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SFC19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Connors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry has chosen Shadow of the Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mitch Connors had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitch Connors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Perry!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connors changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perry tries to avoid it but Connors manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perry to the ground. Perry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perry throws a head kick but Connors moves out of range.
Connors swinging wildly here.
Connors has a takedown stuffed.
Connors shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Perry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Perry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Connors is one step ahead there.
Perry trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Perry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Connors is controlling him.
Connors wants to get up but he can't break Perry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Connors showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Perry tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Connors trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
Connors loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connors advances position into side control!
Connors stands up and beckons Perry to his feet.
Perry tries to land a front kick but Connors steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connors moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry scores with the left hand. Connors knows he should have avoided that one.
Perry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Connors circles away quickly and effectively.
Connors shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitch Connors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Connors or perhaps it was just good defense by Perry which made him look bad.
Perry cracks Connors with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Connors looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perry is fending him off so far but Connors persists. Nope, Perry circles away and we're back to standing.
Perry throws a body punch but Connors moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connors.
Perry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perry connects with a nice looking jab.
Connors changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perry tries to avoid it but Connors manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perry to the ground. Perry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Connors is breathing heavily.
Connors slips a jab and a cross from Perry.
Perry misses with a hook
and Connors counters with a series of strikes. Perry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Perry. Those never looked like landing.
Connors moves in looking to clinch but Perry pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Perry does no damage.
Perry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Connors tries to clinch there but Perry circles away.
Connors shoots in looking for a takedown but Perry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Connors's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Connors is looking to clinch.
Perry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connors doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice takedown defense from Perry. No joy for Connors on that attempt.
Perry throws a series of punches but Connors moves out of range.
Connors avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perry throws a right and a left that Connors avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Perry.
Connors shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Perry lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connors stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Perry to get to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Perry.
Perry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perry misses with a double jab.
Connors lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connors.
Perry misses with a wild combination.
Perry misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Connors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connors dodges the punch combination from Perry.
Nice uppercut lands for Perry. That snapped Connors's head back.
Connors shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mitch Connors will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Connors moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Connors moves into the clinch.
Perry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Connors counters with a single leg into guard. Perry didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Connors stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perry trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Perry wants to get back to his feet but Connors is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Connors chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connors wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Connors prevents Perry from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connors sitting in guard here, content to control.
Connors stands up from Perry's guard - Connors perhaps looking for a knockout.
Connors throws a series of strikes that have Perry backpedaling.
Connors tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Connors somewhat.
Connors slips a jab and a cross from Perry.
Edson Perry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Connors counters with a two punch combo.
Connors shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connors.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitch Connors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connors tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Perry counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perry finds it's way round the side to connect with Connors's head.
Perry loads up on a big right hand but Connors slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Connors shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perry defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Connors.
Mitch Connors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perry throws a low kick but Connors moves out of range easily.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perry's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perry duly obliges.
Perry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That kick from Connors tenderised Perry's leg. Perry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Connors looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perry misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connors showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
Perry stuffs the takedown.
Perry stalks Connors and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Connors's face. Connors staggers backwards, shaken.
Perry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Connors shoots for a double leg takedown but Perry sprawls well. He's pushed Connors's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Connors gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perry.
Connors takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Connors takes one to the chin there.
Connors uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Perry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Connors. Connors circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Connors. Connors circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Connors feints a jab promting Perry to slip. Connors then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Perry lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connors.
Perry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Connors.
Perry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connors.
Perry throws a lazy right hand but Connors sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connors closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Perry's guard.
Connors prevents Perry from getting back to his feet.
Connors is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Connors gets to his feet. Perry looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connors fails with the takedown
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mitch Connors will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Perry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Connors.
Connors shoots for a takedown but Perry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perry connects with a nice looking jab.
Connors closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perry instigates a clinch.
Perry lands with a left to the head.
Perry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Connors pulls his leg out and moves away.
Connors moves in looking to clinch but Perry pushes him off.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connors moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perry stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitch Connors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perry tries to bum rush Connors with a series of wild strikes but Connors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perry looks to land a combination but Connors avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Connors counters with a shoot takedown. Perry fights it but they end up in guard.
Connors is looking to work some ground and pound but Perry has wrist control.
Connors is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Connors won't allow Perry to get back to his feet.
Connors gets to his feet. Perry looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Perry tries to clinch but Connors moves out of range.
Connors manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Perry on his heels. He'll look to pass Perry's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connors looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors stands up and waves to Perry to follow him.
Connors tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connors moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connors doesn't seem bothered though.
Connors misses with a takedown attempt - Perry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Connors looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perry throws a right hand that Connors ducks under and follows up with a left that Connors also avoids with ease.
Connors keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connors throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Perry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Connors is in Perry's guard.
