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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robin Bra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sharp Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bra comes to the cage accompanied by nobody said it was easy - evil activities. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Bra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sharp Head!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bra blocks a low kick nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Head crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bra - the referee stops the clock and Head gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bra. Head manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Head tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Head somewhat.
Head fails to land the takedown.
Head misses with a wild combination.
Head looks to land a combination but Bra avoids it well.
Sharp Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bra tries to free his leg and advance position but Head is retaining full guard.
Bra stands and throws Head's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bra just content to control the position.
Bra lands some shots froms side control.
Bra has hold of Head's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Head tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bra cranks the arm and Head screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Head, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Robin Bra!
Robin Bra managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ORANJE, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richardt Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richardt Bam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam Bam scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Bam Bam does it's job there.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bam Bam wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Bam Bam stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bam Bam wants it to stay on the feet.
Bam Bam tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
Bam Bam looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James rushes Bam Bam and presses him up against the cage.
Bam Bam is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
James lands an elbow inside that Bam Bam shrugs off.
James slowing the pace effectively.
James has clasped his hands together around Bam Bam's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James is trying to get an arm triangle but Bam Bam is defending well.
James tries for a kimura but Bam Bam is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bam Bam wants to get back to his feet but James drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control the action but Bam Bam is working from the bottom.
James is trying to get an arm triangle but Bam Bam is defending well.
Bam Bam taking punishment in the form of punches.
James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bam Bam is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two 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!
James tries for a kimura but Bam Bam is defending well.
James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bam Bam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bam Bam, who protects the arm well.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bam Bam keeps working.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bam Bam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bam Bam is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James is trying to get an arm triangle but Bam Bam is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank James dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bam Bam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donk. Bam Bam catches James right on the button with a cross.
Bam Bam jabs at James's body.
James shoots for a takedown but Bam Bam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Bam Bam.
Bam Bam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James slips under a jab from Bam Bam.
Bam Bam lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bam Bam.
Bam Bam lands with a nice body punch.
Bam Bam lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bam Bam looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Bam Bam is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam Bam lands with a nice body punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bam Bam 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 James has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from James and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
James has Bam Bam up against the cage in a clinch.
Bam Bam has had enough of the clinch but James keeps him there for the moment.
Bam Bam is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James jumps guard and drags Bam Bam to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bam Bam is posturing up here but James has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bam Bam tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bam Bam has to tap! Slick submission there by James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank James!
Frank James managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cyclone Nutrition Company, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Otubro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quincy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otubro comes to the cage accompanied by Smthng 2 Die 4. Vicente Otubro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vicente Otubro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quincy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otubro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Otubro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Otubro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Jones is looking to control Otubro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Otubro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otubro is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Otubro to get the leverage.
Otubro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otubro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Otubro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Otubro.
Otubro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Jones tries to hold on but Otubro pushes him away.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Otubro avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Jones is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Otubro locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Jones is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vicente Otubro!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vicente Otubro thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Holdren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chad Holdren!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holdren swinging wildly here.
Harper throws a lazy right hand but Holdren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Harper. That snapped Holdren's head back.
Holdren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Holdren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harper scores with a shot to the body.
Holdren takes one to the chin there.
Harper misses with a straight left.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper swings widly with a right hand
and Holdren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holdren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Holdren throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harper counter with a right hand.
Harper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper misses with an uppercut
and Holdren counters with a nice uppercut.
Harper misses with a right hand
and Holdren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Holdren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holdren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Harper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holdren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holdren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Nice defenses there by Holdren.
Holdren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holdren misses with a shot to the body
and Holdren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holdren looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Holdren misses with a body shot.
A big left from Harper misses.
Harper misses with a hook.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holdren misses with a straight right.
Holdren throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Harper misses with a looping left.
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holdren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holdren throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Harper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holdren.
Holdren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holdren missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holdren lands with a nice body punch.
Chad Holdren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holdren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Harper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holdren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
Harper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holdren looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Holdren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Holdren is just out of range.
Harper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holdren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Holdren misses.
Holdren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Holdren moves out of range of the strikes.
Holdren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holdren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holdren walks into a jab.
Holdren throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Holdren scores with a jab to the body.
Holdren connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Holdren is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper with a nice cross.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holdren.
