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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmon Jorjinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kate Faith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kate Faith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edmon Jorjinho! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kate Faith! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jorjinho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jorjinho misses with a wild combination.
Jorjinho sizes up Faith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Jorjinho throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jorjinho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jorjinho throws a looping overhand right but Faith ducks down to avoid it. Jorjinho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Faith. Jorjinho connects with a solid leg kick. Faith slips a jab from Jorjinho. Jorjinho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Faith. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jorjinho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faith sees it coming and avoids it easily. Edmon Jorjinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Faith fails with a takedown attempt. Jorjinho scores with a decent looking hook.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jorjinho pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jorjinho throws a hook but Faith blocks it. Jorjinho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Faith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jorjinho misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Jorjinho misses. Faith misses with a straight right. Jorjinho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faith. Jorjinho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Jorjinho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faith missing with a left hand there. Jorjinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. That kick from Jorjinho tenderised Faith's leg. Faith is trying to keep his angry face on.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jorjinho takes a swing at Faith's ribcage but misses. Jorjinho goes for a high kick. It partially lands. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jorjinho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Faith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jorjinho thows a body shot but no joy. Faith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorjinho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Faith. Faith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Faith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jorjinho throws out the jab. Jorjinho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faith. Jorjinho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Jorjinho throws a head kick that half lands.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jorjinho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A big left from Faith misses. Jorjinho misses with a hook. Jorjinho pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Faith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jorjinho rather than just go for the knockout. Jorjinho misses with a head kick.
Faith misses with a lunging right hand
and Jorjinho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jorjinho swinging wildly here.
Jorjinho slips under a jab. Faith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorjinho throws a series of punches but Faith moves out of range. Faith slips a jab from Jorjinho. Faith blocks a jab.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jorjinho thows a body shot but no joy. Jorjinho throws a looping overhand right but Faith ducks down to avoid it. A jab from Jorjinho misses. Faith moves out of range as Jorjinho strikes. Jorjinho feints and then cracks Faith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faith down. Nice defenses there by Faith. The crowd cheers as Jorjinho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Faith doesn't seem phased though. Jorjinho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Faith thows a body shot but no joy. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Faith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action! Jorjinho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Jorjinho thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Faith if he has to take too many more of those.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmon Jorjinho dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jorjinho thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Faith if he has to take too many more of those.
Jorjinho misses with a straight left. Jorjinho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faith. Faith fails to land with a series of punches.
Faith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edmon Jorjinho is winning the standup battle so far. A jab from Faith finds it's way through Jorjinho's defenses. Jorjinho connects with a single shot there. Jorjinho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faith counters with a right hand to the body. Faith avoids the body shot from Jorjinho.
Jorjinho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faith manages to avoid it. Jorjinho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faith.
A jab from Jorjinho finds it's way through Faith's defenses. A solid leg kick lands there for Jorjinho.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jorjinho misses with an uppercut. Faith saw that one coming. A head kick misses from Jorjinho. Jorjinho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jorjinho. Jorjinho jabs Faith right on the nose. Faith blinks but takes it well. A looping hook to the body misses from Jorjinho. Faith does a little dance to reset his feet. Faith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jorjinho. Jorjinho obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jorjinho. Faith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Faith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Faith there as he acknowledges the shot. Jorjinho tries to land a front kick but Faith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Jorjinho looks to land a left hand but Faith moved out of range nicely.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Faith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorjinho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Faith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Jorjinho throws a body kick that misses. Jorjinho misses with a wild combination.
Jorjinho misses with a hook. Faith ducked under it nicely. Faith avoids the body shot from Jorjinho.
Jorjinho avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jorjinho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jorjinho walks into a stiff left hand from Faith. That kick from Jorjinho tenderised Faith's leg. Faith is trying to keep his angry face on. Edmon Jorjinho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jorjinho connects with an inside leg kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Jorjinho. Faith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jorjinho. Faith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jorjinho. That one must have hurt. Jorjinho misses with a series of wild punches.
Faith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Jorjinho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Faith in his tracks. Jorjinho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Jorjinho throws a leg kick which misses Faith's front leg but catches the back leg as Faith tries to avoid it. Jorjinho throws a right hand that misses
and Faith counters with a stiff right hand. Jorjinho scores with a body shot.
