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HBCC 117: A Terrible Thing PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Funku Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Fetisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fetisov has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Funku Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Fetisov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Fetisov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Fetisov is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Fetisov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fetisov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Fetisov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Fetisov.
Fetisov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fetisov scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips under a jab from Fetisov.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fetisov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fetisov swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Funku Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fetisov manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fetisov looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fetisov.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Fetisov is just out of range.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Fetisov's body. Fetisov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fetisov. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fetisov misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fetisov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fetisov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fetisov on the side of the head.
Fetisov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie throws a body punch but Fetisov moves out of range.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fetisov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fetisov.
Fetisov wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Fetisov needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Fetisov throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Fetisov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fetisov moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fetisov.
Fetisov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fetisov thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Fetisov counters with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Fetisov finds it's target.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fetisov manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Fetisov.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gracie is rocked!
Fetisov lands a body shot.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fetisov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fetisov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Fetisov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fetisov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fetisov cracks Gracie with a big right hand and Gracie goes down!
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie wants to sweep here but Fetisov controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fetisov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Fetisov forces his way into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Fetisov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fetisov in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roman Fetisov.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fetisov manages to avoid it.
Fetisov throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Fetisov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roman Fetisov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fetisov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fetisov cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Roman Fetisov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fetisov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fetisov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fetisov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fetisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fetisov pulls Gracie in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roman Fetisov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fetisov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fetisov lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fetisov lands with a good body shot.
Fetisov wants to clinch.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Fetisov counters by clinching up.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Fetisov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Fetisov sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fetisov wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Fetisov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Fetisov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie slips under a jab from Fetisov.
Fetisov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fetisov throws a body kick the misses
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Fetisov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fetisov moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Fetisov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fetisov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fetisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie jumps guard but Fetisov stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Funku Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fetisov pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Fetisov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fetisov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fetisov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fetisov working aggressively here.
Fetisov stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Fetisov lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fetisov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fetisov tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Fetisov back against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Fetisov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fetisov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fetisov tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Fetisov back against the cage.
Fetisov struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Fetisov keeps him there for the moment.
Fetisov lands a shot to the body.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Fetisov scores with a shoulder strike.
Fetisov can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Roman Fetisov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fetisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Fetisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fetisov to keep the fight standing.
Fetisov tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Fetisov back against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fetisov walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
An inside leg kick from Fetisov misses.
Fetisov delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fetisov counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fetisov throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fetisov won't be happy with that.
Fetisov is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Funku Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fetisov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Fetisov biding his time, looking for the opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie tries to roll but Fetisov sticks to his back.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fetisov trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gracie doesn't escape.
Gracie rolls, trying to escape but Fetisov keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Fetisov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fetisov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Fetisov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jyn Karinzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karinzo comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT - Self Medicated. 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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203 lbs
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jyn Karinzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karinzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Karinzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardy!
It looks like Jyn Karinzo has been cut.
Karinzo lands with a nice body kick.
Karinzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hardy takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karinzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Jyn Karinzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karinzo throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinzo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardy momentarily.
Karinzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Karinzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy misses with a double jab
and Karinzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hardy looks gassed!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Karinzo lands strikes from half guard.
Karinzo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karinzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karinzo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karinzo working over Hardy with some ground and pound. Hardy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karinzo lands a nice short elbow.
Karinzo thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Hardy has hold of Karinzo's hands but Karinzo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karinzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karinzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karinzo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Karinzo trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well.
Hardy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Karinzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy taking some punishment here, with Karinzo in his half guard.
Karinzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karinzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karinzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karinzo not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karinzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karinzo is working for a kimura but Hardy is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karinzo is nestled in close to Hardy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hardy has hold of Karinzo's hands but Karinzo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Karinzo trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well.
Karinzo prevents Hardy from standing back up.
Karinzo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karinzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karinzo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karinzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karinzo moves nicely into side control.
Hardy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Karinzo connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karinzo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karinzo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardy tries to escape but Karinzo is in control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karinzo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hardy!
Karinzo with the ground and pound from mount.
Karinzo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Karinzo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyn Karinzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jyn Karinzo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown by Karinzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy which made him look bad.
Karinzo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Karinzo lands in his opponent's guard.
Karinzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karinzo lands a couple of elbows.
Hardy wants to stand but Karinzo is controlling the position.
