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HBCC 37 : Fists of Reason PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Newport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newport comes into the arena with Slipknot-Psychosocial blaring out of the sound system. Jackson has chosen Michael Jackson and Too Many DJs - Rock with you 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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150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
23
149 lbs
6 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Newport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Newport's shoulder, as Newport tries to avoid the shot.
Newport takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newport darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Newport's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Newport moved out of range.
Newport comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Newport is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Newport is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jackson jumps into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working away.
Newport manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Newport thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Newport wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson keeping control of the position.
Newport throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newport missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Newport lands a nice short elbow.
Newport looks to land a strike but Jackson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Newport trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Newport connects with a couple of short punches.
Newport preventing the sweep.
Newport trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Newport passes into half guard.
Newport thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.
Newport throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Newport advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Newport throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newport performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jackson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Newport.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Newport is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Newport from controlling successfully.
Newport is really struggling to control Jackson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Newport stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Newport tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newport working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newport is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Newport has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackson is pressing down on Newport's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Newport with a flurry of punches that miss.
Newport postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Newport preventing the sweep.
Newport trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Newport defends easily.
Jackson looks gassed!
Newport chips away with some ground and pound.
Newport thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newport thows a big elbow that misses.
Newport trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Newport trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newport trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Newport throws and elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Newport's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Newport preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Newport is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson lands a head shot.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newport throws a shot to the body.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jack Newport is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newport slips a straight right by Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Newport dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Michael Jackson has been cut.
Nice body punch from Newport.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Newport moves away and avoids it.
Newport connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newport throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Newport lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newport throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jack Newport is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newport fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newport tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Newport.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Newport connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson moves out of range as Newport strikes.
Newport scores with a leg kick.
Newport throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson throws a hook but Newport avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Newport.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Newport throws a shot to the body.
Newport tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Newport gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Newport's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newport paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson defending well as Newport loads up on a big left hand.
Newport throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newport misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newport misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newport darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Newport throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Newport saw that one coming.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newport.
Newport clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Newport on the inside.
Newport misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newport throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Newport tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Newport is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Newport lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newport works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newport lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Newport misses with a body punch.
Newport connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Newport.
Newport using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Newport works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Newport breaks the clinch.
Newport misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson throws a jab when Newport was well out of range.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Newport tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Newport misses the shot to the body.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Newport's shoulder, as Newport tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Newport.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newport connects with the punch.
Newport fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jack Newport is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Newport circles away.
Newport throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newport sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michael Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Newport scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Newport swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Newport's defenses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newport darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newport.
Newport goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson cracks Newport with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newport trying to strike off his back.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Newport is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newport looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Newport has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Newport's legs - danger averted.
Newport keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Newport controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Newport's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Newport dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Newport throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson scores with a takedown into Newport's guard.
Jackson passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Newport slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newport is on top in guard.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Newport controls the pace.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Newport from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newport working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Newport trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Newport missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson has control of Newport's left arm, preventing Newport from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Newport smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Newport slips under a jab.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Newport has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Newport there as he acknowledges the shot.
Newport misses with a series of wild punches.
Newport throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Newport saw that one coming.
Newport turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Newport as he avoids it easily.
Newport misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Newport tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Newport misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Newport closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Michael Jackson's cut even more.
Newport looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Newport won't allow it.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Newport breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newport throws a nice outside leg kick.
Newport just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newport walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Newport tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Newport throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newport bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Newport.
Newport misses with a wild body shot.
Newport moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Newport sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Newport stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Newport wants it to stay on the feet.
Jack Newport has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jackson.
Newport tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Newport pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Newport throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Newport lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Newport throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newport lands a knee to the head.
Newport breaks from the clinch.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Newport ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Newport uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newport throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newport is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Newport clinches with his opponent.
Newport misses with a punch to the body.
Newport breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newport wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newport.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newport fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newport rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newport pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newport closes the distance and clinches.
Newport's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Newport showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newport, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Newport!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Troy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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216 lbs
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213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Capone!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone tries to clinch up but Troy circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Capone.
Capone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troy takes a swing at Capone's ribcage but misses.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Capone.
Troy cracks Capone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Troy keeps the fight on the outside.
Capone checks a low kick from Troy.
A slow jab from Troy misses its intended target.
Capone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Al Capone has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troy misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troy.
Troy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Capone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Troy on the side of the head.
Troy cracks Capone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Troy throws a lazy right hand but Capone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Troy cracks a nice hook into Capone's ribs.
Troy throws a low kick, looking for Capone's leg but Capone calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy lands a nice looking body shot.
Christian Troy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Capone looks gassed!
Troy throws a hook to the side of Capone's head but Capone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Troy as he connects with a hook.
Capone misses with a double jab.
Capone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Troy pinned against the cage. Troy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Troy throws a body punch but Capone moves out of range.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
Capone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Troy avoids it really well and circles away.
Capone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Capone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troy tests Capone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Capone blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone loads up on a big right hand but Troy slips the punch.
Troy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Troy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Troy throws a low kick but Capone avoids it.
Troy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Capone slips under a jab.
Capone moves out of range as Troy throws a body kick.
