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Sacrifice: Balingit vs Moradze PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Spineli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thijs De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claudio Spineli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thijs De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spineli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spineli keeps the fight on the outside.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Spineli.
Spineli looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
De Groot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Groot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spineli has De Groot up against the ropes in a clinch.
De Groot gets through Spineli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Groot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Groot has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Spineli uses from the top position.
Spineli trying to control but De Groot is working from the bottom.
De Groot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spineli controls the pace.
Spineli wants to control from the top but De Groot keeps moving.
Spineli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot controls Spineli momentarily but Spineli frees himself.
Spineli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
De Groot controls Spineli momentarily but Spineli frees himself.
Spineli wants to control from the top but De Groot keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Groot closes the distance and clinches.
Spineli stalling the fight.
Spineli trying to land knees to the body.
Spineli trying to control the position but instead, De Groot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spineli into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spineli breaks the clinch.
Spineli fails with the takedown.
Spineli tries to keep at a distance but De Groot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spineli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Groot blocks it with crossed arms.
Spineli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Groot wants to break free but Spineli has control.
De Groot scores with a shot to the side of Spineli's head.
It looks like Claudio Spineli has been cut.
De Groot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spineli's efforts to push away.
De Groot is trying to maintain a safe position but Spineli gets an underhook and turns De Groot into the ropes.
De Groot wants to get back to striking at distance but Spineli won't allow it.
A short uppercut from De Groot.
De Groot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Spineli trying to control the position but instead, De Groot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spineli into the ropes.
De Groot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Groot lands a right hand.
De Groot is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spineli pulls him back up using the underhooks.
De Groot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spineli is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by De Groot.
De Groot gets control of Spineli's arms and successfully pulls guard. De Groot will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
De Groot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spineli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Groot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Groot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spineli is controlling him.
Spineli trying to control the position from guard on top but De Groot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spineli won't allow De Groot to get back to his feet.
Spineli would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four 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.
Spineli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Groot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Groot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spineli counters with a straight right hand.
Thijs De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spineli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spineli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spineli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Groot clinches up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for De Groot.
De Groot fails to pull guard.
De Groot tries to score a body lock takedown but Spineli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Claudio Spineli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thijs De Groot.
Spineli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Groot.
Spineli stalling in the clinch but De Groot improves position.
A shot in the inside from De Groot.
Spineli working hard to break the clinch.
De Groot changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spineli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Groot pushes Spineli up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thijs De Groot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Spineli's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De Groot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Groot darts in and clinches Spineli up against the ropes.
Spineli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spineli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Groot blocks it with crossed arms.
Spineli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Groot jumps guard but Spineli stands there with De Groot around his waist. De Groot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Spineli is trying to break the clinch but De Groot has him pressed against the ropes.
De Groot lands a hook that snaps the head of Spineli backwards.
Spineli tries to break free but De Groot pushes him back against the ropes.
De Groot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spineli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
De Groot tries to stall but Spineli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spineli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spineli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Groot takes the fight into the clinch.
Spineli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Groot can't get the takedown.
Claudio Spineli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thijs De Groot.
De Groot jumps into guard, dragging Spineli to the mat.
Spineli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot trying to strike off his back.
De Groot trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Spineli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
De Groot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spineli is controlling him.
De Groot throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
De Groot throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
De Groot trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spineli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
Spineli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spineli wants it to stay on the feet.
De Groot clinches up with Spineli and pushes him back against the ropes.
De Groot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Groot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spinelis head.
Spineli missing with knees to the body.
Spineli is looking to break free of the clinch but De Groot has double underhooks.
De Groot pulls guard effortlessly.
Spineli looking to sit in guard and control but De Groot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spineli keeping moving, preventing De Groot from controlling successfully.
De Groot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spineli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spineli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Claudio Spineli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spineli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Groot gets the takedown into side control.
De Groot in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
De Groot in side control, throwing shots but Spineli defends.
Spineli is looking to work his way out of this bad position but De Groot is controlling him well.
De Groot decides to stand back up. De Groot steps back and let's Spineli get back to his feet.
De Groot's corner calls for a 1-2. De Groot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spineli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Groot.
