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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izaak Guus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Izaak Guus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karol Cropp!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cropp avoids it really well and circles away.
Guus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cropp to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Izaak Guus has been cut.
Guus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cropp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guus misses with a takedown attempt - Cropp sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izaak Guus . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cropp sprawls well. Cropp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guus gets slowly back to his feet.
Cropp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cropp digs a good body shot into Guus 's ribs.
Guus 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!
Cropp scores with a nice strike.
Guus misses with a takedown
and Cropp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cropp scores with a shot to the body.
Guus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
BOOM! Cropp lands a beautiful left hook that drops Guus . Guus tries to recover but Cropp is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Guus lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karol Cropp!
A very excited looking Karol Cropp rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Willem Alexander Van Oranje Nassau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Munoz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Willem Alexander Van Oranje Nassau's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Willem Alexander Van Oranje Nassau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Oranje Nassau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Oranje Nassau rushes Munoz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Oranje Nassau misses with an elbow over the top.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike.
Van Oranje Nassau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Oranje Nassau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Oranje Nassau lands an elbow just above Munoz 's eye.
Van Oranje Nassau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Munoz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike.
Munoz stalling.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Munoz tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Oranje Nassau avoids the damage to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munoz manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Oranje Nassau wants to stand and escape but instead Munoz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Van Oranje Nassau wants to stand but Munoz is controlling the position.
Van Oranje Nassau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Munoz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Munoz moves into range and clinches up with Van Oranje Nassau.
Munoz tries to circle away but Van Oranje Nassau has him pinned against the cage.
Van Oranje Nassau throws a head punch that misses.
Van Oranje Nassau crunches a lovely knee into Munoz's ribcage.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Munoz's defenses.
Munoz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau slows down the pace here.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a good knee to the midsection. Munoz won't want to take too many of those.
Van Oranje Nassau gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Munoz misses with a knee strike.
Munoz lands a knee to the head.
Munoz tries to pull guard but Van Oranje Nassau holds him up against the cage and eventually Munoz drops back down to his feet.
Van Oranje Nassau slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Oranje Nassau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Oranje Nassau has Munoz pressed against the cage, preventing Munoz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Munoz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Oranje Nassau backwards.
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!
Van Oranje Nassau trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Oranje Nassau obliges.
Munoz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but Van Oranje Nassau shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Oranje Nassau tries to clinch but Munoz is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Oranje Nassau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Oranje Nassau has managed to clinch.
Van Oranje Nassau looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Oranje Nassau connects with a nasty looking knee right to Munoz's face.
Munoz pulls guard successfully.
Munoz trying to control the position here.
Van Oranje Nassau wants to stand but Munoz is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Oranje Nassau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Oranje Nassau would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Munoz pushes Van Oranje Nassau off and gets back to his feet.
Van Oranje Nassau fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Oranje Nassau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Oranje Nassau tries to clinch but Munoz is having none of it.
Van Oranje Nassau tries to clinch but Munoz is having none of it.
Van Oranje Nassau tries to keep at a distance but Munoz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a good knee to the midsection. Munoz won't want to take too many of those.
Munoz looks gassed!
Munoz misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Oranje Nassau tries a body shot but Munoz blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Oranje Nassau is looking to control Munoz's arms but Munoz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Oranje Nassau has his back to the cage.
Munoz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Oranje Nassau scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willem Alexander Van Oranje Nassau dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Oranje Nassau doesn't manage to clinch there - Munoz circles away.
Stephen Munoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Oranje Nassau clinches with his opponent.
Munoz is trying to pull guard but Van Oranje Nassau has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Munoz takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Oranje Nassau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike from Van Oranje Nassau.
Munoz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Oranje Nassau walks away with a smile on his face. Munoz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Willem Alexander Van Oranje Nassau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Munoz.
Van Oranje Nassau keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Oranje Nassau tries to clinch up
and Munoz counters by clinching up.
Van Oranje Nassau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Munoz wants to break free but Van Oranje Nassau has control.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Munoz's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Oranje Nassau is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Van Oranje Nassau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Munoz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Oranje Nassau is keeping busy.
