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4K.22 : Tapout vs Rahman PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neo Angin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neo Angin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Angin.
Angin connects with a looping right hand.
Angin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Angin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Larsen's half guard.
Angin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Neo Angin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Angin!
Angin tries a head kick but it misses.
Angin lands with an overhand left.
Angin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Angin duly obliges.
Angin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Larsen looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angin content to control rather than advance.
Angin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larsen keeps working.
Angin controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Neo Angin.
Larsen gets tackled into the cage by Angin. Angin maintains the clinch.
Angin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Larsen uses from the top position.
Larsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Larsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Larsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Larsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Angin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Larsen to regain full guard.
Angin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Angin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Larsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Neo Angin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen tries to sprawl but Angin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Angin tries to pass to full mount but Larsen defends it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Angin not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Neo Angin just wasn't active enough.
Angin scores a takedown into full mount!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Angin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Angin has Larsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Angin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Larsen's face.
Angin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Angin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Larsen is in Angin's guard.
Larsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Angin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Angin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Larsen is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Angin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Larsen wants to control from the top but Angin keeps moving.
Angin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Angin wants to stand and escape but Larsen is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Angin managing to control the position.
Neo Angin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Angin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Larsen but Larsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angin scores with a spinning back kick!
Angin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larsen to the mat! Larsen manages to get full guard.
Angin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Angin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larsen can do to turn this around?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angin prevents Larsen from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neo Angin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Angin gets a double leg takedown into Larsen's guard.
Angin gets to his feet - Larsen follows without any prompting.
Larsen gets caught napping as Angin dives in and scores a takedown. Larsen manages to retain guard.
Angin trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Angin is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Angin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Larsen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angin stands and steps away. Larsen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Angin lands in his opponent's guard.
Angin is stalling in the full guard.
Neo Angin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Angin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Angin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Angin drives through and clinches with Larsen against the cage.
Angin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angin has a takedown stuffed.
Angin stuffs the takedown attempt from Larsen. Larsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Larsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Larsen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Angin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Larsen somewhat.
Angin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neo Angin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Angin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Larsen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Angin blocks a body shot from Larsen.
Larsen landing knees to the body.
Larsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Angin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Angin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Larsen's head.
Angin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Angin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Angin working some strikes from top position.
Angin trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Angin gets to his feet - Larsen follows without any prompting.
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!
Angin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Larsen's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Angin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Angin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angin throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Angin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Angin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Angin shoots in looking for a takedown but Larsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Angin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Angin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Angin working Larsen over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angin controlling his opponent.
Larsen taking shots to the head.
Neo Angin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Angin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angin controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neo Angin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angin 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo Angin!
Neo Angin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Barkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolo Broska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broska has chosen Behemoth- The Reign Ov Shemsu-Hor as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Barkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolo Broska!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broska shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barkin as he jumps to the side.
Barkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Broska circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Broska shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barkin sprawls well. Barkin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Broska gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkin wants to clinch up but Broska keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Broska counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barkin won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
An elbow from Broska crashes against the mat.
Broska working the ground and pound but Barkin is defending the strikes.
Broska throws an elbow but Barkin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Broska tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broska sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barkin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Broska tries to score with some ground and pound. Barkin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barkin sneaks back into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Broska lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Broska missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broska passes the guard and advances to mount!
Broska scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Broska looking to ground and pound but Barkin is blocking nicely.
Broska breaks from Barkin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Broska looking to finish with strikes here!
Broska misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broska postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barkin looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Charlie Barkin has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broska landing strikes from the mount and Barkin is in trouble!
Barkin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broska postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Barkin in real trouble here! The ref calls for Barkin to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolo Broska!
Nikolo Broska bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struve comes to the cage accompanied by nie Tempah - Written In The Stars. 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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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Struve.
Overeem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Struve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overeem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Struve at a distance.
Overeem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Struve.
Struve moves out of range as Overeem strikes.
Struve throws a sloppy head kick
and Overeem counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Struve scores with a leg kick.
Struve misses with a body shot.
Overeem throws a hook but Struve avoids it easily.
Struve shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Overeem sprawls well. Overeem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Struve gets slowly back to his feet.
Overeem throws out a loose jab but Struve uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Overeem quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Overeem looks like he's trying to stand up.
