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FFC 88 - Supercard III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lloyed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuel-Hemorrhage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Firus Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lloyed!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lloyed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Lloyed.
Lloyed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams tightens his grip and picks Lloyed up, before dumping him to the ground. Lloyed manages to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Lloyed is retaining full guard.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lloyed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Lloyed has wrist control.
Lloyed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams is in close to Lloyed's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Lloyed has wrist control.
Lloyed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lloyed pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Lloyed 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.
Williams postures up in Lloyed's guard and throws a big left but Lloyed blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams forces his way into half guard.
Williams 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.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williams 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.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lloyed defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams drops an elbow to the side of Lloyed's head.
Ground and pound from Williams.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lloyed defending well though.
Williams 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.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lloyed's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lloyed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Williams.
Lloyed is doing well to control the position and prevent Williams from advancing to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lloyed is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firus Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lloyed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Lloyed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lloyed lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
Williams dives in and grabs Lloyed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lloyed pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Firus Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lloyed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Lloyed is not content to let Williams control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lloyed is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Lloyed defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lloyed is positioning himself well to prevent Williams advancing to mount.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Lloyed's hands, connecting with Lloyed's forehead.
Williams throwing shots but Lloyed is blocking nicely.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lloyed trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lloyed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Lloyed is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Williams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lloyed tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Lloyed is working away.
Williams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lloyed tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firus Williams dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lloyed drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Lloyed won't want to take too many of those.
Williams has hold of one of Lloyed's legs. Lloyed is fighting the takedown attempt but Williams gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams landing with the ground and pound.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Williams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Lloyed keeps moving.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lloyed wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes down on Lloyed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lloyed is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Lloyed defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lloyed still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lloyed has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Josh Lloyed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lloyed can do to turn this around?
Lloyed working the strikes but Williams uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Williams wants to control but Lloyed is keeping busy.
Lloyed looks to land a strike but Williams avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lloyed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lloyed throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lloyed's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Firus Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Lloyed being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams trying to control but Lloyed is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Firus Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firus Williams!
Firus Williams decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vecheslav Gurin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gurin has chosen Dolphin - I Will Live as his entrance music. Vecheslav Gurin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vecheslav Gurin!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gurin.
Gurin misses with a double jab
and Griffiths counters with a single leg into guard. Gurin didn't expect that.
Gurin working for a triangle but Griffiths defends it easily.
Gurin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Griffiths defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gurin is keeping the position for now.
Griffiths works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gurin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gurin is looking to sinch up a triangle. Griffiths throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gurin's body to avoid the submission. Gurin has instead reached around Griffiths's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gurin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vecheslav Gurin!
Vecheslav Gurin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fighters First Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adreiani Montabekko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee Stirling will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adreiani Montabekko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dee Stirling!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montabekko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stirling counters with a stiff right hand.
Montabekko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stirling's waist but Stirling gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montabekko off to one side.
Montabekko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stirling lands a left and a right that send Montabekko crashing to the mat, dazed. Stirling thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Montabekko is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stirling has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Montabekko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stirling pushes Montabekko against the cage. Stirling is working some dirty boxing. Stirling pushes off with a quick right hook! Montabekko goes down! Montabekko tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Stirling moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Stirling!
Dee Stirling is the new super heavyweight champion!
Dee Stirling really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fighters First Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and God Zilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lack comes to the cage accompanied by red nation- the game, lil wayne. Zilla has chosen Your arms feel like home. as his entrance music. The key to victory for Joe Lack has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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218 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Lack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, God Zilla!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zilla throws a wild body kick that Lack sees coming a mile off.
Zilla misses with a body kick.
Lack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zilla is out of range and Lack settles back down.
Zilla moves out of range of the leg kick from Lack.
Lack moves into range and clinches up with Zilla.
Lack stalling the fight.
Lack gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zilla wants to control but Lack is keeping busy.
Lack is keen to just control but Zilla is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zilla is trying to control but can't.
Zilla looking for submissions off his back.
Zilla looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zilla looking for submissions off his back.