Troy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Troy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Capone is one step ahead there.
Troy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Capone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Capone throws and elbow that misses. Troy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Capone's guard. Nice move by Troy!
Capone is adopting a defensive guard.
Let's hope that Capone 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.
Troy forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Capone controlling the position well.
Capone is trying to control but can't.
Capone is looking for a sweep. Troy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Capone trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone is concentrating on defense, preventing Troy from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Troy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Capone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Capone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Capone.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Capone.
Capone tries to move into full mount but can't pass Troy's legs.
Capone trying to control the action but Troy is working from the bottom.
Capone slows the pace down.
An elbow from Capone crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Troy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troy is staying active underneath Capone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Capone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Capone is thwarting Troy's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Troy takes one to the chin there.
Christian Troy is winning the standup battle so far.
Troy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Capone.
Troy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Capone throws a series of punches but Troy moves out of range.
Capone misses with an uppercut. Troy saw that one coming.
Troy lands a head kick. Capone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone lands an overhand right.
A combination from Capone does no damage.
Capone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Capone connects with a single shot there.
Troy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Capone.
Troy fails to land with a series of punches.
Capone throws a jab but it's blocked by Troy.
Troy needs to keep his hands up - Capone had a free shot at his head there.
Capone avoids the head kick by Troy.
Capone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Capone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Capone in side control, throwing shots but Troy defends.
Capone working the ground and pound.
Capone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Troy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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.
Capone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Capone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Troy keeps working.
Troy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Troy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Capone.
Capone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Troy manages to get back to half guard.
Capone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Capone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Troy is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Capone controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Troy is looking for a sweep. Capone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Capone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Troy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Capone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Capone wants to control but Troy is keeping him busy.
Troy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Capone.
Capone is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Troy wants to get back to full guard.
Capone is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Capone postures up and lands a big shot to Troy's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Capone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Al Capone'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. This is the final round!
Capone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Capone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Troy is trying to get back to full guard.
Troy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Capone trying to control the position from guard on top but Troy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Capone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Capone trying to control but Troy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone won't allow Troy to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Capone trying to control but Troy is working from the bottom.
Troy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Capone is one step ahead there.
Capone looking to sit in guard and control but Troy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Capone seems keen to control Troy's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Capone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Troy's guard.
Capone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Capone postures up in Troy's guard and throws a big left but Troy blocks it.
Troy 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.
Capone looking to pass the guard.
Capone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy is pulling down on Capone's head to control his posture.
Al Capone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Capone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Troy trying to control the position.
Capone distracts Troy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Capone wants to control from the top but Troy keeps moving.
Capone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Capone wants to control from the top but Troy keeps moving.
Capone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Troy is trying to maintain the position but Capone is very close to passing his half guard.
Capone is looking for a kimura but Troy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Capone to get the leverage.
Troy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Troy is positioning himself well to prevent Capone advancing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Troy tries to get to full guard but Capone has control of the leg.
Capone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Capone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Capone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Capone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Barreto Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and alistair overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Barreto Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, alistair overeem!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
overeem lands a lovely overhand right.
overeem slips a jab and a cross from Barreto Neto.
overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barreto Neto counters with a three punch combo that has overeem backing up. overeem nods at Barreto Neto to acknowledge the strikes.
Barreto Neto connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barreto Neto. overeem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barreto Neto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barreto Neto thows a body shot but no joy.
overeem tries to bum rush Barreto Neto with a series of wild strikes but Barreto Neto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barreto Neto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from overeem.
Barreto Neto misses with a body shot.
Barreto Neto lands with a straight right. overeem didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barreto Neto moves into range and clinches up with overeem.
Barreto Neto misses with the head strike.
overeem wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto Neto lands a left hand that snaps the head of overeem backwards.
Barreto Neto works on overeem's body with a couple of short punches.
Barreto Neto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barreto Neto just leaning against overeem, taking a breather.
Barreto Neto wants to get back to striking at distance but overeem won't allow it.
overeem stalling.
Barreto Neto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barreto Neto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barreto Neto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barreto Neto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
overeem's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and overeem duly obliges.
Barreto Neto misses with a body shot.
Barreto Neto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says overeem as he avoids it easily.
overeem throws a series of punches but Barreto Neto moves out of range.
overeem lands with a nice combination. Barreto Neto backs away looking to recover.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - overeem scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
overeem connects with a jab.
Barreto Neto is breathing heavily.
overeem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barreto Neto is rocked!
A punch combination from Barreto Neto misses.
overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barreto Neto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from overeem misses.
overeem goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barreto Neto is looking to wear down overeem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
overeem drops Barreto Neto with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Barreto Neto! overeem dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). alistair overeem!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Cardinal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Step into a world - KRS One. Cardinal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In Mourning - In The Failing Hour. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Cardinal!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cardinal is defended easily by Nelson.
Cardinal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nelson's waist but Nelson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cardinal off to one side.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Cardinal on that attempt.
Kimbo Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Cardinal.
Nelson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Horrible takedown by Cardinal or perhaps it was just good defense by Nelson which made him look bad.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Cardinal down.
Cardinal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nelson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nelson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nelson tries to get out of the position.
Cardinal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cardinal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cardinal is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cardinal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinal drops back looking for a leg! Nelson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nelson manages to kick Cardinal off! Cardinal jumps back into Nelson's guard.