Struve is looking to take a break and control but Overeem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Struve is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Struve seems to be working for a kimura but Overeem defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Struve seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Struve uses his free foot to push down on Overeem's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Overeem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve unloads with some shots from mount but Overeem bucks and avoids them well.
Overeem is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Struve will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Struve throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Struve sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Overeem is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Struve thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Struve wants to finish this one by submission but Overeem is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Struve.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Struve throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Overeem looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struve working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Struve trying to control but Overeem is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Struve is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Overeem has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Overeem!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Struve dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Overeem swings widly with a right hand
and Struve counters with a three punch combo that has Overeem backing up. Overeem nods at Struve to acknowledge the strikes.
Struve throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like John Overeem has been cut.
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!
Struve shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Overeem eats them both and turns towards Struve to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Overeem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Struve throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overeem.
Struve fails to land the takedown.
Struve misses with a low kick.
Struve moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Struve misses with a body shot
and Overeem counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Struve!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Struve throws a left that rocks Overeem and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Struve dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Overeem regain composure!
Overeem is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struve has an Americana. Overeem didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Struve is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Struve hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Stefan Struve!
Stefan Struve bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Barboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Barboza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barboza forces Gein back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Gein.
Barboza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barboza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gein tries a body shot but Barboza blocks it.
Barboza with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ed Gein has been cut.
Gein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barboza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barboza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barboza lands an uppercut.
Barboza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barboza moves away.
Gein lands a nice shot that snaps Barboza's head back.
Gein misses with a wild combination.
Gein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barboza blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gein.
Barboza avoids the body shot from Gein.
Gein scores with the left hand. Barboza knows he should have avoided that one.
Gein closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barboza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gein misses with a body kick.
Barboza throws the left hand but Gein avoids the punch easily.
Barboza looks for the body kick but Gein saw that one coming.
Gein 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barboza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gein misses with a two punch combination.
Gein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbozas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barboza connects with a right hand. Gein shakes it off.
Barboza looks for the body kick but Gein saw that one coming.
Barboza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gein throws a low kick but Barboza avoids it.
Gein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gein connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Barboza drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gein swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Barboza's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Gein!
After the big win, Ed Gein made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ace C and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Hentschel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alha Dhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Hentschel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alha Dhin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhin misses with a kick to the body.
Hentschel lands with a straight right. Dhin didn't see that one coming.
Dhin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hentschel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dhin has Hentschel up against the cage in a clinch.
Hentschel blocks an elbow strike.
Dhin tries a knee to the head but Hentschel blocks it.
Dhin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dhin trying to land knees to the body.
Dhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dhin trying to land knees to the body.
Hentschel pushes Dhin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Hentschel on the inside.
Dhin misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dhin.
Hentschel lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hentschel.
Hentschel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dhin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Hentschel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hentschel.
Dhin throws a body kick that misses.
Hentschel moves out of range of the body kick.
Hentschel swings for the body but Dhin moves out of range.
Hentschel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dhin tries to land a leg kick but Hentschel saw it coming and moves away.
Hentschel scores with a hook.
Hentschel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dhin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hentschel. Hentschel obviously looking to wear him down.
Hentschel moves out of range of the body kick.
Hentschel tries to clinch up.
Hentschel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dhin at a distance.
Hentschel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hentschel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dhin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hentschel.
Dhin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhin is looking for a triangle here but Hentschel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dhin is trying to get back to half guard.
Hentschel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hentschel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hentschel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hentschel grinds an elbow into Dhin's temple.
Hentschel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hentschel working the head with strikes.
Dhin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hentschel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhin tries to improve position but can't.
Hentschel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dhin keeps working.
Dhin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hentschel off and has taken his back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hentschel covering up well and avoiding damage.
Dhin is persistently looking for the submission but Hentschel is defending it well.
Hentschel trying to control the hands but Dhin breaks the grip.
Dhin is looking for the choke from the back position but Hentschel is controlling his hands well.
Hentschel turns into Dhin and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hentschel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dhin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hentschel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hentschel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hentschel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Dhin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hentschel is aware though and is defending well.
Hentschel looking to pass the guard.
Hentschel trying to control but Dhin is working from the bottom.
Hentschel wants to pass the guard but Dhin is keeping the position.
Dhin has his foot on Hentschel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hentschel works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hentschel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hentschel wants to pass the guard but Dhin is keeping the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Hentschel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hentschel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dhin takes a swing at Hentschel's ribcage but misses.
Hentschel connects with a body shot.
