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XFA 23 <Lethal Weapon> PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sayar Kurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Japanese National Anthem. Yang Lee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sayar Kurmi's chin.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sayar Kurmi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurmi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee tries to clinch but Kurmi is having none of it.
Kurmi throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Kurmi shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurmi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kurmi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Kurmi trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee pulls Kurmi into guard.
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kurmi stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurmiis looking to pass into half guard but Lee pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lee is in guard.
Kurmi trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kurmi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kurmi shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee lands a head kick. Kurmi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Sayar Kurmi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Kurmi looks gassed!
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kurmi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee gets to his feet. Kurmi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kurmi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee rushes Kurmi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Kurmi tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Kurmi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kurmi is rocked!
That has opened up Sayar Kurmi's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kurmi crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yang Lee!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutu Kalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutu Kalio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutu Kalio!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Munoz does no damage.
Munoz tests Kalio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kalio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Munoz misses with a wild combination.
Kalio closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Munoz's guard.
Munoz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Brutu Kalio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalio.
Kalio shoots in for a takedown but Munoz shows good takedown defense.
Kalio dives in and grabs Munoz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Munoz pushes down on Kalio's head and hops out.
Jacques Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutu Kalio.
Munoz throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Munoz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kalio dives in and scores a takedown into Munoz's guard.
Munoz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kalio controls the pace.
Kalio is standing up over Munoz. Munoz looks to escape but Kalio dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kalio is working Munoz over with some ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
It looks like Kalio might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Kalio working the body and head with strikes.
Kalio working the head with strikes.
Kalio remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is trying to buck Kalio off.
Kalio controls the position from side control.
Munoz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalio slows the pace down.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brutu Kalio.
Munoz missing with a left hand there. Kalio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kalio.
Kalio takes a little break here. Munoz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kalio taking a breather here.
Kalio working the body and head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutu Kalio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kalio with a poor takedown
and Munoz counters with a left to the body.
Kalio shoots for a takedown but Munoz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Munoz scores with a sloppy right hand. Kalio should have avoided that one.
Munoz with a jab.
Munoz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Munoz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kalio closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kalio lands in his opponent's guard.
Kalio 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalio throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz wants to stand but Kalio is controlling the position.
Munoz being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brutu Kalio wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Munoz. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Kalio politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kalio prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Munoz down.
Kalio cracks Munoz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munoz struggling a bit here.
Munoz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Munoz tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kalio working the ground and pound.
Kalio controlling the position.
Brutu Kalio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Munoz is looking to get back to his feet here but Kalio is keeping cool and he's managed to take Munoz's back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalio controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutu Kalio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Munoz scores with a nice right hand.
Munoz misses with a body shot.
Munoz lands a nice hook to Kalio's body. Kalio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Munoz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jacques Munoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Munoz wants to sweep but no luck.
Kalio controls from within his opponent's guard.
Munoz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kalio controls from within his opponent's guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brutu Kalio hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Munoz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalio closes the distance and clinches up with Munoz, looking for a takedown. Kalio pushes Munoz against the cage but Munoz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Munoz lands a glancing blow to the side of Kalio's head.
Kalio gets the takedown into side control.
Munoz is trying to escape the position but Kalio is controlling the position.
Munoz is looking to regain half guard here but Kalio keeps moving and retains side control.
Kalio takes a little break here. Munoz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is looking to get back to his feet here but Kalio is keeping cool and he's managed to take Munoz's back.
Munoz is trapped and Kalio is scoring with shots to the head and body.
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!
Kalio biding his time, controlling Munoz.
Kalio's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kalio looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Kalio is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
Munoz is trapped and Kalio is scoring with shots to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
I would not like to be Munoz right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutu Kalio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kalio 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutu Kalio!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kixo Caludo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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316 lbs
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295 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kixo Caludo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caludo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caludo.
Yen tries to clinch but Caludo moves out of range.
Yen wants to clinch.
Caludo rushes Yen and presses him up against the cage.
Yen trying to control the position but instead, Caludo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yen into the cage.
Caludo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Caludo looking to break Yen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Yen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Caludo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caludo looking to break Yen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Yen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Caludo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Caludo has his arm under Yen's chin here. Game over son! Caludo squeezes tightly and Yen is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kixo Caludo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Savea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pieni Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pieni Mies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samson Savea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pieni Mies!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savea closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mies to the mat! Mies manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Savea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savea stands up over Mies, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mies throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Savea working some strikes from top position.
