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SPFT 9 - Coud Nine PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Gat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fusion Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Snoop Dogg - Boom ft. T-Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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303 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Gat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fusion Drone!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gat but Gat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gat counters with a head kick that drops Drone to the mat! Drone scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gat keeps Drone at a distance using the push kick.
Drone looks gassed!
Gat moves into range and clinches up with Drone.
Gat has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Drone - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Gat, and another! Drone is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Johnny Gat!
An out of breath Johnny Gat 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexej Stepanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilijus Petrovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stepanov comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Generation . Alexej Stepanov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vasilijus Petrovas's chin.
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160 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexej Stepanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasilijus Petrovas!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovas shoots and misses
and Stepanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrovas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stepanov was covering up waiting for the punch and Petrovas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stepanov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Petrovas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stepanov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Petrovas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alexej Stepanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasilijus Petrovas.
Stepanov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Stepanov 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!
Stepanov'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.
Stepanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Petrovas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stepanov is controlling the pace.
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 Alexej Stepanov.
Petrovas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stepanov's guard.
Petrovas looking to pass the guard.
Petrovas throws an elbow that misses. Stepanov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petrovas's guard. Nice move by Stepanov!
Stepanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stepanov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Petrovas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Petrovas looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stepanov seems to be looking for submissions.
Stepanov passes to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stepanov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Petrovas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stepanov is looking to take a break and control but Petrovas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov cracks Petrovas with a big elbow.
Petrovas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Petrovas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stepanov working the ground and pound but Petrovas is defending the strikes.
Stepanov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stepanov lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Petrovas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrovas is looking to improve his position.
Stepanov tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Petrovas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrovas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stepanov is trying to control the action in half guard but Petrovas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexej Stepanov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stepanov looking to score a takedown here. Petrovas is defending well but Stepanov drives through and ends up in Petrovas's guard.
Petrovas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stepanov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stepanov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stepanov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Petrovas is trying to improve his position.
Stepanov landing a few strikes.
Stepanov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Petrovas has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanov is trying to get an arm triangle but Petrovas is defending well.
Petrovas defending against the ground and pound.
Petrovas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stepanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Petrovas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stepanov tries for a kimura but Petrovas is defending well.
Petrovas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stepanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stepanov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrovas keeps working.
Stepanov controlling the position.
Stepanov scoring with punches from side control.
Stepanov 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.
Stepanov scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stepanov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stepanov is looking to take a break and control but Petrovas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stepanov decides to stand back up.
Petrovas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stepanov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Petrovas's guard.
Petrovas is breathing heavily.
Stepanov advances position into side control!
Stepanov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for 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!
Stepanov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stepanov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stepanov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stepanov trying to control the action but Petrovas is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrovas wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Stepanov has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Petrovas's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Petrovas is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Stepanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alexej Stepanov!
Alexej Stepanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Sakalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Goniwiecha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakalas comes to the cage accompanied by Deliver Me. Goniwiecha is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Satyricon - Mather North. Dawid Goniwiecha will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonas Sakalas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dawid Goniwiecha!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goniwiecha throws a nice head kick!
Goniwiecha leaves Sakalas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Goniwiecha stalks Sakalas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sakalas's face. Sakalas staggers backwards, shaken.
Goniwiecha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goniwiecha stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakalas. Sakalas gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakalas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goniwiecha is concentrating on defense, preventing Sakalas from advancing position.
Sakalas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Goniwiecha trying to control but Sakalas postures up.
Sakalas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakalas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goniwiecha pushes Sakalas off looking to stand but Sakalas dives back in and keeps control.
Goniwiecha tries to roll over but Sakalas keeps him under control.
Sakalas is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goniwiecha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakalas is working away from the top position though.
Sakalas seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goniwiecha preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Goniwiecha wants to get back to his feet.
Sakalas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Goniwiecha sees it coming and defends easily.
Sakalas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goniwiecha punching from the bottom.
Sakalas misses with a head shot. Goniwiecha uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goniwiecha keeping full guard, as Sakalas tries to pass.
Sakalas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goniwiecha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakalas postures up.
Sakalas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakalas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goniwiecha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goniwiecha wants to sweep here but Sakalas controlling him for the moment.
Goniwiecha is trying to control the position but Sakalas postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakalas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakalas throwing strikes from guard but Goniwiecha blocks nicely.
Sakalas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Goniwiecha looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Goniwiecha looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Goniwiecha!
Sakalas regains half guard.