Hentschel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dhin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Hentschel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hentschel.
Dhin ducks right into an uppercut from Hentschel.
Dhin throws a push kick but Hentschel slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Hentschel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dhin throws a right hand that misses
and Hentschel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dhin throws a wild body kick that Hentschel sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hentschel.
Donk. Hentschel catches Dhin right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Hentschel.
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!
Hentschel stuffs the takedown attempt from Dhin. Dhin gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Hentschel. That snapped Dhin's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hentschel tries to close the distance and clinch but Dhin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hentschel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dhin as he jumps to the side.
Hentschel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dhin has time to react.
A clash of legs there as Hentschel blocks the low kick.
Dhin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hentschel can pounce on him.
Hentschel lands with a right hand.
Dhin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dhin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hentschel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hentschel is defended easily by Dhin.
Dhin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hentschel was well out of range. Poor timing from Dhin.
Dhin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dhin throws a wild body kick that Hentschel sees coming a mile off.
Dhin misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Hentschel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hentschel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hentschel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dhin throws a leg kick
and Hentschel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hentschel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hentschel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hentschel checks a leg kick.
Hentschel lands a lovely overhand right.
Hentschel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dhin motions for Hentschel to come forward. Dhin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hentschel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dhin at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hentschel tries to clinch
and Dhin counters with a leg kick.
Dhin fails to land the takedown.
Dhin is breathing heavily.
Dhin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dhin misses with a body kick.
Hentschel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hentschel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hentschel connects with a right hand. Dhin shakes it off.
Dhin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dhin moves out of range of the body kick from Hentschel.
Hentschel lands a lovely overhand right.
Hentschel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dhin on his heels. He'll look to pass Dhin's guard now, I'm sure.
Dhin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hentschel is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hentschel stands up over Dhin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dhin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hentschel passes into half guard.
Hentschel drops an elbow to the side of Dhin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhin is not content to let Hentschel control the position.
Dhin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hentschel working Dhin over with strikes.
Hentschel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hentschel works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hentschel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dhin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hentschel landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Hentschel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hentschel 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.
Hentschel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hentschel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hentschel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dhin at a distance.
Dhin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hentschel avoids the body shot from Dhin.
Hentschel cracks Dhin with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hentschel. That's going to slow Dhin down.
Hentschel scores with a body shot.
Hentschel moves out of range as Dhin throws a body kick.
Hentschel tries to clinch there but Dhin circles away.
Dhin connects with a leg kick. Hentschel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Hentschel there.
Dhin thows a body kick. Hentschel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hentschel scores with the left hand. Dhin knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dhin is looking to land body kicks.
Hentschel gets the takedown into side control.
Dhin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhin tries to buck Hentschel off but Hentschel is having none of it.
Stefan Hentschel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dhin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dhin is looking to reverse the position.
Hentschel is chipping away with strikes.
Dhin is trying to get back to half guard.
Hentschel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dhin down.
Dhin taking a bit of punishment here - Hentschel scoring with strikes.
Dhin tries to buck Hentschel off but Hentschel is having none of it.
Hentschel landing strikes.
Dhin is rocked!
Hentschel trying to control the action but Dhin is working from the bottom.
Dhin is still in real trouble! Can Hentschel finish him?
Dhin tries to bench press Hentschel off him but Hentschel keeps the position.
Hentschel is putting a hurting on Dhin here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hentschel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dhin some visible discomfort.
Dhin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Alha Dhin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hentschel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dhin can do to turn this around?
Dhin sneaks back into half guard.
Dhin taking some punishment here, with Hentschel in his half guard.
Hentschel wants to control but Dhin is keeping him busy.
Hentschel working Dhin over with strikes.
Dhin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hentschel pulls his head out easily.
Hentschel trying to mount his opponent but Dhin defends it.
Dhin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hentschel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dhin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hentschel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hentschel moves into full mount! Dhin won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhin taking shots to the head.
Dhin gets back to half guard.
Dhin is not content to let Hentschel control the position.
Hentschel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hentschel wants to take a breather but Dhin is having none of it.
Hentschel trying to pass the guard but Dhin defending well.
Hentschel wants to work for an arm triangle but Dhin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hentschel trying to pass the guard but Dhin defending well.
Dhin seems to have recovered his senses.
Dhin wants to get back to full guard.
Dhin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hentschel is looking to advance position but Dhin won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefan Hentschel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dhin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hentschel pulls his head out easily.