Cardinal looks gassed!
Nelson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nelson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardinal shoots in looking for a takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl out of it but Cardinal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nelson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cardinal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Kimbo Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardinal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nelson circles away.
Cardinal has a takedown stuffed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cardinal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson is fending him off so far but Cardinal persists. Nope, Nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Cardinal shoots in.
Nelson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Cardinal drops his hands momentarily and Nelson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Cardinal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson lands a with a good body shot.
Cardinal takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cardinal fails with the takedown.
Cardinal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice cross by Nelson.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson lands a jab to Cardinal's midsection.
Nelson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson feints and then cracks Cardinal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cardinal down.
Nelson looks to land a combination. Cardinal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nelson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nelson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cardinal.
It looks like Joey Cardinal has been cut.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Cardinal moves out of range easily.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Nelson. That snapped Cardinal's head back.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cardinal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nelson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson scores with a nice body kick.
Nelson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson tests Cardinal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cardinal shoots in and drives through. Nelson sprawls well.
Joey Cardinal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nelson connects with a right hand. Cardinal shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Cardinal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cardinal takes one to the side of the head.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Cardinal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cardinal fails with a takedown attempt.
Cardinal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cardinal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Kimbo Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cardinal at a distance.
Nelson lands a high kick!
Cardinal is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Nelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab lands there for Nelson.
Cardinal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing 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!
Danga de danga de dang - Nelson scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nelson pinned against the cage. Nelson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kimbo Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Cardinal.
Nelson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Cardinal saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Nelson scores with a four punch combination!
No luck for Cardinal with that takedown attempt.
Nelson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cardinal. That did some damage!
Cardinal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nelson finds it's way round the side to connect with Cardinal's head.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nelson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nelson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a front kick that sends Cardinal stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson lands a nice shot that snaps Cardinal's head back.
Nelson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nelson cracks the inside of Cardinal's front leg.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cardinal can do to turn this around?
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cardinal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cardinal.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cardinal circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Cardinal shoots in.
Nelson fakes the leg kick and cracks Cardinal in the body.
Cardinal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cardinal takes one to the side of the head.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson thows a body kick. Cardinal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cardinal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cardinal shoots for a double leg takedown but Nelson sprawls well. He's pushed Cardinal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cardinal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nelson with a nice cross.
Horrible takedown by Cardinal or perhaps it was just good defense by Nelson which made him look bad.
Cardinal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson scores with a nice strike.
Nelson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cardinal fails with the takedown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
Cardinal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cardinal momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cardinal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cardinal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Cardinal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Cardinal moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nelson. Cardinal shrugs it off though.
Joey Cardinal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cardinal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
Cardinal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donk. Nelson catches Cardinal right on the button with a cross.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Cardinal off the cage and back into rage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson slaps away a takedown attempt from Cardinal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
Nelson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cardinal shoots in but no luck this time.
Kimbo Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Cardinal.
Cardinal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Nelson.
Cardinal throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a solid body kick.
Nelson keeps Cardinal at a distance using the push kick.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cardinal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson throws a good cross that connects.
Nelson scores with a shot to the body.
Nelson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cardinal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Cardinal down.
Nelson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cardinal.
Cardinal has his takedown stuffed
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
Nelson throws out a powerful jab.
Cardinal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nelson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cardinal somewhat.
Cardinal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nelson.
Cardinal walks into a jab.
Cardinal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kimbo Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws out a powerful jab.
Cardinal dives in and grabs Nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes down on Cardinal's head and hops out.
Nelson lands a with a good body shot.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cardinal walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Nelson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nelson lunges at Cardinal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cardinal's hand.
Cardinal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nelson counters with a nice body kick.
Cardinal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cardinal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cardinal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Nelson scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cardinal backs up against the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Nelson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nelson.
Cardinal misses with a takedown attempt
and Cardinal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson lands with an overhand left.
Cardinal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nelson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cardinal's head.
Cardinal misses with a takedown
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nelson cracks Cardinal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cardinal takes a step back to recover.
Nelson scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Nelson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jasse Pesonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanner Bildt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bildt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Buck in Here. 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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180 lbs
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180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jasse Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanner Bildt!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen tries to clinch but Bildt moves out of range.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bildt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pesonen tries a low kick but Bildt avoids it.
Pesonen misses with a leg kick.
Pesonen moves in looking to clinch but Bildt pushes him off.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bildt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bildt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pesonen moves in looking to clinch but Bildt pushes him off.
Bildt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bildt gets a takedown into half guard.
Pesonen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bildt has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pesonen has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen staying busy and making it hard for Bildt to control.
Pesonen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bildt's arms.
Pesonen turns into Bildt and is now in his guard.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bildt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bildt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bildt is keeping the position for now.
Bildt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bildt trying to keep a closed guard but Pesonen is proving a slippery customer.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Bildt has wrist control.
Bildt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pesonen passes Bildt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bildt tries to roll over but Pesonen keeps him under control.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bildt's head.
Pesonen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pesonen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bildt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pesonen looking to pass the guard.
Bildt keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Bildt keeping full guard, as Pesonen tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Pesonen.
Pesonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bildt circles away.
Bildt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pesonen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bildt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pesonen's guard.