Goniwiecha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sakalas looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Goniwiecha there.
Goniwiecha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakalas actively working from the bottom here.
Sakalas taking some punishment here, with Goniwiecha in his half guard.
Sakalas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sakalas is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goniwiecha decides to return to a standing position.
Goniwiecha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goniwiecha wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Sakalas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goniwiecha stuffs the takedown.
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!
Goniwiecha pushes Sakalas up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakalas is working for takedown but Goniwiecha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Goniwiecha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goniwiecha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sakalas is fighting off a takedown attempt but Goniwiecha is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sakalas to the mat. Sakalas regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Goniwiecha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Goniwiecha trying to control but Sakalas is working from the bottom.
Goniwiecha landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goniwiecha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sakalas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sakalas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goniwiecha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goniwiecha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Goniwiecha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goniwiecha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakalas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Goniwiecha did well to prevent Sakalas getting side control.
Sakalas throwing shots but Goniwiecha is blocking nicely.
Sakalas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Goniwiecha is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sakalas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakalas is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakalas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakalas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sakalas connects with a nice short shot to Goniwiecha's temple.
Goniwiecha is looking to escape.
Goniwiecha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goniwiecha trying to control here.
Sakalas thows a huge punch but Goniwiecha dodges it nicely.
Sakalas throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Goniwiecha to regain full guard.
Goniwiecha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakalas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakalas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakalas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goniwiecha seems keen to control Sakalas's posture.
Goniwiecha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sakalas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Goniwiecha manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sakalas has Goniwiecha in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goniwiecha is looking to stand up but Sakalas won't let him.
Sakalas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goniwiecha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Goniwiecha gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goniwiecha is looking to score with low kicks.
Goniwiecha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakalas momentarily.
Goniwiecha connects with an inside leg kick.
Goniwiecha misses with a wild combination.
Sakalas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goniwiecha tries to clinch up but Sakalas circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakalas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goniwiecha.
Goniwiecha scores with a jab to the body.
Goniwiecha looking to score a takedown here. Sakalas is defending well but Goniwiecha drives through and ends up in Sakalas's guard.
Sakalas looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Goniwiecha is defending well. Sakalas quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Goniwiecha has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sakalas celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonas Sakalas!
Post fight, an emotional Jonas Sakalas said 'I want Roma Kucherov!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karol Operhalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algirdas Gdailis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Algirdas Gdailis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karol Operhalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Algirdas Gdailis!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Operhalski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gdailis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Operhalski is fending him off so far but Gdailis persists. Nope, Operhalski circles away and we're back to standing.
Operhalski slaps away a takedown attempt from Gdailis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karol Operhalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Algirdas Gdailis.
Operhalski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gdailis sprawls well. Gdailis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Operhalski gets slowly back to his feet.
Gdailis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Operhalski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Operhalski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gdailis.
Gdailis misses with the ground and pound.
Operhalski can't do much from the bottom here.
Operhalski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Operhalski trying to hold on to Gdailis's head to control him but Gdailis postures up.
Operhalski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gdailis winds up and cracks Operhalski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Operhalski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Operhalski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gdailis.
Operhalski wants to improve his position but Gdailis is controlling well.
Operhalski taking some punishment here, with Gdailis in his half guard.
Gdailis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Operhalski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gdailis is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Gdailis there.
Operhalski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gdailis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gdailis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gdailis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gdailis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Operhalski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gdailis is working away from the top position though.
Operhalski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gdailis.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gdailis prevents Operhalski from improving his position.
Gdailis thows a huge punch but Operhalski dodges it nicely.
Operhalski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gdailis throws a strike but Operhalski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gdailis tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gdailis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gdailis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gdailis keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Operhalski 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.
Gdailis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gdailis keeping moving, preventing Operhalski from controlling successfully.
Gdailis striking off his back but it's not causing Operhalski any problems.
Gdailis lands an upkick as Operhalski stands over him.
Operhalski stopping the sweep attempt from Gdailis.
Operhalski wants to control from the top but Gdailis keeps moving.
Gdailis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gdailis keeping moving, preventing Operhalski from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gdailis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Operhalski wants to control from the top but Gdailis keeps moving.
Karol Operhalski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gdailis shoots in for a takedown but Operhalski shows good takedown defense.
Gdailis shoots for a double leg takedown but Operhalski sprawls well. He's pushed Gdailis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Operhalski gets caught napping as Gdailis dives in and scores a takedown. Operhalski manages to retain guard.