Willem Alexander Van Oranje Nassau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Oranje Nassau prevents the takedown attempt.
Munoz is struggling to control the position.
Van Oranje Nassau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Munoz is trying to drag Van Oranje Nassau to the mat but Van Oranje Nassau just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Munoz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Oranje Nassau landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Oranje Nassau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Oranje Nassau has double underhooks.
Van Oranje Nassau wants to stall.
Van Oranje Nassau throws a punch but it's blocked by Munoz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a knee to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau trying to land knees to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau lands an elbow inside that Munoz shrugs off.
Van Oranje Nassau is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Van Oranje Nassau looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Munoz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Munoz's defenses.
Van Oranje Nassau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a good knee to the midsection. Munoz won't want to take too many of those.
Munoz takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Oranje Nassau throws an elbow that misses.
Munoz misses with a body punch.
Munoz misses with a punch to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau lands an elbow inside that Munoz shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Oranje Nassau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munoz.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Oranje Nassau.
Munoz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Oranje Nassau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Oranje Nassau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau lands an elbow inside that Munoz shrugs off.
Van Oranje Nassau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Munoz working aggressively here.
Van Oranje Nassau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munoz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munoz is trying to break the clinch but Van Oranje Nassau is controlling him.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Munoz's defenses.
Van Oranje Nassau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munoz blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Oranje Nassau lands an elbow just above Munoz 's eye.
Munoz is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Oranje Nassau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Oranje Nassau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Munoz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Munoz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Munoz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Oranje Nassau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Oranje Nassau manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Oranje Nassau scores with a knee to the head.
Van Oranje Nassau lands an elbow that stopped Munoz in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Oranje Nassau leaning his opponent against the cage.
Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willem Alexander Van Oranje Nassau dominated that second round.
That's time! Van Oranje Nassau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Munoz has Van Oranje Nassau up against the cage in a clinch.
Munoz looking to stall.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Munoz's defenses.
It looks like Stephen Munoz has been cut.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a knee to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau misses with an elbow strike.
Van Oranje Nassau lands an elbow that stopped Munoz in his tracks for a moment.
Munoz can't get the takedown.
Van Oranje Nassau scores with a shot to the side of Munoz's head.
Munoz taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Oranje Nassau.
Munoz has had enough of the clinch but Van Oranje Nassau keeps him there for the moment.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a nice elbow.
Munoz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Van Oranje Nassau.
Van Oranje Nassau lands an elbow that stopped Munoz in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Oranje Nassau tries to stall but Munoz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Oranje Nassau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Munoz is trying to pull guard but Van Oranje Nassau has him pressed against the cage.
Willem Alexander Van Oranje Nassau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Munoz.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Oranje Nassau throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Oranje Nassau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a good knee to the midsection. Munoz won't want to take too many of those.
Van Oranje Nassau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Munoz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Oranje Nassau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Oranje Nassau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Oranje Nassau tries a knee to the head but Munoz blocks it.
Van Oranje Nassau gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Oranje Nassau misses with an elbow strike.
Munoz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Oranje Nassau just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Oranje Nassau missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Oranje Nassau lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Oranje Nassau is keeping busy.
Van Oranje Nassau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Oranje Nassau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a damaging elbow.
Van Oranje Nassau stalling in the clinch but Munoz improves position.
Van Oranje Nassau tries to land knees in the clinch but Munoz avoids the damage to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau managing to block the knees to the body from Munoz.
Van Oranje Nassau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Munoz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Oranje Nassau.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike from Van Oranje Nassau.
Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Van Oranje Nassau.
Van Oranje Nassau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Oranje Nassau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Munoz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Oranje Nassau working Munoz over with knees to the body.
Van Oranje Nassau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Munoz's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Oranje Nassau throws an elbow that misses.
Van Oranje Nassau lands an elbow inside that Munoz shrugs off.
Van Oranje Nassau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Oranje Nassau just leaning against Munoz, taking a breather.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a damaging elbow.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Van Oranje Nassau.