Bildt drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pesonen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pesonen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pesonen!
Pesonen trying to control the action but Bildt is working from the bottom.
Pesonen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bildt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pesonen's guard! Nice work there by Bildt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanner Bildt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Pesonen.
Bildt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bildt has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pesonen is trying to keep an underhook but Bildt manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pesonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bildt pulls his head out easily.
Bildt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pesonen!
Bildt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pesonen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bildt wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Bildt moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pesonen has worked his arm free - good work by Pesonen!
Pesonen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bildt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pesonen wants to control but Bildt postures up.
Pesonen tries to buck Bildt off but Bildt is having none of it.
Bildt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pesonen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bildt tries to advance to mount but Pesonen instead regains half guard.
Bildt is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bildtis looking to pass into half guard but Pesonen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pesonen is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pesonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bildt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pesonen has managed to get both his arms back between Bildt's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bildt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen has gone for a leg lock! Bildt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pesonen's guard.
Pesonen keeping moving, preventing Bildt from controlling successfully.
Pesonen looking for a guillotine here but Bildt defends easily.
Pesonen is looking to sweep but instead, Bildt has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bildt moves into full mount! Pesonen won't be happy about that!
Pesonen is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bildt is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pesonen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pesonen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanner Bildt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pesonen darts in trying to clinch
and Bildt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesonen has his takedown stuffed
and Bildt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pesonen won't be happy with that.
Pesonen wants to control but Bildt postures up.
Pesonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bildt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pesonen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bildt is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen wants to hold on but Bildt pushes him away.
Pesonen is looking to improve his position but Bildt isn't that keen on the idea.
Bildt wants to control the pace but Pesonen is squirming around nicely.
Pesonen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pesonen gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bildt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pesonen's guard.
Bildt is looking to take a break and control but Pesonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pesonen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pesonen wants to sweep here but Bildt controlling him for the moment.
Bildt is looking to advance position but Pesonen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bildt is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bildt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bildt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pesonen avoids the attempt from Bildt to control.
Bildt is working to get back to half guard.
Bildt is bucking up trying to escape but Pesonen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bildt is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bildt is on top in guard.
Bildt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stanner Bildt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pesonen keeping moving, preventing Bildt from controlling successfully.
Jasse Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pesonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jasse Pesonen.
Well Bildt 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanner Bildt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainer Hagert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagert has chosen Romanimies laulaa as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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21
167 lbs
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159 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rainer Hagert!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Freeman as he connects with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Hagert.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Freeman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hagert - the referee stops the clock and Freeman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hagert. Freeman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Freeman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hagert at a distance.
Freeman scores with a jab. Hagert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hagert throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Hagert.
Freeman throws the left hand but Hagert avoids the punch easily.
Freeman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hagert throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Freeman wants to land a leg kick but Hagert is out of range.
Freeman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hagert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freeman.
Freeman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hagert.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Hagert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hagert throws a lazy right hand but Freeman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freeman throws a big shot that misses.
Hagert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hagert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Hagert does no damage.
Freeman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hagert throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hagert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freeman.
A big left from Freeman misses.
Huey Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Hagert.
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Hagert's shoulder, as Hagert tries to avoid the shot.
Freeman throws a leg kick
and Hagert counters with a low kick, right behind Freeman 's knee.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Hagert moves out of range.
Freeman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hagert.
Hagert sizes up Freeman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hagert slaps away a takedown attempt from Freeman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hagert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hagert slips under a jab from Freeman.
Jab by Hagert.
Freeman misses the shot to the body.
Hagert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hagert is looking to slow Freeman down with leg kicks.
Hagert scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hagert moves out of range of the strikes.
Hagert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hagert throws a leg kick which misses Freeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Freeman tries to avoid it.
Hagert thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Freeman if he has to take too many more of those.
A low kick from Freeman is predictable there
and Hagert counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hagert throws a hook but Freeman avoids it easily.
Hagert throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagert scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hagert walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hagert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freeman misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Hagert.
Hagert takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hagert misses with a looping left.
Hagert throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Hagert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hagert.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Hagert does no damage.
Hagert moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Freeman scores with a hook to the body. Hagert takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Freeman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Freeman misses with a hook.
Freeman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Hagert throws a head kick but Freeman moves out of range.
Hagert lands a high kick!
Freeman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hagert.
Hagert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freeman.
Hagert tries a low kick but Freeman avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagert looks to throw the jab but Freeman is out of range.
Rainer Hagert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freeman missing with a left hand there. Hagert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Freeman looks to land a right hand but Hagert moved out of range.
Hagert throws a jab when Freeman was well out of range.
Freeman throws a hook to the side of Hagert's head but Hagert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hagert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freeman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hagert clobbers Freeman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Freeman is looking to chop away at Hagert's legs.
Hagert moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Freeman misses with a looping left.
Hagert lands a high kick!
Freeman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hagert misses with the combination.
Freeman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but Hagert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huey Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Hagert.
Hagert throws a sloppy head kick and Freeman moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freeman lands a really nice looking cross but Hagert seems unphased.
Hagert throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Hagert takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Freeman avoids the head kick by Hagert.
Freeman tries to bum rush Hagert with a series of wild strikes but Hagert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
Hagert lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freeman loads up on a big right hand but Hagert slips the punch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Freeman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Freeman misses with a hook.