Karinzo stands and throws Hardy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Karinzo is trying to get an arm triangle but Hardy is defending well.
Karinzo grinds an elbow into Hardy's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Karinzo drags him back down.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Karinzo is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karinzo is really struggling to control Hardy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Karinzo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Karinzo trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Karinzo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Karinzo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Karinzo cracks Hardy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karinzo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hardy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karinzo is working to tighten is grip on Hardy's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hardy has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Karinzo is really squeezing tight and eventually Hardy passes out! Karinzo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jyn Karinzo!
Jyn Karinzo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gzrel Mephistopheles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mephistopheles comes to the cage accompanied by -. Hendricks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. x kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gzrel Mephistopheles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Hendricks !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hendricks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mephistopheles's sensitive parts.
Hendricks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mephistopheles counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hendricks .
Hendricks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mephistopheles crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hendricks - the referee stops the clock and Mephistopheles gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hendricks . Mephistopheles manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mephistopheles is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mephistopheles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Gzrel Mephistopheles has been cut.
Hendricks scores with a leg kick.
Hendricks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mephistopheles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mephistopheles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Mephistopheles's face as Hendricks controls the position.
Mephistopheles tries to buck Hendricks off but Hendricks is having none of it.
Hendricks controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hendricks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Let's hope that Hendricks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricardo Hendricks .
That kick from Hendricks tenderised Mephistopheles's leg. Mephistopheles is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendricks cracks the inside of Mephistopheles's front leg.
Mephistopheles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendricks .
Mephistopheles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hendricks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mephistopheles.
Hendricks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hendricks scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a looping overhand right but Mephistopheles ducks down to avoid it.
Hendricks lands with a slapping head kick.
Hendricks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mephistopheles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hendricks under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks misses with a takedown attempt - Mephistopheles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks swings for the body but Mephistopheles moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Hendricks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mephistopheles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mephistopheles looks to throw the jab but Hendricks is out of range.
Hendricks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mephistopheles.
Hendricks misses with a wild body shot.
Mephistopheles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hendricks .
Ricardo Hendricks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendricks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hendricks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hendricks tries to score with a low kick but Mephistopheles moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricardo Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mephistopheles takes a swing at Hendricks 's ribcage but misses.
Mephistopheles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Hendricks misses.
Hendricks lands a nice shot that snaps Mephistopheles's head back.
That kick from Hendricks tenderised Mephistopheles's leg. Mephistopheles is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hendricks .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendricks . Mephistopheles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mephistopheles as he jumps to the side.
Gzrel Mephistopheles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendricks throws a push kick but Mephistopheles slaps the foot to one side.
Hendricks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mephistopheles at a distance.
Hendricks tries to land a front kick but Mephistopheles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hendricks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hendricks .
Hendricks tries to bum rush Mephistopheles with a series of wild strikes but Mephistopheles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendricks tries for a takedown but Mephistopheles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mephistopheles needs to keep his hands up - Hendricks had a free shot at his head there.
Hendricks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mephistopheles stuffs the takedown attempt from Hendricks . Hendricks gets slowly back to his feet.
Gzrel Mephistopheles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Hendricks .
Hendricks slips a jab from Mephistopheles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles throws an overhand right that lands on Hendricks 's shoulder, as Hendricks tries to avoid the shot.
Hendricks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hendricks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mephistopheles.
Hendricks wants to slow Mephistopheles down by chopping away at his legs.
Mephistopheles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hendricks throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendricks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hendricks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mephistopheles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Hendricks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mephistopheles works Hendricks 's body with a nice hook.
Mephistopheles throws a lazy right hand but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mephistopheles with a jab.
Hendricks throws a leg kick but Mephistopheles checks it.
Hendricks throws a poor cross that misses
and Mephistopheles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hendricks connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendricks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mephistopheles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendricks throws a leg kick but Mephistopheles moved away.
Mephistopheles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mephistopheles slaps away a takedown attempt from Hendricks , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mephistopheles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gzrel Mephistopheles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mephistopheles moves out of range of the body kick.
Hendricks with a nice cross.
Mephistopheles throws a poor cross that misses
and Hendricks counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mephistopheles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mephistopheles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hendricks working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Hendricks stalls from top position.
Mephistopheles is looking to regain half guard here but Hendricks keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Mephistopheles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hendricks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Mephistopheles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Mephistopheles's face as Hendricks controls the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mephistopheles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hendricks counters with an inside leg kick.