Van Oranje Nassau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Oranje Nassau throws an elbow but misses.
Van Oranje Nassau throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz is trying to break the clinch but Van Oranje Nassau is controlling him.
Van Oranje Nassau stalling against the cage.
Van Oranje Nassau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willem Alexander Van Oranje Nassau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Oranje Nassau, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willem Alexander Van Oranje Nassau!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronkowski comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Gronk. Jericho has chosen "Awesome God" as his entrance music. Rey Jericho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Gronkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rey Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Gronkowski does no damage.
Jericho slips a jab and a cross from Gronkowski.
Jericho dives in and grabs Gronkowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gronkowski pushes down on Jericho's head and hops out.
Gronkowski misses the shot to the body.
Gronkowski cracks Jericho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jericho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gronkowski throws a combination that misses
and Jericho counters with a shoot takedown. Gronkowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Jericho stands up and waves to Gronkowski to follow him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jericho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jericho throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gronkowski is avoiding damage well.
Gronkowski struggling a bit here.
Jericho misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jericho scoring with punches from side control.
Jericho cracks Gronkowski with a big elbow.
Jericho decides to stand back up.
Jericho keeps the fight on the outside.
Jericho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jericho showed some decent athleticism there.
Jericho is nestled in close to Gronkowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gronkowski wants to get back to full guard.
Gronkowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jericho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gronkowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gronkowski tries to get out of the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jericho connects with a nice short shot to Gronkowski's temple.
Gronkowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jericho.
Nice strikes from Jericho there.
Gronkowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gronkowski tries to roll over but Jericho keeps him under control.
Jericho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jericho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gronkowski's head.
Jericho is nestled in close to Gronkowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jericho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gronkowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jericho.
Jericho drops an elbow to the side of Gronkowski's head.
Jericho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jericho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jericho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jericho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jericho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gronkowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jericho on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gronkowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jericho.
Jericho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jericho scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gronkowski wants to improve his position but Jericho is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Jericho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gronkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gronkowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Gronkowski as Jericho shoots in.
Gronkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gronkowski swinging wildly here.
Rob Gronkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gronkowski swings widly with a right hand
and Jericho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jericho scores a takedown into full mount!
Jericho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jericho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski wants to hold on but Jericho pushes him away.
Rey Jericho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jericho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gronkowski is rocked!
Jericho lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Gronkowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jericho unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gronkowski wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jericho celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rey Jericho!
A very excited looking Rey Jericho 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ravel Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karakteri Praktika (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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26
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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24
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ravel Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karakteri Praktika!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Praktika chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Praktika throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Praktika.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Praktika.
Praktika cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Praktika staying out of range there.
Praktika thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Praktika misses with a series of wild punches.
Praktika scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Praktika. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praktika buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Praktika throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Praktika lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Praktika.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Praktika counters with a thumping low kick.
Praktika lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Praktika feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Praktika can pounce on him.
Praktika thumps Williams with a low kick.
Praktika lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Praktika connects with a solid leg kick.
Praktika lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Karakteri Praktika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Praktika plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Praktika.
Praktika lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Praktika bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praktika throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Praktika lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice body kick from Praktika.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid body kick from Praktika.
Praktika fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Praktika throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Praktika lands a big head kick that sends Williams tumbling to the mat! Praktika takes a step backwards and waves Williams back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Williams is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Praktika lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Praktika needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Williams just on the top of the head. Williams drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Williams - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Karakteri Praktika!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Acacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doc Holliday told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
147 lbs
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Acacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Acacio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Acacio manages to get back to half guard.
Acacio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holliday pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acacio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Holliday is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Acacio defends it well.
Acacio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holliday is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Acacio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Acacio looking for submissions off his back.
Holliday throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holliday trying to control the action but Acacio is working from the bottom.
Acacio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holliday is looking for a kimura but Acacio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holliday to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acacio is looking to improve his position.
Acacio is staying active underneath Holliday, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Acacio actively working from the bottom here.
