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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Molik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Van Der Hoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pawel Molik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Van Der Hoef!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Molik is defended easily by Van Der Hoef.
Van Der Hoef rushes Molik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Van Der Hoef.
Van Der Hoef breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Hoef takes the fight into the clinch.
Molik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Der Hoef walks away with a smile on his face. Molik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Der Hoef misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Van Der Hoef.
Molik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Molik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Hoef avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Molik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Hoef falls off balance throwing a combination
and Molik counters with a series of strikes. Van Der Hoef will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Der Hoef connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Molik momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molik pushes Van Der Hoef up against the cage in a clinch.
Molik manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Hoef misses with a series of wild punches.
Molik swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Hoef.
Van Der Hoef scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Der Hoef as he connects with a hook.
Van Der Hoef keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Der Hoef scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Molik is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Der Hoef sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Molik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Der Hoef sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Molik somewhat.
Van Der Hoef gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molik is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Hoef has him pressed against the cage.
Van Der Hoef lands a body shot in the clinch.
Molik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Der Hoef is keeping busy.
Molik drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Der Hoef pulls his leg out and moves away.
Molik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Der Hoef counters with a series of strikes. Molik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Molik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Der Hoef's waist but Van Der Hoef gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Molik off to one side.
Molik is breathing heavily.
Molik wants to clinch up but Van Der Hoef keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Van Der Hoef does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Der Hoef.
Van Der Hoef throws a series of punches but Molik avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molik shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Der Hoef manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Molik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Der Hoef dips to his left and cracks Molik with an uppercut!
Van Der Hoef lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Der Hoef connects with a body shot.
Molik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Der Hoef swinging wildly here.
Molik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Der Hoef has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Der Hoef scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Hoef lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Molik is rocked!
Van Der Hoef lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Molik is looking to close the distance but Van Der Hoef sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Molik crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Molik is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Rafael Van Der Hoef!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vizo Forelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Schofield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schofield comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Linkin Park : The Catalyst kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Vizo Forelli has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vizo Forelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Schofield!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forelli shoots in but no luck this time.
Forelli misses with a takedown
and Schofield counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schofield passes Forelli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Forelli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schofield tries to pass to full mount but Forelli defends it.
Schofield is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Forelli sees it coming and defends easily.
Schofield frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schofield seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Forelli is holding on tight.
Forelli working to try and regain half guard.
Forelli looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Schofield working for a choke but Forelli is defending well.
Schofield is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forelli is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Forelli showing good submission defense here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forelli breaks Schofield's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Forelli would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Schofield is retaining full guard.
Schofield lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Forelli!
Forelli is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schofield working for a submission but Forelli is keeping him at bay.
Schofield gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Forelli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schofield.
Nice takedown defense from Schofield. No joy for Forelli on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vizo Forelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forelli fails with the takedown.
Schofield fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Forelli.
Forelli tries for a takedown but Schofield sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schofield shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Schofield is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Forelli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schofield on the ground.
Schofield has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Forelli defend it? Schofield steps over the head and cranks it - Forelli is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Schofield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shane Schofield!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justino Cordobes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weiss comes into the arena with Through the Fire and Flames blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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134 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justino Cordobes!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cordobes swivels and escapes.
That kick from Cordobes tenderised Weiss's leg. Weiss is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cordobes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Weiss misses.
Weiss pushes Cordobes up against the cage in a clinch.
Weiss dodges an elbow strike from Cordobes.
Cordobes has had enough of the clinch but Weiss keeps him there for the moment.
Weiss drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Weiss is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cordobes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Weiss wriggles free and stands up.
Weiss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cordobes avoids it really well and circles away.
Cordobes tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss swings for the body but Cordobes moves out of range.
Cordobes connects with a high kick.
Weiss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cordobes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weiss.
Weiss shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weiss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cordobes can pounce on him.
Weiss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Weiss sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good leg kick by Cordobes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Weiss dives in and grabs Cordobes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cordobes pushes down on Weiss's head and hops out.