Mies trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mies is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Savea is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mies is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Savea engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Savea postures up.
Savea throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savea tries to free his leg and advance position but Mies is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pieni Mies wasn't active enough on the ground.
Savea tries to clinch up.
Savea gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Savea scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mies shoots in and gets a takedown into Savea's guard.
Mies looks gassed!
Mies being controlled here momentarily.
Mies wants to stand but Savea has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savea controlling Mies's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samson Savea has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mies looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mies tries to free his leg and advance position but Savea is retaining full guard.
Savea is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Savea 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mies gets to his feet - Savea follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Savea fails to pull guard.
Mies letting Savea take a breather here.
Savea wants a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Savea.
Mies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savea moves into the clinch successfully.
Mies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mies misses with a head kick.
Savea closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mies prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Savea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mies has had enough of the clinch but Savea keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Samson Savea will probably get the nod.
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.
Savea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mies.
Savea drives through with a takedown into Mies's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mies can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mies trying to strike off his back.
Mies wants to improve his position but instead Savea has moved into half guard.
Savea trying to control the action but Mies is working from the bottom.
Mies is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savea scores with a couple of nice shots.
Savea seems to be working for a kimura but Mies defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mies pushes Savea off looking to stand but Savea dives back in and keeps control.
Savea throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Savea lands a nice short elbow.
Savea not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Savea looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Savea working the head and body with strikes.
Savea stalling.
Mies has a hand on Savea's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Savea takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mies is looking to get to half guard.
Savea landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savea wants to control the pace but Mies is squirming around nicely.
Savea in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Samson Savea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mies taking shots to the head.
Mies should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Savea cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mies wants to hold on but Savea pushes him away.
Savea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mies is in a horrible position here. Savea smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Savea lands a nice shot to the head.
Savea scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mies?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies is bucking up trying to escape but Savea cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Savea working the ground and pound effectively.
Savea has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mies's face.
Savea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Savea with shots to the head and body - Mies looks very uncomfortable down there.
Savea lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savea is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mies is rocked!
Savea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mies is still in real trouble! Can Savea finish him?
Savea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A big strike lands for Savea! That's really hurt Mies and he's turned his back - Savea keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Savea jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Savea!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brock Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Dressler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dressler has chosen Raptile - Fight Back as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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162 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Dressler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dressler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dressler won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Dressler looking to pass the guard.
Dressler drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Dressler off! Dressler jumps back into Jones's guard.
Dressler drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Dressler off! Dressler jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones 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.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dressler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dressler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Dressler crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dressler working the body and head with strikes.
Dressler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dressler trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Dressler working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dressler is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jones is trying to escape and Dressler transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jones is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dressler! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marc Dressler!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jannis Arvanitidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jannis Arvanitidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Andreas!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arvanitidis.
Andreas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arvanitidis swivels and escapes.
Andreas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arvanitidis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Andreas somewhat.
A head kick misses from Arvanitidis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arvanitidis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jannis Arvanitidis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Andreas.
Andreas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arvanitidis.
Arvanitidis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Daniel Andreas has been cut.
Arvanitidis misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Andreas. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Andreas to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Andreas is rocked!
Andreas throws his legs up looking for a submission but Arvanitidis uses it to pass to side control.
Andreas is still in real trouble! Can Arvanitidis finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arvanitidis wants to control for a moment but Andreas uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Arvanitidis throwing shots but Andreas is blocking nicely.
Andreas seems to have recovered his senses.
Arvanitidis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Andreas actively working from the bottom here.
Arvanitidis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Andreas actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Arvanitidis there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arvanitidis lands a nice short elbow.
Arvanitidis is working for a submission of some sort.
Arvanitidis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Arvanitidis wants to pass the guard but Andreas is defending well.
Arvanitidis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arvanitidis is trying to control the action in half guard but Andreas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Andreas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Arvanitidis working over Andreas with some ground and pound. Andreas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Andreas can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arvanitidis lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Andreas quite badly. Andreas pulls Arvanitidis in close trying to recover. Arvanitidis postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Andreas on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Andreas doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jannis Arvanitidis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zunder Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Adebisi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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27
290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zunder Smythe!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adebisi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adebisi slips under a jab from Smythe.
