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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Rayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Witold Karwski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Rayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Witold Karwski!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karwski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rayne misses with a leg kick
enabling Karwski to counter with a crisp jab.
Rayne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karwski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karwski.
Karwski misses with the combination.
Nice jab there from Karwski.
Karwski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rayne ducks right into an uppercut from Karwski.
Karwski misses with a series of wild punches.
Rayne looks to land a combination but Karwski avoids it well.
Karwski slaps away a takedown attempt from Rayne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karwski motions for Rayne to come forward. Karwski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne staying out of range there.
Rayne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karwski defends it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rayne checks a leg kick.
Rayne slips a jab and a cross from Karwski.
Rayne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Rayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rayne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karwski can pounce on him.
Rayne slips a jab and a cross from Karwski.
Rayne tries for a takedown but Karwski circles away easily
letting Karwski counter with a right hand.
Karwski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rayne counters with a good low kick that Karwski was not able to check.
Karwski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rayne counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rayne.
Karwski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karwski wants it to stay on the feet.
Rayne misses with a wild body shot.
Karwski throws a right hand that Rayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Rayne also avoids with ease.
Rayne takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rayne shoots for a takedown but Karwski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karwski stuffs the takedown.
Rayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karwski.
Karwski tries to score with a low kick but Rayne moves his leg out of the way.
Rayne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karwski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karwski counters with a stiff right hand.
Rayne keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rayne has had enough of the clinch but Karwski keeps him there for the moment.
Rayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rayne looking for a takedown.
Karwski breaks the clinch.
Witold Karwski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rayne throws a head kick that misses.
Karwski tried to score with a low kick but Rayne checks it.
Karwski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karwski's calf.
Karwski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice takedown defense from Karwski. No joy for Rayne on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayne fails to land the takedown.
Rayne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karwski is fending him off so far but Rayne persists. Nope, Karwski circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Karwski misses the target.
Rayne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karwski tries to avoid it but Rayne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karwski to the ground. Karwski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rayne throws a shot from downtown. Karwski moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karwski.
Karwski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rayne checks a leg kick.
Karwski lands with a shot to the body.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karwski throws a solid leg kick but Rayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karwski.
Karwski misses with a double jab.
Karwski misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Witold Karwski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karwski throws a nice looking combination but Rayne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karwski misses with a few strikes there.
Karwski misses with the combination.
Rayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karwski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karwski throws a leg kick
and Rayne counters with a thumping low kick.
Rayne tries to clinch but Karwski is having none of it.
Karwski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karwski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karwski counters with an outside leg kick.
Karwski throws a leg kick
and Rayne counters with a head kick. That will keep Karwski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Karwski is breathing heavily.
Rayne tries to clinch up.
Rayne tries to clinch but Karwski moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne shoots in looking for a takedown. Karwski tries to sprawl out of it but Rayne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karwski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karwski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rayne.
Rayne connects with a leg kick. Karwski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karwski lands with a kick to the temple. Rayne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rayne tries to clinch but Karwski moves out of range.
Witold Karwski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Karwski.
Karwski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karwski throws a right hand that Rayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Rayne also avoids with ease.
Rayne thows a body shot but no joy.
Rayne fails with the takedown.
Rayne shoots for a takedown but Karwski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Rayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayne misses the shot to the body.
Karwski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rayne ducks under a wild hook from Karwski.
Karwski clobbers Rayne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karwski throws a nice looking combination but Rayne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karwski moves away from the strike by Rayne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rayne tries to clinch up.
Karwski cracks Rayne with a good jab.
Karwski throws a nice looking combination but Rayne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rayne fails with a takedown attempt.
Rayne is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwski tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rayne. That's going to slow Karwski down.
Karwski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rayne.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rayne.
Rayne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karwski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karwski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rayne tries to bum rush Karwski with a series of wild strikes but Karwski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Karwski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rayne.
Nice sprawl there from Karwski as Rayne shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Rayne or perhaps it was just good defense by Karwski which made him look bad.
Rayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karwski.
Rayne tries a head kick but it misses.
Karwski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rayne checks it well.
Rayne scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Karwski.
Jim Rayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Karwski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Rayne will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rayne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karwski pinned against the cage. Karwski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Rayne does no damage.
Karwski stuffs the takedown.
Karwski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rayne.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Rayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karwski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rayne with a poor takedown
and Karwski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rayne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rayne blocks a head kick by Karwski.