Hagert throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman throws a shot from downtown. Hagert moves away and avoids it.
Hagert scores with a head kick.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.
Hagert defending well as Freeman loads up on a big left hand.
Hagert swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Freeman misses the target.
A jab from Hagert misses.
Freeman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hagert lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hagert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rainer Hagert dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hagert throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Hagert throws a nice outside leg kick.
Freeman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hagert counters with a low kick, right behind Freeman 's knee.
Freeman misses with a hook.
Freeman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Freeman shoots in but Hagert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hagert scores with a spinning back kick!
Hagert fails to land with a series of punches.
Hagert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hagert moves out of range as Freeman strikes.
Hagert misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Freeman misses.
Freeman misses with a straight left.
Freeman avoids the body shot from Hagert.
Freeman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hagert has time to react.
Good shot there by Hagert.
Hagert moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Freeman gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freeman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hagert has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Freeman but great work by Hagert.
Hagert tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to buck Hagert off.
Hagert moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hagert stands up and beckons Freeman to his feet.
Hagert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hagert tries to land a front kick but Freeman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hagert misses with a two punch combination.
Hagert feints and then cracks Freeman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Freeman down.
Freeman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hagert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hagert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hagert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freeman.
Hagert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hagert scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hagert lands a head kick!
Hagert throws the kick towards the body but Freeman avoids it.
Freeman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hagert thows a body shot but no joy.
Hagert moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Freeman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Freeman throws a good cross that connects.
Hagert lands a jab.
Rainer Hagert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freeman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hagert slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freeman lands a nice shot that snaps Hagert's head back.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.
A jab from Freeman finds it's way through Hagert's defenses.
Freeman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hagert moves out of range as Freeman throws a body kick.
Hagert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Freeman counters with a stiff right hand.
Freeman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hagert connects with a jab.
Hagert closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hagert slips a straight right by Freeman.
Hagert catches Freeman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A bone on bone clash there as Freeman blocks the leg kick.
Hagert tried to score with a low kick but Freeman checks it.
A left lands for Hagert.
Hagert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freeman misses with a straight right.
Hagert dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freeman. That did some damage!
Rainer Hagert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagert moves out of range of the leg kick from Freeman.
Freeman looks to land a left hand but Hagert moved out of range nicely.
Hagert lands the left hand.
Freeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hagert.
Freeman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Hagert's shoulder, as Hagert tries to avoid the shot.
Hagert cracks the inside of Freeman's front leg.
Hagert connects with a single shot there.
Freeman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hagert has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Freeman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hagert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Freeman throws a jab when Hagert was well out of range.
Freeman throws a hook but Hagert blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Hagert.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hagert scores with a body shot.
Hagert scores with a sloppy right hand. Freeman should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Freeman coming out on top.
Freeman avoids a kick to the body.
A left lands for Freeman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rainer Hagert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hagert throws a right hand that Freeman ducks under and follows up with a left that Freeman also avoids with ease.
Freeman lands a jab to the nose.
Freeman throws a looping overhand right but Hagert ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman throws a big shot that misses.
Freeman throws a looping overhand right but Hagert ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman throws a looping overhand right but Hagert ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown. Hagert tries to sprawl out of it but Freeman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hagert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Freeman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freeman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hagert bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Freeman's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hagert is able to avoid easily.
Hagert scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Freeman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hagert slips a straight right by Freeman.
Hagert connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Freeman fails with the takedown
and Hagert counters with a left and a right that stings Freeman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hagert. Hagert obviously looking to wear him down.
Hagert misses with a double jab.
Freeman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hagert lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hagert bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Hagert.
Freeman works over Hagert's head and body with a nice combination.
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hagert is just out of range.
Hagert misses with a wild combination.
Hagert looks to land a combination but Freeman avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hagert.
Hagert connects with a solid leg kick.
Freeman misses with a double jab
and Hagert counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hagert. Freeman shrugs it off though.
Hagert with a nice cross.
Freeman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freeman tries to bum rush Hagert with a series of wild strikes but Hagert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Hagert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hagert blocks a head kick by Freeman.
Freeman throws the left hand but Hagert avoids the punch easily.
Freeman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hagert!
Hagert is looking to improve his position but Freeman isn't that keen on the idea.
Freeman moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hagert has worked his arm free - good work by Hagert!
Hagert can't do much from the bottom here.
Freeman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hagert has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Freeman but great work by Hagert.
Hagert trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagert controls the position.
Rainer Hagert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hagert tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hagert controlling the position from side mount.
Huey Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hagert stands up.
Hagert displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hagert lets loose with a powerful body kick. Freeman will feel that in the morning.
Freeman looks to throw the jab but Hagert is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rainer Hagert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hagert 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rainer Hagert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's time for war - LL Cool J. The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: Nancy Sings - Jandek. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frankie Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Reynolds back into the cage.
Anderson keeps control of Reynolds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reynolds can't break the clinch.
Anderson taking a breather.
Reynolds breaks the clinch.
Luke Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Luke Anderson has been cut.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Anderson slips a straight right by Reynolds.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reynolds throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Reynolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Reynolds circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with a decent looking hook.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frankie Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Reynolds.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reynolds is able to avoid easily.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Reynolds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson moves forwards but Reynolds connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reynolds misses with a looping left.