Harper lands with a nice body punch.
Holdren cracks Harper with a good jab.
Holdren misses with a right hand
and Harper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Holdren misses with a wild body shot.
Harper loads up on a big right hand but Holdren slips the punch.
Harper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holdren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harper thuds his right hand into Holdren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper swings for the body but Holdren moves out of range.
Holdren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holdren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Holdren.
Harper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Harper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holdren at a distance.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Holdren.
Harper dips to his left and cracks Holdren with an uppercut!
Harper looks to throw the jab but Holdren is out of range.
Holdren misses with a looping left.
Holdren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harper walks into a stiff left hand from Holdren.
Harper takes a swing at Holdren's ribcage but misses.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Holdren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holdren.
Harper is rocked!
Holdren cracks Harper with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Harper falls to his knees and Holdren doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Holdren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sid Krakken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Dewit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sid Krakken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carl Dewit!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dewit avoids the body shot from Krakken.
Dewit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krakken is fending him off so far but Dewit persists. Nope, Krakken circles away and we're back to standing.
Krakken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dewit wants to clinch up but Krakken keeps it at a distance.
Dewit avoids the body shot from Krakken.
Dewit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krakken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krakken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dewit was well out of range. Poor timing from Krakken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krakken. Dewit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dewit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krakken thows a body shot but no joy.
Dewit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Krakken misses with an uppercut
and Dewit counters by moving into the clinch.
Krakken is trying to force a seperation but Dewit has the dominant position.
Krakken is trying to break the clinch but Dewit is controlling him.
Dewit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krakken's elbow.
Dewit breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakken misses with a series of wild punches.
Krakken with a hook.
A left lands for Krakken.
Dewit has a takedown stuffed.
Dewit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krakken but Krakken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sid Krakken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Dewit.
Dewit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krakken.
Dewit shoots for a takedown but Krakken saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dewit throws a push kick but Krakken slaps the foot to one side.
Krakken cracks a nice hook into Dewit's ribs.
Dewit has Krakken up against the cage in a clinch.
Dewit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dewit moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dewit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krakken.
Krakken is trying to force a seperation but Dewit has the dominant position.
Krakken is looking to break free of the clinch but Dewit has double underhooks.
Krakken is trying to break the clinch but Dewit has him pressed against the cage.
Krakken is trying to break free.
Dewit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krakken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakken wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Krakken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krakken can't break the clinch.
Krakken wants to break free but Dewit has control.
Krakken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dewit has him pressed against the cage.
Dewit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krakken's elbow.
Dewit misses with a body punch.
Krakken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Krakken blocks a body shot from Dewit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewit missing with knees to the body.
Dewit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dewit prevents Krakken from breaking the clinch.
Krakken wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krakken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dewit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dewit wants to clinch up but Krakken keeps it at a distance.
Dewit wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dewit shoots in looking for a takedown. Krakken tries to sprawl out of it but Dewit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krakken manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dewit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Krakken dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krakken's corner calls for a 1-2. Krakken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dewit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carl Dewit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krakken misses with a body punch
and Dewit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krakken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krakken throws a hook but Dewit blocks it.
Krakken misses with a left hand
and Dewit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krakken keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Krakken throws a body punch but Dewit moves out of range.
Dewit blocks a jab.
Krakken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dewit gets a clinch.
Krakken prevents a body shot from Dewit.
Krakken blocks a body shot from Dewit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krakken is defending well for now.
Dewit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krakken is looking to break free of the clinch but Dewit has double underhooks.
Dewit has Krakken pressed against the cage, preventing Krakken from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krakken is trying to break the clinch but Dewit has him pressed against the cage.
Krakken tries to circle away but Dewit has him pinned against the cage.
Dewit manages to break the clinch.
Dewit slips under a jab from Krakken.
Krakken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dewit moves away.
Krakken stuffs the takedown attempt from Dewit. Dewit gets slowly back to his feet.
Sid Krakken is winning the standup battle so far.
Krakken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dewit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakken misses the shot to the body.
Krakken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dewit.
Krakken throws the left hand but Dewit avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Dewit.
Sid Krakken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krakken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dewit.
Krakken is looking to wear down Dewit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dewit fails with a takedown attempt.
Sid Krakken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Dewit.