Weiss is breathing heavily.
Weiss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cordobes but Cordobes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordobes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cordobes lands with a nice body kick.
Weiss tries to clinch up.
Cordobes is looking to clinch but Weiss is avoiding it.
Cordobes wants to clinch up but Weiss keeps it at a distance.
Cordobes thuds his shin into the meat of Weiss's side.
Cordobes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cordobes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cordobes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Weiss keeps the fight on the outside.
Cordobes tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Weiss doesn't manage to clinch there - Cordobes circles away.
Cordobes throws a right and a left that Weiss avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cordobes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cordobes connects with a leg kick. Weiss looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Cordobes.
Justino Cordobes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cordobes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cordobes throws a head kick that misses.
Weiss blocks a head kick by Cordobes.
Weiss closes the distance and clinches up with Cordobes, looking for a takedown. Weiss pushes Cordobes against the cage but Cordobes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Cordobes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from Cordobes lands but Weiss takes it in his stride.
Cordobes tests Weiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cordobes is looking to slow Weiss down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Cordobes.
Weiss shoots for a takedown but Cordobes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cordobes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cordobes.
A combination from Weiss does no damage.
Weiss scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cordobes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cordobes lands a head kick. Weiss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Weiss misses with a takedown attempt - Cordobes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cordobes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weiss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Weiss or perhaps it was just good defense by Cordobes which made him look bad.
Weiss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cordobes. Weiss shrugs it off though.
Nice body punch from Cordobes.
Cordobes lands with a kick to the temple. Weiss shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cordobes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cordobes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Weiss is looking to clinch but Cordobes is avoiding it.
Cordobes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cordobes wants it to stay on the feet.
Cordobes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordobes.
Cordobes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Weiss will feel that in the morning.
Cordobes lands a head kick. Weiss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cordobes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weiss circles away quickly and effectively.
Weiss just misses with a punch to the body.
Weiss throws a jab but it's blocked by Cordobes.
Weiss has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cordobes.
Weiss keeps the fight on the outside.
Weiss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Weiss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cordobes slips a jab from Weiss.
Weiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cordobes.
Cordobes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weiss moves into range and clinches up with Cordobes.
Weiss tries to score a body lock takedown but Cordobes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Weiss decides to pull guard.
Cordobes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cordobes wants to get up but he can't break Weiss's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justino Cordobes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Weiss shoots in for a takedown but Cordobes shows good takedown defense.
Weiss misses with the combination.
Weiss throws a lazy right hand but Cordobes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weiss takes the fight into the clinch.
Weiss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cordobes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Weiss tries to bum rush Cordobes with a series of wild strikes but Cordobes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cordobes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Weiss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cordobes lands a leg kick that knocks Weiss off balance momentarily.
Erik Weiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cordobes scores with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Cordobes. No joy for Weiss on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordobes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cordobes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Weiss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cordobes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weiss. That did some damage!
Cordobes has closed the distance and engaged Weiss in a clinch.
Cordobes misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Cordobes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordobes looking to throw knees to the head but Weiss is blocking nicely.
Weiss has had enough of the clinch but Cordobes keeps him there for the moment.
Cordobes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cordobes misses with a knee strike.
Cordobes tries to land knees in the clinch but Weiss avoids the damage to the body.
Cordobes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weiss blocks it with crossed arms.
Weiss has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cordobes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cordobes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cordobes stops a takedown attempt from Weiss.
Weiss is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cordobes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cordobes tries to break the clinch but Weiss is controlling the position.
Cordobes is looking to control Weiss's arms but Weiss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cordobes has his back to the cage.
Cordobes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Cordobes lands but Weiss takes it in his stride.
Cordobes lands a nice hook to Weiss's body. Weiss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown by Weiss or perhaps it was just good defense by Cordobes which made him look bad.
Cordobes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Weiss takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Cordobes as Weiss shoots in.
Cordobes scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cordobes throws a leg kick which misses Weiss's front leg but catches the back leg as Weiss tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Cordobes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cordobes, right into the meat.