Mephistopheles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendricks misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Hendricks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hendricks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 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... Ricardo Hendricks !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricardo Hendricks made sure he mentioned Hell's Balls Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie McStar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gang of Four - I love a Man in Uniform kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie McStar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McStar fails to land the takedown.
McStar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
McStar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kane quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kane tries to roll over but McStar keeps him under control.
McStar is thwarting Kane's attempts to control the position.
Kane manages to get to full guard.
Kane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McStar's guard.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but McStar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McStar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kane on the ground.
Kane sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tommy Kane wasn't active enough on the ground.
McStar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Kane shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kane showed some decent athleticism there.
Kane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McStar defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStar is trying to control but can't.
Kane is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McStar!
McStar is looking to improve his position but Kane isn't that keen on the idea.
Kane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McStar reaches up to try and control the position but Kane seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! McStar rolls and tries to escape and now Kane has his back!
Kane trying to control momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! McStar taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy Kane!
Tommy Kane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahdi Makungu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makungu has chosen Nelly - Heart of a Champion as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Snorodecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mahdi Makungu!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Makungu does it's job there.
Makungu rushes Snorodecki and presses him up against the cage.
Makungu tries to pull guard but Snorodecki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Makungu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Snorodecki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makungu is defending well for now.
Makungu tries to break free but Snorodecki pushes him back against the cage.
Makungu working hard to break the clinch.
Snorodecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Makungu has him pressed against the cage.
Snorodecki is looking to control Makungu's arms but Makungu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Snorodecki has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Makungu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Snorodecki missing with knees to the body.
Makungu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makungu breaks from the clinch.
Makungu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Mahdi Makungu has been cut.
Makungu just misses with a punch to the body.
Makungu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Snorodecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makungu staying out of range there.
Snorodecki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snorodecki misses with a left hand
and Makungu counters with a two punch combo.
Snorodecki slips under a jab.
Makungu staying out of range there.
Makungu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Makungu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snorodecki lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snorodecki clinches with his opponent.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makungu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makungu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snorodecki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Snorodecki misses with the combination.
Makungu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makungu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorodecki.
Makungu darts in and clinches Snorodecki up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Makungu.
Makungu is trying to break the clinch but Snorodecki has him pressed against the cage.
Snorodecki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makungu is defending well for now.
Makungu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snorodecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snorodecki clinches up with Makungu and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makungu pulls guard successfully.
Snorodecki wanted to stand there but Makungu had control of the position.
Snorodecki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Snorodecki stands up from Makungu's guard - Snorodecki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Makungu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Makungu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snorodecki wants to clinch up but Makungu keeps it at a distance.
Snorodecki misses with a wild combination.
Snorodecki ducks under a wild hook from Makungu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki throws a right hand that Makungu ducks under and follows up with a left that Makungu also avoids with ease.
Makungu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Snorodecki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snorodecki fails to land with a series of punches.
Makungu misses with a straight right.
Makungu blocks a low kick nicely.
Makungu pushes Snorodecki up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makungu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snorodecki's brow.
Snorodecki trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makungu is defending well for now.
Makungu misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makungu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makungu looking to stall.
Snorodecki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Makungu up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mahdi Makungu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mahdi Makungu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snorodecki gets tackled into the cage by Makungu. Makungu maintains the clinch.
Snorodecki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makungu.
Snorodecki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Makungu is keeping busy.
Makungu manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Snorodecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snorodecki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Makungu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makungu. Snorodecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahdi Makungu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snorodecki avoids the body shot from Makungu.
Mahdi Makungu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snorodecki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makungus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Snorodecki clinches with his opponent.
Snorodecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makungu misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makungu misses with a two punch combination.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Makungu misses.
Snorodecki slips a jab from Makungu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Snorodecki.
Snorodecki looks to throw the jab but Makungu is out of range.
Snorodecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makungu.
Snorodecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makungu.
Snorodecki misses with a two punch combination.
Snorodecki tries to clinch but Makungu moves out of range.
Snorodecki connects with a body shot.
Makungu takes a swing at Snorodecki's ribcage but misses.
Snorodecki misses with an uppercut. Makungu saw that one coming.
Makungu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorodecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Makungu.