Perry wants to stand up but Connors is controlling him.
Perry is working an open guard so Connors takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Connors. Those never looked like landing.
Perry fails to land with a series of punches.
Perry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connors throws a series of punches but Perry avoids them all with ease.
Perry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mitch Connors is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connors drives through and clinches with Perry against the cage.
Connors misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connors pulls guard effortlessly.
Perry won't allow Connors to get back to his feet.
Perry tries to stand but Connors is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connors wants to get back to his feet but Perry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mitch Connors overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Connors is keeping the position for now.
Perry postures up in Connors's guard and throws a big left but Connors blocks it.
Edson Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Connors showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Connors, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Connors!
Mitch Connors very nearly forgot to thank Gilop® amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between PE PE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilijus Petrovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, PE PE!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasilijus Petrovas!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PE tries to clinch there but Petrovas circles away.
PE shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrovas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing PE's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Petrovas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. PE manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrovas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
PE drives through and clinches with Petrovas against the cage.
A short right from PE on the inside.
Petrovas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
PE PE seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
PE tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrovas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrovas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. PE defends it nicely.
Petrovas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Petrovas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
PE PE has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasilijus Petrovas.
Petrovas throws a head kick but PE moves out of range.
PE closes the distance and pushes Petrovas back into the cage.
PE really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petrovas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
PE steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Petrovas is out on his feet! PE sets himself and nearly takes Petrovas's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). PE PE!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Tokito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caco Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Tokito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caco Vera!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera misses with a few strikes there.
Tokito shoots in looking for a takedown. Vera tries to sprawl out of it but Tokito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tokito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vera as he avoids it easily.
Tokito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vera misses with a few strikes there.
Vera tries to sprawl but Tokito drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tokito thows a huge punch but Vera dodges it nicely.
Vera tries to kick Tokito off but Tokito keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tokito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vera keeps working.
Tokito slows the pace down in half guard.
Vera is doing well to control the position and prevent Tokito from advancing to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokito performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Gabriel Tokito wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vera swinging wildly here.
Caco Vera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokito doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Tokito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokito shoots and misses
and Vera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tokito closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vera circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Vera. Those never looked like landing.
Vera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tokito is breathing heavily.
Vera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tokito circles away quickly and effectively.
Vera lands a head kick. Tokito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera leaves Tokito with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tokito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tokito is rocked!
Vera lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Tokito falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Caco Vera!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philip Formality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Etienne Learmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Learmont has chosen Deftones - You've Seen The Butcher as his entrance music. Philip Formality looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Philip Formality!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Etienne Learmont!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Learmont closes the distance and clinches.
Learmont trying to control the position but instead, Formality has worked for underhooks and has pushed Learmont into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Formality.
Formality breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Learmont misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Formality moves into the clinch.
Formality is trying to force a seperation but Learmont has the dominant position.
Learmont pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Learmont buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Formality shoots in for a takedown but Learmont shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Learmont throws a series of strikes that have Formality backpedaling.
Formality is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Formality.
Learmont drives through and clinches with Formality against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Learmont.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Learmont pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Learmont closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Learmont lands in his opponent's guard.
Learmont decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Formality, up you get!
Learmont instigates a clinch.
Learmont tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Learmont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Formality is defending well for now.
Learmont pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Learmont has taken the fight to the clinch.
Learmont lands a hook that snaps the head of Formality backwards.
It looks like Philip Formality has been cut.
Learmont landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Learmont breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice combination there by Learmont.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Learmont lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Formality backs up against the cage.
Learmont takes the fight into the clinch.
Learmont breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Formality 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.
Learmont has taken the fight to the clinch.
Learmont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Learmont clinches up against the cage.
Learmont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Learmont lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A chopping leg kick lands by Learmont.
Formality takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Philip Formality seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Learmont!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Learmont lands a big head kick that sends Formality tumbling to the mat! Learmont takes a step backwards and waves Formality back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Formality is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Learmont plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Formality to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Formality just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Etienne Learmont!
Etienne Learmont decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandera Boobjob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alexandera Boobjob was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandera Boobjob!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Boobjob. Those never looked like landing.
Watkins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watkins showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boobjob wants to get back to his feet.
Boobjob is in trouble now - Watkins has advanced to mount!
Boobjob is trying desperately to improve position.
Boobjob bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Boobjob wants to control from the top but Watkins keeps moving.
Boobjob is looking to stand up but Watkins won't let him.
Watkins pushes Boobjob off and scrambles back to his feet.
Watkins closes the distance and pushes Boobjob back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boobjob working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Watkins.
It looks like Alexandera Boobjob has been cut.
Boobjob goes for a takedown attempt but Watkins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boobjob gets caught napping as Watkins dives in and scores a takedown. Boobjob manages to retain guard.