Lack trying to control from half guard but Zilla is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zilla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lack throwing shots but Zilla is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zilla manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lack throwing strikes from guard but Zilla blocks nicely.
Zilla is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lack is trying to maintain the position but Zilla is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zilla is trying to control. Lack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zilla wants to work for an arm triangle but Lack is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zilla trying to mount his opponent but Lack defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lack is looking to escape.
Zilla trying to control the action but Lack is working from the bottom.
Lack gets back to full guard.
Zilla is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zilla avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zilla trying to control but Lack is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lack is keeping the position for now.
Zilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Lack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lack is looking for a triangle but Zilla pushes his legs off easily.
Zilla postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lack is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zilla, into his guard.
Lack wants to control from the top but Zilla keeps moving.
Zilla has his foot on Lack's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lack works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lack trying to control the position from guard on top but Zilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zilla looking for a sweep. Not yet Zilla, not yet.
Lack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zilla looking for a triangle here. Lack is fighting it but it looks tight! Zilla pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lack is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). God Zilla!
God Zilla gave a mention to Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss with a fist. Evurts has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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260 lbs
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276 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigoriy Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evurts misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin lands a head shot.
Evurts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rasputin.
Evurts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rasputin.
Evurts misses with a head kick.
Evurts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rasputin slips a jab and a cross from Evurts.
Rasputin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Evurts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rasputin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rasputin.
Evurts throws a right and a left that Rasputin avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Evurts misses.
Rasputin throws a looping overhand right but Evurts ducks down to avoid it.
Rasputin closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Evurts missing with knees to the body.
Rasputin lands a good knee to the midsection. Evurts won't want to take too many of those.
Evurts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Evurts lands an elbow that stopped Rasputin in his tracks for a moment.
Evurts is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rasputin is keeping busy.
Rasputin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evurts blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
Evurts tries to throw a body punch but Rasputin avoids it by throwing Evurts back against the cage.
Evurts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rasputin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evurts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rasputin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Evurts trying to control the position but instead, Rasputin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evurts into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evurts lands a shoulder strike.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Evurts won't allow it.
A short right from Evurts on the inside.
Evurts trying to control the position but instead, Rasputin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evurts into the cage.
Evurts pushes off an throws an elbow but Rasputin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Evurts blocks an elbow strike.
Rasputin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evurts blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Evurts holds him up against the cage and eventually Rasputin drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Rasputin.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Evurts - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rasputin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evurts backwards.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasputin trying to land knees to the body.
Evurts blocking some punches.
Rasputin jumps guard but Evurts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoriy Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Evurts.
Rasputin misses with a knee strike.
Rasputin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Evurts tries to work over Rasputin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evurts slows down the pace here.
Evurts misses with a body punch.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evurts is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Rasputin.
Rasputin jumps guard but Evurts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin cracks Evurts with a nice body shot.
Rasputin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evurts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rasputin working Evurts over with knees to the body.
Rasputin cracks Evurts with a nice body shot.
Evurts looks gassed!
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Evurts avoids the damage to the body.
Evurts prevents a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rasputin scores a nice knee to the body.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rasputin successfully pulls guard.
Rasputin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evurts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Rasputin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Evurts is having none of it.
Rasputin looks to score with a jab to the body but Evurts is just out of range.
Evurts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rasputin can pounce on him.
Rasputin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evurts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evurts throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Rasputin misses with a lunging right hand
and Evurts counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evurts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasputin.
A head kick misses from Rasputin.
Evurts misses with a combination
and Rasputin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rasputin scores with a leg kick.
Evurts misses with a body shot.
Evurts misses with a head kick.
Evurts lunges at Rasputin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rasputin's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evurts clinches with his opponent.
Evurts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but Evurts blocks it.
Evurts avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evurts avoids it.
Rasputin misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Evurts tries a knee to the head but Rasputin blocks it.
Evurts pushes Rasputin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evurts lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Evurts on the inside.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Evurts controls the action.
Evurts lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Evurts.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rasputin as Evurts tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evurts tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
A short right from Evurts on the inside.
