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V.O.G 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jer De Pokker (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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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jer De Pokker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pokker pushes him off.
Silva throws a hook but Pokker blocks it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pokker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Pokker circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch.
Pokker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Pokker circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pokker keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Pokker. Pokker maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokker tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pokker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Pokker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pokker lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Pokker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokker with a couple of short strikes.
Pokker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pokker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva is rocked!
Pokker is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Silva goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Pokker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jer De Pokker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Valuyskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubereem comes to the cage accompanied by CRO-MAGS - We Gotta Know. Alistair Ubereem has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Ubereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksandr Valuyskiy!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem drops Valuyskiy with a left and a right! Oh, Valuyskiy is hurt - Ubereem dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Aleksandr Valuyskiy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valuyskiy wants to control but Ubereem postures up.
Ubereem stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ubereem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valuyskiy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ubereem scores with a one two! Valuyskiy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Valuyskiy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ubereem doesn't manage to clinch there - Valuyskiy circles away.
Ubereem clinches.
Ubereem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ubereem is working Valuyskiy over against the cage.
Ubereem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ubereem taking a breather.
Ubereem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That has opened up Aleksandr Valuyskiy's cut even more.
Valuyskiy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ubereem gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ubereem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Ubereem and Valuyskiy goes tumbling to the canvas! Ubereem follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Valuyskiy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ubereem stands up and beckons Valuyskiy to join him on the feet.
Valuyskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Ubereem finish him?
Ubereem throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Valuyskiy crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alistair Ubereem!
An out of breath Alistair Ubereem thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keller Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hollywood Undead - The Natives. Flint comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Benga & Coki - Night kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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202 lbs
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190 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keller Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Flint!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flint but Flint pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rock.
Flint just misses with a punch to the body.
Flint is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flint stuffs the takedown attempt from Rock. Rock gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keller Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock closes the distance and clinches up with Flint, looking for a takedown. Rock pushes Flint against the cage but Flint circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rock.
Rock tries for a takedown but Flint circles away easily
and Flint counters with a head kick. That will keep Rock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Flint lands with a kick to the temple. Rock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice straight punches there by Flint. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flint.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flint has managed to clinch.
Flint using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flint landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Rock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Flint to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flint landing knees to the head.
Flint lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flint creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Flint.
Flint with a knee to the head.
Flint lands a body shot.
Flint connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rock's face.
Rock is rocked!
Flint has Rock pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Rock is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Flint - that's hurt Rock badly! Oh, another knee lands and Rock is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Rock doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jack Flint!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demien Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocko McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demien Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocko McGee!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maia is fending him off so far but McGee persists. Nope, Maia circles away and we're back to standing.
McGee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGee wants it to stay on the feet.
Maia gets a takedown into half guard.
Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McGee is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.
Maia in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. McGee tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Maia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demien Maia!
After the big win, Demien Maia made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ~T~ Laoch Nutrition + Laundry Q140 NOW ONLY $15!!! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fitch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Souza is pulling down on Fitch's head to control his posture.
Souza is trying to control the position but Fitch postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Ronaldo Souza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fitch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Souza trying to hold on to Fitch's head to control him but Fitch postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fitch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Souza is looking to advance position but Fitch won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza thows a huge punch but Fitch dodges it nicely.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fitch defending well though.
Souza 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.
Fitch is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Souza trying to pass the guard but Fitch defending well.
Fitch gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fitch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fitch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Souza postures up in Fitch's guard and throws a big left but Fitch blocks it.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Fitch is retaining full guard.
Souza is working hard here to advance position.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fitch is keeping the position for now.
Souza wants to control from the top but Fitch keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Souza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Souza shoots and misses
and Fitch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Souza desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Well, if Fitch is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Fitch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souza sprawls well. Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fitch gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fitch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Souza's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Fitch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
John Fitch has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fitch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fitch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Fitch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Fitch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Fitch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Souza's guard.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronaldo Souza just wasn't active enough.
Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fitch counters with a single leg into guard. Souza didn't expect that.
Fitch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fitch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
John Fitch has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Fitch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fitch shoots in for a double leg but Souza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fitch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice sprawl there from Fitch as Souza shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza leaves Fitch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fitch drives through with a takedown into Souza's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fitch fails to land the takedown.
