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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristiano Ronaldo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jordan Swift's chin.
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristiano Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan Swift!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Swift misses.
Ronaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swift circles away quickly and effectively.
Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swift scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Swift.
Ronaldo misses the shot to the body.
Swift steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ronaldo. That one must have hurt.
Ronaldo throws a head kick but Swift moves out of range.
Swift swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swift in his tracks.
Swift cracks Ronaldo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A good leg kick by Ronaldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo misses with the combination.
Ronaldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ronaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronaldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift moves out of range of the body kick.
Ronaldo stalks Swift and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Swift's face. Swift staggers backwards, shaken.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Swift just misses with a punch to the body.
Swift misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a nice head kick!
Swift misses with a looping left.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Swift misses.
Ronaldo cracks Swift with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Swift. Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by Ronaldo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swift lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swift moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, jab by Swift - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift throws out a loose jab but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swift throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crunch! Ronaldo slams his shin into Swift's torso.
Swift lands a glancing blow to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Swift throws a poor cross that misses
and Ronaldo counters with a straight that turns Swift's legs to rubber! Ronaldo pushes forward with more strikes and Swift goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristiano Ronaldo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crillo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jay Z - Empire State of Mind. Steele has chosen The Pixies - Tame as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Steele!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crillo gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Crillo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steele knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Crillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steele avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crillo.
Crillo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steele is looking to control Crillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steele avoid being mounted?
Crillo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Crillo lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crillo slows the pace down in half guard.
Crillo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crillo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crillo winds up and cracks Steele with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crillo.
Crillo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crillo is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crillo lands strikes from half guard.
Steele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crillo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crillo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crillo thows a huge punch but Steele dodges it nicely.
Steele wants to improve his position but Crillo is controlling well.
Crillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, if Crillo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steele's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crillo looking for a submission but Steele manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Crillo postures up and lands a big shot to Steele's brow.
Crillo works over Steele with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crillo with a nice head shot there.
Crillo landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crillo throws a strike but Steele rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crillo is pulling down on Steele's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Crillo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Crillo with the ground and pound from mount.
Crillo landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Crillo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Crillo working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crillo breaks from Steele's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Crillo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steele can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Crillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steele can do to turn this around?
Crillo 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 one minute gone in the round.
Steele is in a horrible position here. Crillo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Crillo looking to finish Steele with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steele!
Crillo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Crillo working the ground and pound effectively.
Crillo with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo with a couple of short strikes.
Crillo lands with some strikes.
Crillo landing shots from mount.
Steele in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Crillo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steele can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Frank Crillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crillo with good strikes from the mount here!
Crillo landing strikes from the mount and Steele is in trouble!
Crillo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crillo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crillo looking for a guillotine from mount but Steele is having none of it.
Crillo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Steele is desperately trying to improve his position but Crillo has a good base and remains in mount.
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!
Crillo lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Steele that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Steele is rocked!
Steele has left one of his arms exposed and Crillo doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Steele screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Crillo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Frank Crillo thanked Untouchable Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sisnik Shala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamsha Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shala comes to the cage accompanied by random. 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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136 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sisnik Shala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamsha Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales feints and as Shala raises his hands in defense, Gonzales changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzales looking to pass the guard.
Shala could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shala trying to control the position.
Shala working for a triangle but Gonzales defends it easily.
Gonzales thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gonzales drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gonzales jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gonzales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shala is keeping the position for now.
Gonzales must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzales passes Shala's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shala looking for submissions off his back.
Shala is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales trying to mount his opponent but Shala defends it.
Shala is trying to maintain the position but Gonzales is very close to passing his half guard.
Gonzales is looking for a kimura but Shala is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzales to get the leverage.
Gonzales is looking for a kimura but Shala is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzales to get the leverage.
Shala trying to control here.
Shala tries to get to full guard but Gonzales has control of the leg.
Gonzales is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shala defends it well.
Gonzales is trying to work for a kimura but Shala is defending well.
Shala is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonzales's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonzales's back!
Gonzales tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Shala.
Shala wants to control but Gonzales manages to buck him off and is now in Shala's guard! Nice work there by Gonzales!
Shala is trying to keep Gonzales in close.
Gonzales advances to half guard.
Shala trying to hold on to Gonzales's head to control him but Gonzales postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales passes to full mount!