De Groot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Groot is looking to clinch but Spineli is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spineli was covering up waiting for the punch and De Groot finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Groot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spineli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Groot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Groot prevents Spineli from getting back to his feet.
De Groot with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Groot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thijs De Groot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Claudio Spineli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Groot throws a one two combo.
De Groot has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Groot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Groot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Groot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spineli backwards.
De Groot is trying to force a seperation but Spineli has the dominant position.
Spineli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Groot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spineli stops a takedown attempt from De Groot.
Claudio Spineli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thijs De Groot.
Spineli gets underhooks to prevent De Groot's takedown attempt.
De Groot manages to break the clinch.
De Groot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spineli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Spineli.
Spineli misses with a wild combination.
Spineli tries to keep at a distance but De Groot has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spineli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Groot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Groot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spineli's efforts to push away.
Spineli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Groot darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Groot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spineli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Groot wants to get back to his feet.
De Groot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spineli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spineli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Groot wants to stand but Spineli has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
De Groot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spineli keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
De Groot dives in and grabs Spineli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spineli pushes down on De Groot's head and hops out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spineli looking to throw knees to the head but De Groot is blocking nicely.
Spineli prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Groot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spineli backwards.
De Groot will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spineli up against the ropes.
A short right from De Groot.
De Groot is struggling to control the position.
A right handed body shot lands from De Groot.
Spineli gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Groot.
De Groot wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a nice uppercut.
De Groot tries to circle away but Spineli has him pinned against the ropes.
Spineli tries to circle away but De Groot has him pinned against the ropes.
Spineli gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Groot.
De Groot is working for takedown but Spineli is calmly controlling the position for now.
Claudio Spineli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spineli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot shoots in looking for a takedown. Spineli tries to sprawl out of it but De Groot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Spineli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Groot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Groot fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spineli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thijs De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spineli misses with an uppercut. De Groot saw that one coming.
Spineli gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Groot to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thijs De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Groot 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thijs De Groot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaeso Vanderlee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes to the ring accompanied by up with the Cock. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaeso Vanderlee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malone.
Vanderlee jabs Malone right on the nose. Malone blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vanderlee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malone.
Malone moves out of range of the body kick from Vanderlee.
Mick Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vanderlee sprawls well initially but Malone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vanderlee looking for submissions off his back.
Malone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vanderlee manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderlee has his hands on Malone's head, controlling the position.
Vanderlee has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Malone is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Vanderlee.
Vanderlee being controlled for a moment.
Vanderlee is trying to control Malone's posture but Malone avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vanderlee is trying to work for a sweep but Malone has mounted him!
Malone controlling from the full mount.
Malone trying to control but Vanderlee is having none of it.
Vanderlee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vanderlee tries to hold on but Malone pushes him away.
Malone wants to control the pace but Vanderlee is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderlee tries to hold on but Malone pushes him away.
Vanderlee is trying to escape the mount.
Malone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vanderlee tries to lock up and control but Malone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vanderlee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vanderlee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vanderlee wants to control but Malone is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kaeso Vanderlee just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vanderlee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanderlee circles away quickly and effectively.
Malone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vanderlee!
Malone trying to control but Vanderlee is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vanderlee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Malone blocks Vanderlee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Malone dominated that round.
That's time! Malone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Malone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vanderlee to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vanderlee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vanderlee is trying to get back to full guard.
Vanderlee throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Malone manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vanderlee keeps working.
Malone remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Vanderlee is trying to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vanderlee is out of range.
Malone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vanderlee throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malone tries to clinch there but Vanderlee circles away.
No joy there for Vanderlee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt.
Malone misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderlee lands a two punch combo.
Malone misses with a body punch
and Vanderlee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vanderlee thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Malone to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanderlee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vanderlee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Malone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vanderlee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vanderlee throwing strikes from guard but Malone blocks nicely.
Vanderlee connects with a couple of short punches.
Vanderlee throws and elbow that misses. Malone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vanderlee's guard. Nice move by Malone!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone won't allow Vanderlee to sweep him here.
Vanderlee is trying to control the position but Malone postures up.