Fitch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Souza controls Fitch momentarily but Fitch frees himself.
Fitch trying to move into half guard but instead Souza has managed to sweep!
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Fitch is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza advances to half guard.
Souza throwing shots but Fitch is blocking nicely.
Souza throwing shots but Fitch is blocking nicely.
Souza wants to pass to mount but Fitch is defending the position.
Souza uses his free foot to push down on Fitch's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fitch.
Souza is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fitch has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fitch!
Fitch preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fitch manages to get himself to full guard.
Fitch keeping full guard, as Souza tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fitch's guard.
Souza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fitch controlling the position for now.
Fitch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Souza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fitch wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throwing shots but Fitch is blocking nicely.
Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fitch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Fitch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fitch's head.
Fitch won't allow Souza to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Souza 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Souza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Redd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Fotoberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redd comes to the cage accompanied by We Will Rock You. Fotoberg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mama said Knock you out. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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174 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Redd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mats Fotoberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fotoberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Fotoberg can't break the clinch.
Fotoberg working hard to break the clinch.
Redd jumps guard but Fotoberg stands there with Redd around his waist. Redd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Redd has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fotoberg uses from the top position.
Redd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fotoberg defends it easily.
Redd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Redd looking for a guillotine here but Fotoberg defends easily.
Fotoberg wants to pass the guard but Redd is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd trying to control the position.
Fotoberg tries to stand but Redd is controlling from the bottom.
Fotoberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Redd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Redd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fotoberg defends it easily.
Redd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Redd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fotoberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fotoberg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Redd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fotoberg has managed to get both his arms back between Redd's legs - danger averted.
Fotoberg wants to pass the guard but Redd is keeping the position.
Fotoberg trying to stand up but can't free himself from Redd's guard.
Redd working for submissions but it's allowed Fotoberg to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg wants to stand but Redd has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Redd manages to get to full guard.
Redd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fotoberg is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redd looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Fotoberg is defending well. Redd quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Fotoberg has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Redd celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Redd!
A very excited looking Jake Redd rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Straight Flush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
190 lbs
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194 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Straight Flush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flush bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Flush throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Flush crashes against the mat.
Jaa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Flush.
Sloppy strikes there by Flush.
Flush tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jaa is trying to get back to half guard.
Jaa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Flush connects with a decent elbow.
Flush 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.
Flush in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa keeping his opponent close.
Flush working the ground and pound but Jaa is defending the strikes.
Jaa tries to bench press Flush off him but Flush keeps the position.
Flush landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flush scoring with punches from side control.
Flush is putting a hurting on Jaa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Flush throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Flush are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Flush throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Flush misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Flush lands a nice forearm strike.
Flush cracks Jaa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Jaa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jaa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Flush.
Flush misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jaa is trying to control Flush's posture but Flush avoids it.
Flush creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jaa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flush sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jaa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jaa tries to buck Flush off but Flush is having none of it.
Flush throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jaa wants to control but Flush postures up.
Jaa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Flush is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Flush are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Flush working the ground and pound from side control.
Flush fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flush creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jaa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Jaa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jaa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Flush misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to get back to half guard.
Flush working the strikes but Jaa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Flush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaa's head.
Jaa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Flush.
Flush postures up in Jaa's guard and throws a big left but Jaa blocks it.
Jaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaa is looking to stand up but Flush isn't so interested in that idea.
Jaa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Flush landing with the ground and pound.
Flush is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaa has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flush is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaa has wrist control.
Jaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flush is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flush throws an elbow that misses. Jaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flush's guard. Nice move by Jaa!
Jaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flush bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaa's guard.
Flush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flush throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Straight Flush dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flush avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Flush drives through with a takedown into Jaa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Flush tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaa is retaining full guard.
Straight Flush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flush postures up.
Flush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flush works over Jaa with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flush.
Flush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flush throwing strikes but missing.
Flush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaa has momentary wrist control but Flush slips an elbow through the middle.
Jaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaa has his hands on Flush's head, controlling the position.
Jaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flush's guard.
Jaa being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Flush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Flush controlling Jaa's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rony Jaa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Flush misses with a takedown attempt - Jaa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flush closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flush in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jaa dodges the ground and pound from Flush.
