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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Zebra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
20
299 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Zebra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zebra.
Watkins looks gassed!
Zebra is trying to get an arm triangle but Watkins is defending well.
Zebra advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zebra prevents Watkins from getting the reversal.
Zebra with good strikes from the mount here!
Watkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zebra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zebra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zebra is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watkins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Zebra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zebra with a couple of short strikes.
Zebra sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zebra trying to control but Watkins is having none of it.
Zebra is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Zebra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexander Zebra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osana Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osana Bin Laden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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189 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osana Bin Laden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hughes gets caught napping as Bin Laden dives in and scores a takedown. Hughes manages to retain guard.
Bin Laden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bin Laden wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Bin Laden is really struggling to control Hughes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hughes trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Osana Bin Laden just wasn't active enough.
Bin Laden misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hughes is looking to clinch but Bin Laden is avoiding it.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hughes wants to free his trapped foot but Bin Laden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Hughes throws a strike but Bin Laden avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bin Laden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hughes looking to sit in guard and control but Bin Laden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hughes wants to stand and escape but Bin Laden is having none of it.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bin Laden defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes managing to control the position.
Bin Laden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bin Laden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hughes wants to stand but Bin Laden is controlling the position.
Hughes looks gassed!
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Bin Laden from controlling successfully.
Hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden postures up in Hughes's guard and throws a big left but Hughes blocks it.
Bin Laden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bin Laden trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bin Laden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bin Laden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes pulls Bin Laden in close to prevent any damage.
Bin Laden wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet but Bin Laden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bin Laden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bin Laden trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bin Laden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bin Laden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bin Laden trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Bin Laden gets to his feet - Hughes follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osana Bin Laden dominated that round.
That's time! Bin Laden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bin Laden misses with a head kick.
Hughes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bin Laden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bin Laden's brow.
Hughes looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bin Laden's brow.
Bin Laden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bin Laden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bin Laden breaks the clinch.
Hughes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bin Laden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bin Laden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bin Laden pinned against the cage. Bin Laden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hughes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bin Laden is trying to control Hughes's posture but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Bin Laden is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hughes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Bin Laden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bin Laden 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.
Bin Laden managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking to control but instead Bin Laden has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bin Laden trying to control but Hughes postures up.
Bin Laden regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hughes.
Osana Bin Laden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bin Laden has a closed guard, preventing Hughes from standing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Laden keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
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.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bin Laden wants to stand up but Hughes is controlling him.
Bin Laden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Laden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes throws a strike but Bin Laden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bin Laden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden won't allow Hughes to get back to his feet.
Bin Laden stands up and waves to Hughes to follow him.
Bin Laden shoots in but no luck this time.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Bin Laden shoots in and drives through. Hughes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osana Bin Laden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Bin Laden catches Hughes right on the button with a cross.
Bin Laden circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bin Laden circles away.
Bin Laden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bin Laden tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Hughes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bin Laden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hughes shoots in but no luck this time.
Hughes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bin Laden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Laden throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hughes's head.
Bin Laden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes clinches up with Bin Laden and pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bin Laden.
Hughes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bin Laden clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hughes looking for the choke from the back.
Hughes wants to control the position but Bin Laden frees himself and scrambles - Hughes manages to regain control in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes wants to take a breather but Bin Laden manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Laden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bin Laden is trying to control. Hughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hughes is trying to escape back to his feet but Bin Laden uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bin Laden advances to full mount.
Bin Laden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bin Laden is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hughes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bin Laden trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Bin Laden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hughes?
Bin Laden unloading with bombs!
Hughes is looking to get to half guard.
Bin Laden with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bin Laden landing shots from mount.
Hughes squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bin Laden lands with some strikes.
Bin Laden looking to control but Hughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bin Laden putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bin Laden wants to finish this one by submission but Hughes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bin Laden.
Bin Laden thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bin Laden looking to control but Hughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hughes blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes really wants to buck Bin Laden off and get back to his feet.
Bin Laden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Laden controlling the pace for now.
Bin Laden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bin Laden controlling from mount.