Boobjob wants to stand up but Watkins is controlling him.
Watkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Watkins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boobjob for as long as he can get away with.
Watkins throws a strike but Boobjob rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Watkins wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins closes the distance and clinches up with Boobjob, looking for a takedown. Watkins pushes Boobjob against the cage but Boobjob circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boobjob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watkins manages to avoid it.
Boobjob 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.
Boobjob looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Boobjob.
Watkins fails to land the takedown.
Watkins darts in and clinches Boobjob up against the cage.
Watkins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Watkins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Watkins has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boobjob off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Watkins pushes Boobjob up against the cage in a clinch.
Boobjob tries to break the clinch but Watkins is controlling the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boobjob has eaten all the pies!
Watkins pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boobjob postures up.
Watkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boobjob is aware though and is defending well.
Watkins has his feet on Boobjob's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Watkins drives through and clinches with Boobjob against the cage.
Boobjob tries to break the clinch but Watkins is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Watkins.
Boobjob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watkins's elbow.
Watkins successfully pulls guard.
Boobjob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watkins uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Watkins has closed the distance and engaged Boobjob in a clinch.
Boobjob wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boobjob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boobjob is looking to take this one to the mat.
Watkins successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watkins manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Boobjob tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watkins counters with a low kick, right behind Boobjob 's knee.
Watkins moves into range and clinches up with Boobjob.
Watkins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Watkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watkins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boobjob misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Watkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandera Boobjob's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boobjob stuffs the takedown.
Boobjob closes the distance and clinches up with Watkins, looking for a takedown. Boobjob pushes Watkins against the cage but Watkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boobjob misses with a double jab.
A cross from Boobjob lands.
It looks like Matthew Watkins has been cut.
Watkins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watkins lands a big head kick that sends Boobjob tumbling to the mat! Watkins takes a step backwards and waves Boobjob back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Alexandera Boobjob's cut even more.
Boobjob walks forward, straight into a front kick from Watkins.
Watkins lands with a big left! Boobjob is wobbled badly! Watkins comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Boobjob to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matthew Watkins!
Matthew Watkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sexy Pants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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299 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slim Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sexy Pants!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pants bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pants lands some shots froms side control.
Jim sneaks back into half guard.
Jim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pants prevents Jim from improving his position.
Jim has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pants. Oh but Jim has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pants goes limp - he's gone! Jim jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Slim Jim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Spitteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spitteri's entrance music is Before I Forget. A fine choice. Gracie has chosen Audiomachine - Breath and Life as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carlson Gracie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Spitteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spitteri clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Spitteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Spitteri circles away easily
and Spitteri counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spitteri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spitteri moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spitteri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sean Spitteri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlson Gracie.
Spitteri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spitteri throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Spitteri counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spitteri drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Spitteri connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Spitteri working the ground and pound but Gracie is defending the strikes.
Spitteri working away.
Spitteri stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.
Spitteri moves into the clinch.
Spitteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spitteri closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Spitteri getting side control.
Gracie holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Spitteri.
Gracie trying to hold on to Spitteri's head to control him but Spitteri postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spitteri wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spitteri content to stall in guard here.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spitteri defends it easily.
Gracie looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie managing to control the position.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Spitteri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Spitteri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spitteri throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spitteri lands a couple of elbows.
Spitteri not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie has his foot on Spitteri's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spitteri works his way back into a safe position though.
Spitteri trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Spitteri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spitteri throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
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!
Gracie is trying to control the position but Spitteri postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spitteri wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spitteri lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Spitteri thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Spitteri dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spitteri scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like Carlson Gracie has been cut.
Spitteri misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to escape but Spitteri is in control.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie wants to control but Spitteri postures up.
Spitteri wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Spitteri grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Spitteri decides to stand back up. Spitteri steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Spitteri. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Spitteri.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Spitteri shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sean Spitteri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitteri has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spitteri is aware though and is defending well.
Spitteri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Spitteri from controlling successfully.
Spitteri looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spitteri connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Spitteri from controlling successfully.
Spitteri not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean Spitteri wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Spitteri moves into the clinch successfully.
Spitteri stalling.
Spitteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spitteri looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Spitteri is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Spitteri.
Spitteri fails to land with a series of punches.
Spitteri moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Gracie just leaning against Spitteri, taking a breather.
Spitteri pulls guard successfully.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Spitteri manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Spitteri in his guard.
Spitteri wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spitteri throwing strikes but missing.
Spitteri stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spitteri postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spitteri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Spitteri is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Spitteri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlson Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Spitteri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spitteri leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spitteri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spitteri darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Spitteri is very close to passing his half guard.
Spitteri wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitteri trying to control the pace.
Gracie trying to hold on to Spitteri's head to control him but Spitteri postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spitteri trying to control the pace.