Smythe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adebisi.
Smythe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adebisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zunder Smythe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smythe misses with a shot to the body
and Adebisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Smythe misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smythe misses with an uppercut. Adebisi saw that one coming.
Adebisi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smythe cracks Adebisi with an open hand slap.
Adebisi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smythe lands with a nice body punch.
Adebisi is breathing heavily.
Smythe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smythe just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smythe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smythe misses with a low kick as Adebisi jumps back.
Smythe throws a monster overhand right that drops Adebisi! Smythe follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zunder Smythe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Krobanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slawek Chruszczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexis Krobanov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexis Krobanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slawek Chruszczynski!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krobanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chruszczynski.
Alexis Krobanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krobanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch there but Krobanov circles away.
Krobanov stuns Chruszczynski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chruszczynski clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chruszczynski misses with a knee to the head.
Chruszczynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chruszczynski taking a breather.
Krobanov wants to break free but Chruszczynski has control.
Krobanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krobanov throws a good cross that connects.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch up.
Krobanov looks to land a combination but Chruszczynski avoids it well.
Krobanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chruszczynski has time to react.
Krobanov lands a jab to the nose.
Krobanov works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krobanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chruszczynski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Krobanov throws a series of punches but Chruszczynski moves out of range.
Krobanov cracks Chruszczynski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krobanov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Chruszczynski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krobanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krobanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chruszczynski circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Krobanov.
Krobanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krobanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krobanov jabs Chruszczynski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krobanov lands a slapping body shot.
Chruszczynski moves in looking to clinch but Krobanov pushes him off.
Krobanov misses with a few strikes there.
Krobanov lands with an overhand left.
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!
Krobanov works over Chruszczynski's head and body with a nice combination.
Chruszczynski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krobanov with a jab.
Krobanov lands a jab-cross combination.
Krobanov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chruszczynski.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch there but Krobanov circles away.
Krobanov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Krobanov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch but Krobanov is avoiding it.
Chruszczynski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Krobanov cracks Chruszczynski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krobanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chruszczynski looks gassed!
Krobanov misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Krobanov.
Nice uppercut there from Krobanov.
Krobanov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chruszczynski backs up against the cage.
Krobanov misses with the combination.
Krobanov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krobanov lands with a nice combination. Chruszczynski backs away looking to recover.
Chruszczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krobanov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chruszczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krobanov.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Krobanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krobanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chruszczynski.
Krobanov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Krobanov looks to land a combination but Chruszczynski avoids it well.
Chruszczynski moves to clinch but Krobanov breaks away
and Krobanov counters with a nice body shot.
Chruszczynski drops his hands momentarily and Krobanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Krobanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chruszczynski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krobanov swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Krobanov scores with a four punch combination!
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krobanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krobanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krobanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chruszczynski.
Chruszczynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Krobanov circles away.
Krobanov throws a series of punches but Chruszczynski avoids them all with ease.
Chruszczynski slips a jab and a cross from Krobanov.
Krobanov lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krobanov misses with a double jab.
Chruszczynski throws a series of punches but Krobanov moves out of range.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krobanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chruszczynski throws a nice looking combination but Krobanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexis Krobanov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chruszczynski drops his hands momentarily and Krobanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chruszczynski dodges the punch combination from Krobanov.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krobanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krobanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chruszczynski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chruszczynski moves in looking to clinch but Krobanov pushes him off.
Krobanov feints a jab promting Chruszczynski to slip. Krobanov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chruszczynski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chruszczynski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krobanov misses with a two punch combination.
Krobanov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alexis Krobanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Krobanov misses with a two punch combination.
Chruszczynski throws a chopping leg kick but Krobanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krobanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chruszczynski.
Chruszczynski moves to clinch but Krobanov breaks away
and Krobanov counters with a three punch combo that has Chruszczynski backing up. Chruszczynski nods at Krobanov to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chruszczynski walks into a stiff left hand from Krobanov.
Krobanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chruszczynski can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch there but Krobanov circles away.
Krobanov throws a shot from downtown. Chruszczynski moves away and avoids it.