Bin Laden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osana Bin Laden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bin Laden 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osana Bin Laden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tianda Anne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Bobins (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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180 lbs
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18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tianda Anne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Bobins!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bobins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anne gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Anne trying to control but Bobins is working from the bottom.
Anne drops back looking for a leg! Bobins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bobins manages to kick Anne off! Anne jumps back into Bobins's guard.
Anne pushing down on Bobins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bobins keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anne is working for a submission of some sort.
Anne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bobins keeps working.
Bobins won't allow Anne to pass to mount.
Anne is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anne is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bobins is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tianda Anne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaap Van Der Merwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaap Van Der Merwe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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315 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaap Van Der Merwe!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Merwe fails with the takedown.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Der Merwe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Van Der Merwe.
Van Der Merwe seems keen to control Jones's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Der Merwe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Der Merwe pulls Jones in to control the position.
Jones throws a strike but Van Der Merwe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Der Merwe pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pushes Van Der Merwe off looking to stand but Van Der Merwe dives back in and keeps control.
Van Der Merwe stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jones to get to his feet.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Der Merwe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Van Der Merwe keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Van Der Merwe has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Van Der Merwe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Der Merwe on the ground.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Merwe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in half guard, Van Der Merwe seems content to control.
Van Der Merwe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Der Merwe stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Van Der Merwe has control of the leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jaap Van Der Merwe.
Van Der Merwe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Der Merwe off to one side.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Van Der Merwe's belly button to the back.
Van Der Merwe looks gassed!
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jaap Van Der Merwe has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Der Merwe did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Der Merwe's head.
Van Der Merwe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jones.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Der Merwe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Der Merwe controlling the position.
Van Der Merwe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Van Der Merwe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Merwe passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jones dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Van Der Merwe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Van Der Merwe from controlling successfully.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Van Der Merwe passes into side control.
Van Der Merwe happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Merwe prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Van Der Merwe passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jones!
Van Der Merwe unloading with bombs!
Jaap Van Der Merwe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Der Merwe content just to control the position here.
Jones tries to hold on but Van Der Merwe postures up.
Van Der Merwe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Merwe looking to isolate an arm here. Jones doesn't see it coming and as Van Der Merwe extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Van Der Merwe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaap Van Der Merwe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Barney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Barney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steven Hill's chin.
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178 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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187 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Determined |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocco Barney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Hill!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barney keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill has a takedown stuffed.
Barney moves into the clinch.
Barney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barney shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barney has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hill's face.
Barney goes for an armbar but Hill turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hill.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Barney is retaining full guard.
Barney wants to get back to his feet but Hill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barney keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barney has momentary wrist control but Hill slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hill thows a big elbow that misses.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Barney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hill on the ground.
Hill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hill trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barney's guard.
Hill throws a big right hand that misses.
Barney trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Barney has control of Hill's left arm, preventing Hill from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Hill darts in trying to clinch
and Barney counters with a shoot takedown. Hill fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill being controlled here, momentarily.
Barney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.
Barney throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Hill wants to stand and escape but Barney is having none of it.
Barney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hill has momentary wrist control but Barney slips an elbow through the middle.
Barney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hill has his foot on Barney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barney works his way back into a safe position though.
Hill looks gassed!
Barney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hill is proving hard to escape from.
Hill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barney defends well.
Barney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill wants to get back to his feet but Barney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Barney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barney lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barney.
It looks like Steven Hill has been cut.
Barney shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Barney.
Hill is trying to stand.
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barney looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rocco Barney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barney connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barney controlling the pace for now.
Barney raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Barney looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barney working the ground and pound effectively.
Barney unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Hill that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barney with the ground and pound from mount.
Barney can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hill is looking to escape.
Hill is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barney with a couple of short strikes.
Hill is rocked!
Barney has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hill's face.
Hill is still in real trouble! Can Barney finish him?
That has opened up Steven Hill's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barney loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hill scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Barney land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Barney stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Barney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Linley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Little Lion Man as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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21
266 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vince Linley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Walker!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker avoids the head kick by Linley.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Linley.