Karwski misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karwski tries to bum rush Rayne with a series of wild strikes but Rayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwski cracks Rayne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horrible takedown by Rayne or perhaps it was just good defense by Karwski which made him look bad.
Karwski slaps away a takedown attempt from Rayne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Karwski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rayne fails with a takedown attempt.
Karwski throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayne tries to clinch but Karwski moves out of range.
Karwski throws a right hand that Rayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Rayne also avoids with ease.
Rayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karwski as he jumps to the side.
Karwski works over Rayne's head and body with a nice combination.
Rayne clinches.
Rayne gets control of Karwski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rayne will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Karwski tries to stand but Rayne is controlling from the bottom.
Rayne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karwski is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayne trying to strike off his back.
Karwski is posturing up here but Rayne has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Karwski tries to roll out but it's too tight and Karwski has to tap! Slick submission there by Rayne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Rayne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haymitch Abernathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Ross is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haymitch Abernathy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Ross!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abernathy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abernathy moves away from the strike by Ross.
Ross scores with a body shot.
Ross throws a big shot that misses.
Ross connects with the punch.
It looks like Haymitch Abernathy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross gets a clinch.
Ross scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Abernathy fails to land.
Ross digs a right hand underneath Abernathy's ribcage. Abernathy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abernathy is breathing heavily.
Ross stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ross.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abernathy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.
Abernathy is looking to clinch.
Abernathy misses with a low kick.
Ross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross moves into the clinch successfully.
Ross scores with a shot to the side of Abernathy's head.
A short right from Ross on the inside.
Ross displaying some good clinch control by pressing Abernathy up against the cage.
Abernathy throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
Ross effectively controlling the action here.
Ross drops Abernathy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Abernathy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abernathy is rocked!
Abernathy misses with a knee to the head.
Oh Abernathy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Ross moves in close and cracks Abernathy with a massive right hand! Abernathy, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Ross!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nate Ross!
After winning the bout, Nate Ross thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Fireplug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Fireplug is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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296 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rupert Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Fireplug!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Singh.
Singh shoots in but Fireplug avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fireplug looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.
Fireplug throws a right hand that Singh ducks under and follows up with a left that Singh also avoids with ease.
Fireplug swinging wildly here.
Singh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fireplug swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rupert Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fireplug swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fireplug rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Singh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fireplug lands with a hook. Singh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Singh fails with a takedown attempt.
Fireplug misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Singh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fireplug but Fireplug pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Singh shoots for a double leg takedown but Fireplug sprawls well. He's pushed Singh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fireplug throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fireplug throws a right hand that Singh ducks under and follows up with a left that Singh also avoids with ease.
Singh tries for a takedown but Fireplug circles away easily
and Fireplug counters with a series of strikes. Singh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Singh shoots in for a takedown but Fireplug shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Fireplug feints with a jab and clips Singh right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Singh is sent crashing into the canvas and Fireplug leaps in for the kill! Singh tries to get to his feet but Fireplug is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Singh is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Fireplug!
During a confident post fight interview, Joey Fireplug thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anastasia Eva Chernova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roy Jones - Can't be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anastasia Eva Chernova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Boma!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernova tries to clinch but Boma is having none of it.
Boma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boma stalks Chernova and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chernova's face. Chernova staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chernova.
Boma lands a jab to Chernova's midsection.
Boma shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chernova eats them both and turns towards Boma to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boma has eaten all the pies!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernova tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chernova shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boma but Boma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chernova on the side of the head.
Chernova looks to clinch
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
Boma lands with an overhand left.
Good shot there by Boma.
Chernova wants to clinch
and Boma counters with a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Boma both land. Nice combination.
Boma keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boma.
Boma is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chernova tries to move into range but Boma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chernova is rocked!
Boma knocks out Chernova with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Boma before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Boma picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Boma!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Boma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stronghold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mcortner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcortner has chosen Danger From Fire as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Mcortner was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Stronghold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Mcortner!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stronghold looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mcortner!
Mcortner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stronghold tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stronghold is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mcortner holds on to Stronghold around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Stronghold sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stronghold throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mcortner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mcortner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stronghold takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stronghold landing shots from mount.
Mcortner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stronghold sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcortner is looking to improve his position but Stronghold isn't that keen on the idea.
Mcortner tries to hold on but Stronghold postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stronghold trying to control but Mcortner is having none of it.
Stronghold controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stronghold can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcortner is looking to escape.