Acacio manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holliday with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Holliday trying to control the position from guard on top but Acacio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holliday is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Acacio wants to sweep but no luck.
Holliday avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Acacio is looking for a triangle but Holliday pushes his legs off easily.
Holliday working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Acacio, up you get!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holliday gets a double leg takedown into Acacio's guard.
Holliday trying to control the position from guard on top but Acacio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acacio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holliday gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Holliday slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Acacio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Acacio regains half guard.
Holliday is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Holliday is keen to just control but Acacio is a slippery customer.
Acacio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holliday pulls his head out easily.
Acacio could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Holliday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acacio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holliday pulls his head out easily.
Acacio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holliday pulls his head out easily.
Holliday seems to be working for a kimura but Acacio defends the submission attempt.
Holliday throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Acacio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Holliday is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Acacio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Acacio is refusing to be controlled, as Holliday sits in half guard.
Acacio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Acacio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday winds up and cracks Acacio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Holliday winds up and cracks Acacio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Acacio actively working from the bottom here.
Holliday is looking to take a break and control but Acacio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acacio gets full guard.
Acacio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holliday's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acacio is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Holliday is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Holliday has escaped and now he's on top!
Holliday avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holliday connects with a couple of short punches.
Acacio throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Holliday escapes and throws Acacio's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Holliday dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Acacio misses with a takedown attempt
and Holliday counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Holliday showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holliday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holliday trying to control but Acacio is working from the bottom.
Holliday is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Doc Holliday has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Acacio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
Holliday shoots in and gets a takedown into Acacio's guard.
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!
Acacio isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Holliday stacks Acacio on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Holliday!
Holliday wants to control but Acacio is keeping him busy.
Holliday is working Acacio over with some ground and pound from side control.
Holliday working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Holliday crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acacio takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Holliday looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Acacio is looking for a sweep.
Holliday wants to control but Acacio is keeping him busy.
Holliday working the ground and pound but Acacio is defending the strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Acacio manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Holliday is working for a submission of some sort.
Acacio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Acacio has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Holliday. Oh but Acacio has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Holliday goes limp - he's gone! Acacio jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mauricio Acacio!
Our winner, Mauricio Acacio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Harmsworthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algirdas Gdailis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harmsworthy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Balls. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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20
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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27
192 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Harmsworthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Algirdas Gdailis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmsworthy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gdailis under the eye.
Harmsworthy scores with a jab. Gdailis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gdailis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harmsworthy pinned against the cage. Harmsworthy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harmsworthy lands a slapping body shot.
Gdailis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harmsworthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harmsworthy scores with a jab to the head.
Harmsworthy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gdailis shoots in for a takedown but Harmsworthy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rupert Harmsworthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Algirdas Gdailis.
Gdailis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harmsworthy as he avoids it easily.
Gdailis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harmsworthy is trying to control the position but Gdailis postures up.
Gdailis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gdailis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harmsworthy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harmsworthy wants to sweep but no luck.
Harmsworthy is working hard here to advance position.
Gdailis is looking to work some ground and pound but Harmsworthy has wrist control.
Harmsworthy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gdailis is desperately trying to improve his position but Harmsworthy has a good base and remains in mount.
Harmsworthy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gdailis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gdailis shrugs it off.
Harmsworthy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gdailis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gdailis throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Harmsworthy working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Gdailis is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Harmsworthy has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Gdailis taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rupert Harmsworthy!
After winning the bout, Rupert Harmsworthy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Dreszczykus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingsley has chosen The Power as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximus Dreszczykus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kingsley!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreszczykus drives through with a takedown into Kingsley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dreszczykus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kingsley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dreszczykus throws a big elbow that misses.
Dreszczykus preventing the sweep.
Dreszczykus drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kingsley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kingsley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kingsley!
Dreszczykus is trying to improve his position.
Dreszczykus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kingsley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dreszczykus trying to control but Kingsley postures up.
Dreszczykus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kingsley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dreszczykus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kingsley has managed to get both his arms back between Dreszczykus's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreszczykus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kingsley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kingsley stands up over Dreszczykus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dreszczykus keeping moving, preventing Kingsley from controlling successfully.