Jaa is trying to improve his position.
Flush in side control, throwing shots but Jaa defends.
Flush working the strikes but Jaa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Flush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flush misses with a head shot. Jaa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Flush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flush 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.
Flush cracks Jaa with a solid left hand.
Jaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaa has momentary wrist control but Flush slips an elbow through the middle.
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!
Flush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Flush is controlling him.
Flush is in close to Jaa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Flush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flush.
Flush with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flush is working Jaa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Straight Flush dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A combination from Jaa does no damage.
Flush will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaa can do to turn this around?
Jaa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flush blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flush scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Flush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flush working the head and body with strikes.
Flush throwing shots but Jaa is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa tries to kick Flush off but Flush keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jaa is holding on to half guard well.
Jaa trying to control from the bottom.
Flush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Flush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaa defending well though.
Flush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flush working Jaa over with strikes.
Jaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flush scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flush with the ground and pound but Jaa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flush throws a big elbow that misses.
Flush throwing strikes but missing.
Flush throwing strikes but missing.
Jaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flush throws a big elbow that misses.
Flush throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flush throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flush lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flush throws a strike but Jaa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Flush has Jaa pulled in close to control his posture.
Jaa trying to control but Flush is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flush controlling Jaa's posture.
Jaa wants to control from the top but Flush keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rony Jaa.
A jab from Jaa finds it's way through Flush's defenses.
Rony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Straight Flush has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa tries to clinch but Flush is having none of it.
Jaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Straight Flush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flush, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Straight Flush!
A very excited looking Straight Flush made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Balsac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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32
173 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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28
183 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Balsac!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balsac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Balsac wants to land a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips avoids a kick to the body.
Phillips closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balsac circles away.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown. Balsac tries to sprawl out of it but Phillips keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balsac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Balsac cracks Phillips with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balsac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harry Balsac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Phillips as he checks the leg kick.
Balsac fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Balsac is looking to slow Phillips down with leg kicks.
Balsac throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Phillips is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Balsac knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Balsac is trying to get back to half guard.
Phillips is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balsac has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balsac regains half guard.
Phillips is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Balsac looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balsac is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Phillips pulls his head out easily.
Phillips is looking to advance position but Balsac won't allow it.
Balsac tries to get to full guard but Phillips has control of the leg.
Phillips is nestled in close to Balsac, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Balsac is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Balsac!
Balsac is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Balsac is squirming around, avoiding Phillips's attempts to control the action.
Phillips has control of Balsac's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Balsac regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Phillips landing strikes from the mount and Balsac is in trouble!
Phillips dominating with strikes here.
Balsac tries to improve his position but instead Phillips has taken his back!
Phillips has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balsac defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Phillips gets his hands free as Balsac looks to control.
Phillips patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Phillips has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Balsac has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Phillips looking for the RNC.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balsac can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Phillips dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Balsac looking to score a takedown here. Phillips is defending well but Balsac drives through and ends up in Phillips's guard.
Phillips has his foot on Balsac's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Balsac works his way back into a safe position though.
Phillips controls Balsac momentarily but Balsac frees himself.
Balsac trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Balsac is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Phillips throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Balsac escapes and throws Phillips's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Balsac controls the position.
Balsac trying to control the position but Phillips is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips wants to control but Balsac postures up.
Balsac is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips tries to buck Balsac off but Balsac is having none of it.
Phillips might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips gets back to half guard.
Phillips is looking to improve his position.
Balsac wants to control but Phillips is keeping him busy.
Balsac wants to free his trapped foot but Phillips is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Balsac wants to take a breather but Phillips is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Phillips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Phillips looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Phillips is staying active underneath Balsac, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Milo Phillips overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phillips actively working from the bottom here.
Phillips looking for submissions off his back.
Balsac prevents Phillips from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips with the active half guard here but Balsac passes nicely into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips is looking to reverse the position.
Balsac is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips can't do much from the bottom here.
Balsac gets to mount! Phillips was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Milo Phillips will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Balsac darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harry Balsac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillips is pressing down on Balsac's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Balsac has picked Phillips up and slammed him! Phillips can't keep hold of the triangle and Balsac manages to pass to side control!