Linley cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Linley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker wants to clinch.
Linley misses with a double jab.
Walker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Linley defends it nicely.
Walker tries to clinch but Linley is having none of it.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linley.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker tries to clinch up
and Linley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Linley looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Linley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walker fails with the takedown.
Walker blocks a leg kick.
No joy there for Linley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Linley can't get the takedown.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Linley won't allow it.
Linley fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Linley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linley is trying to trip Walker. He has hold of a leg but Walker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Linley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Walker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linley swinging wildly here.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Linley pushes him off.
Linley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walker's guard.
Linley is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker has Linley pulled in close to control his posture.
Walker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Linley tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Linley to the ground. Linley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, jab by Walker - just one landing.
It looks like Vince Linley has been cut.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Linley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Linley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up but Linley circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Linley defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
Linley keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker tries to clinch but Linley is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.
Linley swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Linley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Linley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Linley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Walker was covering up waiting for the punch and Linley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Walker wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Walker did well to prevent Linley getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker has one foot on Linley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Linley's ribs.
Linley keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker throws out a powerful jab.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walker wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vince Linley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Linley scores with a takedown into Walker's guard.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Linley manages to get himself to full guard.
Walker trying to control but Linley is working from the bottom.
Walker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Walker stands up and waves to Linley to follow him.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alex Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linley darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
Walker tries to circle away but Linley has him pinned against the cage.
Linley stalling.
Walker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Linley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Linley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Linley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker has his feet on Linley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Walker scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Walker.
Linley scores with a takedown into Walker's guard.
Linley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker controlling the position.
Linley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Linley throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linley keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker passes Linley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Walker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Linley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Walker.
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alex Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linley is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Linley avoid being mounted?
Linley wants to get back to his feet.
Linley wants to get back to full guard.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walker lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walker is taking a breather. Linley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vince Linley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Walker drops Linley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Linley looks back up at him and smiles so Walker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Walker lands a big right hand that sends Linley crashing to the mat! Walker stays standing though and waves Linley back to his feet!
Linley is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker checks the leg kick.
Linley tries to land a front kick but Walker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Linley fails to land the takedown.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Linley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Linley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walker somewhat.
Linley dives in and scores a takedown into Walker's guard.
Walker looking to control.
Walker is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Linley has his hands clasped together but Walker extends an breaks Linley's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Walker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Gat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Sabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glen Sabu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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18
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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25
299 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Gat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glen Sabu!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gat bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sabu looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gat lands a nice forearm strike.
Gat wants to stand but Sabu is controlling his arm.
Gat lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sabu is rocked!
It looks like Glen Sabu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gat in side control, throwing shots but Sabu defends.
Sabu is still in real trouble! Can Gat finish him?
Gat tries to stand but Sabu is controlling his head.
Sloppy strikes there by Gat.
Sabu seems to have recovered his senses.
Gat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gat throws a strike aimed at the side of Sabu's head but Sabu avoids it well.
Gat postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gat in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gat misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gat sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sabu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gat swings around for an armbar but Sabu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gat's guard.
Gat manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sabu wants to stay close but Gat steps back to make room for something. Sabu seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Gat and Sabu drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Gat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jum Uytr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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24
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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25
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jum Uytr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bradley Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uytr slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Uytr shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Uytr.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uytr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Uytr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Uytr decides to return to a standing position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uytr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Uytr to the canvas! Jones follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Van Dyck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Midget McTwoshoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Midget McTwoshoes looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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290 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Augustus Van Dyck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Midget McTwoshoes!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dyck lands with a thumping leg kick.
McTwoshoes looks gassed!
Crack! A monster head kick from Van Dyck and McTwoshoes falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Van Dyck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Augustus Van Dyck!
Augustus Van Dyck retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lex Andrew will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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27
183 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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18
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre St George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lex Andrew!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrew darts in trying to clinch
so St George counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Andrew is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
St George gets to his feet and stands over Andrew, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Andrew felt that one! St George unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Andrew from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre St George!
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