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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by bleed it out. Walker has chosen Cult of Personality as his entrance music. Dominickoy Cruz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominickoy Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terry Walker!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
Walker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Walker.
Walker decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dominickoy Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Walker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.
Walker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Walker defends easily.
Walker advances to half guard.
Walker escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Walker off balance momentarily.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Cruz shoots in.
Walker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominickoy Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz lands with a nice body kick.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
Walker lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker working Cruz over with strikes.
Walker stops Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
Walker is trying to work for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Cruz is pressing down on Walker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cruz working for a triangle but Walker defends it easily.
Walker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Walker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Walker scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz trying to remain calm as Walker controls from the top position.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Walker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good leg kick by Cruz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker clinches with his opponent.
Cruz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle.
Walker has clasped his hands together around Cruz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Walker in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cruz is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Terry Walker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amir Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sin Kao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunham kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Omar Khairat - Alexandria . Kao has chosen Till I Collapse - Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amir Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sin Kao!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kao's waist but Kao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunham off to one side.
Kao misses with a right hand
so Dunham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dunham drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Dunham seems to have locked his on tight now - Kao screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Dunham, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Amir Dunham!
A pretty intense looking Amir Dunham took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenk Schmellengartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frenk Schmellengartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lance Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmellengartner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Franklin.
Schmellengartner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmellengartner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franklin ducks under a wild hook from Schmellengartner.
Schmellengartner tries to clinch there but Franklin circles away.
Schmellengartner tries to clinch up but Franklin circles away and keeps his distance.
Schmellengartner throws a hook but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
Franklin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franklin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmellengartner closes the distance and pushes Franklin back into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schmellengartner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Schmellengartner connects with a knee to the head.
Schmellengartner fails to pull guard.
Schmellengartner slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmellengartner.
It looks like Lance Franklin has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmellengartner tries to pull guard but Franklin won't allow it.
Franklin tries to stall but Schmellengartner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schmellengartner lands an elbow just above Franklin 's eye.
Schmellengartner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Franklin up against the cage.
Schmellengartner throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schmellengartner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Schmellengartner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schmellengartner backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schmellengartner tries a knee to the head but Franklin blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
Schmellengartner scores with a knee to the head.
Schmellengartner has Franklin pressed against the cage.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schmellengartner is keeping busy.
A right handed body shot lands from Franklin.
Schmellengartner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schmellengartner stalling against the cage.
Schmellengartner looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schmellengartner.
Schmellengartner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schmellengartner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franklin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frenk Schmellengartner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmellengartner throws a head kick that misses.
Schmellengartner misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmellengartner misses with a right hand
and Franklin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmellengartner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schmellengartner misses with a double jab
and Schmellengartner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frenk Schmellengartner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Franklin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schmellengartner misses with the combination.
Schmellengartner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schmellengartner is looking to clinch.
Schmellengartner just misses with a punch to the body.
Franklin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Schmellengartner.
Franklin gets tackled into the cage by Schmellengartner. Schmellengartner maintains the clinch.
Schmellengartner tries to pull guard but Franklin won't allow it.
Schmellengartner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schmellengartner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmellengartner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schmellengartner misses with a knee to the head.
Schmellengartner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franklin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schmellengartner backwards.
Franklin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schmellengartner landing knees to the body.
Schmellengartner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schmellengartner misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmellengartner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmellengartner tries a knee to the head but Franklin blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Franklin as Schmellengartner tries to tie him up.
Schmellengartner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklin blocks it with crossed arms.
Franklin throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmellengartner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmellengartner looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmellengartner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franklin working aggressively here.
Franklin is pushing Schmellengartner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmellengartner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Franklin up against the cage.
Schmellengartner stalling in the clinch but Franklin improves position.
Schmellengartner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklin blocks it with crossed arms.
Schmellengartner looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Franklin is working Schmellengartner over against the cage.
Schmellengartner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franklin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schmellengartner looking to slow down the pace here.
Franklin lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmellengartner misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schmellengartner taking a breather.
Schmellengartner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Franklin's face.
Schmellengartner has Franklin pushed against the cage.
Franklin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schmellengartner up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmellengartner tries to land a knee to the head but Franklin blocks with his arms.
Schmellengartner is trying to pull guard but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frenk Schmellengartner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Franklin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Schmellengartner clinches with his opponent.