Reynolds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reynolds with a nice cross.
Reynolds throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reynolds off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Reynolds misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson throws a low kick but Reynolds avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Reynolds moves his leg out of the way.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reynolds.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reynolds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson moves out of range as Reynolds strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reynolds, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Reynolds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Anderson's cut.
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.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Reynolds misses with a hook.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Reynolds lands an overhand right.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynolds.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Reynolds bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pushes Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reynolds's efforts to push away.
Reynolds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reynolds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Anderson tries a low kick but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Reynolds circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Reynolds.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Frankie Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Reynolds misses with a hook.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Reynolds throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Reynolds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reynolds.
Reynolds cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Reynolds feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Reynolds stops Anderson from standing up.
Anderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Reynolds trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Reynolds lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Reynolds looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luke Anderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Reynolds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Reynolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Anderson.
Luke Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reynolds.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Reynolds is avoiding it.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reynolds.
The fighters circling - Reynolds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reynolds finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
No luck for Reynolds with that takedown attempt.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reynolds misses with a looping right.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Reynolds throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Reynolds's leg but Reynolds calmly moves out of range.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Reynolds throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
Reynolds checks a leg kick.
A big right from Reynolds misses.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
Reynolds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reynolds scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reynolds's efforts to push away.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Reynolds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reynolds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ionakana Lanakila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom has chosen Pink - Long Way To Happy as his entrance music. Ionakana Lanakila has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ionakana Lanakila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royston De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from De Noteboom. No joy for Lanakila on that attempt.
De Noteboom misses with an uppercut. Lanakila saw that one coming.
De Noteboom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lanakila lunges at De Noteboom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Noteboom's hand.
Lanakila lands a really nice looking cross but De Noteboom seems unphased.
Lanakila will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lanakila connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lanakila missing with a left hand there. De Noteboom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lanakila lands a really nice looking cross but De Noteboom seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lanakila sprawls well. Lanakila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Noteboom gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lanakila. De Noteboom does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanakila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom misses with a takedown attempt
and Lanakila counters with a shoot takedown. De Noteboom fights it but they end up in guard.
De Noteboom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Noteboom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lanakila wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.
De Noteboom looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lanakila puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lanakila wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping him busy.
Lanakila not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lanakila prevents De Noteboom from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Noteboom avoids a kick to the body.
Lanakila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Noteboom misses with a shot to the body
and Lanakila counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Noteboom looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanakila with a jab.
It looks like Royston De Noteboom has been cut.
Lanakila throws a body punch but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Lanakila shoots in and bounces De Noteboom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lanakila thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lanakila trying to control the position from guard on top but De Noteboom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lanakila with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Noteboom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lanakila.
De Noteboom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lanakila throwing strikes from guard but De Noteboom blocks nicely.
Lanakila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lanakila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lanakila keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lanakila misses with an uppercut. De Noteboom saw that one coming.
Lanakila misses with a takedown attempt
and De Noteboom counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ionakana Lanakila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Noteboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lanakila swivels and escapes.
De Noteboom is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lanakila is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for De Noteboom.
Lanakila tries to bum rush De Noteboom with a series of wild strikes but De Noteboom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ionakana Lanakila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Noteboom drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lanakila avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Noteboom.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but Lanakila manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lanakila scoring with punches and elbows.
Lanakila lands an elbow.
Lanakila is trying to ground and pound but De Noteboom uses the momentary lack of control by Lanakila to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lanakila is just content to waste time from the top position. De Noteboom takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lanakila working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lanakila thows a big elbow that misses.
Lanakila throws and elbow that misses. De Noteboom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lanakila's guard. Nice move by De Noteboom!
Lanakila wants to sweep but no luck.
De Noteboom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lanakila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Noteboom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lanakila looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Noteboom is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Noteboom shoots and misses
and Lanakila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lanakila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lanakila misses with a wild combination.
Lanakila scores with a one two! De Noteboom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lanakila.
De Noteboom misses with a body punch
and Lanakila counters with a single leg into guard. De Noteboom didn't expect that.
Lanakila trying to control but De Noteboom is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom trying to control the position.
Lanakila postures up in De Noteboom's guard and throws a big left but De Noteboom blocks it.
Lanakila missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lanakila loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Noteboom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Noteboom pulls Lanakila in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lanakila misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from De Noteboom misses
and Lanakila counters with a single leg into guard. De Noteboom didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanakila wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ionakana Lanakila dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Lanakila thows a body shot but no joy.
De Noteboom moves in looking to clinch but Lanakila pushes him off.
Lanakila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Noteboom can do to turn this around?
De Noteboom misses with a body shot.
Lanakila misses the body punch
and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lanakila!
Lanakila is in a horrible position here. De Noteboom smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
De Noteboom dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom is landing with some decent strikes but Lanakila is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Noteboom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom looking to ground and pound but Lanakila is blocking nicely.
De Noteboom putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lanakila blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Noteboom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Noteboom throws a strike there. Lanakila manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Royston De Noteboom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ionakana Lanakila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanakila wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping busy.
Lanakila manages to get to full guard.