Snorodecki moves in looking to clinch but Makungu pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makungu scores with a sloppy right hand. Snorodecki should have avoided that one.
Makungu looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorodecki is just out of range.
Makungu looks to throw the jab but Snorodecki is out of range.
Makungu wants to slow Snorodecki down by chopping away at his legs.
Snorodecki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Snorodecki throws a right and a left that Makungu avoids nicely.
A head kick by Snorodecki misses
and Makungu counters with a shoot takedown. Snorodecki fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorodecki has momentary wrist control but Makungu slips an elbow through the middle.
Makungu throwing strikes from guard but Snorodecki blocks nicely.
Makungu wants to control from the top but Snorodecki keeps moving.
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.
Makungu throwing strikes from guard but Snorodecki blocks nicely.
Makungu trying to control the position from guard on top but Snorodecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahdi Makungu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Snorodecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makungu.
Snorodecki clinches up with Makungu and pushes him back against the cage.
Makungu pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makungu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snorodecki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snorodecki wants to stand but Makungu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahdi Makungu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mahdi Makungu's cut.
That's time! Snorodecki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Snorodecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makungu.
Snorodecki throws a hook to the side of Makungu's head but Makungu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makungu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Snorodecki. Beautiful body shot.
Snorodecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makungu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makungu throws a jab but it's blocked by Snorodecki.
Snorodecki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Snorodecki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makungu to score with a decent uppercut.
Makungu throws a body punch but Snorodecki moves out of range.
Makungu takes a swing at Snorodecki's ribcage but misses.
Makungu forces Snorodecki back against the cage and clinches.
Snorodecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki throws a combination that misses
and Snorodecki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snorodecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makungu blocks a low kick nicely.
Makungu scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Snorodecki both land. Nice combination.
Makungu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snorodecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makungu circles away quickly and effectively.
Makungu looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorodecki is just out of range.
Snorodecki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snorodecki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makungu fails to land with a series of punches.
Makungu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snorodecki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Snorodecki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki throws a series of punches but Makungu moves out of range.
Snorodecki throws an off balance right hand
and Makungu counters with a stiff right hand.
Snorodecki throws a nice looking combination but Makungu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Snorodecki misses.
Nice defenses there by Snorodecki.
A slow jab from Snorodecki misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snorodecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makungu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makungu works the jab nicely.
Snorodecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snorodecki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makungu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Snorodecki scrambles back to his feet.
Jab by Makungu.
Snorodecki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makungu is out of range and Snorodecki settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Makungu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Makungu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snorodecki.
Snorodecki looks to score with a jab to the body but Makungu is just out of range.
Makungu scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makungu. Snorodecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chris Snorodecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makungu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snorodecki misses with a body shot.
Snorodecki looks to land a right hand but Makungu moved out of range.
Snorodecki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Snorodecki scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snorodecki is looking to clinch.
Makungu thuds a left hand into Snorodecki's body.
Mahdi Makungu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makungu lands a nice hook to Snorodecki's body. Snorodecki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snorodecki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Makungu closes the distance and pushes Snorodecki back into the cage.
Makungu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Makungu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snorodecki misses with a combination
and Makungu counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makungu trying to control the position but Snorodecki is working away.
Makungu scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makungu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mahdi Makungu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Makungu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahdi Makungu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Holnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Metallica - The Unforgiven II as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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217 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Holnick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Silva !
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Silva .
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Holnick did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Holnick is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Holnick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva prevents Holnick from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holnick is working hard here to advance position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lucas Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Holnick counters with a nice leg kick.
Holnick throws a head kick that misses.
Holnick misses with a low kick.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Holnick's belly button to the back.
Holnick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holnick misses with a low kick.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holnick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva .
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Holnick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a right hand that Holnick ducks under and follows up with a left that Holnick also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holnick scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva . Holnick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holnick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holnick shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Holnick tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva . Holnick does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Silva .
Holnick is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva .
Silva misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Holnick's defenses.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holnick's guard.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Holnick is looking to improve his position.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to control. Holnick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lucas Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holnick, right into the meat.
Holnick throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holnick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holnick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A left lands for Silva .
Holnick needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holnick takes one to the chin there.
Silva stuns Holnick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holnick needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Holnick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holnick misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holnick.
Holnick looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Holnick slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva 's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Holnick is predictable there
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva checks a low kick from Holnick.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holnick has time to react.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Holnick is just out of range.