Schmellengartner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
Schmellengartner is looking to control Franklin's arms but Franklin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schmellengartner has his back to the cage.
Schmellengartner tries to land a knee to the head but Franklin blocks with his arms.
Schmellengartner slowing the pace effectively.
Schmellengartner takes a shot to the head.
Schmellengartner tries a knee to the head but Franklin blocks it.
Frenk Schmellengartner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schmellengartner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franklin.
Franklin misses with some punches.
Schmellengartner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schmellengartner scores a nice knee to the body.
Franklin stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmellengartner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schmellengartner tries to land a knee to the head but Franklin blocks with his arms.
Franklin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schmellengartner up against the cage.
Franklin dodges an elbow strike from Schmellengartner.
Schmellengartner looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Franklin avoiding damage as Schmellengartner throws knees to the body.
Schmellengartner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schmellengartner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Franklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmellengartner is trying to pull guard but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Schmellengartner looking to throw knees to the head but Franklin is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
Franklin has had enough of the clinch but Schmellengartner keeps him there for the moment.
Schmellengartner looking to slow down the pace here.
Schmellengartner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Franklin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Franklin avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmellengartner.
Schmellengartner tries a knee to the head but Franklin blocks it.
Franklin lands an uppercut.
Schmellengartner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schmellengartner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franklin smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frenk Schmellengartner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmellengartner misses with a wild body shot.
Frenk Schmellengartner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin scores with a sloppy right hand. Schmellengartner should have avoided that one.
It looks like Frenk Schmellengartner has been cut.
Schmellengartner wants to clinch.
Schmellengartner blocks a jab.
Schmellengartner is looking to clinch but Franklin is avoiding it.
Schmellengartner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Schmellengartner misses with a jab to the body
and Franklin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schmellengartner thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin lands with a shot to the body.
Franklin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franklin flashes Schmellengartner a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Schmellengartner's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Schmellengartner crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Franklin punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lance Franklin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Motumba Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Motumba Zulu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Mitchell's chin.
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Motumba Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zulu lands a jab to the head.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Zulu avoids it well.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitchell swings for the body but Zulu moves out of range.
Tony Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Zulu misses its intended target.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zulu.
Mitchell lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zulu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Motumba Zulu has been cut.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zulu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Zulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zulu moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Zulu avoids it well.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Zulu with a series of wild strikes but Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zulu works the jab nicely.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Zulu's body. Zulu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Zulu avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zulu.
Mitchell lands with a nice combination. Zulu backs away looking to recover.
Mitchell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Mitchell lands with a nice combination. Zulu backs away looking to recover.
Zulu slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.
Zulu misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Zulu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zulu.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Zulu avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Mitchell is looking to wear down Zulu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mitchell stuns Zulu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Motumba Zulu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mitchell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zulu misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Zulu with a series of wild strikes but Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell works Zulu's body with a nice hook.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zulu throws out the jab.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zulu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
Tony Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Zulu misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zulu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell misses with a combination
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Tony Mitchell has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell throws a hook but Zulu avoids it easily.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Zulu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zulu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Zulu misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Mitchell lands with a straight right. Zulu didn't see that one coming.
Zulu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Zulu dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zulu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a swing at Zulu's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Zulu is just out of range.
Mitchell misses with a double jab
and Zulu counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Zulu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zulu throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zulu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Mitchell both land. Nice combination.
Mitchell lands with a nice body punch.
Zulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zulu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zulu defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Mitchell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zulu moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zulu.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zulu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zulu.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Zulu ducks under and follows up with a left that Zulu also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zulu.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zulu.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Zulu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zulu avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Zulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mitchell.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zulu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Motumba Zulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Zulu avoids nicely.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Zulu moves away and avoids it.
Zulu misses with a straight right.
Zulu scores with a hook.
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!
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mitchell hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Motumba Zulu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Torjus Wiker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Quik Phish jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). . Wiker comes to the cage accompanied by Tiësto feat. Jónsi - Kaleidoscope (High Contrast Remix). 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
187 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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25
194 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torjus Wiker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willie Quik Phish jr.!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiker looks to clinch
and Quik Phish jr. counters with a right hand to the body.
Wiker moves in looking to clinch but Quik Phish jr. pushes him off.
Quik Phish jr. throws a looping overhand right but Wiker ducks down to avoid it.
Quik Phish jr. works Wiker's body with a nice hook.
Quik Phish jr. fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wiker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Quik Phish jr..