Hentschel prevents Dhin from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Hentschel seems content to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dhin is looking for a sweep. Hentschel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hentschel is taking a breather. Dhin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hentschel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hentschel wants to take a breather but Dhin is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Stefan Hentschel just wasn't active enough.
Hentschel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dhin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dhin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hentschel scores a takedown into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Hentschel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hentschel, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Hentschel!
Stefan Hentschel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homie Stockton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stockton's choice of entrance music: Rustie - Clinch All Nite. Homie Stockton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Geissen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Homie Stockton!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Stockton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geissen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stockton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stockton tries to clinch up but Geissen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Stockton.
Stockton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stockton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Geissen's calf.
Geissen throws a jab but it's blocked by Stockton.
Stockton moves into the clinch.
Stockton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stockton controlling the action here for a moment.
Geissen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Geissen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geissen is trying to break the clinch but Stockton is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stockton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Geissen's defenses.
It looks like Shawn Geissen has been cut.
Stockton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stockton stalling in the clinch.
Stockton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Geissen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geissen tries to circle away but Stockton has him pinned against the cage.
Stockton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Geissen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stockton lands a knee to the head.
Geissen letting Stockton take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Geissen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stockton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stockton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Stockton.
Stockton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Geissen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geissen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stockton lands an elbow just above Geissen 's eye.
Stockton prevents Geissen from breaking the clinch.
Stockton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Geissen's efforts to push away.
Stockton avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stockton has Geissen pressed against the cage, preventing Geissen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stockton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stockton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Geissen's efforts to push away.
Geissen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stockton scores with a knee to the head.
Stockton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stockton tries to land a knee to the head but Geissen blocks with his arms.
Stockton has Geissen pressed against the cage, preventing Geissen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stockton landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stockton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Geissen tries to break the clinch but Stockton is controlling the position.
Stockton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stockton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Geissen is trying to force a seperation but Stockton has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geissen has had enough of the clinch but Stockton keeps him there for the moment.
Stockton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Geissen manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stockton slips a jab from Geissen.
Geissen throws a lazy right hand but Stockton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stockton is looking to clinch but Geissen is avoiding it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Homie Stockton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Geissen's cut.
That's time! Geissen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Geissen misses with a looping left.
Stockton defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Geissen lands with a straight right. Stockton didn't see that one coming.
Geissen throws a jab when Stockton was well out of range.
Geissen lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Geissen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stockton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Geissen throws a big shot that misses.
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Geissen dips to his left and cracks Stockton with an uppercut!
Stockton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geissen.
Geissen drops Stockton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stockton looks back up at him and smiles so Geissen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Geissen with a jab.
Stockton is rocked!
Geissen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stockton slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen lands a big uppercut and Stockton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stockton looks OK. Geissen waves Stockton back to his feet!
Stockton is still on wobbly legs! Can Geissen finish him?
Geissen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Stockton closes the distance but Geissen moves to the side
and Geissen counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Stockton off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Geissen follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Stockton was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shawn Geissen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Nak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uche Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed has chosen AC/DC - Dog Eat Dog as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harry Nak has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Nak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uche Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mohammed misses with the combination.
Mohammed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nak manages to avoid it.
Nak keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab-cross combination lands for Nak and sends Mohammed crashing to the mat! Nak follows him down to the mat - Mohammed regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Uche Mohammed has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nak is working for a kimura but Mohammed is defending it quite comfortably.
Mohammed trying to control here.
Nak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mohammed defends it well.
Mohammed moves into full guard.
Nak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mohammed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nak is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nak trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohammed keeping full guard, as Nak tries to pass.
Nak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nak prevents Mohammed from escaping the position.
Nak stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mohammed takes a swing at Nak's ribcage but misses.
Harry Nak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mohammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nak moves away.
Mohammed throws a hook to the side of Nak's head but Nak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mohammed circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mohammed but Mohammed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mohammed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nak's head backwards.
Nak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mohammed as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Nak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohammed wants to clinch up but Nak keeps it at a distance.
Mohammed throws a shot from downtown. Nak moves away and avoids it.
Mohammed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nak takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Harry Nak has been cut.
Nak tries for a takedown but Mohammed circles away easily
and Mohammed counters by moving into the clinch.
Mohammed gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nak looking for submissions off his back.
Mohammed decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Nak as Mohammed shoots in.
