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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Snerve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Snerve has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Witt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Snerve!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Witt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Witt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Witt is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Witt trying to control the position but Snerve is working away.
Snerve is looking to reverse the position.
Snerve sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Witt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Witt wants to take a breather but Snerve is having none of it.
Witt thows a huge punch but Snerve dodges it nicely.
Witt misses with a head shot. Snerve uses the momentum to regain guard.
Witt trying to control but Snerve is working from the bottom.
Witt is pushing down on Snerve's leg trying to pass to half guard. Snerve is fighting to maintain full guard but Witt has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt wants to pass to mount but Snerve is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snerve is looking to control Witt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snerve avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Witt in particular looking to stall.
Snerve is staying active underneath Witt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snerve has hold of Witt's hands but Witt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Witt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snerve's head.
Snerve taking some punishment here, with Witt in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Witt.
Witt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Snerve wants to improve his position but Witt is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt is looking to take a break and control but Snerve is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Witt working Snerve over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Witt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Witt is trying to control. Snerve wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snerve moves into full guard.
Witt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Witt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Snerve is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Witt, into his guard.
Snerve stands up over Witt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snerve makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Witt looking for a sweep. Not yet Witt, not yet.
Snerve stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Witt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Witt wants to sweep here but Snerve controlling him for the moment.
Witt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Witt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snerve doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snerve manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Witt looking for a guillotine here but Snerve defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snerve throws a strike but Witt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Witt trying to control but Snerve is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Witt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Snerve shoots for a double leg takedown but Witt sprawls well. He's pushed Snerve's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Witt tries to clinch but Snerve is having none of it.
Witt tries to clinch there but Snerve circles away.
Witt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snerve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snerve lands a two punch combo.
Witt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snerve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snerve looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Witt is fending him off so far but Snerve persists. Nope, Witt circles away and we're back to standing.
Snerve fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aaron Witt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Snerve.
Witt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snerve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Witt clinches up against the cage.
Witt lands a takedown into guard.
Witt looking to sit in guard and control but Snerve gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snerve preventing the sweep.
Witt looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt wants to stand and escape but Snerve is having none of it.
Witt throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Witt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Snerve wants to control from the top but Witt keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Witt wants to control the position but Snerve says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Witt tries to roll over but Snerve keeps him under control.
Snerve trying to control the action but Witt is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt is trying to stand back up but Snerve is controlling him
Snerve wants to lay and pray for a moment but Witt keeps working.
Witt is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Damien Snerve.
Snerve has a takedown stuffed.
Witt tries to clinch up but Snerve circles away and keeps his distance.
Witt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snerve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snerve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snerve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Witt's head backwards.
Witt slaps away a takedown attempt from Snerve, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt tries to clinch but Snerve moves out of range.
Snerve keeps the fight on the outside.
Snerve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snerve keeps the fight on the outside.
Snerve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Witt has closed the distance and engaged Snerve in a clinch.
Witt is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Snerve can't fight it off and eventually Witt manages to take the fight to the floor. Snerve looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aaron Witt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snerve is trying to control the position but Witt postures up.
Witt controlling from the top position.
Witt with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snerve keeping moving, preventing Witt from controlling successfully.
Witt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Witt throws a strike but Snerve rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Witt wants to sweep but no luck.
Witt wants to improve his position but instead Snerve has moved into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Witt is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snerve takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Witt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Witt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Snerve.
Snerve misses with a wild combination.
Snerve 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.
Witt 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.
Witt looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Snerve puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Witt is looking to get back to full guard here but Snerve has managed to pass to side control instead.
Witt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snerve works to advance to full mount. Witt defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Witt is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snerve tries to control but Witt wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Witt is working hard here to advance position.
Snerve trying to control but Witt is having none of it.
Witt is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snerve avoids the attempt from Witt to control.
Snerve in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Witt is looking to get to half guard.
Snerve tries to control but Witt wriggling away.