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quik Phish jr. throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wiker slips under a jab from Quik Phish jr..
Wiker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quik Phish jr. throws a leg kick which misses Wiker's front leg but catches the back leg as Wiker tries to avoid it.
Wiker is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quik Phish jr..
Quik Phish jr. has closed the distance and engaged Wiker in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quik Phish jr..
Quik Phish jr. lands an uppercut.
A short left from Quik Phish jr..
A right hand to the body from Quik Phish jr..
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik Phish jr. lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Quik Phish jr..
Wiker takes a shot to the head.
Wiker letting Quik Phish jr. take a breather here.
Quik Phish jr. escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quik Phish jr. cracks Wiker with an open hand slap.
Wiker is rocked!
Quik Phish jr. throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Wiker crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Willie Quik Phish jr.!
Willie Quik Phish jr. is the new middleweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edward Ludczynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brus Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li has chosen Blue Bob - Go Get Some as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
145 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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20
147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward Ludczynsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brus Li!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludczynsky 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.
A punch lands to the side of Ludczynsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Li blocks the low kick.
Li avoids the body shot from Ludczynsky.
Ludczynsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Ludczynsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Li looks to throw the jab but Ludczynsky is out of range.
Ludczynsky slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Li clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludczynsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Ludczynsky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Li fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Li lands a two punch combo.
Ludczynsky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Li pinned against the cage. Li gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Ludczynsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li throws a leg kick but Ludczynsky moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludczynsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
Ludczynsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ludczynsky dodges the punch combination from Li.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ludczynsky is defended easily by Li.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ludczynsky misses with a leg kick
and Li counters with a nice body shot.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Li darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludczynsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Li is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Li keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ludczynsky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Li knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ludczynsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Li keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brus Li dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li drives through and clinches with Ludczynsky against the cage.
Ludczynsky wants a takedown.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Ludczynsky is controlling him.
Ludczynsky trying to land knees to the body.
Li stops a takedown attempt from Ludczynsky.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Ludczynsky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Li up against the cage.
Ludczynsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ludczynsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li jabs Ludczynsky right on the nose. Ludczynsky blinks but takes it well.
Li blocks a low kick nicely.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brus Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ludczynsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brus Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ludczynsky's hands.
It looks like Edward Ludczynsky has been cut.
Ludczynsky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Li checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ludczynsky throws a leg kick but Li sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ludczynsky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brus Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ludczynsky backs up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Li is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludczynsky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ludczynsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ludczynsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Ludczynsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Ludczynsky thows a leg kick but Li checks it
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li throws a leg kick but Ludczynsky checks it.
Li misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludczynsky looks for a takedown but Li sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Ludczynsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ludczynsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Li tries to clinch but Ludczynsky is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li wants to clinch.
Ludczynsky fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brus Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Ludczynsky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Li looks to land a body kick but Ludczynsky moved away.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Ludczynsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ludczynsky misses with the body kick
and Li counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Ludczynsky to work.
Li breaks the clinch.
Ludczynsky throws a chopping leg kick but Li manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ludczynsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Li scores with a kick to the midsection.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Li. No joy for Ludczynsky on that attempt.
Li lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Edward Ludczynsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li thows a body kick. Ludczynsky tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ludczynsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Ludczynsky tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ludczynsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Li - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li tries to clinch up.
Li wants to clinch up but Ludczynsky keeps it at a distance.
Li keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ludczynsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ludczynsky off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Ludczynsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Li blocks a leg kick.
Ludczynsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Brus Li is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
Li wants to clinch up but Ludczynsky keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Ludczynsky moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brus Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Li winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brus Li!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kixo Caludo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kixo Caludo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
283 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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25
316 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kixo Caludo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caludo misses with a straight left.
Caludo fails with the takedown.
Caludo misses with a takedown attempt - Baker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Caludo shoots in and gets a takedown into Baker's guard.
Baker pushes a forearm under Caludo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Caludo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Baker!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shoot Outt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shoot Outt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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28
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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23
148 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shoot Outt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson wants to clinch up but Outt keeps it at a distance.
Outt misses with a two punch combination.
Outt throws out a powerful jab.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Outt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Outt.
It looks like Jake Nelson has been cut.
A big right from Outt misses.
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson has Outt pressed against the cage, preventing Outt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson has Outt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Outt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Nelson.