Cordobes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cordobes is looking to clinch.
Weiss fails with a takedown attempt.
Cordobes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Weiss's head.
Cordobes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Weiss will feel that in the morning.
Cordobes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weiss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cordobes is looking to clinch.
Weiss wants to clinch.
Cordobes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weiss shoots in looking for a takedown but Cordobes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weiss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cordobes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cordobes thumps Weiss with a low kick.
Cordobes is looking to slow Weiss down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Cordobes.
Cordobes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weiss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cordobes scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cordobes.
Cordobes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weiss. That did some damage!
Justino Cordobes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cordobes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cordobes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Weiss will feel that in the morning.
Cordobes slaps away a takedown attempt from Weiss, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cordobes wants to clinch up but Weiss keeps it at a distance.
Weiss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weiss will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cordobes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cordobes tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes with a nice cross.
Weiss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cordobes avoids it really well and circles away.
Cordobes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cordobes.
Cordobes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cordobes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weiss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weiss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cordobes.
Cordobes scores with a head kick.
Weiss throws a series of punches but Cordobes moves out of range.
Cordobes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weiss. That did some damage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cordobes!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cordobes. Weiss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cordobes slips a jab from Weiss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordobes scoring well with a low kick there.
Weiss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cordobes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weiss manages to pull guard.
Cordobes tries to stand but Weiss is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justino Cordobes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Weiss shoots in looking for a takedown. Cordobes tries to sprawl out of it but Weiss keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cordobes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Weiss fails with the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cordobes.
Cordobes doesn't manage to clinch there - Weiss circles away.
Weiss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cordobes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Weiss shoots for a takedown but Cordobes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cordobes lands with a slapping head kick.
Weiss shoots in looking for a takedown but Cordobes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weiss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cordobes lands a front kick.
Cordobes wants to clinch up but Weiss keeps it at a distance.
Cordobes throws a nice head kick!
Cordobes lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Cordobes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cordobes tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss keeps the fight on the outside.
Weiss shoots in for a double leg but Cordobes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cordobes tries to clinch there but Weiss circles away.
Cordobes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cordobes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cordobes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Weiss fails to land the takedown.
Weiss shoots in for a double leg but Cordobes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Weiss on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cordobes. Cordobes obviously looking to wear him down.
Cordobes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Weiss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Weiss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cordobes moves in looking to clinch but Weiss pushes him off.
Cordobes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Weiss fails with the takedown.
A left and a right from Cordobes both land. Nice combination.
Cordobes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Weiss rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cordobes as Weiss shoots in.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cordobes, right into the meat.
Cordobes throws a right hand that Weiss ducks under and follows up with a left that Weiss also avoids with ease.
Weiss looks for a takedown but Cordobes sprawls well.
Cordobes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cordobes is looking to clinch.
Cordobes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weiss.
Weiss shoots for a takedown but Cordobes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Weiss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordobes.
Cordobes tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Cordobes swats away the attempt to clinch by Weiss.
A right-left combo lands from Cordobes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weiss.
Weiss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cordobes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weiss fails to land the takedown.
Cordobes wants to clinch up but Weiss keeps it at a distance.
Cordobes throws a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cordobes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cordobes doesn't manage to clinch there - Weiss circles away.
Cordobes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cordobes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weiss fails with a takedown attempt.
Cordobes tries to clinch up.
Cordobes slaps away a takedown attempt from Weiss, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cordobes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordobes connects with a solid leg kick.
Weiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordobes.
Cordobes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cordobes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cordobes tries to clinch there but Weiss circles away.
Cordobes leaves Weiss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cordobes fakes the leg kick and cracks Weiss in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordobes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cordobes feints and then cracks Weiss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weiss down.
Erik Weiss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weiss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cordobes pinned against the cage. Cordobes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordobes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Justino Cordobes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Weiss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cordobes can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justino Cordobes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cordobes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justino Cordobes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Evraerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiruzen Sarutobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evraerts kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Black- waves of luv. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Evraerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hiruzen Sarutobi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarutobi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sarutobi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evraerts avoids it really well and circles away.