No joy there for Mohammed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mohammed slips a jab and a cross from Nak.
Nak misses with a wild combination.
Mohammed is looking to clinch but Nak is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nak is defended easily by Mohammed.
Mohammed has Nak up against the cage in a clinch.
Mohammed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mohammed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mohammed throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mohammed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nak is looking to break free of the clinch but Mohammed has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mohammed misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mohammed.
Mohammed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohammed struggles to land a body shot inside as Nak controls his hands.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Nak dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mohammed under the eye.
Mohammed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mohammed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nak shoots in for a takedown but Mohammed shows good takedown defense.
Harry Nak is winning the standup battle so far.
Mohammed doesn't manage to clinch there - Nak circles away.
Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Nak keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohammed tries to clinch up but Nak circles away and keeps his distance.
Nak tries to bum rush Mohammed with a series of wild strikes but Mohammed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Nak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mohammed sprawls well. Mohammed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nak gets slowly back to his feet.
Nak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mohammed eats them both and turns towards Nak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohammed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mohammed swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Nak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mohammed dodges the punch combination from Nak.
Mohammed instigates a clinch.
Mohammed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mohammed has a couple of punches blocked by Nak.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the head but Nak blocks with his arms.
Nak tries for a takedown but Mohammed manages to get underhooks.
Nak prevents a body shot from Mohammed.
Mohammed is stalling here.
Mohammed swings wildly with an uppercut but Nak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nak has Mohammed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mohammed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mohammed misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mohammed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mohammed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed missing with knees to the body.
Mohammed tries to throw a body punch but Nak avoids it by throwing Mohammed back against the cage.
Mohammed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mohammed misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed struggles to land a body shot inside as Nak controls his hands.
Mohammed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nak up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mohammed.
Mohammed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mohammed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mohammed misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohammed controlling the action here for a moment.
Nak prevents a body shot from Mohammed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to land knees in the clinch but Nak avoids the damage to the body.
Nak tries to circle away but Mohammed has him pinned against the cage.
Mohammed has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nak clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mohammed lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Nak hold on?!
Nak manages to escape to his feet.
Mohammed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohammed stuffs the takedown.
Mohammed looking to score a takedown here. Nak is defending well but Mohammed drives through and ends up in Nak's guard.
Nak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mohammed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mohammed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mohammed tries to stand but Nak is controlling from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Uche Mohammed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nak shoots in looking for a takedown. Mohammed tries to sprawl out of it but Nak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mohammed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mohammed circles away.
Nak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harry Nak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nak with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Mohammed to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Nak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Mohammed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mohammed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mohammed wants it to stay on the feet.
Mohammed thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mohammed drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mohammed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to throw a body punch but Nak avoids it by throwing Mohammed back against the cage.
Mohammed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nak's elbow.
Nak blocks a body shot from Mohammed.
Nak is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mohammed misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Mohammed.
Nak blocks a body shot from Mohammed.
Mohammed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nak or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Mohammed.
Mohammed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mohammed lands a right hand.
Mohammed lands with a right to the head.
Uche Mohammed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mohammed tries to land knees in the clinch but Nak avoids the damage to the body.
Mohammed is trying to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nak tries to break free but Mohammed pushes him back against the cage.
Mohammed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mohammed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nak wants a takedown.
Mohammed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Mohammed on the inside.
Mohammed misses with an elbow strike.
Nak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mohammed walks away with a smile on his face. Nak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nak has his takedown stuffed
and Mohammed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mohammed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mohammed tries to close the distance and clinch but Nak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nak moves away from the strike by Mohammed.
Nak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mohammed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mohammed.
Mohammed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mohammed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nak is trying to pull guard but Mohammed has him pressed against the cage.
Mohammed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nak up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nak blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Mohammed.
Nak avoids a wild elbow strike from Mohammed.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Uche Mohammed really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mohammed tries to clinch but Nak moves out of range.
Mohammed stuffs the takedown attempt from Nak. Nak gets slowly back to his feet.
Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Nak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mohammed is fending him off so far but Nak persists. Nope, Mohammed circles away and we're back to standing.
Nak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mohammed throws out the jab.
Mohammed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nak circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mohammed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nak tries to bum rush Mohammed with a series of wild strikes but Mohammed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nak.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Nak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohammed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nak.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to clinch up but Nak circles away and keeps his distance.
Nak keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Mohammed.
Nak misses with a few strikes there.