Nelson prevents Outt from breaking the clinch.
Nelson has Outt pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nelson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Outt tumbling to the mat - Nelson dives into Outt's 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!
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Outt working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Outt's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson distracts Outt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nelson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Outt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Outt keeps moving.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Outt's brow.
Outt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nelson defends it easily.
Nelson pushes down on Outt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nelson prevents Outt from improving his position.
Nelson is nestled in close to Outt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nelson connects with a nice short shot to Outt's temple.
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!
Nelson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Outt is rocked!
Nelson is nestled in close to Outt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh Outt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson lands a big elbow - Outt is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Nelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Nelson! Jake Nelson retains his bantamweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by I am a true Irishman. Barac has chosen Connected as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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23
300 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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24
250 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ralph McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a low kick but Barac moves out of range easily.
Barac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barac misses with a double jab.
Barac ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Barac's body.
Barac misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barac takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barac's hands.
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!
Barac takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Barac.
Barac blocking some punches.
Barac swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire working aggressively here.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Barac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire tries to pull guard but Barac holds him up against the cage and eventually McGuire drops back down to his feet.
McGuire drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barac 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.
McGuire controls Barac momentarily but Barac frees himself.
McGuire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barac is aware though and is defending well.
McGuire being controlled here, momentarily.
McGuire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barac's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barac must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGuire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barac defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire looking for a guillotine here but Barac defends easily.
McGuire will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McGuire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barac can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barac decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Barac throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
Barac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Barac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Barac.
Barac takes the fight into the clinch.
Barac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Barac blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from McGuire.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barac has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire blocking some punches.
Barac swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
McGuire can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
Barac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barac lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Barac controls his hands.
Barac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barac throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
A punch combination from Barac misses.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Barac avoids it.
Barac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ralph McGuire has been cut.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGuire.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barac swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Barac.
Barac throws a push kick but McGuire slaps the foot to one side.
Barac thows a body shot but no joy.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barac sprawls well. Barac wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGuire gets slowly back to his feet.
Barac throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baracs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Barac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barac circles away quickly and effectively.
McGuire tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barac sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGuire somewhat.
The fighters circling - Barac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barac slips under a jab from McGuire.
Nice defenses there by Barac.
Barac misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for McGuire.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McGuire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barac prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Barac misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barac swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Barac saw that one coming.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Barac ducks down to avoid it.
Barac throws a left and a right that both miss
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
Barac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
McGuire throws a leg kick that misses.
Barac misses the shot to the body.
McGuire shoots in and drives through. Barac sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
Barac lands with a shot to the body.
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barac stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire throws a body punch but Barac moves out of range.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuire doesn't manage to clinch there - Barac circles away.
McGuire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
Barac throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuire.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Barac throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barac manages to avoid it.
Barac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac misses the shot to the body.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses.
Barac connects with a body shot.
Barac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Barac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ralph McGuire's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGuire closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barac lands a jab.
Barac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Barac.
Barac jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Barac.
Barac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGuire doesn't seem bothered though.
Barac is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGuire rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barac has closed the distance and engaged McGuire in a clinch.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barac's elbow.
Barac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barac lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
McGuire can't get the takedown.
Barac throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Barac.
Barac tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire is trying to maintain a safe position but Barac gets an underhook and turns McGuire into the cage.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Barac.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barac's elbow.
McGuire tries to pull guard but Barac forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Good body shot from Barac.
Barac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Barac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Barac back against the cage.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barac is keeping busy.
Barac blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Barac breaks from the clinch.
Barac shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Barac.
Barac swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuire counters with an inside leg kick.
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barac staying out of range there.
McGuire lands with a hook. Barac tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a good cross that connects.
Barac scores with a hook.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barac as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barac is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Barac. Beautiful body shot.
McGuire throws a head kick but Barac moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Barac there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barac fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barac throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Barac wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Barac - just one landing.
McGuire walks into a left hand.
Ivan Barac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barac tries to bum rush McGuire with a series of wild strikes but McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barac connects with a single shot there.
Barac fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barac takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
Barac stalks McGuire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGuire's face. McGuire staggers backwards, shaken.
McGuire is rocked!
Barac fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh McGuire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barac fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGuire is holding his hands too far apart here. Barac throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! McGuire is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Barac!
Ivan Barac is the new super heavyweight champion!
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