Chruszczynski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chruszczynski throws the left hand but Krobanov avoids the punch easily.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch up but Krobanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Chruszczynski dodges the punch combination from Krobanov.
Krobanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krobanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chruszczynski fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chruszczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chruszczynski wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krobanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krobanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krobanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krobanov dodges the punch combination from Chruszczynski.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chruszczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chruszczynski moves in looking to clinch but Krobanov pushes him off.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Krobanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Krobanov scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chruszczynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Krobanov circles away.
Chruszczynski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Krobanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chruszczynski doesn't seem phased though.
Krobanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krobanov.
The crowd cheers as Krobanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chruszczynski doesn't seem phased though.
Krobanov takes a swing at Chruszczynski's ribcage but misses.
Krobanov fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Krobanov.
Krobanov throws a series of punches but Chruszczynski moves out of range.
Chruszczynski feints a jab promting Krobanov to slip. Chruszczynski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krobanov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krobanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch up but Krobanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Krobanov lands a jab to the nose.
Krobanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Krobanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chruszczynski throws a low kick but Krobanov avoids it.
Krobanov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Krobanov duly obliges.
Chruszczynski dodges the punch combination from Krobanov.
Krobanov throws a right and a left that Chruszczynski avoids nicely.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Krobanov misses with a left hand
and Chruszczynski counters by moving into the clinch.
Chruszczynski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chruszczynski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krobanov's efforts to push away.
Krobanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chruszczynski manages to break the clinch.
Chruszczynski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chruszczynski fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Chruszczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexis Krobanov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch up but Krobanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Chruszczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krobanov misses with a double jab.
Alexis Krobanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Krobanov.
Krobanov throws a series of punches but Chruszczynski moves out of range.
Krobanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chruszczynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krobanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chruszczynski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Krobanov swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Krobanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chruszczynski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krobanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chruszczynski wants to clinch.
Krobanov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krobanov.
Krobanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chruszczynski moves forwards but Krobanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Krobanov.
Chruszczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krobanov.
Krobanov misses with a double jab.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch there but Krobanov circles away.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Chruszczynski throws a leg kick which misses Krobanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Krobanov tries to avoid it.
Chruszczynski drives through and clinches with Krobanov against the cage.
Chruszczynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chruszczynski lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Alexis Krobanov has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chruszczynski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krobanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krobanov throws a lazy right hand but Chruszczynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krobanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chruszczynski.
Chruszczynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chruszczynski drives through and clinches with Krobanov against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chruszczynski.
Krobanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Chruszczynski won't allow it.
Chruszczynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chruszczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chruszczynski takes the fight into the clinch.
Chruszczynski breaks from the clinch.
Krobanov cracks Chruszczynski with a good jab.
Krobanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krobanov cracks a nice hook into Chruszczynski's ribs.
Krobanov lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Krobanov.
Chruszczynski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chruszczynski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krobanov connects with a crisp jab.
Krobanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chruszczynski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krobanov checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krobanov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Krobanov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch but Krobanov is having none of it.
Nice body punch from Krobanov.
Chruszczynski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krobanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chruszczynski counters by moving into the clinch.
Chruszczynski looking to stall.
Krobanov is trying to break the clinch but Chruszczynski has him pressed against the cage.
Krobanov working hard to break the clinch.
Chruszczynski lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chruszczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Chruszczynski.
Slawek Chruszczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Chruszczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexis Krobanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krobanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Slawek Chruszczynski.
I think Krobanov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexis Krobanov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badr Hari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim Morrison's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hari wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Hari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrison shoots in for a double leg but Hari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Morrison.
Hari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hari is out of range.
Morrison shoots for a takedown but Hari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morrison. That's going to slow Hari down.
Hari slips under a jab from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hari throws a leg kick but Morrison moved away.
Morrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hari 's waist but Hari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrison off to one side.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Hari tries to sprawl out of it but Morrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jim Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Hari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrison looks gassed!
Morrison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hari counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Badr Hari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Hari .
Morrison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morrison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hari .
Hari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison throws a nice looking combination but Hari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hari .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Hari circles away easily
and Hari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hari throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morrison throws a head kick but Hari moves out of range.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hari throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hari .
Hari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morrison is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Hari ! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Badr Hari !
Badr Hari retains his bantamweight title!
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