Rasputin is trying to pull guard but Evurts has him pressed against the cage.
Evurts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Evurts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rasputin blocks a body shot from Evurts.
Evurts throws an elbow but it misses.
Rasputin trying to stall but Evurts improves his position.
Evurts content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Evurts holds him up against the cage and eventually Rasputin drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoriy Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evurts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evurts pushes Rasputin against the cage. Evurts is working some dirty boxing. Evurts pushes off with a quick right hook! Rasputin goes down! Rasputin tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Evurts moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephan Evurts!
An out of breath and clearly excited Stephan Evurts thanked Fighters First Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edson Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Quim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perry might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shadow of the Day. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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30
183 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Quim!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quim lands with a cross.
Perry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quim circles away quickly and effectively.
Perry misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quim.
Perry misses with a two punch combination.
Quim shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Perry trying to control from the bottom.
Quim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quim throwing shots but Perry is blocking nicely.
Perry is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perry is defending against the submission attempts here by Quim.
Quim is thwarting Perry's attempts to control the position.
Quim throws a strike but Perry avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quim with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quim throws a big right hand that misses.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Quim from controlling successfully.
Quim throws a big elbow that misses.
Quim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perry has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Quim has passed into side control.
Quim trying to control the action but Perry is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry defending against the ground and pound.
Quim lands a decent elbow from side control.
Quim in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Perry struggling a bit here.
Quim in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Quim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quim landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quim landing strikes.
Quim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Perry is avoiding damage well.
Quim throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Perry dodges the ground and pound from Quim.
Perry is looking for a sweep.
Quim working the ground and pound but Perry is defending the strikes.
Quim is chipping away with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quim working the ground and pound but Perry is defending the strikes.
Quim working away.
Quim throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Quim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quim.
Perry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perry throws out a powerful jab.
Edson Perry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quim looks to land a left hand but Perry moved out of range nicely.
Quim misses with a double jab.
Quim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perry dips to his left and cracks Quim with an uppercut!
Quim lands a really nice looking cross but Perry seems unphased.
Quim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quim.
Edson Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Quim.
Quim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quim blocks a head kick by Perry.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quim.
Perry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quim dodges the punch combination from Perry.
Quim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from Perry as Quim shoots in.
Perry gets caught flat footed, as Quim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quim throws a big right hand that misses.
Quim throws an elbow that misses. Perry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quim's guard. Nice move by Perry!
Quim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perry postures up in Quim's guard and throws a big left but Quim blocks it.
Perry gets to his feet. Quim looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Perry.
Quim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Quim drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Perry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Quim has Perry in his guard.
Quim pushes Perry off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quim, right into the meat.
Quim looks for a takedown but Perry sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quim.
Perry misses with a two punch combination.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jimmy Quim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quim shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Perry can't do much from the bottom here.
Quim cracks Perry with a big elbow.
Perry is trying to escape the position but Quim is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quim throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Perry works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Perry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quim.
Perry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quim trying to pass the guard but Perry defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Perry is refusing to be controlled, as Quim sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Quim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Quim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perry circles away.
A swing and a miss from Perry.
Perry misses the jab.
Quim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Perry misses.
Perry throws a right and a left that Quim avoids nicely.
Perry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quim. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Quim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quim somewhat.
Edson Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Quim.
Quim shoots for a double leg takedown but Perry sprawls well. He's pushed Quim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Perry slaps away a takedown attempt from Quim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Quim or perhaps it was just good defense by Perry which made him look bad.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quim.
Quim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
Quim throws a combination that misses
and Perry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quim thinking.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Quim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quim gets a double leg takedown into Perry's guard.
Perry looking for a sweep. Not yet Perry, not yet.
Quim throwing strikes from guard but Perry blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quim won't allow Perry to sweep him here.
Quim trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
Edson Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perry looking for a guillotine here but Quim defends easily.
Perry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quim's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Quim looking to control but Perry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quim fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by Quim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Quim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Quim working the ground and pound effectively.
Quim lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perry hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quim connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Perry is rocked!