Sean Spitteri has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Spitteri shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Spitteri is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spitteri is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Spitteri is proving a slippery customer.
Spitteri preventing the sweep.
Spitteri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spitteri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spitteri trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Spitteri controlling him for the moment.
Spitteri not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Spitteri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean Spitteri wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Spitteri closes the distance and clinches.
Spitteri manages to break the clinch.
Spitteri closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Spitteri getting side control.
Spitteri wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Carlson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Spitteri looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Spitteri passes the guard and advances to mount!
Spitteri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Spitteri pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Spitteri looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spitteri unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to hold on but Spitteri pushes him away.
Spitteri has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
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!
Spitteri controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Spitteri cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gracie tries to hold on but Spitteri postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spitteri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Sean Spitteri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spitteri sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Spitteri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spitteri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Spitteri!
Sean Spitteri very nearly forgot to thank HITME! Clothing Line (Chuck Norris Collection) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Gat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolino Visnjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Gat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolino Visnjic's chin.
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Gat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolino Visnjic!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Visnjic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gat is putting a hurting on Visnjic here, landing some big shots from side control.
An elbow from Gat crashes against the mat.
Gat misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Visnjic down.
It looks like Nikolino Visnjic has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Gat.
Visnjic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gat asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gat advances to full mount.
Gat with a couple of short strikes.
That has opened up Nikolino Visnjic's cut even more.
Gat is landing with some decent strikes but Visnjic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nikolino Visnjic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nikolino Visnjic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Gat!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Gat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Audiomachine - Red Warrior. Ira Stein is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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269 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolls Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ira Stein!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Rolls Gracie has been cut.
Stein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stein feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gracie sprawling to the canvas! Gracie rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stein finish him?!
Gracie is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Stein doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Gracie crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Gracie's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ira Stein!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walters comes to the cage accompanied by The Gasher – Written and recorded by Pearl Jam . Efrain Vera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Walters!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efrain Vera!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walters sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vera somewhat.
Vera clinches up against the cage.
Walters prevents the takedown attempt.
Vera blocks the elbow strike.
Walters misses with an elbow strike.
Vera avoids a wild elbow strike from Walters.
Vera goes for a takedown attempt but Walters pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joe Walters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Vera.
Vera shoots in looking for a takedown. Walters tries to sprawl out of it but Vera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vera shoots in looking for a takedown. Walters tries to sprawl out of it but Vera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walters leaves Vera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walters but Walters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walters clinches.
Vera gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Walters is refusing to be controlled, as Vera sits in half guard.
Walters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Walters tries to roll over but Vera keeps him under control.
Vera wants to take a breather but Walters is having none of it.
Walters is looking to improve his position.
Vera controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walters keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vera trying to mount his opponent but Walters defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera misses with a head shot. Walters uses the momentum to regain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walters managing to control the position.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Walters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera looking to sit in guard and control but Walters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walters's guard.
Vera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walters is trying to keep Vera in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a big right hand that misses.
Vera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walters keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
Vera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Walters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vera is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walters sprawls well. Walters wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vera gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efrain Vera dominated that round.
That's time! Walters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Walters fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vera, pushing him back against the cage.
Walters pushes off an throws an elbow but Vera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vera blocks an elbow strike.
Walters pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walters lands an elbow inside.
Walters throws an elbow that misses.
Vera dodges an elbow strike from Walters.
Vera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vera is trying to trip Walters. He has hold of a leg but Walters is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vera persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vera trying to control but Walters is working from the bottom.
Walters is trying to keep Vera in close.
Vera trying to control but Walters is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vera looks for a takedown but Walters sprawls well.
Walters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Walters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe Walters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Walters as Vera shoots in.
Joe Walters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Vera.
A shot to the liver by Walters. Beautiful body shot.
Vera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vera avoids the elbow strike from Walters, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walters throws an elbow but misses.
Vera is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walters pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Walters lands a damaging elbow.
Walters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walters.
It looks like Efrain Vera has been cut.
Walters is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walters throws an elbow but it misses.
Walters lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walters prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vera blocks an elbow strike.
Vera blocks an elbow strike from Walters.
Walters misses with an elbow over the top.
Walters lands a damaging elbow.
Walters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vera's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walters throws an elbow but misses.
Walters lands a nice elbow.
Walters lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Efrain Vera's cut even more.
Vera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walters pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walters defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters clinches up with Vera and pushes him back against the cage.
Vera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walters gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Walters lands an elbow inside that Vera shrugs off.
Vera dodges an elbow strike from Walters.
Walters creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walters lands an elbow inside.
Vera tries for a takedown but Walters manages to get underhooks.
Walters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walters lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Efrain Vera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Walters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walters creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walters pushes off an throws an elbow but Vera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Efrain Vera's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Efrain Vera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Walters!
Joe Walters retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Joe Walters thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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