Jorjinho thows a body shot but no joy.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Faith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jorjinho.
Jorjinho throws a series of punches but Faith avoids them all with ease. Jorjinho misses with a hook. Faith ducked under it nicely. Jorjinho throws the left hand but Faith avoids the punch easily. Faith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorjinho.
Jorjinho misses with a wild combination.
Jorjinho misses with a hook. 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! Faith misses with a looping right. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jorjinho slips a straight right by Faith. Faith swinging wildly here.
Faith just misses with a punch to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmon Jorjinho dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jorjinho lands a jab to the head.
Jorjinho misses with a hook
and Faith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jorjinho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Faith counters with a nice body shot. Faith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Faith throws a hook to the side of Jorjinho's head but Jorjinho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jorjinho misses with a hook. Jorjinho lands with a kick to the temple. Faith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Faith slips a jab from Jorjinho. Faith blocks the body kick.
Jorjinho lands with a nice combination. Faith backs away looking to recover. Faith misses with a straight right. Faith staying out of range there. Faith blocks a jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jorjinho throws a nice inside leg kick. Jorjinho throws out a loose jab but Faith uses good head movement to avoid it. Jorjinho throws a hook but Faith avoids it easily. Jorjinho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Faith moves out of range of the body kick from Jorjinho.
Jorjinho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jorjinho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jorjinho scores with a nice strike. Jorjinho tries to bum rush Faith with a series of wild strikes but Faith uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Faith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Jorjinho slips under a jab from Faith.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jorjinho scores with a jab. Faith acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Jorjinho fakes the leg kick and cracks Faith in the body. Jorjinho throws a nice head kick!
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! Jorjinho throws a head kick that half lands.
Jorjinho jabbing away but nothing is landing. A looping hook to the body misses from Jorjinho. Faith does a little dance to reset his feet. Faith scores with a nice strike. Faith throws a body punch but Jorjinho moves out of range. Jorjinho throws a big shot that misses. Jorjinho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Faiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Jorjinho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Faith's calf. Faith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jorjinho.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Faith just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Faith throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jorjinho swings for the body but Faith moves out of range.
A big left from Jorjinho misses. Jorjinho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faith moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Jorjinho moves out of range of the strikes. Jorjinho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Jorjinho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jorjinho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Faith's head. A head kick misses from Jorjinho. Jorjinho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jorjinho jabs Faith right on the nose. Faith blinks but takes it well.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Faith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jorjinho. Edmon Jorjinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Jorjinho misses with a double jab
and Faith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Faith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. A swing and a miss from Jorjinho. Kate Faith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Faith blocks a head kick by Jorjinho.
Jorjinho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Faith blocks a head kick by Jorjinho.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jorjinho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Faith blocks a head kick by Jorjinho.
Jorjinho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight! Edmon Jorjinho showed his dominance in that final round. Well Jorjinho 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmon Jorjinho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes into the arena with Evil Scarecrow- Robotatron blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 cm
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150 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Rasputin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Shin! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rasputin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shin. Rasputin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rasputin shoots in for a takedown but Shin shows good takedown defense. Shin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rasputin fails with the takedown and Shin counters with a three punch combo that has Rasputin backing up. Rasputin nods at Shin to acknowledge the strikes. Shin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rasputin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shin is out of range. Shin takes a swing at Rasputin's ribcage but misses. Rasputin lands with an uppercut that bounces Shin off the cage and back into range.
Rasputin gets in close and instigates a clinch. Rasputin wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shin is defending well for now. Shin has Rasputin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rasputin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Rasputin lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Shin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rasputin has Shin pressed against the cage, preventing Shin from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Shin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. A knee to the head by Rasputin.
Shin is looking to break free of the clinch but Rasputin has double underhooks. Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Shin takes a knee to the side of the body. Shin is trying to break the clinch but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage. Shin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rasputin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Shin is trying to force a seperation but Rasputin has the dominant position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin has hold of one of Rasputin's legs. Rasputin is fighting the takedown attempt but Shin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Rasputin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Rasputin pulls Shin in close to prevent any damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Shin throwing strikes but missing. Rasputin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shin has passed into side control.