Quim connects with a bit shot that sees Perry covering up! More strikes from Quim and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Quim is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Quim!
Our winner, Jimmy Quim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Baron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan comes to the cage accompanied by Down - Stone the Crow. The crowd seem to be enjoying Baron's choice of entrance music: Asian Hooker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
211 lbs
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27
210 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Baron!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Nolan is predictable there
and Baron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baron lands with a nice body punch.
Baron misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Baron misses.
Nolan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nolan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baron counters with a three punch combo that has Nolan backing up. Nolan nods at Baron to acknowledge the strikes.
Nolan misses with a looping left.
Baron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nolan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baron throws a right and a left that Nolan avoids nicely.
Baron scores with a punch to the head.
Baron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baron scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Baron. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nolan.
Baron shoots in for a takedown but Nolan shows good takedown defense.
Baron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nolan throws a body kick that misses.
Baron misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Baron misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nolan. Baron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baron takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nolan throws an overhand right that lands on Baron's shoulder, as Baron tries to avoid the shot.
Nolan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nolan moves away.
Baron wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nolan swings for the body but Baron moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nolan misses the body punch
and Baron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nolan misses with a jab to the body
and Baron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baron tries for a takedown but Nolan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Nolan.
Nolan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nolan moves away.
Baron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marko Baron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nolan throws a shot from downtown. Baron moves away and avoids it.
Baron throws a lazy right hand but Nolan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baron misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baron throws a jab when Nolan was well out of range.
Baron tries to clinch up but Nolan circles away and keeps his distance.
Baron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nolan rushes Baron and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nolan works on Baron's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Baron - that landed with a thud.
Nolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baron tries a body shot but Nolan blocks it.
Baron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baron lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nolan is trying to push Baron away but Baron has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baron tries to stall but Nolan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nolan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baron pushes Nolan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baron struggles to land a body shot inside as Nolan controls his hands.
Nolan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baron is pushing Nolan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baron blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baron.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nolan.
Nolan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baron misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baron looking to slow down the pace here.
Baron lands with a light punch inside.
Nolan throws a punch but it's blocked by Baron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marko Baron will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nolan thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nolan.
Baron tries a head kick but it misses.
Baron checks the leg kick.
Baron throws a head kick that misses.
Baron darts in and clinches Nolan up against the cage.
Nolan tries a body shot but Baron blocks it.
Nolan tries to throw a body punch but Baron avoids it by throwing Nolan back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Baron scores with a shoulder strike.
Baron tries to work over Nolan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nolan has Baron pressed against the cage.
Baron tries a body shot but Nolan blocks it.
Nolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan misses with a knee strike.
Baron lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nolan or not.
Baron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nolan backwards.
Baron has a couple of punches blocked by Nolan.
Baron taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nolan.
Baron blocks a body shot from Nolan.
Nolan lands an elbow just above Baron 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nolan.
Nolan crunches a lovely knee into Baron's ribcage.
Baron tries a body shot but Nolan blocks it.
Baron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nolans head.
Nolan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baron backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Nolan.
Nolan blocks a body shot from Baron.
Baron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baron can't find room to land a body shot as Nolan controls the action.
Nolan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baron blocks an elbow strike.
Baron tries to work over Nolan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nolan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nolan keeps the fight on the outside.
Baron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donk. Baron catches Nolan right on the button with a cross.
Baron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baron punishes Nolan's body with a nice straight punch.
Baron moves to clinch but Nolan breaks away
enabling Nolan to counter with a crisp jab.
Baron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nolan rather than just go for the knockout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baron.
Nolan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nolan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baron.
Baron's corner calls for a 1-2. Baron obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baron does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Baron. Beautiful body shot.
Baron moves out of range as Nolan throws a body kick.
Nolan is looking to clinch but Baron is avoiding it.
Christian Nolan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baron does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nolan thows a body shot but no joy.
Baron avoids the body shot from Nolan.
Baron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christian Nolan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nolan.
Baron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nolan.