Malone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vanderlee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vanderlee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Malone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Malone looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaeso Vanderlee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vanderlee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Malone fails to land with a series of punches.
Malone throws a head kick but Vanderlee moves out of range.
Malone moves in looking to clinch but Vanderlee pushes him off.
Vanderlee blocks a head kick by Malone.
Vanderlee misses the shot to the body.
Vanderlee blocks a head kick by Malone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malone.
Vanderlee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Malone's guard.
Malone is trying to control the position but Vanderlee postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderlee wants to pass the guard but Malone is keeping the position.
Vanderlee looking to sit in guard and control but Malone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vanderlee isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Malone stacks Vanderlee 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 Malone!
Vanderlee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malone working away.
Vanderlee is looking to reverse the position.
Malone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Malone working the ground and pound but Vanderlee is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Malone working the ground and pound but Vanderlee is defending the strikes.
Vanderlee misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Malone wants to control but Vanderlee is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vanderlee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malone misses with a straight left.
A head kick by Malone misses
and Vanderlee counters with an outside leg kick.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanderlee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vanderlee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malone fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Vanderlee does no damage.
Vanderlee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanderlee tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanderlee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malone leaves Vanderlee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malone looks to clinch
letting Vanderlee counter with a right hand.
Vanderlee circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mick Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malone throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Vanderlee to counter with a crisp jab.
Malone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vanderlee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Malone.
Vanderlee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vanderlee misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Malone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Malone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignaas Zaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the ring accompanied by Bodies by Drowning Pool. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zaan's choice of entrance music: In Flames - The Quiet Place. Ignaas Zaan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorenzo Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ignaas Zaan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zaan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zaan tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Zaan isn't that keen on the idea.
Zaan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zaan tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaan stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Zaan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zaan tries to stand and escape but Taylor is controlling the position.
Zaan is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
Zaan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to control Zaan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Zaan has control of the leg.
Zaan wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaan wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Taylor uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zaan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taylor is trying to defend but Zaan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zaan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zaan shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignaas Zaan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zaan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zaan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaan wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling the position.
Zaan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Zaan circles away easily
and Zaan counters with a single leg into guard. Taylor didn't expect that.
Zaan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Taylor, up you get!
Zaan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing Zaan from standing up.
Zaan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zaan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Taylor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaan is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
Zaan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Taylor.
Zaan decides to return to a standing position.
Taylor shoots and misses
and Zaan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaan stands up and beckons Taylor to join him on the feet.
Taylor misses with a takedown
and Zaan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zaan stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignaas Zaan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Taylor misses with a takedown
and Zaan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Zaan's attempts to control the action.
Zaan is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Taylor has his takedown stuffed
and Zaan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaan controlling the position easily from mount.
Zaan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Ignaas Zaan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zaan is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Zaan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaan wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Taylor's closed guard. He's half up but Taylor has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Taylor pivots and extends the arm, Zaan falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Taylor! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lorenzo Taylor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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19
185 lbs
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194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Zing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Mickman!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mickman misses with a series of wild punches.
Zing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zing is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mickman's half guard.
Zing looks to land a strike but Mickman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zing is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zing postures up in Mickman's guard and throws a big left but Mickman blocks it.
Mickman trying to keep a closed guard but Zing is proving a slippery customer.
Zing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing trying to control but Mickman is working from the bottom.
Mickman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zing looking to pass the guard.
Mickman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zing throwing strikes from guard but Mickman blocks nicely.
Zing postures up and lands a big shot to Mickman's brow.
Mickman trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zing tries for a takedown but Mickman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zing dodges the punch combination from Mickman.
Mickman throws out a loose jab but Zing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mickman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jack Mickman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mickman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mickman.
It looks like Gabriel Zing has been cut.
Mickman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mickman throws a right hand that Zing ducks under and follows up with a left that Zing also avoids with ease.
Zing shoots in for a takedown but Mickman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Zing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mickman misses with a body kick.
Zing checks the leg kick.
Zing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mickman is fending him off so far but Zing persists. Nope, Mickman circles away and we're back to standing.
Zing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zing is breathing heavily.