No luck for Dewit with that takedown attempt.
Dewit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krakken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewit throws a series of punches but Krakken moves out of range.
Krakken swings for the body but Dewit moves out of range.
Dewit fails with the takedown.
Dewit is looking to clinch but Krakken is avoiding it.
Krakken throws a sloppy body shot
and Dewit counters by moving into the clinch.
Krakken is trying to force a seperation but Dewit has the dominant position.
Krakken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dewit has him pressed against the cage.
Dewit missing with knees to the body.
Dewit prevents Krakken from breaking the clinch.
Krakken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakken misses with a jab to the body
so Dewit counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Krakken wants to get back to his feet but Dewit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Krakken is wriggling around but Dewit manages to pass to half guard.
Dewit escapes and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dewit slips under a jab from Krakken.
Dewit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krakken circles away.
Krakken misses with a lunging right hand
and Dewit counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dewit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dewit breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sid Krakken will probably get the nod.
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!
Krakken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dewit.
Krakken throws a jab when Dewit was well out of range.
Dewit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krakken but Krakken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice jab there from Krakken.
Krakken throws a poor cross that misses
and Dewit counters with a one-two to the body.
Dewit doesn't manage to clinch there - Krakken circles away.
Dewit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krakken misses the jab.
Dewit throws the kick towards the body but Krakken avoids it.
Dewit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krakken swivels and escapes.
Sid Krakken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Dewit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dewit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakken loads up on a big right hand but Dewit slips the punch.
Krakken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krakken misses with a wild body shot.
Dewit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krakken sprawls well. Krakken wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dewit gets slowly back to his feet.
Krakken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dewit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dewit stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Dewit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dewit shoots in and drives through. Krakken sprawls well.
Dewit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krakken misses with a hook to the body
and Dewit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dewit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krakken's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dewit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dewit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krakken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dewit looks for a takedown but Krakken sprawls well.
Dewit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krakken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dewit is defended easily by Krakken.
Krakken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krakken throws a hook but Dewit blocks it.
Krakken circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakken throws the left hand but Dewit avoids the punch easily.
Krakken misses with a wild body shot.
Krakken stuffs the takedown.
Dewit closes the distance and pushes Krakken back into the cage.
Dewit tries to land knees in the clinch but Krakken avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Krakken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dewit breaks from the clinch.
Krakken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dewit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krakken connects with a looping right hand.
Dewit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krakken pinned against the cage. Krakken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dewit clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krakken's elbow.
Krakken has had enough of the clinch but Dewit keeps him there for the moment.
Krakken working hard to break the clinch.
Krakken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sid Krakken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krakken is trying to break the clinch but Dewit has him pressed against the cage.
Dewit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krakken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dewit tries to close the distance and clinch but Krakken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carl Dewit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krakken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dewit counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Dewit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krakken has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonney comes into the arena with public enemy number 1 blaring out of the sound system. Karl Kunnas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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24
133 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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25
143 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bonney blocks a head kick by Kunnas.
Kunnas stuffs the takedown.
Bonney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonney misses with a takedown attempt - Kunnas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Kunnas.
William Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonney closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bonney lands in his opponent's guard.
Kunnas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bonney looking to pass the guard.
Bonney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kunnas trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kunnas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bonney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bonney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bonney 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.
Bonney sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kunnas's guard.
Bonney is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bonney seems to be looking for submissions.
Kunnas is doing well to control the position and prevent Bonney from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney moves nicely into side control.
Bonney is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kunnas is trying to escape and Bonney transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kunnas is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bonney! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Bonney!
William Bonney very nearly forgot to thank Cyclone Nutrition Company amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Beast Rabban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Watson's choice of entrance music: Tub Thumper - Chumbawamba. Michael Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beast Rabban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Watson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a series of strikes that have Rabban backpedaling.
Rabban really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rabban looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Watson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Watson stalks Rabban and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rabban's face. Rabban staggers backwards, shaken.
Rabban is rocked!
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Rabban pushes him off.
Oh Rabban is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rabban sprawls well initially but Watson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Watson there.
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!
Watson wants to stand up but Rabban is controlling the position.
Watson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rabban knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rabban seems to have got his legs back now.