Gdailis looks gassed!
Operhalski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Operhalski controlling the position.
Operhalski looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Karol Operhalski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Operhalski dives in and grabs Gdailis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gdailis pushes down on Operhalski's head and hops out.
Gdailis fails with a takedown attempt.
Gdailis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Operhalski as he avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Operhalski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gdailis swivels and escapes.
Gdailis looks for a takedown but Operhalski sprawls well.
Operhalski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Operhalski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gdailis defends it easily.
Operhalski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gdailis lands a couple of elbows.
Gdailis advances position into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Operhalski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gdailis grinds an elbow into Operhalski's temple.
Gdailis working the ground and pound from side control.
Gdailis tries to score with some ground and pound. Operhalski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Algirdas Gdailis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gdailis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Operhalski slaps away a takedown attempt from Gdailis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Operhalski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karol Operhalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Algirdas Gdailis.
Gdailis swats away the attempt to clinch by Operhalski.
Operhalski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Operhalski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gdailis throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Operhalski trying to control but Gdailis is having none of it.
Gdailis is working to get back to half guard.
Gdailis throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
Gdailis is breathing heavily.
Gdailis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Operhalski is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gdailis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Operhalski as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Operhalski or perhaps it was just good defense by Gdailis which made him look bad.
Operhalski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gdailis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gdailis working a defensive guard here.
Operhalski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Operhalski trying to control the action but Gdailis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gdailis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gdailis tries to get to full guard but Operhalski has control of the leg.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Operhalski blocks the strikes from Gdailis.
Gdailis is looking to improve his position.
Gdailis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Operhalski wants to take a breather but Gdailis is having none of it.
Karol Operhalski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Operhalski dives in and grabs Gdailis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gdailis pushes down on Operhalski's head and hops out.
Gdailis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gdailis showed some decent athleticism there.
Operhalski looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Operhalski wants to control but Gdailis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Operhalski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gdailis.
Gdailis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gdailis drops an elbow to the side of Operhalski's head.
Gdailis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Operhalski is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gdailis connects with a nice short shot to Operhalski's temple.
Operhalski tries to roll over but Gdailis keeps him under control.
Operhalski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gdailis.
Operhalski has hold of Gdailis's hands but Gdailis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Operhalski tries to roll over but Gdailis keeps him under control.
Gdailis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Operhalski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Operhalski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gdailis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gdailis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Operhalski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gdailis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Operhalski's head.
Gdailis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gdailis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gdailis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Operhalski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gdailis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Operhalski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Algirdas Gdailis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Gdailis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Operhalski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Operhalski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Operhalski is looking to regain half guard here but Gdailis keeps moving and retains side control.
Operhalski taking a bit of punishment here - Gdailis scoring with strikes.
Check out the look on Gdailis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Operhalski can't do much from the bottom here.
Operhalski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gdailis's best efforts.
Gdailis working over Operhalski with some ground and pound. Operhalski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gdailis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gdailis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Operhalski is rocked!
Ground and pound from Gdailis.
Oh Operhalski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Operhalski tries to kick Gdailis off but Gdailis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Operhalski tries to get to full guard but Gdailis has control of the leg.
Operhalski is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gdailis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gdailis slips a nice elbow through Operhalski's hands, connecting with Operhalski's forehead.
Gdailis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gdailis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Operhalski trying to control here.
Algirdas Gdailis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gdailis scores with a big shot! Operhalski's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Operhalski! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Algirdas Gdailis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Cain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cain missing with knees to the body.
Jones tries to pull guard but Cain won't allow it.
Jones tries to pull guard but Cain won't allow it.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Eric Cain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jones.
Cain is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones blocks a body shot from Cain.
Cain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Cain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Cain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Cain gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Cain manages to retain guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Cain blocks nicely.
Jones stands and steps away. Cain gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Cain stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Cain tries a head kick but it misses.
Cain shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Cain wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Cain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cain has Jones in his guard.
Cain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones is working Cain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Cain has wrist control.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Cain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Cain's brow.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Cain has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Cain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones gets to his feet. Cain looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cain on his heels. He'll look to pass Cain's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cain is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Cain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Cain is breathing heavily.
Cain 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.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Cain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cain trying to control the position.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones 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.
A close round but Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cain is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cain is looking to get to half guard.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Cain is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cain is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Cain is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Cain is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones cracks Cain with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maku Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maku Hiro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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195 lbs
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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
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slim Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maku Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim has his takedown stuffed
and Hiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Hiro closes the distance and clinches.
Hiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Jim shoots and misses
and Hiro counters with a three punch combo that has Jim backing up. Jim nods at Hiro to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hiro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jim regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hiro is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hiro wants to control from the top but Jim keeps moving.
Jim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jim is looking for a triangle but Hiro pushes his legs off easily.
Jim keeping moving, preventing Hiro from controlling successfully.
Jim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hiro defends it easily.
Jim throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hiro uses it to pass to side control.
Jim is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hiro trying to control the action but Jim is working from the bottom.
Hiro slows the pace down.
Jim tries to bench press Hiro off him but Hiro keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro cracks Jim with a big right hand but Jim just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hiro trying to control the position but Jim is working away.
Jim looking for a sweep but Hiro has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jim is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiro controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maku Hiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jim fails with the takedown
and Hiro counters with a left to the body.
Hiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hiro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jim wants to pass the guard but Hiro is keeping the position.
Jim drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hiro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jim has Hiro in his guard.
Hiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Jim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hiro defends well.
Hiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hiro postures up in Jim's guard and throws a big left but Jim blocks it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Maku Hiro hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hiro tries to clinch but Jim is having none of it.
Jim misses with a takedown
and Hiro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro darts in and clinches Jim up against the cage.
Hiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jim.
Hiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jim is defending well for now.
Hiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jim tries for a takedown but Hiro circles away easily
and Hiro counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiro clinches with his opponent.
Hiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hiro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jim is not content to let Hiro control the position.
Jim has hold of Hiro's hands but Hiro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jim's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hiro with good strikes from the mount here!
Hiro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jim?
Jim is trying to escape the mount.
Hiro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hiro looking for a guillotine from mount but Jim is having none of it.
Hiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro cracks Jim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hiro manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jim to take his back!
Jim looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hiro.
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!
Hiro doesn't have the hooks in and Jim manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jim drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hiro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hiro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hiro!
Hiro content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maku Hiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hiro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hiro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hiro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hiro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maku Hiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hiro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hiro defends it easily.
Jim looking for subs off his back but Hiro has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nice strikes from Hiro there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hiro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jim!
Jim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hiro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hiro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jim hang on?
Hiro content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Hiro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro with the ground and pound from mount.
Hiro controlling the pace for now.
Hiro tries to control but Jim wriggling away.
Jim working to try and regain half guard.
Hiro manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jim to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro biding his time, controlling Jim.
I really don't envy Jim right now.
Hiro patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Maku Hiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jim wants to escape the position.
Hiro is riding his opponent, not letting Jim buck him off.
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.
Slim Jim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Maku Hiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hiro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maku Hiro!
During a confident post fight interview, Maku Hiro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolino Visnjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Visnjic comes into the arena with Come undone blaring out of the sound system. Nikolino Visnjic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolino Visnjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Visnjic swivels and escapes.
Oooooh!!! Visnjic has knocked Rutten down with a huge combo! Visnjic steps away and waves a wobbly Rutten back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Ernesto Rutten has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten fails with the takedown.
Rutten looking to score a takedown here. Visnjic is defending well but Rutten drives through and ends up in Visnjic's guard.
Visnjic wants to stand but Rutten is controlling the position.
Rutten throws a big right hand that misses.
Visnjic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutten is pushing down on Visnjic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Visnjic is fighting to maintain full guard but Rutten has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rutten scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rutten stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Visnjic to get to his feet.
Nikolino Visnjic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Visnjic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Visnjic's corner calls for a 1-2. Visnjic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutten is rocked!
Visnjic lands with a right and another and another! Rutten is in big trouble! Visnjic lands again and this time it's lights out for Rutten! A quality knockout there for Visnjic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikolino Visnjic!
Nikolino Visnjic decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodor Maresio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Price might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Not Afraid. Theodor Maresio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thomas Price's chin.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodor Maresio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Price drops Maresio with a left and a right! Oh, Maresio is hurt - Price dives into side control looking to finish!
Maresio is rocked!
It looks like Theodor Maresio has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Price goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Maresio has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Price but great work by Maresio.
Maresio is still in real trouble! Can Price finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maresio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Price regains half guard.
Price actively working from the bottom here.
Maresio seems to have recovered his senses.
Maresio decides to stand and escape the position.
Price throws a head kick but Maresio moves out of range.