Nolan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Baron throws a lazy uppercut
and Nolan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Marko Baron has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baron.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nolan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nolan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Baron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nolan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nolan on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Nolan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marko Baron's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A clash of legs there as Nolan blocks the low kick.
Nolan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nolan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baron manages to avoid it.
Baron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nolan's head.
Baron works the jab nicely.
Baron wants to clinch up but Nolan keeps it at a distance.
Baron throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nolan.
Baron is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nolan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baron was well out of range. Poor timing from Nolan.
Baron takes a swing at Nolan's ribcage but misses.
Baron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nolan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Baron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nolan tests Baron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nolan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nolan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baron.
Baron throws a hook to the side of Nolan's head but Nolan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nolan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baron throws a poor cross that misses
and Nolan counters with a low kick, right behind Baron 's knee.
Baron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baron jabs Nolan right on the nose. Nolan blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Baron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baron misses the shot to the body.
Nolan throws a leg kick that misses.
Baron lands an overhand right.
Baron tries to close the distance and clinch but Nolan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Nolan as Baron shoots in.
Nolan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nolan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nolan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baron counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nolan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baron misses with an uppercut
and Nolan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nolan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baron checks a low kick from Nolan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan misses with a straight right.
Baron has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Baron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nolan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baron. That did some damage!
Baron has a takedown stuffed.
Baron connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nolan. Nolan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baron tries to clinch up
and Nolan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Baron really felt that one!
Baron is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nolan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Christian Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Baron.
Baron throws out a leg kick but Nolan moves out of range and Baron only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baron swats away the attempt to clinch by Nolan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nolan throws an overhand right that lands on Baron's shoulder, as Baron tries to avoid the shot.
Nolan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baron.
Baron works Nolan's body with a nice hook.
Nolan checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nolan slips a jab from Baron.
Nolan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baron.
Nolan throws a right hand that misses
and Baron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nolan thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christian Nolan.
Well Nolan 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Nolan!
An intense looking Christian Nolan took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Eh, time to be real for a moment. Payton Wright whipped my ass twice, and thats the truth. But to every yin theres a yang, and my yang is Marko Baron. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dupree Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dupree Owens!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Bracha catches Owens right on the button with a cross.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bracha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Owens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bracha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Owens throws out the jab.
Owens shoots in for a double leg but Bracha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Owens shoots in looking for a takedown. Bracha tries to sprawl out of it but Owens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bracha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bracha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Owens manages to avoid it.
Bracha thuds his shin into the meat of Owens's side.
Owens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bracha lands with an overhand left.
Owens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Dupree Owens has been cut.
Bracha drops Owens with a beautiful combination! Owens stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bracha is looking for the KO!
Owens is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens backs away from a small jab... but Bracha lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Owens crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Bracha with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Eli Bracha!
Eli Bracha spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yujiro Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen comes to the cage accompanied by Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee . Alpo Suhonen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alpo Suhonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yujiro Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suhonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suhonen. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suhonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanma pinned against the cage. Hanma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suhonen.
Suhonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Suhonen misses with a left hand
and Hanma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alpo Suhonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suhonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suhonen dives in and grabs Hanma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hanma pushes down on Suhonen's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alpo Suhonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanma pushes Suhonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Suhonen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suhonen is trying to drag Hanma to the mat but Hanma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen avoiding damage as Hanma throws knees to the body.
Suhonen tries to pull guard but Hanma won't allow it.
Suhonen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Suhonen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hanma lands an uppercut.
Hanma lands an elbow that stopped Suhonen in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Alpo Suhonen has been cut.
Suhonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Suhonen manages to break the clinch.
Suhonen misses the body punch
and Hanma counters with a nice leg kick.
Suhonen is breathing heavily.
Hanma drops Suhonen with a beautiful combination! Suhonen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hanma is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma tries to clinch up.
Hanma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hanma lands a jab to Suhonen's midsection.
Hanma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suhonen. That did some damage!
Suhonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma cracks Suhonen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hanma has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Suhonen to stand back up!
Suhonen is rocked!
Hanma fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Suhonen out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Yujiro Hanma!
During a confident post fight interview, Yujiro Hanma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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