Watson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Watson wants to free his trapped foot but Rabban is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Watson escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabban slips a jab from Watson.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Rabban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rabban blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Watson 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 Rabban has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rabban and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Watson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A leg kick checked by Rabban.
Rabban is looking to land body kicks.
Rabban avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson throws a right and a left that Rabban avoids nicely.
Watson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
Rabban is looking to land body kicks.
Watson has managed to clinch.
Watson tries to break free but Rabban pushes him back against the cage.
Watson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson throws a right and a left that Rabban avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Watson.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Rabban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Rabban changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watson tries to avoid it but Rabban manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watson to the ground. Watson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rabban dodges the punch combination from Watson.
Watson dives in and scores a takedown into Rabban's guard.
Watson tries to stand but Rabban is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rabban swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson tries to stand but Rabban is controlling from the bottom.
Rabban looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rabban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rabban is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watson defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Watson dominated that round.
That's time! Rabban's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Michael Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Watson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rabban doesn't seem phased though.
Watson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Watson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rabban counters with a nice double leg into side control. Watson won't be happy with that.
Rabban sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Watson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Watson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries to buck Rabban off but Rabban is having none of it.
Watson wants to control but Rabban postures up.
Watson is looking for a sweep.
Watson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rabban is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson pushes Rabban away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rabban gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Watson tries to bench press Rabban off him but Rabban keeps the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Rabban drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Watson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Watson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rabban is trying to defend but Watson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rabban trying to control but Watson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabban looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like Watson is going to stand back up.
Watson wants to control but Rabban is keeping him busy.
Rabban has hold of Watson's hands but Watson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabban actively working from the bottom here.
Watson is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rabban.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabban moves away.
Rabban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rabban counters with a shoot takedown. Watson fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rabban pushes down on Watson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Watson is trying to control but can't.
Michael Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watson tries to kick Rabban off but Rabban keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Watson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Watson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Watson throws a hook but Rabban avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Watson.
Michael Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rabban moves out of range as Watson throws a body kick.
Rabban slips a straight right by Watson.
Rabban shoots for a takedown but Watson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a hook but Rabban blocks it.
Watson with a jab.
Rabban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beast Rabban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson looks to land a combination but Rabban avoids it well.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Rabban drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rabban circles away quickly and effectively.
Watson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rabban on the side of the head.
Michael Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabban is looking to score with low kicks.
Watson tries to clinch but Rabban moves out of range.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
Rabban slips under a jab from Watson.
Watson cracks Rabban with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rabban shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson throws a one two combo.
Watson lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Watson!
After the big win, Michael Watson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes to the cage accompanied by ES Posthumus. Mark Berry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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32
162 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Berry!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine wants to clinch.
Raine slips a jab from Berry.
Raine lands an overhand right.
Berry scores with a hook to the body. Raine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aldo Raine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raine throws a hook to the side of Berry's head but Berry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berry throws a lazy right hand but Raine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berry keeps the fight on the outside.
Berry throws a one two combo.
Raine is looking to clinch but Berry is avoiding it.
Berry lands an overhand right.
Berry swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine tries to clinch up.
Berry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raine takes a swing at Berry's ribcage but misses.
Raine misses with a double jab.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Berry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berry clobbers Raine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berry lunges at Raine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raine's hand.
Berry misses the body punch
and Raine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good work by Raine as he checks the leg kick.
Raine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berry. Berry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine tries to clinch up but Berry circles away and keeps his distance.
Raine avoids the head kick by Berry.
Berry slips a jab and a cross from Raine.
Raine closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine breaks from the clinch.
Berry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berry lands a jab to the head.
Raine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Berry sprawls well. Berry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raine gets slowly back to his feet.
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Berry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raine misses with a series of wild punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Berry.
Berry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raine throws a looping overhand right but Berry ducks down to avoid it.
Berry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raine.
Raine tries to bum rush Berry with a series of wild strikes but Berry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raine is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine doesn't manage to clinch there - Berry circles away.
Berry swings for the body but Raine moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raine is defended easily by Berry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Raine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raine throws a body punch but Berry moves out of range.
Raine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berry manages to avoid it.
Berry scores with a jab.
Raine tries to clinch up.
Raine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raine.
Berry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berry avoids the body shot from Raine.
Berry lands a glancing blow to the side of Raine's head.