Phillips tries to improve position but can't.
Balsac works to advance to full mount. Phillips defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Phillips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balsac wants to control the pace but Phillips is squirming around nicely.
Phillips sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Phillips is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Balsac pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balsac is trying to control. Phillips wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Phillips tries to get to full guard but Balsac has control of the leg.
Balsac wants to control but Phillips is keeping him busy.
Balsac moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Phillips.
Phillips can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balsac trying to control the action but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Phillips is trying to control Balsac's posture but Balsac avoids it.
Phillips is looking to regain half guard here but Balsac keeps moving and retains side control.
Balsac laying and praying for a moment but Phillips takes advantage and regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips actively working from the bottom here.
Phillips tries to roll over but Balsac keeps him under control.
Phillips looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Balsac takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Phillips looking for submissions off his back.
Phillips is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Balsac pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balsac not doing much here.
Phillips looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Balsac is trying to control. Phillips wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Milo Phillips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips tries to roll over but Balsac keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Balsac.
I think Phillips 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Milo Phillips!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slate comes to the cage accompanied by Some song he made last night. Black has chosen Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jesus Slate has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
196 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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24
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Slate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, White Black!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Slate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black rushes Slate and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slate.
Slate gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Slate stops Black from getting back to his feet.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slate perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Slate working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Slate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black has hold of Slate's hands but Slate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Slate uses his free foot to push down on Black's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Black.
Slate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Black?
Slate postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Black bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Slate and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Slate!
Jesus Slate retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesus Slate thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schaap Mooiboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Keto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schaap Mooiboy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keto scoring well with a low kick there.
Keto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mooiboy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keto defends it nicely.
Mooiboy has his takedown stuffed
and Keto counters with a nice leg kick.
Keto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mooiboy fails with the takedown
and Keto counters with an inside leg kick.
Tuomas Keto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schaap Mooiboy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooiboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Keto counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick from Keto lands but Mooiboy takes it in his stride.
Mooiboy with a poor takedown
and Keto counters with a nice uppercut.
Keto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mooiboy.
Keto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Keto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Keto lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keto keeps Mooiboy at a distance using the push kick.
Mooiboy shoots and misses
letting Keto counter with a right hand.
Mooiboy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mooiboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keto counters with a stiff right hand.
Mooiboy looks gassed!
Nice cross by Keto.
Mooiboy tries to keep at a distance but Keto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mooiboy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Keto is defending well.
Mooiboy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Keto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Keto lands with a right to the head.
Keto stalling in the clinch.
Keto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mooiboy avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keto tries to throw a body punch but Mooiboy avoids it by throwing Keto back against the cage.
Keto cracks Mooiboy with a nice body shot.
Mooiboy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Keto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Keto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mooiboy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mooiboy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mooiboy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Keto wants to sweep here but Mooiboy controlling him for the moment.
Mooiboy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooiboy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Keto's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keto 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.
Mooiboy scoring with some ground and pound.
Keto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mooiboy is one step ahead there.
Mooiboy connects with a couple of short punches.
Keto pulls Mooiboy in to control the position.
Keto wants to sweep but no luck.
Mooiboy 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mooiboy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keto controls Mooiboy momentarily but Mooiboy frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomas Keto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mooiboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Keto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mooiboy's knee momentarily.
Keto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mooiboy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keto as he jumps to the side.
Keto thumps Mooiboy with a low kick.
Mooiboy fails with the takedown
and Keto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuomas Keto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schaap Mooiboy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tuomas Keto is winning the standup battle so far.
Keto stuffs the takedown attempt from Mooiboy. Mooiboy gets slowly back to his feet.
Mooiboy is breathing heavily.
Keto moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keto.
Keto gets underhooks to prevent Mooiboy's takedown attempt.
Keto is pressed up against the cage. Mooiboy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keto down to the mat. Keto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Keto lands with a slapping head kick.
Mooiboy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooiboy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Keto lands a head kick. Mooiboy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Keto connects with a leg kick. Mooiboy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Keto.
Keto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Keto connects with a nice looking jab.
Keto lands with a straight right. Mooiboy didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooiboy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mooiboy tries for a takedown but Keto circles away easily
and Keto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Keto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keto wants it to stay on the feet.