Silva is looking to chop away at Holnick's legs.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Holnick moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holnick fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Holnick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holnick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva 's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holnick off to one side.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Holnick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holnicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holnick avoids the body shot from Silva .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holnick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holnick.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws the left hand but Holnick avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva , right into the meat.
Holnick stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva . Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holnick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holnick counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Holnick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holnick takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holnick throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Holnick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva .
Nice defenses there by Holnick.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva throws a left that rocks Holnick and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Silva dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Holnick regain composure!
Holnick is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Oh Holnick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donnie Holnick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holnick seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lucas Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva wants to slow Holnick down by chopping away at his legs.
Holnick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Silva lands.
Lucas Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Lucas Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holnick is trying to control but can't.
Lucas Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lucas Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holnick was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva .
An inside leg kick from Holnick misses.
Holnick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holnick's head.
Silva cracks Holnick with a good jab.
Holnick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Silva !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Carraretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manuel Carraretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Jersey!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jersey misses with an uppercut.
Jersey moves out of range of the body kick.
Carraretto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Jersey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carraretto thows a leg kick but Jersey checks it
and Jersey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carraretto is looking to slow Jersey down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jersey checks a leg kick.
Jersey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jersey there as he acknowledges the shot.
A good leg kick by Jersey.
Jersey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carraretto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jersey manages to avoid it.
Jersey misses with a hook. Carraretto ducked under it nicely.
Jersey cracks Carraretto with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carraretto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jersey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carraretto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Carraretto misses
and Jersey counters with a nice body shot.
Jersey throws a body punch but Carraretto moves out of range.
Carraretto slips a straight right by Jersey.
Carraretto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manuel Carraretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jersey slips under a jab.
Carraretto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carraretto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jersey lands with a nice body punch.
Carraretto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jersey connects with a crisp jab.
Carraretto is looking to slow Jersey down with leg kicks.
Jersey misses with a left hand
and Carraretto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carraretto swings for the body but Jersey moves out of range.
Jersey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jersey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jersey moves out of range of the body kick from Carraretto.
Carraretto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jersey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carraretto connects with a body shot.
Carraretto is looking to clinch but Jersey is avoiding it.
Carraretto misses with a body kick.
Jersey misses with a wild combination.
Carraretto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carraretto - that will leave a mark!
Jersey looks gassed!
Carraretto looks to score with a jab to the body but Jersey is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Carraretto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carraretto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jersey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jersey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carraretto can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jersey slips a jab and a cross from Carraretto.
Both fighters circling a little - Carraretto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jersey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jersey avoids the body shot from Carraretto.
Carraretto is looking to clinch.
Carraretto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carraretto wants to slow Jersey down by chopping away at his legs.
Carraretto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jersey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carraretto.
Jersey throws a shot from downtown. Carraretto moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jersey, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Carraretto.
Jersey throws a body punch but Carraretto moves out of range.
Carraretto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jersey manages to avoid it.
Carraretto is looking to wear down Jersey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jersey.
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!
Carraretto scores with a punch to the head.
Jersey shoots in but no luck this time.
Jersey throws out a powerful jab.
Carraretto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jersey throws a right hand that misses
and Carraretto counters with a thumping low kick.
Carraretto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jersey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carraretto. Carraretto obviously looking to wear him down.
Jersey takes a swing at Carraretto's ribcage but misses.
Carraretto tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Carraretto.
Carraretto is looking to slow Jersey down with leg kicks.
Jersey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carraretto.
Carraretto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Carraretto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carraretto connects with a crisp jab.
Jersey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carraretto walks into a jab.
Jersey blocks a leg kick.
Carraretto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jersey.
A head kick by Carraretto misses
and Jersey counters with a low kick, right behind Carraretto 's knee.
Jersey throws a leg kick
and Carraretto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Carraretto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jersey doesn't seem phased though.
Carraretto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carraretto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carraretto looks for the body kick but Jersey saw that one coming.
Carraretto gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jersey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carraretto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carraretto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carraretto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jersey regains half guard.
Carraretto tries to pass to full mount but Jersey defends it.
Jersey is pressing down on Carraretto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jersey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carraretto is controlling him.
Carraretto postures up in Jersey's guard and throws a big left but Jersey blocks it.
Jersey keeping full guard, as Carraretto tries to pass.
Jersey is looking to sweep but instead, Carraretto has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jersey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jersey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carraretto.