Maresio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Price tries for a takedown but Maresio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Price looks to land a left hand but Maresio moved out of range nicely.
Price misses with a head kick.
Maresio cracks the inside of Price's front leg.
Maresio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Price swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maresio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maresio misses with a few strikes there.
Maresio tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maresio lands with a kick to the temple. Price shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maresio scores with a three punch combo!
Price dodges the punch combination from Maresio.
Maresio tries for a takedown but Price sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maresio looks gassed!
Maresio moves out of range of the strikes.
Maresio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Price lands a jab to Maresio's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maresio checks it well.
Price dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maresio ducks under a wild hook from Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maresio misses with a series of wild punches.
Price takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Price scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maresio doesn't seem bothered though.
Price connects with a nice looking jab.
Maresio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
Maresio avoids a kick to the body.
Maresio blocks a leg kick.
Price misses with a hook. Maresio ducked under it nicely.
Maresio scores a takedown into full mount!
Maresio looking to finish with strikes here!
Maresio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Price. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Price is trying to escape the mount.
Price sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to control but Maresio is keeping busy.
Maresio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Price defending well though.
Price looking for submissions off his back.
Price looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maresio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Price keeps working.
Maresio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maresio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Price makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Price.
Price tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Price working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Maresio has passed into half guard!
Price actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maresio tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodor Maresio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Price looks for a takedown but Maresio sprawls well.
Price throws a right hand that misses
and Maresio counters with an outside leg kick.
No luck for Maresio with that takedown attempt.
Maresio looks for a takedown but Price sprawls well.
Thomas Price is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Price takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Price misses with a head kick.
Maresio closes the distance and pushes Price back into the cage.
Price wants to break free but Maresio has control.
Maresio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price tries to break the clinch but Maresio is controlling the position.
Price has Maresio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maresio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maresio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Price bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price drops Maresio with a left and a right! Oh, Maresio is hurt - Price dives into side control looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Maresio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maresio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Price seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maresio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maresio is looking to control Price's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maresio avoid being mounted?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Price stalling away here and it's allowed Maresio to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maresio is wriggling around but Price manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price works his foot free and advances to mount.
Price punching from mount but Maresio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maresio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maresio tries to buck Price off but Price takes his back!
Maresio just trying to survive but Price is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Price is landing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price working for a choke but Maresio is defending well.
Maresio preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Price.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Price dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Theodor Maresio's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Price is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maresio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Price lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maresio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maresio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maresio tries to land a front kick but Price steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maresio moves out of range of the body kick.
Price bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Price connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Price stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maresio.
Price tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maresio swivels and escapes.
Maresio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maresio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Price to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maresio 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.
Maresio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looking to pass the guard.
Maresio looking for a sweep. Not yet Maresio, not yet.
Thomas Price has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Price shoots in for a takedown but Maresio shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Maresio's shoulder, as Maresio tries to avoid the shot.
Maresio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maresio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Price shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maresio pinned against the cage. Maresio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maresio moves away from the strike by Price.
Price lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Price shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maresio is desperately trying to improve his position but Price has a good base and remains in mount.
Thomas Price overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Price with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maresio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maresio tries to hold on but Price postures up.
Price pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Price throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to control but Maresio wriggling away.
Maresio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price wants to work for an arm triangle but Maresio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Price showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Price, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Price!
Thomas Price 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Bombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Ojentaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bombard comes to the cage accompanied by Bonaparte - Boycott Everything . Hektor Bombard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Armo Ojentaja's chin.
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hektor Bombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armo Ojentaja!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojentaja swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bombard.
Ojentaja fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bombard on the side of the head.
Ojentaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ojentaja lands with a cross.
Bombard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bombard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ojentaja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ojentaja throws an overhand right that lands on Bombard's shoulder, as Bombard tries to avoid the shot.
Bombard 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.
Ojentaja looks to land a left hand but Bombard moved out of range nicely.
Ojentaja throws a low kick but Bombard moves out of range easily.
Donk. Ojentaja catches Bombard right on the button with a cross.
Bombard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bombard duly obliges.
Ojentaja motions for Bombard to come forward. Ojentaja throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ojentaja lands a nice shot to the body.
Ojentaja lands with an uppercut that bounces Bombard off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Ojentaja misses.
Good exchange - Bombard coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojentaja misses with a looping right.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bombard! Ojentaja is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hektor Bombard!
Hektor Bombard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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