Lanakila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ionakana Lanakila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Lanakila rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lanakila wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.
De Noteboom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lanakila controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royston De Noteboom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lanakila 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ionakana Lanakila!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crowley Osbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Osbourne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mr Crowley. Rua has chosen I Wanna Be Somebody by: W.A.S.P. as his entrance music. Pedro Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crowley Osbourne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Rua!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osbourne closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Osbourne lands in his opponent's guard.
Osbourne is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Osbourne is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
Rua wants to stand and escape but Osbourne is having none of it.
Osbourne throwing strikes from guard but Rua blocks nicely.
Osbourne trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osbourne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Osbourne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Osbourne catches Rua right on the button with a cross.
Rua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rua wants it to stay on the feet.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Osbourne's shoulder, as Osbourne tries to avoid the shot.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pedro Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osbourne.
Rua stuffs the takedown.
Rua lands a head kick. Osbourne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Osbourne dives in and grabs Rua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes down on Osbourne's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crowley Osbourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Osbourne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Osbourne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osbourne.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Osbourne ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rua wants it to stay on the feet.
Rua scores with a sloppy right hand. Osbourne should have avoided that one.
Pedro Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua scores with a jab. Osbourne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Osbourne saw that one coming.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Osbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua misses with a shot to the body
and Osbourne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Osbourne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Osbourne throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Osbourne from controlling successfully.
Osbourne won't allow Rua to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rua manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Osbourne has Rua in his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rua controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Osbourne.
Rua wants to stand but Osbourne has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Osbourne wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
Osbourne trying to strike off his back.
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 Crowley Osbourne 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.
Rua lands a head kick!
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Osbourne moves out of range easily.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Osbourne moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
Osbourne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Osbourne somewhat.
Osbourne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osbourne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crowley Osbourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a body shot.
No luck for Osbourne with that takedown attempt.
Osbourne looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Osbourne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rua's guard.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Osbourne.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Osbourne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Osbourne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne throws a strike but Rua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Osbourne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rua manages to get himself to full guard.
Osbourne throwing strikes but missing.
Osbourne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Osbourne tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Osbourne wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Osbourne.
Osbourne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Osbourne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rua but Rua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Osbourne digs a good body shot into Rua's ribs.
Osbourne closes the distance and clinches up with Rua, looking for a takedown. Osbourne pushes Rua against the cage but Rua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osbourne dives in and grabs Rua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes down on Osbourne's head and hops out.
Osbourne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua sizes up Osbourne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Osbourne's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rua slaps away a takedown attempt from Osbourne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Rua as Osbourne shoots in.
Osbourne dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua leaves Osbourne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crowley Osbourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osbourne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osbourne not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rua to regain full guard.
Osbourne trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Osbourne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Osbourne drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rua looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rua looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rua!
Rua stands up.
Rua misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Osbourne with a hook.
Osbourne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Osbourne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away.
Rua might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Osbourne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rua scores with a push kick.
Osbourne drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne thows a big elbow that misses.
Osbourne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Osbourne looking to sit in guard and control but Rua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Osbourne wants to sweep but no luck.
Osbourne is working an open guard so Rua takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
Rua plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Osbourne.
Rua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Osbourne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Osbourne misses.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Osbourne misses.
Rua thuds his shin into the meat of Osbourne's side.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Osbourne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rua leaves Osbourne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rua really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Osbourne moves out of range easily.
Rua throws the left hand but Osbourne avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
Rua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Osbourne's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Osbourne connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Rua. That snapped Osbourne's head back.
Rua feints and then cracks Osbourne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Osbourne down.
Rua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne walks into a straight right hand from Rua.
Osbourne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Osbourne staying out of range there.
Osbourne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Osbourne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua misses with a hook. Osbourne ducked under it nicely.
Rua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Osbourne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Osbourne shoots in for a takedown but Rua shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crowley Osbourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua feints and then cracks Osbourne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Osbourne down.
Rua tests Osbourne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Osbourne blocks a head kick by Rua.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Osbourne slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Osbourne saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Rua finds it's target.
Rua lands a nice looking kick to the body. Osbourne takes a step back to recover.
Rua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rua wants it to stay on the feet.
Osbourne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Osbourne.
Osbourne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Rua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Osbourne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a head kick but Osbourne moves out of range.
Pedro Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua lands a nice shot that snaps Osbourne's head back.
Rua lands a high kick!
Osbourne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Osbourne closes the distance and clinches up with Rua, looking for a takedown. Osbourne pushes Rua against the cage but Rua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Osbourne closes the distance and clinches up with Rua, looking for a takedown. Osbourne pushes Rua against the cage but Rua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Osbourne's head backwards.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Osbourne tries for a takedown but Rua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Osbourne is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whack! Rua lands a heavy head kick that drops Osbourne. The ref tackles Rua to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Osbourne was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Pedro Rua!
Pedro Rua is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deejay Vendetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Anus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vendetta comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - The Bleeding. Anus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nick Diaz Rap Song. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deejay Vendetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Anus!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vendetta is on top in guard.
Anus is adopting a defensive guard.
Anus controls Vendetta momentarily but Vendetta frees himself.
Vendetta trying to control the position from guard on top but Anus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vendetta is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus has his hands on Vendetta's head, controlling the position.