Sarutobi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evraerts, pushing him back against the cage.
Sarutobi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evraerts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Evraerts wants to break free but Sarutobi has control.
Evraerts misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarutobi lands with a light punch inside.
Evraerts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarutobi prevents Evraerts from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sarutobi.
A nice left hand lands by Sarutobi.
Evraerts wants to break free but Sarutobi has control.
Evraerts misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Evraerts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sarutobi's brow.
Evraerts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Evraerts is trying to break free.
Evraerts misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarutobi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sarutobi.
Sarutobi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evraerts backwards.
Evraerts working hard to break the clinch.
Sarutobi just leaning against Evraerts, taking a breather.
Sarutobi lands a left hand.
Sarutobi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sarutobi keeps control of Evraerts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Evraerts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarutobi just leaning against Evraerts, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarutobi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evraerts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evraerts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarutobi has Evraerts pressed against the cage.
Evraerts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarutobi.
Evraerts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarutobi has him pressed against the cage.
Evraerts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Evraerts is trying to break free.
Evraerts has had enough of the clinch but Sarutobi keeps him there for the moment.
Evraerts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Evraerts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sarutobi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Evraerts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarutobi clinches.
Sarutobi jumps guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sarutobi looking for a sweep. Not yet Sarutobi, not yet.
Evraerts 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evraerts wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sarutobi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evraerts is trying to stand up.
Evraerts is trying to stand but he's just given Sarutobi his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Evraerts looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarutobi controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiruzen Sarutobi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Evraerts gets tackled into the cage by Sarutobi. Sarutobi maintains the clinch.
Sarutobi breaks the clinch.
Sarutobi gets tackled into the cage by Evraerts. Evraerts maintains the clinch.
Sarutobi is struggling to control the position.
Sarutobi works on Evraerts's body with a couple of short punches.
Evraerts is trying to push Sarutobi away but Sarutobi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Evraerts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evraerts tries to throw a body punch but Sarutobi avoids it by throwing Evraerts back against the cage.
Sarutobi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evraerts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sarutobi moves into the clinch successfully.
Evraerts wants to break free but Sarutobi has control.
Evraerts wants to break free but Sarutobi has control.
Evraerts wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Evraerts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evraerts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evraerts is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarutobi has double underhooks.
Evraerts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarutobi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evraerts clobbers Sarutobi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sarutobi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evraerts pinned against the cage. Evraerts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sarutobi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Evraerts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hiruzen Sarutobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evraerts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sarutobi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sarutobi misses with a hook. Evraerts ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evraerts with a jab.
Sarutobi drives through and clinches with Evraerts against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sarutobi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarutobi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarutobi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Evraerts up against the cage.
Evraerts is trying to push Sarutobi away but Sarutobi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Sarutobi.
Sarutobi manages to break the clinch.
Evraerts slips a jab from Sarutobi.
Sarutobi takes the fight into the clinch.
Sarutobi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Evraerts.
A frustrated look appears on Evraerts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi breaks the clinch.
Sarutobi clinches with his opponent.
Sarutobi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sarutobi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evraerts backwards.
Sarutobi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Evraerts is trying to push Sarutobi away but Sarutobi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sarutobi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarutobi closes the distance and clinches.
Sarutobi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sarutobi.
Sarutobi instigates a clinch.
Sarutobi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sarutobi closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evraerts is trying to push Sarutobi away but Sarutobi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sarutobi blocking some punches.
Evraerts tries to circle away but Sarutobi has him pinned against the cage.
Evraerts tries to break the clinch but Sarutobi is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evraerts is trying to push Sarutobi away but Sarutobi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sarutobi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Evraerts wants to stand and escape but instead Sarutobi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sarutobi won't allow Evraerts to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evraerts trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiruzen Sarutobi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Evraerts tries to keep at a distance but Sarutobi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sarutobi blocking some punches.
Sarutobi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sarutobi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Evraerts up against the cage.
Sarutobi gets through Evraerts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evraerts wants to get back to striking at distance but Sarutobi won't allow it.