Carraretto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carraretto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carraretto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jersey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carraretto raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jersey is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jersey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carraretto with good strikes from the mount here!
Jersey is rocked!
Carraretto drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jersey! More shots from Carraretto and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Carraretto!
Manuel Carraretto managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Horvat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Lagus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagus has chosen Llevas Polka 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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196 lbs
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201 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Horvat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruben Lagus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horvat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horvat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Horvat lands with a left to the head.
Horvat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lagus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Horvat - that landed with a thud.
Horvat is pushing Lagus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Horvat prevents Lagus from breaking the clinch.
Lagus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horvat backwards.
Lagus blocking some punches.
Horvat struggles to land a body shot inside as Lagus controls his hands.
Lagus breaks from the clinch.
Lagus throws a hook but Horvat avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horvat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lagus as he jumps to the side.
Horvat lands a nice looking body kick.
Lagus misses with a hook. Horvat ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagus avoids a kick to the body.
Horvat catches Lagus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horvat lands a right hook to the body.
Lagus loads up on a big right hand but Horvat slips the punch.
Lagus misses with a looping left.
Horvat throws a leg kick
and Lagus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horvat throws a nice head kick!
Nice defenses there by Horvat.
Horvat clobbers Lagus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horvat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lagus.
Gunnar Horvat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horvat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lagus checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horvat scores with a hook.
Lagus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lagus drives through and clinches with Horvat against the cage.
Horvat tries to stall but Lagus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lagus lands with a right to the head.
Lagus working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Lagus.
Stalling in the clinch from Lagus.
Lagus working aggressively here.
Lagus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lagus is trying to break the clinch but Horvat is controlling him.
Horvat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laguss head.
Lagus prevents a body shot from Horvat.
Horvat lands with a light punch inside.
Horvat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horvat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lagus backwards.
Lagus swings wildly with an uppercut but Horvat uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horvat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horvat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lagus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Horvat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lagus prevents a body shot from Horvat.
Horvat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horvat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horvat working aggressively here.
Lagus takes a shot to the head.
Horvat tries to throw a body punch but Lagus avoids it by throwing Horvat back against the cage.
Horvat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lagus's elbow.
Lagus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horvat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Horvat looking to slow down the pace here.
Horvat misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lagus.
Lagus looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horvat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lagus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lagus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horvat is keeping busy.
Lagus throws a punch but it's blocked by Horvat.
A left hand lands to the body for Lagus.
A short uppercut from Horvat.
Horvat tries to work over Lagus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horvat lands a right hand.
Horvat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lagus tries a body shot but Horvat blocks it.
Lagus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lagus letting Horvat take a breather here.
Lagus misses with some punches.
Horvat misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Horvat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horvat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horvat thows a body shot but no joy.
Horvat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lagus was well out of range. Poor timing from Horvat.
Horvat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lagus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Lagus catches Horvat right on the button with a cross.
Horvat tries a low kick but Lagus avoids it.
Lagus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horvat takes a swing at Lagus's ribcage but misses.
Horvat connects with a body shot.
Horvat connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagus drives through with a takedown into Horvat's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horvat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Horvat keeping moving, preventing Lagus from controlling successfully.
Horvat looking for a sweep. Not yet Horvat, not yet.
Horvat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lagus defends well.
Lagus wants to control from the top but Horvat keeps moving.
Lagus throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horvat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lagus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lagus trying to control but Horvat is working from the bottom.
Horvat is looking to stand up but Lagus isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horvat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lagus pushing down on Horvat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lagus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horvat keeps working.
Lagus trying to pass the guard but Horvat defending well.
Lagus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lagus is trying to control. Horvat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Horvat is trying to stand up here but Lagus is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagus prevents Horvat from improving his position.
Horvat pushes Lagus off and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lagus. Horvat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horvat looks to land a left hand but Lagus moved out of range nicely.
Horvat lands a nice hook to Lagus's body. Lagus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horvat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lagus. Lagus obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Horvat throws a wild body kick that Lagus sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horvat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lagus defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lagus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Lagus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horvat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lagus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horvat was well out of range. Poor timing from Lagus.
Horvat throws the left hand but Lagus avoids the punch easily.
Lagus stuffs the takedown attempt from Horvat. Horvat gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Horvat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horvat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lagus scoring well with a low kick there.