Vendetta won't allow Anus to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vendetta trying to control the position from guard on top but Anus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anus shoots in but no luck this time.
Vendetta clobbers Anus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anus misses with a wild combination.
Anus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vendetta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anus's head.
Anus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vendetta is pressed up against the cage. Anus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vendetta down to the mat. Vendetta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anus throws a hook but Vendetta blocks it.
Vendetta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anus scores with a shot to the body.
Vendetta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vendetta clinches with his opponent.
Vendetta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anuss head.
Vendetta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vendetta tries a knee to the head but Anus blocks it.
Vendetta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anus or not.
Anus looks gassed!
Vendetta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anus tightens his grip and picks Vendetta up, before dumping him to the ground. Vendetta manages to land in guard.
Vendetta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vendetta content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vendetta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Anus is looking to sweep but instead, Vendetta has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deejay Vendetta dominated that round.
That's time! Vendetta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vendetta pushes Anus up against the cage in a clinch.
Anus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vendetta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vendetta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vendetta lands a nice uppercut.
Vendetta lands a knee to the head.
Vendetta working aggressively here.
Anus avoiding damage as Vendetta throws knees to the body.
Anus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vendetta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vendetta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vendetta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anus's face.
Vendetta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vendetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vendetta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Deejay Vendetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Anus.
A right hook to the body lands for Vendetta.
Vendetta tries a knee to the head but Anus blocks it.
Anus tries for a takedown but Vendetta manages to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Vendetta.
Vendetta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vendetta tries to land a knee to the head but Anus blocks with his arms.
Anus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anus can't get the takedown.
Anus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vendetta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vendetta digs a right hand into Anus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anus's gas tank.
Vendetta lands with a short shot to the head.
Vendetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Vendetta.
Anus takes an elbow to the temple.
Vendetta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vendetta crunches a lovely knee into Anus's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Vendetta.
Anus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vendetta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vendetta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vendetta prevents the takedown attempt.
Vendetta tries to land a knee to the head but Anus blocks with his arms.
Anus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vendetta scores with a knee to the head.
Anus goes for a takedown attempt but Vendetta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vendetta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anus. Vendetta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vendetta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vendetta prevents it.
Vendetta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vendetta connects with a knee to the head.
Anus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vendetta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vendetta lands a good knee to the midsection. Anus won't want to take too many of those.
Vendetta scores with a hook to the body.
Vendetta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anus looking for a takedown.
Vendetta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anus.
Knees to the body from Vendetta.
Vendetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Vendetta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vendetta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vendetta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vendetta scores with a body shot.
Vendetta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anus misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Anus.
Anus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vendetta tries to clinch up but Anus circles away and keeps his distance.
Vendetta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mike Anus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vendetta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vendetta.
Anus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vendetta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vendetta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anus fails with a takedown attempt.
Anus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vendetta.
Vendetta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vendetta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anus, pushing him back against the cage.
Vendetta lands a good knee to the midsection. Anus won't want to take too many of those.
Vendetta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anus's face.
Vendetta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vendetta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vendetta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vendetta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vendetta is pressed up against the cage. Anus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vendetta down to the mat. Vendetta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vendetta moves into the clinch.
Vendetta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anus is trying to drag Vendetta to the mat but Vendetta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vendetta landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Vendetta.
Vendetta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vendetta struggles to land a body shot inside as Anus controls his hands.
Vendetta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vendetta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anus.
Vendetta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vendetta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anus is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vendetta can't fight it off and eventually Anus manages to take the fight to the floor. Vendetta looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anus throwing strikes from guard but Vendetta blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anus with a nice head shot there.
Vendetta keeping full guard, as Anus tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deejay Vendetta dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Anus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vendetta pulls Anus in close to his closed guard and prevents Anus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anus won't allow Vendetta to sweep him here.
Vendetta keeping moving, preventing Anus from controlling successfully.
Vendetta wants to stand but Anus is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vendetta wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendetta trying to control the position here.
Anus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vendetta trying to control the position.
Anus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vendetta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deejay Vendetta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Anus misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vendetta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anus managing to block the knees to the body from Vendetta.
Vendetta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vendetta landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vendetta obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta landing knees to the body.
Vendetta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vendetta misses with a knee to the head.
Vendetta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vendetta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anus has hold of one of Vendetta's legs. Vendetta is fighting the takedown attempt but Anus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Anus throws a big right hand that misses.
Anus wants to control from the top but Vendetta keeps moving.
Vendetta pulls Anus in close to his closed guard and prevents Anus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vendetta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anus.
Anus chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus won't allow Vendetta to sweep him here.
Anus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vendetta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vendetta wants to stand up but Anus is controlling him.
Anus won't allow Vendetta to sweep him here.
Vendetta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Deejay Vendetta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vendetta keeping moving, preventing Anus from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vendetta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vendetta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anus is working for takedown but Vendetta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Deejay Vendetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Anus.
Vendetta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vendetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mike Anus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vendetta is pressed up against the cage. Anus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vendetta down to the mat. Vendetta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vendetta defending well as Anus loads up on a big left hand.
Vendetta moves into the clinch.
Anus wants a takedown but no success here.
Vendetta lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Deejay Vendetta.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vendetta, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deejay Vendetta!
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