Gonzales is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shala has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Shala might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales has control of Shala's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Shala regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gonzales is looking to work his way around to Shala's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Gonzales jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shala manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gonzales thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shala tries to buck Gonzales off but Gonzales is having none of it.
Shala struggling a bit here.
Gonzales has hold of Shala's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Shala seems comfortable defending it but Gonzales has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Shala is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Shala is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gonzales couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamsha Gonzales!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viimeinen Toivo (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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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jin Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viimeinen Toivo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong throws a hook but Toivo blocks it.
Toivo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kong.
A slow jab from Kong misses its intended target.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Kong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toivo counters with a leg kick.
Kong misses with a wild combination.
Kong misses with a wild combination.
Toivo misses with a head kick.
A jab from Kong misses.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivo.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toivo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivo throws a nice head kick!
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivo is just out of range.
A combination from Kong does no damage.
A big right from Kong misses.
A punch combination from Kong misses.
Toivo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Toivo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kong is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Toivo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Kong misses.
Kong misses with a shot to the body
and Toivo counters with a huge head kick that drops Kong! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viimeinen Toivo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brais Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brais Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Harper!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harper throws a combination. Punk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harper throws a front kick that sends Punk stumbling back into the cage.
Harper misses with the combination.
Harper throws a right and a left that Punk avoids nicely.
Harper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harper dodges the punch combination from Punk.
Harper misses with a wild combination.
Punk drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harper wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Punk manages to pass to side control.
Harper keeping hold of Punk's head, controlling as best he can.
Punk throwing shots but Harper is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper looks like he's trying to stand up.
Punk is trying to control. Harper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Punk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Punk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harper pushes Punk off looking to stand but Punk dives back in and keeps control.
Punk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harper is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Harper is not content to let Punk control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Harper blocks the leg kick.
Josh Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper connects with a leg kick. Punk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Punk looks for a takedown but Harper sprawls well.
Punk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harper is trying to break free.
Punk is looking for a takedown.
Punk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brais Punk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punk decides to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Punk uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Punk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harper looks for the body kick but Punk saw that one coming.
Harper misses with a double jab.
Punk throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Harper throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Harper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harper throws a right and a left that Punk avoids nicely.
Punk lands a big head kick that sends Harper tumbling to the mat! Punk takes a step backwards and waves Harper back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harper is rocked!
It looks like Josh Harper has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punk moves into range and clinches up with Harper.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Punk finish him?
Punk jumps guard.
Harper wanted to stand there but Punk had control of the position.
Harper wants to stand and escape but instead Punk has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Punk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harper seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harper wants to stand up but Punk is controlling him.
Punk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
Punk is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brais Punk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harper lands with a nice combination. Punk backs away looking to recover.
Crunch! Harper slams his shin into Punk's torso.
Harper works over Punk's head and body with a nice combination.
Harper misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brais Punk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Harper's cut.
That's time! Punk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harper fails to land with a series of punches.
Harper lands a slapping body shot.
Punk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Punk.
A punch combination from Punk misses.
Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Punk.
A punch combination from Harper misses.
Punk swinging wildly here.
Punk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Harper. Those never looked like landing.
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harper but Harper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws out a leg kick but Punk moves out of range and Harper only half commits.
Punk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Punk somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brais Punk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punk slips a jab and a cross from Harper.
Josh Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punk shoots for a double leg takedown but Harper sprawls well. He's pushed Punk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harper!
Harper throws a right and a left that Punk avoids nicely.
Harper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harper lands the left hand.
Punk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harper circles away.
Punk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harper misses with a two punch combination.
Punk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Harper.
Punk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harper looks to land a combination but Punk avoids it well.
Harper tries to bum rush Punk with a series of wild strikes but Punk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Harper as Punk shoots in.
Punk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper wants to break free but Punk has control.
Punk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harper to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punk thumps Harper with a low kick.
Punk thumps Harper with a low kick.
Harper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Punk dodges the punch combination from Harper.
Punk blocks the body kick.
Harper lands with a right hand.
Harper misses with the combination.
Josh Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harper falls off balance throwing a combination
so Punk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harper is breathing heavily.
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!
