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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Evraerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evraerts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2Black- waves of luv. Karl Evraerts will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Evraerts!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evraerts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Evraerts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Guys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Evraerts misses its intended target.
Evraerts looks to land a right hand but Guy moved out of range.
Guy with a poor takedown
and Evraerts counters with a straight right hand.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evraerts pinned against the cage. Evraerts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Evraerts pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Guy back to the cage. Evraerts follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Evraerts scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Evraerts misses with a right hand
and Guy counters with a shoot takedown. Evraerts fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evraerts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guy shoots in for a takedown but Evraerts shows good takedown defense.
Guy blocks a jab.
Evraerts lands a glancing blow to the side of Guy's head.
Guy drops his hands momentarily and Evraerts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evraerts throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Evraerts stuffs the takedown attempt from Guy. Guy gets slowly back to his feet.
Evraerts thuds a left hand into Guy's body.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Guy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Evraerts swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evraerts defends it nicely.
Evraerts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Evraerts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Evraerts connects with a leg kick. Guy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Evraerts jabs Guy right on the nose. Guy blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evraerts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evraerts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evraerts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Evraerts lands a glancing blow to the side of Guy's head.
Evraerts lands a head shot.
Evraerts clobbers Guy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Evraerts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Evraerts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guy on the side of the head.
Evraerts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Evraerts lands a lovely overhand right.
Evraerts thuds a left hand into Guy's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Evraerts.
Evraerts is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Evraerts scores with a punch to the head.
Evraerts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evraerts lands the left hand.
Nice shot by Evraerts.
Guy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Evraerts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Evraerts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Evraerts works Guy's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Evraerts finds it's target.
Evraerts scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooh!!! Evraerts has knocked Guy down with a huge combo! Evraerts steps away and waves a wobbly Guy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Guy is rocked!
Evraerts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evraerts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Evraerts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Evraerts throws a shot to the body.
Guy seems to have got his legs back now.
Guy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Evraerts counters with a big head kick but Guy shrugs it off.
Evraerts scores with a jab. Guy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Evraerts connects with a single shot there.
Evraerts's corner calls for a 1-2. Evraerts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evraerts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evraerts scores with a sloppy right hand. Guy should have avoided that one.
Guy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circle momentarily. Evraerts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evraerts catches Guy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Evraerts as he connects with a hook.
Karl Evraerts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evraerts lands with a nice combination. Guy backs away looking to recover.
Evraerts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karl Evraerts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Evraerts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evraerts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guy's head backwards.
Evraerts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guy on the side of the head.
Guy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evraerts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evraerts looks to land a combination. Guy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guy walks into a left hand.
Evraerts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Evraerts throws a series of punches but Guy moves out of range.
Evraerts lands a really nice looking cross but Guy seems unphased.
Decent striking displayed by Evraerts there.
Evraerts thuds a left hand into Guy's body.
Evraerts with a nice cross.
Evraerts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evraerts jabs Guy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evraerts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guy.
Evraerts jabs at Guy's body.
Guy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice jab there from Evraerts.
Evraerts thuds his right hand into Guy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guy walks into a straight right hand from Evraerts.
Evraerts jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evraerts.
Evraerts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Evraerts there.
Evraerts thumps Guy with a low kick.
Evraerts sizes up Guy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Evraerts jabs Guy right on the nose. Guy blinks but takes it well.
Evraerts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A combination from Evraerts does no damage.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Evraerts.
A shot to the liver by Evraerts. Beautiful body shot.
Evraerts connects with a single shot there.
Josh Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evraerts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Evraerts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Guy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evraerts.
Evraerts scores with a jab to the head.
Guy fails to land the takedown.
Nice cross by Evraerts.
Guy closes the distance and clinches up with Evraerts, looking for a takedown. Guy pushes Evraerts against the cage but Evraerts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evraerts digs a good body shot into Guy's ribs.
Guy walks into a left hand.
Evraerts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guy on the side of the head.
Guy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Evraerts cracks Guy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Evraerts there.
Decent striking displayed by Evraerts there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Evraerts, right into the meat.
A jab from Evraerts does it's job there.
Evraerts lands the left hand.
Evraerts throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Evraerts does it's job there.
Evraerts cracks the inside of Guy's front leg.
