Christ is working for a guillotine from mount but Spencer frees his head quite easily.
Spencer working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ lands a nice shot to the head.
Christ fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Christ prevents Spencer from getting the reversal.
Christ working Spencer over with strikes here.
Spencer can't escape the position.
Christ lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spencer hang on?
Spencer regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ trying to control from half guard but Spencer is working away.
Christ not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Christ 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.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Christ tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Christ moved out of range nicely.
Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Christ ducks down to avoid it.
Spencer connects with a jab.
Spencer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Christ walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Spencer throws a jab when Christ was well out of range.
Guster Spencer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christ circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christ avoids the body shot from Spencer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Christ throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Christ scores with a hook to the body. Spencer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Spencer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christ is able to avoid easily.
Spencer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Spencer has momentary wrist control but Christ slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christ wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
Christ looking to pass the guard.
Christ connects with a couple of short punches.
Christ forces his way into half guard.
Spencer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Christ winds up and cracks Spencer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Spencer is trying to control but can't.
Christ seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Christ working Spencer over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Christ trying to control from half guard but Spencer is working away.
Christ landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spencer taking some punishment here, with Christ in his half guard.
Spencer tries to kick Christ off but Christ keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Spencer tries to get to full guard but Christ has control of the leg.
Christ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spencer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Christ scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spencer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christ.
Spencer is looking to improve his position.
Spencer works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ connects with a couple of short punches.
Christ is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Craig Christ has got the better of the ground game so far.
Christ preventing the sweep.
Christ stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spencer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spencer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christ is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Spencer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Christ in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christ is posturing up here but Spencer has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Christ tries to roll out but it's too tight and Christ has to tap! Slick submission there by Spencer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guster Spencer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Jenkings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leeroy Jenkings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Carter!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkings moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Jenkings.
Jenkings closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Jenkings avoiding damage.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Jenkings keeps him there for the moment.
Carter tries to score a body lock takedown but Jenkings shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jenkings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Leeroy Jenkings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Carter.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Jenkings is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Jenkings swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkings blocks a jab.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Jenkings moves into the clinch.
Jenkings lands a knee to the body.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like James Carter has been cut.
Jenkings with a knee to the head.
Carter looks gassed!
Carter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkings tries to stand but Carter is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jenkings controls the pace.
Jenkings is looking to stand up but Carter won't let him.
Jenkings wants to stand and escape but instead Carter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Carter wants to control from the top but Jenkings keeps moving.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Carter 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.
Carter won't allow Jenkings to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jenkings is working hard here to advance position.
Jenkings seems keen to control Carter's posture.
Jenkings looking for a sweep. Not yet Jenkings, not yet.
Carter wants to control from the top but Jenkings keeps moving.
Jenkings trying to control the position.
Carter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jenkings wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.
Jenkings wants to hit a switch here but Carter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jenkings there!
Carter working for a guillotine from mount but Jenkings is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkings tries to lock up and control but Carter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jenkings tries to reverse the position but Carter maintains control.
Jenkings is squirming around, avoiding Carter's attempts to control the action.
Carter unloads with some shots from mount but Jenkings bucks and avoids them well.
Jenkings is squirming around, avoiding Carter's attempts to control the action.
Jenkings working to try and regain half guard.
Carter controlling his opponent.
Carter avoids the attempt from Jenkings to control.
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.
Jenkings is working to get back to half guard.
Jenkings wants to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Carter.
Carter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jenkings holds on to Carter around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Carter looking to control but Jenkings is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Jenkings dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Carter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jenkings thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Leeroy Jenkings has been cut.
Carter misses with a hook. Jenkings ducked under it nicely.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Jenkings's shoulder, as Jenkings tries to avoid the shot.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkings moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jenkings is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carter.
Jenkings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkings is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jenkings counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jenkings using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkings throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Jenkings looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Jenkings gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter tries to pull guard but Jenkings holds him up against the cage and eventually Carter drops back down to his feet.
Jenkings throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkings misses with a knee to the head.
Jenkings with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenkings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkings with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenkings.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkings fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkings is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkings closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkings tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jenkings tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Carter.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenkings just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leeroy Jenkings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Carter.
Jenkings looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jenkings.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jenkings walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jenkings dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Jenkings fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkings moves away from the strike by Carter.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Jenkings tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Jenkings fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkings is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Jenkings counters by moving into the clinch.