Punk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harper's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper is staying active underneath Punk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Punk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Harper keeps control of the position for the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper wants to control but Punk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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 Brais Punk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Harper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harper slaps away a takedown attempt from Punk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Punk eats them both and turns towards Harper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Punk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harper is trying to break the clinch but Punk is controlling him.
Harper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Punk misses with a hook. Harper ducked under it nicely.
Harper throws a right and a left that Punk avoids nicely.
Punk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punk avoids the head kick by Harper.
Harper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Punk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Punk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Harper!
Brais Punk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harper is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Punk has taken his back!
Harper prevents Punk from getting a body triangle.
Punk is not going to allow Harper to sit and survive in this position.
Harper tries to break free.
Punk has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Harper is in real trouble here. Punk gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Harper is tapping out! Punk wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brais Punk!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Bickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny The Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Rocket has chosen Airplanes - B.O.B. and Hayley Williams as his entrance music. Johnny The Rocket has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stan Bickens's chin.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Bickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny The Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Rocket fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bickens on the side of the head.
Bickens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Rocket keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bickens there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Stan Bickens has been cut.
A slow jab from Bickens misses its intended target.
Bickens throws a hook to the side of The Rocket's head but The Rocket sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Danga de danga de dang - The Rocket scores with a four punch combination!
Johnny The Rocket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickens takes one on the button.
Bickens is rocked!
The Rocket cracks Bickens with a hook to the temple - Bickens is on wobbly legs here! The Rocket swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bickens falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! The Rocket wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny The Rocket!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johnny The Rocket waved his t-shirt featuring Valhalla Fight Wear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hunter's choice of entrance music: Dance Monkey -Sage Francis. Matt Hunter acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Skinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunter tries to avoid it but Skinner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunter to the ground. Hunter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Skinner circles away.
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skinner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Skinner pushes him off.
Hunter tries to clinch but Skinner moves out of range.
Skinner moves into the clinch.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Skinner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hunter.
Skinner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skinner is trying to break free.
Hunter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Skinner jumps into guard, dragging Hunter to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Skinner trying to control the position.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control but Skinner is working from the bottom.
Hunter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Skinner is pulling down on Hunter's head to control his posture.
Skinner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunter's guard.
Skinner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Skinner stands and throws Hunter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter struggling a bit here.
Skinner trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skinner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skinner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Skinner trying to control the position but Hunter is working away.
Hunter can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner tries to advance to mount but Hunter denies him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skinner is working hard here to advance position.
Skinner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skinner tries for a kimura but Hunter is defending well.
Skinner trying to control the position but Hunter is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Skinner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Skinner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hunter has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Skinner but great work by Hunter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skinner taking a bit of punishment here - Hunter scoring with strikes.
Hunter tries to move to full mount but Skinner actually manages to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Skinner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Skinner.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Skinner.
Skinner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Skinner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Skinner!
Skinner is squirming around, avoiding Hunter's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Skinner tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
Hunter with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner is desperately trying to improve his position but Hunter has a good base and remains in mount.
Hunter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Skinner is on top in guard.
Hunter wants to stand but Skinner is controlling the position.
Skinner wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skinner passes Hunter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Skinner seems to be working for a kimura but Hunter defends the submission attempt.
Skinner is working for a submission of some sort.
Skinner wants to work for an arm triangle but Hunter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner is working for a submission of some sort.
Hunter pushes Skinner off and gets back to his feet.
Skinner misses the shot to the body.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
No joy there for Skinner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Skinner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skinner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Skinner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Skinner.
Skinner throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Skinner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hunter swings for the body but Skinner moves out of range.
Skinner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunter.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Skinner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Skinner is looking to wear down Hunter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skinner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skinner throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Skinner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 Dan Skinner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skinner.
Skinner shoots in and bounces Hunter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hunter wants to stand and escape but Skinner is having none of it.
Skinner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Skinner is just content to waste time from the top position. Hunter takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Skinner stands and throws Hunter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Skinner in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hunter is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Skinner!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdual Jemall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allen Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdual Jemall!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jemall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Iverson defends it nicely.
Iverson misses the jab.
Abdual Jemall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jemall misses with a wild body shot.
Iverson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jemall was well out of range. Poor timing from Iverson.
Iverson moves away from the strike by Jemall.
Jemall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iverson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jemall.
Horrible takedown by Jemall or perhaps it was just good defense by Iverson which made him look bad.