Zing shoots in looking for a takedown. Mickman tries to sprawl out of it but Zing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mickman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mickman throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickman fakes the leg kick and cracks Zing in the body.
Mickman misses with a double jab.
Mickman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jack Mickman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mickman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zing somewhat.
No luck for Zing with that takedown attempt.
Mickman throws a right hand that Zing ducks under and follows up with a left that Zing also avoids with ease.
Zing has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mickman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mickman.
Zing slips a jab and a cross from Mickman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickman throws a series of punches but Zing moves out of range.
Mickman tries to bum rush Zing with a series of wild strikes but Zing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mickman misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zing.
Mickman throws a good cross that connects.
Zing throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mickman was covering up waiting for the punch and Zing finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mickman wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zing thows a big elbow that misses.
Zing is working Mickman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mickman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mickman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mickman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mickman tries to lock up and control but Zing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zing postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mickman looks a forlorn figure.
Zing scoring with strikes but Mickman is staying in there.
Mickman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zing avoids the attempt from Mickman to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing punching from mount but Mickman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zing with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mickman tries to hold on but Zing pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Zing.
Zing fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mickman is breathing heavily.
Zing landing punches.
Zing wants to control the pace but Mickman is squirming around nicely.
Zing is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mickman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mickman is in a horrible position here. Zing smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Zing trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mickman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zing wants to control the pace but Mickman is squirming around nicely.
Zing lands with some strikes.
Zing landing punches.
Zing landing shots from mount.
Mickman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mickman regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zing trying to control from half guard but Mickman is working away.
Zing lands strikes from half guard.
Mickman wants to get back to his feet.
Zing is trying to control. Mickman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zing is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zing thows a huge punch but Mickman dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zing is keen to just control but Mickman is a slippery customer.
Mickman wants to improve his position but Zing is controlling well.
Zing working over Mickman with some ground and pound. Mickman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zing thows a huge punch but Mickman dodges it nicely.
Zing 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.
Zing is trying to control the action in half guard but Mickman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zing perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zing is looking to stall here but Mickman recovers full guard.
Zing works over Mickman with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zing dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zing's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mickman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zing shoots in but no luck this time.
Mickman is looking to land body kicks.
Zing fails with a takedown attempt.
Zing takes one to the side of the head.
Mickman stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Zing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mickman connects with a nice looking jab.
Mickman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mickman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zing.
Mickman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mickman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mickman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mickman misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mickman.
Zing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zing misses with a takedown attempt - Mickman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mickman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zing looking to control but Mickman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mickman blocking the ground and pound.
Zing is landing with some decent strikes but Mickman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zing unloads with some shots from mount but Mickman bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zing raining down shots from the mount!
Zing looking to ground and pound but Mickman is blocking nicely.
Zing is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zing lands a heavy elbow.
Zing throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zing is landing with some decent strikes but Mickman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zing with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Mickman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zing lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gabriel Zing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickman is looking to improve his position but Zing isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zing raining down shots from the mount!
Zing lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mickman hang on?
Zing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zing is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zing working the ground and pound effectively.
Zing looking to control but Mickman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zing landing strikes from the mount and Mickman is in trouble!
Mickman is squirming around, avoiding Zing's attempts to control the action.
Mickman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mickman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Zing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mickman tries to hold on but Zing postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zing working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zing with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Zing showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zing has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Zing!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kramer has chosen Moby - Porcelain as his entrance music. Luiz Pequeno has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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302 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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19
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luiz Pequeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dino Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer scores with a nice strike.
Nice straight punches there by Pequeno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pequeno.
It looks like Dino Kramer has been cut.
A punch combination from Pequeno misses.
Kramer works the jab nicely.
A big right from Pequeno misses.
Pequeno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kramer. Pequeno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pequeno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pequeno misses with a two punch combination.
Pequeno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kramer circles away quickly and effectively.
Pequeno misses with a few strikes there.
Kramer dips to his left and cracks Pequeno with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pequeno lands with a straight right. Kramer didn't see that one coming.
Pequeno misses with a shot to the body
and Pequeno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luiz Pequeno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kramer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pequeno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kramer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pequeno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kramer. Pequeno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kramer throws a series of punches but Pequeno avoids them all with ease.