Berry feints a jab promting Raine to slip. Berry then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Raine slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine tries to clinch up but Berry circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raine moves forwards but Berry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Raine throws a shot to the body.
Raine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Berry misses with a looping left.
Berry tries to keep at a distance but Raine has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raine landing knees to the head.
Berry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raine's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berry throws a jab but it's blocked by Raine.
Berry connects with a right hand. Raine shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aldo Raine will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raine closes the distance and clinches up with Berry, looking for a takedown. Raine pushes Berry against the cage but Berry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Berry pushes him off.
No joy there for Raine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raine fails to land the takedown.
Berry ducks under a wild hook from Raine.
Raine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Berry pushes him off.
Aldo Raine is winning the standup battle so far.
Berry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berry throws a nice looking combination but Raine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Raine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Raine wants to clinch up but Berry keeps it at a distance.
Berry scores with a hook to the body. Raine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raine fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Raine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Berry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raine 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.
Berry misses with an uppercut.
Mark Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berry avoids the body shot from Raine.
Berry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raine.
Raine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berry on the side of the head.
Berry blocks a jab.
Berry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Raine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raine jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Berry is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Berry and Raine has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Raine trying to control the action but Berry is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Berry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Raine trying to control the action but Berry is working from the bottom.
Raine wants to control for a moment but Berry uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine is trying to control. Berry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raine is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Berry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Raine is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Berry as he works his way to full guard.
Berry wants to stand up but Raine is controlling him.
Raine throws an elbow that misses. Berry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raine's guard. Nice move by Berry!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry stands up and waves to Raine to follow him.
A big left from Berry misses.
Berry is looking to score with low kicks.
Berry ducks under a wild hook from Raine.
Raine connects with a nice looking jab.
Berry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Berry sprawls well. Berry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raine gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Berry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aldo Raine will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Berry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berry lands with an overhand left.
Raine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berry. Berry obviously looking to wear him down.
Berry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raine manages to avoid it.
Raine fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Raine. Those never looked like landing.
Berry misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berry.
Raine avoids the head kick by Berry.
Berry misses with a wild body shot.
Raine misses with a body shot.
Berry is looking to slow Raine down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Berry.
Raine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raine misses with a takedown attempt - Berry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berry throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Raine misses with a takedown
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Raine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Berry.
Raine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berry walks into a left hand.
Berry misses with a wild body shot.
Berry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raine tries to move into range but Berry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berry scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raine thows a body shot but no joy.
Raine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Berry lands a body shot.
Berry tries to move into range but Raine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raine misses with a jab to the body
and Berry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berry.
Berry wants to land a leg kick but Raine is out of range.
Raine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raine wants to clinch up but Berry keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Berry. Those never looked like landing.
Berry scores with a shot to the body.
Berry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raine.
Aldo Raine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raine thows a body shot but no joy.
Berry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Berry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry misses with a body kick.
Berry scores with a nice right hand.
Berry misses with a few strikes there.
Raine lands a jab.
Raine shoots in but Berry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Berry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Raine shoots in and drives through. Berry sprawls well.
Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berry.
Aldo Raine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Berry takes a swing at Raine's ribcage but misses.
Raine tries to clinch up
and Berry counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine tries to clinch there but Berry circles away.
Raine looks to score with a jab to the body but Berry is just out of range.
A big right from Berry misses.
Raine misses with a looping right.
Raine blocks a jab.
Raine avoids the body shot from Berry.
Raine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine dodges the punch combination from Berry.
Raine just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine stuns Berry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mark Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raine tries for a takedown but Berry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Berry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aldo Raine!
Aldo Raine is the new lightweight champion!
Aldo Raine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikki Basaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enos Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basaev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, hollywood undead- undead. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikki Basaev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enos Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson gets a double leg takedown into Basaev's guard.
Erikson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erikson looking to sit in guard and control but Basaev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Basaev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Erikson is defending against the submission attempts here by Basaev.
Erikson is trying to get back to full guard.
Erikson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Erikson actively working from the bottom here.
Erikson is looking for a sweep. Basaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Basaev is tapping! Great win for Erikson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Enos Erikson!
Enos Erikson is the new featherweight champion!
Enos Erikson very nearly forgot to thank Wolfpack Blood Labs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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