Iverson tries to bum rush Jemall with a series of wild strikes but Jemall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Jemall does it's job there.
Iverson misses the jab.
Jemall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iverson.
Jemall fails to land with a series of punches.
Iverson looks to throw the jab but Jemall is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iverson. Jemall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iverson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jemall.
Iverson slips a jab and a cross from Jemall.
Danga de danga de dang - Iverson scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson scores with a hook to the body. Jemall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jemall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Iverson if he has to take too many more of those.
Iverson sizes up Jemall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Iverson throws a right and a left that Jemall avoids nicely.
Iverson throws a shot from downtown. Jemall moves away and avoids it.
Jemall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iverson on the side of the head.
Allen Iverson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iverson throws a hook to the side of Jemall's head but Jemall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Jemall or perhaps it was just good defense by Iverson which made him look bad.
Allen Iverson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdual Jemall.
Jemall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Iverson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jemall is just out of range.
Jemall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iverson is out of range and Jemall settles back down.
Jemall thows a leg kick but Iverson checks it
and Iverson counters with a left to the body.
Jemall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iverson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Iverson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Jemall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Iverson misses.
Jemall throws a hook but Iverson avoids it easily.
Iverson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jemall's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Iverson looks to land a right hand but Jemall moved out of range.
A jab from Iverson misses.
Jemall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Iverson makes his way to full guard, as Jemall worked for a kimura.
Jemall drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Iverson dives on top into guard.
Iverson wants to stand but Jemall is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemall looking for a guillotine here but Iverson defends easily.
Jemall working a defensive guard here.
Iverson wants to stand and escape but instead Jemall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Iverson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jemall.
Iverson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jemall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Iverson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jemall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Iverson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Iverson tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jemall throws a big right hand that misses.
Iverson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Iverson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jemall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jemall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdual Jemall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jemall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abdual Jemall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jemall moves in looking to clinch but Iverson pushes him off.
Jemall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jemall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iverson.
Iverson misses with a double jab.
Jemall tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jemall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iverson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jemall.
Iverson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jemall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jemall in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jemall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iverson keeps working.
Jemall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemall throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jemall is trying to ground and pound but Iverson uses the momentary lack of control by Jemall to regain half guard.
Jemall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jemall working the head and body with strikes.
Jemall is working for a submission of some sort.
Jemall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iverson's head.
Jemall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jemall throwing shots but Iverson is blocking nicely.
Abdual Jemall has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson is controlling Jemall's trapped leg to prevent Jemall from advancing to side control.
Jemall prevents Iverson from improving his position.
Jemall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jemall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jemall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Iverson defending well though.
Iverson is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jemall content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Iverson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jemall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iverson's head.
Iverson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jemall on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jemall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Iverson defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jemall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdual Jemall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jemall throws a wild body kick that Iverson sees coming a mile off.
Iverson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iverson throws a body punch but Jemall moves out of range.
Iverson digs a good hook to Jemall's body.
Jemall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Iverson.
Iverson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jemall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iverson.
Jemall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jemall looking to score a takedown here. Iverson is defending well but Jemall drives through and ends up in Iverson's guard.
Jemall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Iverson's head.
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!
Jemall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson controlling Jemall's posture.
Jemall looking to sit in guard and control but Iverson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jemall working for a triangle but Iverson defends it easily.
Iverson gets to his feet - Jemall follows without any prompting.
Abdual Jemall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jemall tried to score with a low kick but Iverson checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jemall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jemall clinches with his opponent.
Jemall lands a damaging elbow.
Iverson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Iverson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iverson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jemall lands with a slapping head kick.
Jemall throws a hook but Iverson blocks it.
Jemall blocks a jab.
Iverson checks a low kick from Jemall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson lands a nice hook to Jemall's body. Jemall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iverson walks into a jab.
Iverson looks to land a combination but Jemall avoids it well.
Iverson is looking to wear down Jemall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jemall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iverson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jemall gets a takedown into half guard.
Iverson trying to control but Jemall postures up.
Jemall slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen Iverson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdual Jemall has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Iverson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iverson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Jemall misses.
Iverson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jemall drives through with a takedown into Iverson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdual Jemall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jemall 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdual Jemall!
A very excited looking Abdual Jemall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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