Kramer throws a right and a left that Pequeno avoids nicely.
Kramer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kramer throws a series of punches but Pequeno avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer throws an overhand right that drops Pequeno like a sack of potatoes! Kramer dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dino Kramer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by Super Freak. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Who Dat by Young Jeezy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riley Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Jones!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to clinch.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Riley Johnson has been cut.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones lands a big shot that drops Johnson! Can he finish him?
Johnson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Curtis Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and big boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the ring accompanied by DJ KHALED-ALL I DO IS WHEN. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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300 lbs
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308 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Todd Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, big boy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Clark lands.
boy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
boy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Clark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for boy on the ground.
Sloppy strikes there by boy.
boy working the head with strikes.
boy lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The strikes coming from boy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
boy working the body and head with strikes.
boy stands up and beckons Clark to his feet.
boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
boy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Clark was covering up waiting for the punch and boy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
boy slips nicely into half guard.
boy is working for a submission of some sort.
boy is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
boy throws a strike but Clark avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
boy throwing strikes but missing.
Clark has momentary wrist control but boy slips an elbow through the middle.
boy works over Clark with some ground and pound from guard.
Clark can't keep his opponent in guard - boy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
boy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
boy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
boy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
boy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clark's head.
boy throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Clark is refusing to be controlled, as boy sits in half guard.
boy stops Clark from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
boy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clark is fending him off so far but boy persists. Nope, Clark circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark throws a series of punches but boy moves out of range.
Clark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
boy rushes Clark and presses him up against the ropes.
boy missing with knees to the body.
Clark tries to pull guard but boy won't allow it.
Clark avoids a wild elbow strike from boy.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
boy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Clark is breathing heavily.
boy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
boy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
boy is in close to Clark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from boy.
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 boy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
boy postures up and lands a big shot to Clark's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
big boy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Clark misses with a body shot.
boy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good exchange - Clark coming out on top.
boy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
Clark is looking to score with low kicks.
boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark misses with a few strikes there.
Clark gets caught flat footed, as boy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
boy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
boy stops Clark from standing up.
big boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
boy stands up and waves to Clark to follow him.
boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clark defends it nicely.
Todd Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of big boy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clark's half guard.
boy is nestled in close to Clark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
boy working the head and body with strikes.
boy wants to pass the guard but Clark is defending well.
boy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to kick boy off but boy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
boy lands with a punch from half guard.
boy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. boy lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
boy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
boy uses his free foot to push down on Clark's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Clark.
Clark is in a horrible position here. boy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
boy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Clark is surviving well by controlling boy's body position as best he can.
Clark has left one of his arms exposed and boy doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Clark screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). big boy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Van Hannegem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marco Van Hannegem has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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225 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Van Hannegem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Carter!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hannegem tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Hannegem lands a two punch combo.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Van Hannegem is out of range.
Van Hannegem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Hannegem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Van Hannegem is out of range.
Van Hannegem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Van Hannegem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hannegem throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Hannegem is breathing heavily.
Van Hannegem moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Van Hannegem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Marco Van Hannegem has been cut.
Van Hannegem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Hannegem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter throws a right and a left that Van Hannegem avoids nicely.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Van Hannegem misses.
Carter throws a jab when Van Hannegem was well out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Van Hannegem on that attempt.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hannegem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Van Hannegem.
Carter swings for the body but Van Hannegem moves out of range.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Carter lands a hook that stumbles Van Hannegem back into the ropes. Carter follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Van Hannegem to the canvas! Carter pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Van Hannegem has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Carter!
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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between EJ Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and igor moradze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for EJ Balingit has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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309 lbs
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338 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, EJ Balingit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, igor moradze!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balingit looks to throw the jab but moradze is out of range.
moradze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
moradze looks gassed!
Balingit feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends moradze sprawling to the canvas! moradze rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Balingit finish him?!
It looks like igor moradze 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!
moradze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balingit throws a shot to the body.
EJ Balingit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balingit throws a combination. moradze tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Balingit cracks moradze with a good jab.
Balingit lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and moradze falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). EJ Balingit!
EJ Balingit retains his super heavyweight title!
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