Horvat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horvat scores with a head kick. Lagus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gunnar Horvat is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horvat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horvat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horvat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagus misses with a hook. Horvat ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horvat. Lagus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lagus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lagus clinches with his opponent.
Lagus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lagus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horvat backwards.
Lagus lands with a left to the head.
Horvat is rocked!
Lagus is leaning against Horvat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Horvat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lagus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lagus unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Horvat! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lagus is unloading with more strikes now! Horvat drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruben Lagus!
Ruben Lagus made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Balls Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Kauffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kauffman comes to the cage accompanied by B.I.G.- Victory. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Kauffman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kauffman throws a leg kick that misses.
Kauffman looks to land a right hand but Tomson moved out of range.
Kauffman connects with a high kick.
Kauffman blocks a head kick by Tomson.
Kauffman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tomson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tomson closes the distance and pushes Kauffman back into the cage.
Kauffman wants to take the fight to the mat but Tomson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tomson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kauffman has double underhooks.
Tomson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kauffman thuds his shin into the meat of Tomson's side.
A jab from Kauffman finds it's way through Tomson's defenses.
Kauffman dodges the punch combination from Tomson.
Tomson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kauffman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kauffman scores with a one two! Tomson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tomson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kauffman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kauffman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauffman misses with a body kick.
Tomson looks for the body kick but Kauffman saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Kauffman.
It looks like Tom Tomson has been cut.
Tomson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kauffman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomson.
Kauffman moves out of range of the body kick.
Kauffman throws a low kick, looking for Tomson's leg but Tomson calmly moves out of range.
Kauffman connects with a solid leg kick.
Tomson lands a jab to the head.
A left lands for Kauffman.
Kauffman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tomson momentarily.
Kauffman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tomson walks into a jab.
Tomson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kauffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomson manages to avoid it.
Kauffman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kauffman throws a leg kick but Tomson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kauffman shoots in and drives through. Tomson sprawls well.
Tomson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kauffman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kauffman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tomson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kauffman scoring well with a low kick there.
Tomson moves into the clinch.
Kauffman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tomson tries to roll over but Kauffman keeps him under control.
Tomson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kauffman is trying to control. Tomson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kauffman uses his free foot to push down on Tomson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tomson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman content just to control the position here.
Kauffman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kauffman lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kauffman with the ground and pound from mount.
Tomson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kauffman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tomson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kauffman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tomson's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kauffman landing shots from mount.
Tomson is bucking up trying to escape but Kauffman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kauffman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tomson's face.
Tomson is rocked!
That has opened up Tom Tomson's cut even more.
Tomson is working to get back to half guard.
Tomson is still in real trouble! Can Kauffman finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomson looks gassed!
Kauffman lands a big elbow - Tomson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tomson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chad Kauffman!
Chad Kauffman retains his middleweight title!
As Chad Kauffman got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I\\\'m really excited about the win tonight, I fought a real tough opponent today. I wanna thank my team at Anthrax Island, my manager Sean Mcdonnell. Um there\'s this guy out there who thinks he\'s taking my belt. Anthony Abaddon, YOU\'RE NEXT.\"'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Royo (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Retsu Kaioh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Royo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaioh misses the shot to the body.
Royo slips under a jab from Kaioh.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Royo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaioh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaioh closes the distance and clinches.
Royo with a knee to the head.
Royo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaioh.
Nice body punch from Royo.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaioh blocks a body shot from Royo.
Kaioh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaioh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Royo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Royo.
Kaioh tries a body shot but Royo blocks it.
Kaioh looking to throw knees to the head but Royo is blocking nicely.
Royo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaioh backwards.
Kaioh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Royo.
Kaioh is breathing heavily.
Royo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Royo is pushing Kaioh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Royo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Royo.
Royo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royo scores with a hook to the body. Kaioh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Royo lands a nice hook to Kaioh's body. Kaioh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Royo throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaioh wants to clinch up but Royo keeps it at a distance.
Royo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Kaioh misses.
A jab from Kaioh misses.
Royo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kaioh has time to react.
A nice leg kick lands there from Royo.
Kaioh throws a leg kick
and Royo counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royo lands a big head kick that sends Kaioh tumbling to the mat! Royo takes a step backwards and waves Kaioh back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kaioh is rocked!
Royo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Kaioh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Royo lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Royo!
Luis Royo is the new heavyweight champion!
Luis Royo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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