Evraerts connects with a looping right hand.
Nice cross by Evraerts.
Evraerts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evraerts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Guy tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Evraerts is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Guy buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Guy!! Guy is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Evraerts throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Evraerts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Ty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Ty will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Ty!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in 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.
Jones not doing much here.
Ty on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones works his way into full mount!
Ty is trying to escape the mount.
Ty wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones landing punches.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ty can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Jones but it's paid off an Ty is forced to tap! Nice work by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justino Cordobes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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18
144 lbs
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18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justino Cordobes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordobes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cordobes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cordobes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cordobes throws a sloppy head kick
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
Cordobes throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a solid body kick.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cordobes. That did some damage!
Cordobes throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Cordobes throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cordobes can pounce on him.
Nelson thuds his shin into the meat of Cordobes's side.
Cordobes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nelson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cordobes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
Cordobes avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Cordobes thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson counters with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Cordobes is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cordobes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cordobes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
Cordobes lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordobes thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson counters with a body kick that stops Cordobes in his tracks momentarily.
Cordobes throws a head kick that misses
and Nelson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cordobes tries to land a body kick
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
Cordobes throws a head kick that half lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cordobes - that will leave a mark!
Cordobes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat.
Cordobes moves out of range of the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nelson!
Cordobes blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Cordobes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nelson takes a step back to recover.
Cordobes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy body kick from Cordobes
and Nelson counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordobes throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cordobes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cordobes throws a lazy head kick
and Nelson counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Cordobes 's knee.
A head kick by Cordobes misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cordobes throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick by Cordobes misses
and Nelson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cordobes is breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nelson.
A low kick from Cordobes misses
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
Nelson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nelson lands with a nice body kick.
Cordobes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cordobes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
Cordobes throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a body kick that stops Cordobes in his tracks momentarily.
Nelson is looking to slow Cordobes down with leg kicks.
A head kick by Cordobes misses
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cordobes's knee momentarily.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cordobes's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
Cordobes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Nelson lands but Cordobes takes it in his stride.
Justino Cordobes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Cordobes moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat.
Nelson throws a head kick that half lands.
A low kick from Cordobes is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cordobes throws a head kick that misses
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
Cordobes thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Cordobes was not able to check.
Cordobes throws a lazy head kick
and Nelson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Cordobes throws a head kick that misses
and Nelson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nelson is looking to slow Cordobes down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson delivers a nice body kick.
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Cordobes off balance momentarily.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Nelson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Cordobes throws a head kick that misses
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cordobes's knee momentarily.
Nelson is looking to slow Cordobes down with leg kicks.
Nelson cracks the inside of Cordobes's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Cordobes is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nelson throws a head kick that Cordobes semi-blocks.
Cordobes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cordobes misses with a kick to the body
and Nelson counters with a body kick that stops Cordobes in his tracks momentarily.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Cordobes tries to land a body kick
and Nelson counters with a good, hard body kick but Cordobes shrugs it off.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses.
Cordobes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Cordobes was not able to check.
Nelson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cordobes's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nelson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Cordobes's leg. Cordobes is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Cordobes is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cordobes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cordobes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nelson. Cordobes shrugs it off though.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Nelson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
Nelson scores with a push kick.
Cordobes avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Cordobes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cordobes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cordobes will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Justino Cordobes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nelson - that will leave a mark!
Crunch! Nelson slams his shin into Cordobes's torso.
Cordobes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nelson is looking to slow Cordobes down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cordobes's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson feints and then cracks Cordobes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cordobes down.
A low kick from Cordobes is predictable there
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cordobes's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson throws a head kick but Cordobes moves out of range.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cordobes throws a body kick the misses
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Cordobes was not able to check.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cordobes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nelson.
Nelson throws a head kick but Cordobes moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cordobes's head.
Nelson thumps Cordobes with a low kick.
Cordobes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Cordobes was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes looks to throw a body kick
and Nelson counters with a head kick. That will keep Cordobes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cordobes misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cordobes's calf.
Nelson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cordobes if he has to take too many more of those.
Nelson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Nelson.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Nelson is looking to slow Cordobes down with leg kicks.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roy Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson scores with a push kick.