Rasputin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shin off and has taken his back!
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is looking for the choke from the back position but Shin is controlling his hands well. Rasputin misses with an elbow to the head. Shin wants to control his opponent's hands but Rasputin gets his hands free. Rasputin looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Rasputin thows a strike but Shin uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Shin as he ends up in Rasputin 's guard! Rasputin trying to control the position here. Rasputin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Rasputin trying to keep a closed guard but Shin is proving a slippery customer.
Rasputin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Shin manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Rasputin trying to control the position from guard on top but Shin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rasputin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shin is keeping the position for now. Rasputin passes into half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Shin taking some punishment here, with Rasputin in his half guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rasputin dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!

Rasputin clinches up with Shin and pushes him back against the cage. Shin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Rasputin lands a knee to the body.
Shin lands a takedown into guard.
Rasputin working a defensive guard but Shin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Rasputin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Rasputin is trying to stand.
Rasputin has his hands clasped together around Shin's back. He's all about the action. Rasputin trying to control but Shin postures up.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Rasputin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shin. Rasputin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Rasputin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rasputin.
Rasputin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Shin prevents Rasputin from getting back to his feet. Shin throws a big elbow that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Shin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Rasputin looking for a sweep. Not yet Rasputin, not yet. Shin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Shin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
 OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Shin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rasputin shoots in and bounces Shin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Rasputin pushes down on Shin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Shin is trying to get back to full guard. Shin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Shin is not content to let Rasputin control the position. Shin is trying to stand up here but Rasputin is controlling him well. Shin is breathing heavily. Shin is trying to get back to full guard. Shin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shin. Rasputin looking to pass the guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Rasputin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shin works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Shin controlling Rasputin's posture. Rasputin looking to pass the guard. Rasputin wants to control from the top but Shin keeps moving. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Shin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rasputin throws a strike but Shin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rasputin dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Shin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shin paws at him with a jab and circles away. Shin looks to land a left hand but Rasputin moved out of range nicely. A leg kick checked by Rasputin. Rasputin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shin as he avoids it easily. Shin is looking to score with low kicks. Rasputin scores with a head kick. Shin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Rasputin misses with a leg kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Shin blocks a low kick nicely. Shin throws a right hand that Rasputin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasputin also avoids with ease. Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Shin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rasputin wants to clinch but Shin slips to the side
and Shin counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Shin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rasputin's head. Shin trying to control from Rasputin's half guard. Rasputin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Shin stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Rasputin has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Shin manages to get his head free but now Rasputin has transitioned to an armbar! Shin grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Rasputin! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piotr Rasputin! A relieved looking Piotr Rasputin 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jericho Jones! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges. Jones lands a jab to Marshal's midsection. Marshal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Marshal's head. Jones moves out of range as Marshal strikes. Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshal was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Marshal rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage. Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Marshal improves position. Marshal is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Marshal controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Marshal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Jericho Jones has been cut. Marshal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones letting Marshal take a breather here. Marshal lands a knee to the head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Marshal lands a knee to the head.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones looks gassed! Marshal lands a knee to the head.
 Jones is rocked! Marshal lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment. Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshal finish him? Marshal lands a big knee to the head and Jones goes down! Marshal pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliah Marshal!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordan Danns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordan Danns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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197 lbs
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201 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Klincko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordan Danns! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Danns shoots in for a double leg but Klincko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Danns tries to close the distance and clinch but Klincko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Danns looks to land a combination. Klincko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Some wild striking there from Danns.
Klincko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big head kick from Klincko and Danns is sent sprawling to the canvas!
 Danns is rocked!
 It looks like Gordan Danns has been cut. 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! We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Klincko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Danns is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Klincko, into his guard. Danns is still in real trouble! Can Klincko finish him?
Klincko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Danns is aware though and is defending well. Danns seems to have recovered his senses. Klincko is trying to keep Danns in close.
Klincko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Danns can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Danns has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Klincko is proving hard to escape from.
Klincko pushes a forearm under Danns's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Danns is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Klincko! After winning the bout, Dave Klincko 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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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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