Mooiboy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keto.
Keto is looking to clinch.
Keto digs a good hook to Mooiboy's body.
Mooiboy misses with a takedown
and Keto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mooiboy's calf.
Keto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Keto throws a leg kick which misses Mooiboy's front leg but catches the back leg as Mooiboy tries to avoid it.
Mooiboy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Keto.
Keto cracks the inside of Mooiboy's front leg.
Mooiboy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mooiboy tries for a takedown but Keto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mooiboy gets caught napping as Keto dives in and scores a takedown. Mooiboy manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomas Keto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good leg kick by Keto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keto scores with a leg kick.
Keto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horrible takedown by Mooiboy or perhaps it was just good defense by Keto which made him look bad.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keto. That's going to slow Mooiboy down.
Keto keeps Mooiboy at a distance using the push kick.
Keto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mooiboy can do to turn this around?
Mooiboy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mooiboy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mooiboy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keto walks away with a smile on his face. Mooiboy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Keto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mooiboy's sensitive parts.
Keto jabs at Mooiboy's body.
Mooiboy walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto scores with a body shot.
Mooiboy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Keto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mooiboy's knee momentarily.
Tuomas Keto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schaap Mooiboy.
Jab, jab by Keto - just one landing.
Keto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mooiboy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mooiboy gets caught flat footed, as Keto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keto trying to control the position from guard on top but Mooiboy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Keto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Keto stands and throws Mooiboy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Keto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Keto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mooiboy tries to buck Keto off but Keto is having none of it.
Mooiboy is not content to let Keto control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooiboy is looking for a sweep.
Keto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mooiboy tries to bench press Keto off him but Keto keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mooiboy is trying to control Keto's posture but Keto avoids it.
Keto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mooiboy keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomas Keto clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mooiboy has his takedown stuffed
and Keto counters with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Keto.
Keto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Keto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mooiboy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Keto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mooiboy dodges the punch combination from Keto.
Mooiboy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mooiboy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Keto - the referee stops the clock and Mooiboy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Keto. Mooiboy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tuomas Keto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mooiboy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mooiboy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Keto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mooiboy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooiboy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keto can pounce on him.
Mooiboy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keto is looking to slow Mooiboy down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keto. That's going to slow Mooiboy down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mooiboy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mooiboy misses with a takedown
and Keto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mooiboy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooiboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mooiboy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tuomas Keto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schaap Mooiboy.
Keto tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keto.
Keto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mooiboy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keto.
Keto scores with a jab.
Keto wants to clinch up but Mooiboy keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keto.
Keto lands a leg kick that knocks Mooiboy off balance momentarily.
Mooiboy walks into a straight right hand from Keto.
Keto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mooiboy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Keto defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mooiboy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomas Keto had his way with Schaap Mooiboy in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Keto scores with a sloppy right hand. Mooiboy should have avoided that one.
Mooiboy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keto.
Mooiboy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keto.
Mooiboy misses with a takedown attempt - Keto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mooiboy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mooiboy has his takedown stuffed
and Keto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mooiboy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooiboy is looking for a sweep. Keto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mooiboy moves into full guard.
Keto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keto.
Mooiboy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keto.
Mooiboy walks into a straight right hand from Keto.
Keto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mooiboy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mooiboy.
Tuomas Keto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tuomas Keto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schaap Mooiboy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooiboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keto counters with an inside leg kick.
Keto pushes Mooiboy away with a front kick.
Keto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mooiboy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keto lands with an overhand left.
Mooiboy shoots and misses
and Keto counters with a low kick, right behind Mooiboy 's knee.
Keto throws a leg kick which misses Mooiboy's front leg but catches the back leg as Mooiboy tries to avoid it.
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!
Mooiboy moves forwards but Keto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooiboy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keto but Keto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keto, right into the meat.
Mooiboy blocks a head kick by Keto.
Keto cracks the inside of Mooiboy's front leg.
Keto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mooiboy.
Keto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schaap Mooiboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mooiboy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Keto lands a jab.
Keto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keto tries to clinch up.
Keto throws a combination. Mooiboy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuomas Keto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuomas Keto!
Tuomas Keto retains his welterweight title!
Tuomas Keto decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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