Kingsley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dreszczykus is keeping the position for now.
Kingsley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dreszczykus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kingsley landing with the ground and pound.
Dreszczykus wants to improve his position but instead Kingsley has moved into half guard.
Kingsley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kingsley working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingsley not doing much here.
Dreszczykus could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreszczykus is not content to let Kingsley control the position.
Dreszczykus is trying to get back to full guard.
Kingsley is trying to control. Dreszczykus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kingsley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kingsley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kingsley controlling the action here.
Kingsley wants to stand but Dreszczykus has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kingsley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dreszczykus keeps working.
Robert Kingsley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dreszczykus tries to clinch there but Kingsley circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingsley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dreszczykus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dreszczykus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kingsley pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Kingsley.
Dreszczykus is not content to let Kingsley control the position.
Kingsley working Dreszczykus over with strikes.
Kingsley working over Dreszczykus with some ground and pound. Dreszczykus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dreszczykus actively working from the bottom here.
Dreszczykus is breathing heavily.
Kingsley trying to pass the guard but Dreszczykus defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dreszczykus actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley is keen to just control but Dreszczykus is a slippery customer.
Dreszczykus trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kingsley manages to pass to mount!
Kingsley scoring with strikes but Dreszczykus is staying in there.
Dreszczykus is rocked!
Dreszczykus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Dreszczykus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kingsley cracks Dreszczykus with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Kingsley!
Robert Kingsley made sure to mention his sponsor, Untouchable Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex / Kill Everybody. Kalashnikov has chosen Simon & Garfunkel - Sound Of Silence as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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225 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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235 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikov scores with a hook.
Speed lands a right hook to the body.
Kalashnikov takes one to the chin there.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kalashnikov is looking to slow Speed down with leg kicks.
Speed defending well as Kalashnikov loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed checks a low kick from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov moves forwards but Speed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Speed lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Speed misses.
Kalashnikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kalashnikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Speed.
Kalashnikov throws a solid leg kick but Speed takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Speed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalashnikov throws out the jab.
Kalashnikov moves out of range as Speed strikes.
Speed misses with a two punch combination.
Speed works the jab nicely.
Kalashnikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Speed moves out of range as Kalashnikov strikes.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Kalashnikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kalashnikov misses with a wild body shot.
Speed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalashnikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Speed misses with a hook.
Speed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Speed moves out of range as Kalashnikov strikes.
Good leg kick by Kalashnikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kalashnikov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalashnikov.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Kalashnikov misses with a low kick as Speed jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalashnikov missing with a left hand there. Speed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalashnikov defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed stuns Kalashnikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kalashnikov.
An inside leg kick from Kalashnikov misses.
Kalashnikov lunges at Speed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Speed's hand.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalashnikov is just out of range.
Speed moves out of range as Kalashnikov strikes.
Kalashnikov misses with a low kick.
Kalashnikov misses with an uppercut. Speed saw that one coming.
Kalashnikov throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Kalashnikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Kalashnikov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands with a hook. Kalashnikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Speed swinging wildly here.
Speed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick.
Kalashnikov throws an overhand right that lands on Speed's shoulder, as Speed tries to avoid the shot.
Vadim Kalashnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed staying out of range there.
Kalashnikov throws a chopping leg kick but Speed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice jab there from Speed.
Kalashnikov looks to land a body kick but Speed moved away.
Kalashnikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Jab by Speed.
A big right from Kalashnikov misses.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Kalashnikov throws a leg kick which misses Speed's front leg but catches the back leg as Speed tries to avoid it.
Kalashnikov throws a chopping leg kick but Speed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kalashnikov throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalashnikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalashnikov misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalashnikov needs to keep his hands up - Speed had a free shot at his head there.
Kalashnikov takes one to the side of the head.
Speed looks to land a combination. Kalashnikov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kalashnikov is rocked!
Speed is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Kalashnikov flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kalashnikov is out cold! Speed holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Speed!
A relieved looking Nathan Speed thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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