Mohammed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mohammed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mohammed clinches up with Nak and pushes him back against the cage.
Mohammed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mohammed tries a body shot but Nak blocks it.
Mohammed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nak's elbow.
Mohammed leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed looking to stall.
Mohammed throws a head punch that misses.
Nak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mohammed wants a takedown.
Nak letting Mohammed take a breather here.
Mohammed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nak's elbow.
Nak blocking some punches.
Nak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mohammed has him pressed against the cage.
Mohammed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nak wants to break free but Mohammed has control.
Mohammed swings wildly with an uppercut but Nak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohammed pushes off an throws an elbow but Nak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mohammed has a couple of punches blocked by Nak.
Mohammed misses with a body punch.
Mohammed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nak prevents a body shot from Mohammed.
Nak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mohammed is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nak is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed stalling.
Nak wants a takedown but no success here.
Mohammed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mohammed walks away with a smile on his face. Nak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mohammed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nak pinned against the cage. Nak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mohammed tries to close the distance and clinch but Nak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Nak scores with a four punch combination!
Mohammed 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 round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Uche Mohammed dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mohammed slaps away a takedown attempt from Nak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nak cracks Mohammed with a good jab.
Nak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mohammed moves into the clinch.
Nak is trying to push Mohammed away but Mohammed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mohammed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nak jumps guard but Mohammed turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Nak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohammed struggles to land a body shot inside as Nak controls his hands.
Mohammed has a couple of punches blocked by Nak.
Mohammed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mohammed wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohammed is pressed up against the cage. Nak has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mohammed down to the mat. Mohammed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nak misses with a series of wild punches.
Mohammed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mohammed's waist but Mohammed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nak off to one side.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nak blocks a jab.
Nak fails to land the takedown.
Nak stuffs the takedown attempt from Mohammed. Mohammed gets slowly back to his feet.
Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Uche Mohammed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to clinch but Nak is having none of it.
Nak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nak misses with a few strikes there.
Nak keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohammed has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mohammed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mohammed misses with a punch to the body.
Mohammed is struggling to control the position.
Mohammed has Nak pressed against the cage, preventing Nak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nak blocks an uppercut.
Mohammed throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Nak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mohammed tries a body shot but Nak blocks it.
Mohammed pushes Nak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mohammed is pushing Nak up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mohammed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed gets underhooks to prevent Nak's takedown attempt.
Mohammed is pushing Nak up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harry Nak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mohammed throws a punch but it's blocked by Nak.
Mohammed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Uche Mohammed.
I think Mohammed 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uche Mohammed!
Uche Mohammed is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Uche Mohammed 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Tapout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapout comes to the cage accompanied by Runaway. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Tapout!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapout slips under a jab from Rahman.
Tapout closes the distance but Rahman moves to the side
enabling Rahman to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahman lands a lovely overhand right.
Tapout misses with a low kick.
Rahman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tapout.
Tapout tries to clinch up
and Rahman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Tommy Tapout has been cut.
A slow jab from Tapout misses its intended target.
No joy there for Rahman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tapout fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tapout tries to clinch but Rahman is having none of it.
Rahman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tapout throws a low kick but Rahman avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a wild combination.
Tapout closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rahman did well to prevent Tapout getting side control.
Tapout is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tapout is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rahman has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tapout wants to free his trapped foot but Rahman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rahman is looking to control Tapout's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rahman avoid being mounted?
Tapout is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tapout looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tapout is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rahman has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapout wants to work for an arm triangle but Rahman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rahman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tapout.
Tapout postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tapout postures up in Rahman's guard and throws a big left but Rahman blocks it.
Tapout throws an elbow that misses. Rahman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tapout's guard. Nice move by Rahman!
Tapout is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapout had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rahman defends it easily.
Rahman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tapout working for a triangle but Rahman defends it easily.
Tapout had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rahman defends it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Tapout dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Tapout'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.
Tapout throws a body punch but Rahman moves out of range.
Rahman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rahman connects with a right hand. Tapout shakes it off.
Tapout tries to clinch but Rahman moves out of range.
Tapout wants to clinch
and Rahman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tapout tries to clinch up
and Rahman counters with a nice uppercut.
Tapout is rocked!
Rahman cracks Tapout's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Tapout slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Rahman can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Rahman!
Carlos Rahman is the new featherweight champion!
Carlos Rahman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Gilop� for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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