Cordobes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordobes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Cordobes's leg. Cordobes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nelson cracks the inside of Cordobes's front leg.
Cordobes throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a nice body kick.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Cordobes moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson lands with a nice body kick.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Cordobes's front leg but catches the back leg as Cordobes tries to avoid it.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson throws a head kick that Cordobes semi-blocks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nelson - that will leave a mark!
Cordobes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nelson is looking to slow Cordobes down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson 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! And we move into the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Cordobes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Cordobes 's knee.
Cordobes throws a sloppy head kick
and Nelson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nelson keeps Cordobes at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Cordobes down.
Cordobes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cordobes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson connects with a high kick.
Nelson feints and then cracks Cordobes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cordobes down.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson thumps Cordobes with a low kick.
A low kick from Cordobes misses
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Cordobes throws a lazy head kick
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Cordobes off balance momentarily.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cordobes's sensitive parts.
Nelson thumps Cordobes with a low kick.
Nelson thows a body kick. Cordobes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Nelson.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nelson throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cordobes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cordobes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.
Nelson lands a head kick. Cordobes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cordobes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cordobes will feel that in the morning.
Justino Cordobes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cordobes. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson lands a nice looking body kick.
Cordobes avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cordobes's calf.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cordobes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nelson - the referee stops the clock and Cordobes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nelson. Cordobes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cordobes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cordobes lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cordobes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nelson - the referee stops the clock and Cordobes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nelson. Cordobes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cordobes.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson thumps Cordobes with a low kick.
Cordobes throws a sloppy head kick
and Nelson counters with a body kick.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson scores with a push kick.
Cordobes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cordobes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cordobes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nelson. Cordobes shrugs it off though.
Cordobes blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Cordobes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cordobes will feel that in the morning.
Nelson lands a front kick.
Nelson is looking to slow Cordobes down with leg kicks.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Cordobes's leg. Cordobes is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson throws a head kick but Cordobes moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
A head kick from Nelson lands but Cordobes takes it in his stride.
Cordobes misses with a kick to the body
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Cordobes was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Cordobes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
Cordobes throws a sloppy head kick
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cordobes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Nelson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiruzen Sarutobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clessie Cummins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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, Hiruzen Sarutobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clessie Cummins!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cummins gets a double leg takedown into Sarutobi's guard.
Sarutobi is controlling Cummins's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cummins passes Sarutobi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cummins wants to control but Sarutobi is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cummins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Clessie Cummins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from Sarutobi as Cummins shoots in.
Cummins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sarutobi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sarutobi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cummins misses with a takedown attempt
and Sarutobi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Clessie Cummins has been cut.
Hiruzen Sarutobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clessie Cummins.
Sarutobi shoots in but no luck this time.
Cummins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sarutobi misses with a leg kick
and Cummins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sarutobi has Cummins up against the cage in a clinch.
Sarutobi is pressed up against the cage. Cummins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sarutobi down to the mat. Sarutobi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cummins looks gassed!
Sarutobi scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cummins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sarutobi counters with a nice body shot.
Cummins gets caught napping as Sarutobi dives in and scores a takedown. Cummins manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cummins can't keep his opponent in guard - Sarutobi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sarutobi works his way into full mount!
Cummins is trying to stand but he's just given Sarutobi his back.
Sarutobi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cummins on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Cummins tries to break free.
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.
Cummins trying to control the action but Sarutobi just sinks the hooks in.
Sarutobi has the hooks in. Cummins is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarutobi gets his hands free as Cummins looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiruzen Sarutobi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clessie Cummins'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.
Cummins tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarutobi throws a body kick the misses
so Cummins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cummins trying to control but Sarutobi is working from the bottom.
Cummins tries to stand but Sarutobi is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cummins preventing the sweep.
Sarutobi wants to control but Cummins passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarutobi is staying active underneath Cummins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cummins is looking to advance position but Sarutobi won't allow it.
Cummins trying to control from half guard but Sarutobi is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Clessie Cummins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cummins forces Sarutobi back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sarutobi lands a hook that snaps the head of Cummins backwards.
Sarutobi manages to break the clinch.
Sarutobi forces Cummins back against the cage and clinches.
Cummins has Sarutobi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sarutobi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cummins looking for a takedown.