Witt gets back to half guard.
Snerve wants to lay and pray for a moment but Witt keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt manages to get to full guard.
Snerve prevents Witt from getting back to his feet.
Witt working a defensive guard but Snerve manages to pass into side control anyway.
Witt looks to move to half guard but instead Snerve has passed into mount! Damn!
Damien Snerve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Witt is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aaron Witt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Witt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Witt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Bertnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clyde Mac is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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188 lbs
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193 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximo Bertnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clyde Mac!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bertnar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mac!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bertnar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bertnar dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Clyde Mac has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Bertnar.
That has opened up Clyde Mac's cut even more.
Bertnar content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertnar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mac?
Mac is rocked!
The cut above Clyde Mac's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bertnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mac is still in real trouble! Can Bertnar finish him?
Bertnar drops a big elbow. That's hurt Mac! More shots from Bertnar and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximo Bertnar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drop Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Schofield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schofield has chosen Linkin Park : The Catalyst as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Drop Hammer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Schofield's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drop Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Schofield!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer misses with the combination.
Hammer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schofield keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer drops Schofield with a beautiful combination! Schofield stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hammer is looking for the KO!
Schofield is rocked!
Drop Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schofield bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Hammer comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Schofield falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Schofield was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drop Hammer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Ty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Barbarian Horde By Hans Zimmer. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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270 lbs
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255 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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Ty!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ty sprawls well. Ty wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Overeem gets slowly back to his feet.
Ty closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Overeem to the mat! Overeem manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Overeem lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ty!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ty wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Overeem.
Overeem has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ty tries to hold on but Overeem postures up.
Overeem working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Overeem avoids the attempt from Ty to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem lands a big elbow.
Ty is trying to escape the mount.
Overeem with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Overeem wants to control the pace but Ty is squirming around nicely.
Overeem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ty tries to improve his position but instead Overeem has taken his back!
I really don't envy Ty right now.
Overeem doesn't have the hooks in and Ty manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ty misses with a wild combination.
Ty closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Overeem sneaks back into half guard.
Ty is keen to just control but Overeem is a slippery customer.
Overeem might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Overeem kicks Ty off and gets back to his feet.
Overeem has managed to clinch.
Overeem taking a breather.
Overeem leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ty lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ty breaks the clinch.
Ty gets the takedown into side control.
Ty wants to control but Overeem is keeping him busy.
Overeem sneaks back into half guard.
Ty looks to land a strike but Overeem avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Overeem escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ty trying to control but Overeem is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ty trying to stand up but can't free himself from Overeem's guard.
Ty stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Overeem throws up his legs and catches Ty in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Ty tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Overeem! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alistair Overeem!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Math Rastafari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clessie Cummins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clessie Cummins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Math Rastafari's chin.
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200 lbs
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Solid 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Math Rastafari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clessie Cummins!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Rastafari - just one landing.
Rastafari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cummins has Rastafari up against the cage in a clinch.
Rastafari taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rastafari.
Rastafari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cummins blocks a low kick nicely.
Cummins avoids the head kick by Rastafari.
Cummins shoots in but no luck this time.
Cummins blocks a head kick by Rastafari.
Rastafari slaps away a takedown attempt from Cummins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rastafari keeps the fight on the outside.
Rastafari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cummins is out of range and Rastafari settles back down.
Cummins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rastafari sprawls well. Rastafari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cummins gets slowly back to his feet.
Math Rastafari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clessie Cummins.
Cummins slips under a jab from Rastafari.
Math Rastafari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummins tries to close the distance and clinch but Rastafari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rastafari leaves Cummins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rastafari. Cummins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rastafari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rastafari tries a low kick but Cummins avoids it.
Rastafari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cummins has time to react.
Cummins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cummins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Rastafari.
Cummins needs to keep his hands up - Rastafari had a free shot at his head there.
Rastafari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cummins closes the distance and clinches.
Rastafari is trying to break the clinch but Cummins is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastafari wants to break free but Cummins has control.