Evraerts throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Sarutobi.
Sarutobi pulls guard.
Sarutobi controlling the position.
Sarutobi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evraerts would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evraerts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evraerts wants to stand and escape but instead Sarutobi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evraerts is keeping the position for now.
Evraerts is looking to stand up but Sarutobi isn't so interested in that idea.
Evraerts is looking to stand back up but Sarutobi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Evraerts.
Evraerts tries to kick Sarutobi off in order to stand up. Sarutobi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Evraerts is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Evraerts bucks up and tries to throw Sarutobi off but instead Sarutobi has got his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarutobi has good solid back control here.
Evraerts holding both Sarutobi 's hands and preventing any damage.
Evraerts is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sarutobi.
Evraerts controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl Evraerts 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.
Sarutobi controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiruzen Sarutobi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sarutobi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiruzen Sarutobi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam Beastly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beastly has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Protect ya neck! as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
210 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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30
207 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Starr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bam Bam Beastly!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beastly just misses with a punch to the body.
Starr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beastly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Starr's corner calls for a 1-2. Starr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Bam Bam Beastly has been cut.
Beastly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Starr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Starr has an active guard here but Beastly has managed to pass into half guard.
Beastly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Starr defends it well.
Beastly working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beastly passes to full mount!
Beastly looking to control but Starr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr tries to reverse the position but Beastly maintains control.
Beastly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beastly blocks Starr's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Beastly working Starr over with strikes here.
Starr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beastly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Tommy Starr has been cut.
Beastly is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Starr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starr is looking to improve his position but Beastly isn't that keen on the idea.
Starr is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beastly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Starr hang on?
Starr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beastly is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Starr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Starr regains half guard.
Starr looking for submissions off his back.
Starr is pressing down on Beastly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Starr is breathing heavily.
Beastly pushes down on Starr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beastly works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastly working Starr over with strikes here.
Starr is squirming around, avoiding Beastly's attempts to control the action.
Starr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beastly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Starr looks a forlorn figure.
Tommy Starr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Beastly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beastly with the ground and pound from mount.
Jeez, Tommy Starr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Starr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bam Bam Beastly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Math Rastafari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irvin has chosen Before I Forget by Slipknot as his entrance music. Patrick Irvin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 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
10 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Irvin !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rastafari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irvin .
Irvin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rastafaris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rastafari misses with a straight left.
Rastafari ducks under a wild hook from Irvin .
Irvin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irvin connects with a crisp jab.
Rastafari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irvin .
Rastafari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rastafari looks to land a left hand but Irvin moved out of range nicely.
Rastafari ducks under a wild hook from Irvin .
Irvin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rastafari moves away.
Rastafari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irvin throws out the jab.
Rastafari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rastafari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Irvin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rastafari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rastafari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rastafari misses with a combination
and Irvin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irvin misses with a double jab.
Rastafari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rastafari throws a looping overhand right but Irvin ducks down to avoid it.
Irvin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rastafari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Irvin scores with a decent looking hook.
Rastafari walks into a straight right hand from Irvin .
No joy there for Rastafari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irvin looks to land a left hand but Rastafari moved out of range nicely.
Irvin misses with an uppercut. Rastafari saw that one coming.
Rastafari lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastafari keeps Irvin at a distance using the push kick.
Irvin takes a swing at Rastafari's ribcage but misses.
Irvin blocks a head kick by Rastafari.
Patrick Irvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastafari throws a leg kick which misses Irvin 's front leg but catches the back leg as Irvin tries to avoid it.
Irvin looks gassed!
Rastafari looks to land a left hand but Irvin moved out of range nicely.
Rastafari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rastafari misses with an uppercut. Irvin saw that one coming.
Rastafari misses with a leg kick.
Rastafari misses with a body shot.
Irvin moves out of range of the strikes.
Irvin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rastafari misses with a hook.
Irvin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Irvin .
Rastafari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Irvin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rastafari.
Rastafari connects with a right hand. Irvin shakes it off.
Rastafari scores with a jab.