Cummins is breathing heavily.
Cummins tries to pull guard but Sarutobi won't allow it.
Hiruzen Sarutobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clessie Cummins.
Sarutobi pushes Cummins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sarutobi.
Cummins is working for takedown but Sarutobi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sarutobi lands a nice uppercut.
Sarutobi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cummins checks a leg kick.
Sarutobi connects with a jab.
Sarutobi closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Sarutobi on the inside.
Sarutobi manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sarutobi pushes Cummins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sarutobi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sarutobi controlling the action here for a moment.
Cummins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarutobi has him pressed against the cage.
Sarutobi pulls Cummins into guard.
Cummins trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarutobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi 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.
Cummins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Clessie Cummins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cummins shoots in looking for a takedown. Sarutobi tries to sprawl out of it but Cummins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sarutobi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sarutobi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiruzen Sarutobi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clessie Cummins'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. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Sarutobi.
Sarutobi gets a clinch.
Sarutobi manages to pull guard.
Cummins trying to control but Sarutobi is working from the bottom.
Cummins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cummins wants to get up but he can't break Sarutobi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cummins wants to pass the guard but Sarutobi is keeping the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Clessie Cummins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cummins tries for a takedown but Sarutobi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cummins misses with a takedown
and Cummins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sarutobi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sarutobi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cummins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Cummins with that takedown attempt.
Hiruzen Sarutobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clessie Cummins.
Sarutobi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi has managed to clinch.
Cummins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarutobi stalls.
Cummins jumps guard but Sarutobi stands there with Cummins around his waist. Cummins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cummins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cummins darts in and clinches Sarutobi up against the cage.
Sarutobi is stalling here.
Cummins working hard to break the clinch.
Sarutobi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cummins wants to get back to striking at distance but Sarutobi won't allow it.
Sarutobi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cummins swivels and escapes.
Cummins clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sarutobi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cummins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sarutobi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sarutobi tries to circle away but Cummins has him pinned against the cage.
Sarutobi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sarutobi has managed to clinch.
Cummins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sarutobi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sarutobi decides to pull guard.
Cummins trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarutobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cummins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Clessie Cummins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cummins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sarutobi sprawls well. Sarutobi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cummins gets slowly back to his feet.
Cummins misses with a takedown
and Sarutobi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cummins won't be happy with that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiruzen Sarutobi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sarutobi 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiruzen Sarutobi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brus Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marley Sabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes into the arena with Black Dog blaring out of the sound system. Sabu has chosen pure hatred as his entrance music. Marley Sabu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
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133 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brus Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marley Sabu!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Li connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li dodges the punch combination from Sabu.
Sabu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sabu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Li connects with a right hand. Sabu shakes it off.
Sabu throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a nice uppercut.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sabu. That did some damage!
Li throws the kick towards the body but Sabu avoids it.
Li is looking to slow Sabu down with leg kicks.
Sabu looks gassed!
Li clinches.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sabu on his heels. He'll look to pass Sabu's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabu has a closed guard, preventing Li from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Li stands up and waves to Sabu to follow him.
Sabu thows a leg kick but Li checks it
and Li counters with a body kick.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Li thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sabu if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands with a slapping head kick.
Li lands with an uppercut that bounces Sabu off the cage and back into rage.
Li throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sabu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sabu is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Li tenderised Sabu's leg. Sabu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Li scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Li connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Li lands a nice looking body kick.
Sabu throws a sloppy head kick
and Li makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sabu really felt that one!
Li connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sabu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sabu walks into a left hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Li.
Li clinches with his opponent.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Sabu has double underhooks.
Li breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li cracks the inside of Sabu's front leg.
Sabu misses with a double jab
and Li counters with a low kick, right behind Sabu 's knee.
Li scores with a head kick. Sabu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sabu is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marley Sabu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li thuds his shin into the meat of Sabu's side.
Sabu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Li.
Li lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Li pushes Sabu away with a front kick.
Li lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sabu will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li drives through and clinches with Sabu against the cage.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Sabu seems to have recovered his senses.
Li keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body kick from Li.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li connects with a high kick.
Sabu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Li lands a nice looking body kick.
Li lands a nice looking body kick.