Cummins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rastafari pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rastafari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rastafari is looking to control Cummins's arms but Cummins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rastafari has his back to the cage.
Rastafari avoiding damage.
Rastafari lands a hook that snaps the head of Cummins backwards.
Nice elbow from Cummins.
Cummins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rastafari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cummins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rastafari is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cummins.
Rastafari is trying to push Cummins away but Cummins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cummins jumps guard but Rastafari stands there with Cummins around his waist. Cummins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rastafari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cummins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rastafari scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Clessie Cummins has been cut.
Cummins looks gassed!
Cummins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rastafari walks away with a smile on his face. Cummins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rastafari clobbers Cummins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Rastafari.
Good shot there by Rastafari.
Rastafari cracks Cummins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cummins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rastafari lunges at Cummins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cummins's hand.
Cummins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rastafari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cummins on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastafari misses with a head kick.
Rastafari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cummins is rocked!
Rastafari scores with a decent looking hook.
Cummins is still on wobbly legs! Can Rastafari finish him?
Rastafari throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Cummins crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Math Rastafari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiruzen Sarutobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Swanson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wherever I May Roam by Metallica . Hiruzen Sarutobi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hiruzen Sarutobi!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarutobi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Sarutobi ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Swanson throws a hook but Sarutobi avoids it easily.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Sarutobi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarutobi ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Sarutobi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
Swanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Swanson scores with a jab to the head.
Swanson with a hook.
Sarutobi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson lands a glancing blow to the side of Sarutobi's head.
Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sarutobi.
Sarutobi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Swanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson throws a jab when Sarutobi was well out of range.
Swanson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Swanson wants it to stay on the feet.
Swanson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looking to pass the guard.
Swanson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Swanson is working Sarutobi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Swanson stays in close to Sarutobi's body and controls the position.
Sarutobi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sarutobi has wrist control.
Swanson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarutobi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sarutobi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swanson throws out the jab.
Sarutobi tries to move into range but Swanson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Sarutobi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sarutobi is defended easily by Swanson.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Sarutobi slips the punch.
Swanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Sarutobi slips the punch.
Swanson connects with a single shot there.
Sarutobi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Swanson does no damage.
Sarutobi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Sarutobi doesn't manage to clinch there - Swanson circles away.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Sarutobi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sarutobi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sarutobi moves away from the strike by Swanson.
Sarutobi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Sarutobi slips the punch.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on Sarutobi's shoulder, as Sarutobi tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson shoots in for a double leg but Sarutobi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson lands the left hand.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Sarutobi moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Sarutobi scores with a jab. Swanson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Swanson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sarutobi walks into a left hand.
Sarutobi throws a big shot that misses.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sarutobi is defended easily by Swanson.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Swanson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Swanson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Danga de danga de dang - Swanson scores with a four punch combination!
Sarutobi tries to clinch but Swanson is having none of it.
Swanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sarutobi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swanson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sarutobi is looking to clinch.
Karl Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sarutobi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Swanson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sarutobi wants to stall.
Swanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarutobi is trying to break free.
Swanson working aggressively here.
Sarutobi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Sarutobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarutobi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Sarutobi moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sarutobi wants it to stay on the feet.
Swanson cracks Sarutobi with an open hand slap.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
Swanson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Swanson not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi is refusing to be controlled, as Swanson sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Swanson misses with a head shot. Sarutobi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarutobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl Swanson.
Sarutobi slips a straight right by Swanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Sarutobi slips the punch.
Sarutobi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Sarutobi saw that one coming.
Sarutobi blocks a jab.
Sarutobi tries to clinch up.
Karl Swanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarutobi.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sarutobi to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarutobi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swanson but Swanson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karl Swanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Swanson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sarutobi's half guard.
Sarutobi is refusing to be controlled, as Swanson sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Swanson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sarutobi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
Sarutobi shoots in but no luck this time.
Swanson connects with a crisp jab.