Jenkings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenkings just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jenkings misses with the head strike.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Jenkings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter wants to break free but Jenkings has control.
Jenkings misses with a knee strike.
Carter wants to break free but Jenkings has control.
Jenkings tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Jenkings stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Carter presses Jenkings against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jenkings walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jenkings wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Carter misses.
Jenkings tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkings.
Carter connects with a right hand. Jenkings shakes it off.
Carter takes a swing at Jenkings's ribcage but misses.
Leeroy Jenkings is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter cracks Jenkings with an open hand slap.
Jenkings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jenkings tries to clinch up.
Jenkings slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Jenkings wants to clinch.
Carter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkings manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkings fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkings falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jenkings closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Jenkings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkings clinches but Carter breaks the clinch
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter throws a body punch but Jenkings moves out of range.
Jenkings tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jenkings tries to clinch
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Leeroy Jenkings's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Jenkings walks into a jab.
Jenkings tries to clinch but Carter moves away
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkings drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leeroy Jenkings's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jenkings takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenkings clinches but Carter breaks the clinch
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jenkings takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jenkings needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Jeez, Leeroy Jenkings's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkings clinches but Carter breaks the clinch
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter lands with a straight right. Jenkings didn't see that one coming.
Carter throws a combination. Jenkings tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leeroy Jenkings's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Carter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes into the arena with Hi-Gate: Pitchin blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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156 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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23
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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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, Jean Claude Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renzo Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Mousasi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Mousasi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie is pulling down on Mousasi's head. It's preventing any offense from Mousasi, at least for the moment.
Mousasi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Mousasi tries to pass.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mousasi!
Mousasi wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mousasi is looking to escape.
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Mousasi frees his head quite easily.
Mousasi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Mousasi tries to improve his position but instead Gracie has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie not allowing Mousasi to control his hands.
Mousasi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mousasi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie 's guard. Nice work there by Mousasi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Mousasi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mousasi cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Gracie 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.
Gracie looks gassed!
Mousasi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mousasi wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mousasi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mousasi distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mousasi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Mousasi is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie is working an open guard so Mousasi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mousasi pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mousasi is looking to control Gracie 's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mousasi has his back to the cage.
Mousasi wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie lands a knee to the body.
Mousasi lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Mousasi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gracie tries to work over Mousasi's front leg with a kick but Mousasi checks it.
Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mousasi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie 's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mousasi off to one side.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mousasi counters by moving into the clinch.
Mousasi looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mousasi.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Mousasi blocks it.
Mousasi manages to break the clinch.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mousasi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mousasi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mousasi slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mousasi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mousasi stands up and beckons Gracie to join him on the feet.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Mousasi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
Gracie controls Mousasi momentarily but Mousasi frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mousasi looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mousasi controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Mousasi is striking but Gracie is not phased and passes to half guard.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Mousasi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mousasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mousasi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mousasi is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi throws a big right hand that misses.
Mousasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mousasi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Mousasi wants to get up but he can't break Gracie 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mousasi.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Mousasi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mousasi wants to clinch.
Mousasi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mousasi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mousasi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Mousasi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mousasi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Mousasi stands up.
Mousasi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie regains half guard.
Mousasi thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Mousasi trying to control the pace.
Mousasi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gracie to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi misses with the combination.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Mousasi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mousasi trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is pulling down on Mousasi's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mousasi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Mousasi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Mousasi gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A combination from Mousasi does no damage.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Mousasi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mousasi is working for a submission of some sort.
Mousasi stands up from half guard.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mousasi is defended easily by Gracie .
Renzo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Claude Mousasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Mousasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mousasi 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Claude Mousasi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blair Burkitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slaughter comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen. Blair Burkitt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergeant Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blair Burkitt!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkitt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slaughter manages to avoid it.
Slaughter has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Slaughter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slaughter blocks a body shot from Burkitt.
Slaughter swings wildly with an uppercut but Burkitt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slaughter lands with a light punch inside.
Slaughter lands an uppercut.
Slaughter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burkitt is looking to break free of the clinch but Slaughter has double underhooks.
Slaughter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burkitt's efforts to push away.
Slaughter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slaughter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slaughter lands a left hand.
Slaughter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slaughter is working Burkitt over against the cage.
Slaughter lands a shot to the body.
Slaughter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burkitt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slaughter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slaughter lands a right hand.