Rastafari looks to land a left hand but Irvin moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin loads up on a big right hand but Rastafari slips the punch.
A big right from Rastafari misses.
A jab lands there for Rastafari.
Irvin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rastafari in his tracks.
Rastafari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irvin .
Rastafari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rastafari throws an overhand right that lands on Irvin 's shoulder, as Irvin tries to avoid the shot.
Rastafari throws a hook but Irvin blocks it.
Irvin moves out of range as Rastafari strikes.
Irvin misses with a hook. Rastafari ducked under it nicely.
Rastafari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rastafari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Irvin .
Rastafari tries a head kick but it misses.
Irvin cracks Rastafari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irvin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastafari throws out a leg kick but Irvin moves out of range and Rastafari only half commits.
A jab from Rastafari misses.
Rastafari throws a leg kick that misses.
Rastafari connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rastafari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rastafari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Irvin throws a right and a left that Rastafari avoids nicely.
Rastafari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rastafari blocks a jab.
A jab from Irvin misses.
Irvin moves away from the strike by Rastafari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rastafari misses with a hook.
A jab from Rastafari does it's job there.
Rastafari dodges the punch combination from Irvin .
Rastafari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Math Rastafari dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rastafari cracks a nice hook into Irvin 's ribs.
Rastafari swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Irvin to counter with a crisp jab.
Rastafari cracks a nice hook into Irvin 's ribs.
Rastafari misses the jab.
Rastafari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Rastafari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rastafari slips a jab and a cross from Irvin .
Rastafari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irvin .
Irvin throws a lazy right hand but Rastafari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rastafari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Irvin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rastafari.
Rastafari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Irvin is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rastafari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Irvin looks to score with a jab to the body but Rastafari is just out of range.
Rastafari throws a hook to the side of Irvin 's head but Irvin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rastafari slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastafari lands a nice hook to Irvin 's body. Irvin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rastafari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irvin manages to avoid it.
Rastafari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Irvin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Irvin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rastafari has got the better of the exchanges.
A punch lands to the side of Irvin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rastafari throws a shot to the body.
Rastafari throws a hook to the side of Irvin 's head but Irvin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Rastafari lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irvin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rastafari.
Rastafari has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rastafari lands a nice hook to Irvin 's body. Irvin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Irvin .
Rastafari misses with a looping right.
Irvin tries to move into range but Rastafari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irvin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rastafari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irvin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastafari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Irvin misses with a straight left.
Irvin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Rastafari.
Rastafari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Irvin .
Rastafari throws an overhand right that lands on Irvin 's shoulder, as Irvin tries to avoid the shot.
Rastafari scoring well with a low kick there.
Rastafari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irvin 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rastafari ducks under a wild hook from Irvin .
Rastafari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Irvin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rastafari.
Rastafari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rastafari connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rastafari. That snapped Irvin 's head back.
Irvin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rastafari is looking to slow Irvin down with leg kicks.
Rastafari scores with a leg kick.
Irvin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rastafari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Irvin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rastafari scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rastafari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Irvin if he has to take too many more of those.
Rastafari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rastafari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rastafari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Rastafari - just one landing.
Rastafari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Irvin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rastafari.
Irvin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Rastafari lands but Irvin takes it in his stride.
Irvin is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rastafari.
Irvin is still on wobbly legs! Can Rastafari finish him?
Rastafari misses with a double jab.
Rastafari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irvin can do to turn this around?
Rastafari lands a really nice looking cross but Irvin seems unphased.
Irvin gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Rastafari gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Math Rastafari!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoelie Gan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gleiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoelie Gan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Gleiser's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hoelie Gan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Gleiser!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gleiser misses with a few strikes there.
Gleiser attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gleiser misses with a combination
and Gan counters with a one-two to the body.
Gan gets the takedown into side control.
The referee asks Gan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gleiser tries to control but Gan manages to take his back.
What can Gleiser do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gleiser trying to control the hands but Gan won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gan is persistently looking for the submission but Gleiser is defending it well.
Gan is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Gleiser is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hoelie Gan!
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