Sarutobi stuffs the takedown.
Sarutobi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson slips a straight right by Sarutobi.
Sarutobi lunges at Swanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swanson's hand.
Swanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarutobi is looking to clinch.
Sarutobi throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson throws a hook but Sarutobi blocks it.
Sarutobi scores with a jab. Swanson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sarutobi defending well as Swanson loads up on a big left hand.
Swanson drives through with a takedown into Sarutobi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson postures up in Sarutobi's guard and throws a big left but Sarutobi blocks it.
Swanson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarutobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sarutobi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Karl Swanson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Sarutobi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swanson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sarutobi somewhat.
Swanson throws a hook but Sarutobi avoids it easily.
Sarutobi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Sarutobi is looking to clinch.
Swanson lands a slapping body shot.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarutobi slips a jab from Swanson.
Swanson stuffs the takedown.
Karl Swanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiruzen Sarutobi.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sarutobi enables Swanson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sarutobi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson trying to control but Sarutobi is working from the bottom.
Karl Swanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Swanson throws and elbow that misses. Sarutobi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Swanson's guard. Nice move by Sarutobi!
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sarutobi is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Karl Swanson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sarutobi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Swanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sarutobi scrambles back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Swanson - just one landing.
Swanson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sarutobi is looking to control Swanson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sarutobi avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson trying to control the action but Sarutobi is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swanson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Swanson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knocked Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratt has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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23
242 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knocked Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Pratt!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Out scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Out throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Out looking to ground and pound but Pratt is blocking nicely.
Out prevents Pratt from getting the reversal.
Pratt tries to lock up and control but Out gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pratt manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Out thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pratt's head.
Out not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Out tries to pass to full mount but Pratt defends it.
Out looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out misses with a head shot. Pratt uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Out is in close to Pratt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Out cracks Pratt with a solid left hand.
Out is stalling in the full guard.
Out throws a big right hand that misses.
Pratt keeping full guard, as Out tries to pass.
Out thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out slips nicely into half guard.
Out sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pratt defending well though.
Pratt is not content to let Out control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out is nestled in close to Pratt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Out is trying to control. Pratt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Out 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pratt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Out.
Out landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Out working over Pratt with some ground and pound. Pratt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Out trying to mount his opponent but Pratt defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out working the head and body with strikes.
Out is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Out missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pratt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Out.
Out seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
It looks like Matt Pratt has been cut.
Pratt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Out missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pratt is not content to let Out control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Out lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Out connects with a nice short shot to Pratt's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out working over Pratt with some ground and pound. Pratt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Out with the ground and pound but Pratt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Out throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pratt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pratt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Out sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pratt's guard.
Out is looking to advance position but Pratt won't allow it.
Pratt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pratt is looking to control Out's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pratt avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out throwing shots but Pratt is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knocked Out dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Pratt'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.
Out scores a takedown into full mount!
Out controlling from the full mount.
Out sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Out fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Out unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Pratt wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Out celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knocked Out!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crispin Mathias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slav Wind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crispin Mathias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski is looking to slow Mathias down with leg kicks.
Mathias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sobieski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sobieski connects with a high kick.
Sobieski takes one to the chin there.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mathias is adopting a defensive guard.
Sobieski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mathias is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sobieski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mathias keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski pushes down on Mathias's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sobieski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sobieski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mathias holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sobieski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski working for a guillotine from mount but Mathias is in no mood to give up.
Sobieski punching from mount but Mathias doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sobieski landing shots from mount.
Sobieski throwing strikes here but Mathias is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sobieski throws some wild stikes that Mathias manages to avoid easily.
Sobieski thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sobieski wants to control the pace but Mathias is squirming around nicely.
Mathias on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mathias tries to get out of the position.
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!
Sobieski thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mathias's face.
Sobieski misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathias in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sobieski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mathias is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sobieski working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Mathias looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sobieski! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jan Sobieski!
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