Slaughter presses Burkitt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slaughter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burkitt looks gassed!
Burkitt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter lands a body shot.
Slaughter lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Slaughter.
Slaughter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slaughter scores with a shoulder strike.
Slaughter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slaughter works on Burkitt's body with a couple of short punches.
Slaughter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slaughter has Burkitt pressed against the cage, preventing Burkitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Slaughter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slaughter lands a body punch.
Slaughter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burkitt or not.
Slaughter lands with a right to the head.
Slaughter lands with a left to the head.
Slaughter lands a nice uppercut.
Slaughter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burkitt is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slaughter.
Burkitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Slaughter finish him?
Slaughter throws a big uppercut that drops Burkitt! More strikes from Slaughter and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Burkitt lies dazed against the cage as Slaughter celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergeant Slaughter!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotiropoulos has chosen Iron Man By Black Sabbath as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Sotiropoulos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotiropoulos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
Strong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sotiropoulos.
A jab from Strong misses.
Strong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sotiropoulos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strong as he jumps to the side.
Oliver Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Sotiropoulos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotiropoulos shoots in for a takedown but Strong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sotiropoulos scores a takedown into full mount!
Sotiropoulos controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong is desperately trying to improve his position but Sotiropoulos has a good base and remains in mount.
Sotiropoulos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Strong turns into him and now he's in Sotiropoulos's guard.
Strong wants to stand and escape but instead Sotiropoulos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sotiropoulos tries to free his leg and advance position but Strong is retaining full guard.
Sotiropoulos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Strong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sotiropoulos off and has taken his back!
Will Strong go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sotiropoulos holding both Strong 's hands and preventing any damage.
Strong wants to control but Sotiropoulos is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos breaks Strong's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sotiropoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strong is keeping the position for now.
Sotiropoulos drops back looking for a leg! Strong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Strong manages to kick Sotiropoulos off! Sotiropoulos jumps back into Strong's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Strong throws a right and a left that Sotiropoulos avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
Sotiropoulos avoids the body shot from Strong.
Sotiropoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strong throws out the jab.
Strong throws a nice looking combination but Sotiropoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sotiropoulos misses with an uppercut. Strong saw that one coming.
Sotiropoulos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strong scores with a one two! Sotiropoulos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Strong dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sotiropoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong thows a body shot but no joy.
Sotiropoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Sotiropoulos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strong circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong throws a combination that misses
so Sotiropoulos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sotiropoulos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Strong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sotiropoulos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sotiropoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sotiropoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sotiropoulos is aware though and is defending well.
Strong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sotiropoulos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sotiropoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Strong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sotiropoulos stands and throws Strong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to improve position but can't.
Sotiropoulos in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sotiropoulos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Strong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sotiropoulos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Strong defends it well.
Strong wants to improve his position but Sotiropoulos is controlling well.
Strong gets full guard.
Strong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sotiropoulos is aware though and is defending well.
Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sotiropoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sotiropoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sotiropoulos controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Strong looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sotiropoulos has picked Strong up and slammed him! Strong can't keep hold of the triangle and Sotiropoulos manages to pass to side control!
Sotiropoulos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sotiropoulos swings around for an armbar but Strong sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sotiropoulos's guard.
Strong wants to stand but Sotiropoulos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Strong trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotiropoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Sotiropoulos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Strong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oliver Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strong connects with a body shot.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Sotiropoulos shoots in but no luck this time.
Sotiropoulos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strong avoids it really well and circles away.
Sotiropoulos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sotiropoulos somewhat.
Oliver Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Sotiropoulos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotiropoulos slips a jab from Strong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sotiropoulos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Strong looking for subs off his back but Sotiropoulos has passed one foot through into half guard.
Strong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Strong wants to sweep but Sotiropoulos has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is not content to let Sotiropoulos control the position.
Strong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sotiropoulos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sotiropoulos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sotiropoulos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sotiropoulos wants to control but Strong is keeping him busy.
Strong tries to bench press Sotiropoulos off him but Sotiropoulos keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sotiropoulos off and has taken his back!
Strong controlling from the back.
Sotiropoulos is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sotiropoulos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Strong tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sotiropoulos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sotiropoulos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Strong wants to get up but he can't break Sotiropoulos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Strong wants to stand and escape but instead Sotiropoulos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sotiropoulos trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Sotiropoulos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sotiropoulos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Sotiropoulos!
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