Sabu throws a lazy head kick
and Li counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Li goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sabu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabu throws a leg kick
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
Sabu avoids the head kick by Li.
Li is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sabu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Li.
Sabu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sabu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Li.
Li connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brus Li 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.
Li lands a head kick!
Sabu throws a combination that misses
and Li cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sabu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Li.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabu can do to turn this around?
Sabu tries to pull guard but Li holds him up against the cage and eventually Sabu drops back down to his feet.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sabu misses with a combination
and Li counters with a body kick that stops Sabu in his tracks momentarily.
Li misses with a double jab.
Sabu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sabu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sabu misses with a combination
and Li counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Sabu's front leg but catches the back leg as Sabu tries to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sabu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Li throws a front kick that sends Sabu stumbling back into the cage.
Li forces Sabu back against the cage and clinches.
Sabu has Li pressed against the cage, preventing Li from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sabu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sabu is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li controlling the action here for a moment.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a push kick but Sabu slaps the foot to one side.
Li wants to clinch up but Sabu keeps it at a distance.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Sabu keeps control of Li as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Li jabs Sabu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brus Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Sabu throws a leg kick
and Li cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sabu throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a big head kick but Sabu shrugs it off.
Sabu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sabu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Li counters with a body kick that stops Sabu in his tracks momentarily.
Li scores with a push kick.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Li!
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabu throws a head kick that misses
and Li counters with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Li.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Sabu breaks the clinch.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sabu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
Sabu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Li counters with a nice body kick.
Li throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good exchange - Li coming out on top.
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!
Li lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sabu takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick from Li.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marley Sabu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li.
Li throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Li throws a head kick that half lands.
Sabu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Li.
Li changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brus Li dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sabu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sabu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sabu misses with a double jab
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
Sabu throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Sabu misses
and Li counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sabu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sabu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Li.
Li lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sabu takes a step back to recover.
Li lands with a kick to the temple. Sabu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Li lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Li.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sabu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Li - the referee stops the clock and Sabu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Li. Sabu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to clinch.
Sabu throws a sloppy head kick
and Li counters with a head kick.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li fakes the leg kick and cracks Sabu in the body.
Sabu throws a sloppy head kick
and Li counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sabu's knee momentarily.
Li throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sabu.
Li throws a head kick that half lands.
Sabu gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Li wants to break free but Sabu has control.
Sabu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sabu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Sabu lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li is trying to force a seperation but Sabu has the dominant position.
Sabu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Li gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sabu.
Brus Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marley Sabu.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Sabu has him pressed against the cage.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sabu avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Sabu is controlling him.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sabu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Li walks away with a smile on his face. Sabu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sabu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Li finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick by Sabu misses
and Li counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sabu thinking.
Sabu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Li.
Crunch! Li slams his shin into Sabu's torso.
Li pushes Sabu away with a front kick.
Li tries to clinch but Sabu is having none of it.
Li delivers a nice body kick.
Li throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Li bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li pushes Sabu up against the cage in a clinch.
Li working hard to break the clinch.
Li can't break the clinch.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sabu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Li finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Brus Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sabu's head.
Li forces Sabu back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marley Sabu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li scores a takedown into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brus Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brus Li!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne comes to the cage accompanied by Carmina Burana - O Fortuna. Schulz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ONYX - Raze it up. Mark Schulz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Schulz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulz misses with an uppercut.
Thorne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schulz's head backwards.
Thorne throws a looping overhand right but Schulz ducks down to avoid it.
Schulz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Thorne counter with a right hand.
Thorne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schulz on the side of the head.
Schulz throws a body punch but Thorne moves out of range.
Schulz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schulz misses with a looping left.
Thorne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thorne slips nicely into half guard.
Thorne thows a huge punch but Schulz dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thorne in particular looking to stall.
Schulz wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thorne looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thorne is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thorne lands a nice short elbow.
Thorne throwing shots but Schulz is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorne 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.
Thorne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thorne lands strikes from half guard.
Schulz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thorne.
Schulz is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Thorne seems content to control.
Thorne seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Schulz for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thorne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thorne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schulz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schulz wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thorne in particular looking to stall.
Thorne trying to pass the guard but Schulz defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schulz tries to roll over but Thorne keeps him under control.
Thorne throwing shots but Schulz is blocking nicely.
Thorne with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thorne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schulz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thorne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schulz is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thorne trying to control from Schulz's half guard. Schulz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Thorne content to stall in guard here.
Thorne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schulz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Thorne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schulz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thorne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Thorne does it's job there.
Thorne throws out a loose jab but Schulz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mark Schulz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne cracks Schulz with a good jab.
Schulz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorne circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorne swinging wildly here.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schulz sprawls well. Schulz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thorne gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorne misses with a double jab.
Schulz throws an off balance right hand
and Thorne counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorne lands a nice looking body shot.
Thorne misses with a wild combination.
Schulz swinging wildly here.
Mark Schulz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorne connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz misses with a hook
enabling Thorne to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schulz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schulz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Schulz wants to land a leg kick but Thorne is out of range.
Thorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schulz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorne.
Thorne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Schulz looking to control.
Thorne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorne wants to control from the top but Schulz keeps moving.
Thorne controlling from the top position.
Thorne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is working Schulz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thorne is stalling in the full guard.
Thorne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thorne throws and elbow that misses. Schulz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thorne's guard. Nice move by Schulz!
Schulz stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Thorne has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Schulz manages to get his head free but now Thorne has transitioned to an armbar! Schulz grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Thorne! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damien Thorne!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Zalcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gudleifur Bjarnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zalcock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to El Metro. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugo Zalcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gudleifur Bjarnson !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bjarnson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hugo Zalcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Bjarnson .
Zalcock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bjarnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zalcock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bjarnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Zalcock. Zalcock gets slowly back to his feet.
Zalcock throws a lazy body kick
and Bjarnson counters with a flying knee that drops Zalcock! Bjarnson dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gudleifur Bjarnson !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zvi Fantl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fantl might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Westside Connection - Bow Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zvi Fantl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gunner sprawls well. Gunner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fantl gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantl moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantl fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantl tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantl fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gunner avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zvi Fantl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunner throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantl fails with the takedown.
Fantl throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gunner works the jab nicely.
Fantl throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gunner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fantl is in Gunner's guard.
Fantl avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantl stops Gunner from standing up.
Fantl got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gunner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fantl has managed to get both his arms back between Gunner's legs - danger averted.
Fantl is working Gunner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantl trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantl with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gunner looking for a guillotine here but Fantl defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gunner working for a triangle but Fantl defends it easily.
Fantl trying to control but Gunner is working from the bottom.
Gunner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fantl gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gunner keeping full guard, as Fantl tries to pass.
Gunner wants to stand but Fantl is controlling the position.
Fantl trying to control but Gunner is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantl is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gunner keeping moving, preventing Fantl from controlling successfully.
Fantl trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fantl is aware though and is defending well.
Fantl throwing strikes but missing.
Gunner keeping moving, preventing Fantl from controlling successfully.
Fantl got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gunner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fantl has managed to get both his arms back between Gunner's legs - danger averted.
Gunner keeping moving, preventing Fantl from controlling successfully.
Fantl is pushing down on Gunner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gunner is fighting to maintain full guard but Fantl has managed to sneak the leg through.
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.
Fantl is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fantl prevents Gunner from improving his position.
Fantl working over Gunner with some ground and pound. Gunner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantl is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gunner!
Fantl lands a big elbow.
Gunner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fantl avoids the attempt from Gunner to control.
Gunner looks gassed!
Fantl looking to control but Gunner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gunner working to try and regain half guard.
Fantl scoring with strikes but Gunner is staying in there.
Fantl has control of Gunner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gunner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Gunner will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fantl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gunner sprawls well. Gunner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fantl gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Gunner. No joy for Fantl on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner throws a leg kick which misses Fantl's front leg but catches the back leg as Fantl tries to avoid it.
Gunner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Gunner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunner connects with a high kick.
Fantl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantl shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gunner counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zvi Fantl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunner connects with a crisp jab.
Gunner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fantl's calf.
A shot to the liver by Fantl. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fantl is defended easily by Gunner.
Fantl fails with the takedown
and Gunner counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner tests Fantl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunner thows a body kick. Fantl tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunner scores with a jab.
The fighters circle, before Gunner throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Fantl's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Gunner lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Thomas Gunner!
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