Stronghold is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mcortner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stronghold looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mcortner tries to reverse the position but Stronghold maintains control.
Mcortner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stronghold is pressing down on Mcortner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcortner is holding on for now.
Stronghold is trying to control. Mcortner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stronghold is looking for a kimura but Mcortner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stronghold to get the leverage.
Mcortner is positioning himself well to prevent Stronghold advancing to mount.
Mcortner makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Stronghold as Mcortner shoots in.
Stronghold drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Stronghold dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stronghold closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mcortner did well to prevent Stronghold getting side control.
Stronghold stands up and beckons Mcortner to join him on the feet.
Stronghold dodges the punch combination from Mcortner.
Stronghold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mcortner counters by moving into the clinch.
Stronghold breaks the clinch.
Stronghold shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcortner but Mcortner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stronghold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcortner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stronghold circles away.
Mcortner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcortner stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stronghold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stronghold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcortner as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stronghold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stronghold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mcortner defends it nicely.
Mcortner looks to land a body kick but Stronghold moved away.
Mcortner moves into the clinch.
Come on Mcortner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mcortner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stronghold trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcortner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcortner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcortner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mcortner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mcortner wants to stand and escape but Stronghold is having none of it.
Mcortner keeping moving, preventing Stronghold from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Stronghold just wasn't active enough.
Stronghold tries to clinch but Mcortner is having none of it.
Mcortner shoots in looking for a takedown. Stronghold tries to sprawl out of it but Mcortner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stronghold manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stronghold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stronghold tries to clinch
and Mcortner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stronghold won't be happy with that.
Stronghold is looking to regain half guard here but Mcortner keeps moving and retains side control.
Stronghold manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mcortner's best efforts.
Mcortner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mcortner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mcortner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stronghold fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mcortner to the ground. Stronghold is now in Mcortner's guard.
Mcortner kicks Stronghold off and gets to his feet.
A head kick from Stronghold lands but Mcortner takes it in his stride.
Mcortner instigates a clinch.
Mcortner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcortner has hold of one of Stronghold's legs. Stronghold is fighting the takedown attempt but Mcortner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stronghold trying to keep a closed guard but Mcortner is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stronghold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Mcortner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mcortner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stronghold's half guard.
Mcortner is controlling the pace.
Mcortner is keen to just control but Stronghold is a slippery customer.
Stronghold is trying to maintain the position but Mcortner is very close to passing his half guard.
Mcortner gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Left hook, right uppercut from Stronghold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stronghold tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcortner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcortner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stronghold tries for a takedown but Mcortner circles away easily
and Mcortner moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stronghold is trying to force a seperation but Mcortner has the dominant position.
Mcortner is looking to break free of the clinch but Stronghold has double underhooks.
Stronghold tries for a takedown but Mcortner manages to get underhooks.
Stronghold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stronghold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcortner scores with a takedown into Stronghold's guard.
Mcortner stands and throws Stronghold's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stronghold is letting Mcortner control him for a moment.
Mcortner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mcortner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stronghold avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcortner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcortner looking to score a takedown here. Stronghold is defending well but Mcortner drives through and ends up in Stronghold's guard.
Stronghold wants to get back to his feet but Mcortner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mcortner wants to control from the top but Stronghold keeps moving.
Stronghold controlling the position.
Stronghold is trying to control the position but Mcortner postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mcortner trying to control but Stronghold is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Mcortner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mcortner looks to throw the jab but Stronghold is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stronghold tries to clinch up but Mcortner circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcortner tries to clinch there but Stronghold circles away.
Mcortner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Stronghold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mcortner.
No luck for Mcortner with that takedown attempt.
Stronghold uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mcortner has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stronghold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stronghold wants to clinch.
Mike Stronghold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stronghold fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Mcortner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mcortner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Mcortner!
James Mcortner managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, STAR Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seanchai The Thai Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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138 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seanchai The Thai Zombie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith feints and as The Thai Zombie raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Thai Zombie 's guard.
Smith 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.
Smith is just content to waste time from the top position. The Thai Zombie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The Thai Zombie keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but The Thai Zombie is keeping the position.
Smith wants to control from the top but The Thai Zombie keeps moving.
Smith stands and throws The Thai Zombie 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Thai Zombie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to take a breather but The Thai Zombie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Smith.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but The Thai Zombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith stands and throws The Thai Zombie 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, The Thai Zombie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Smith but great work by The Thai Zombie .
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Thai Zombie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but The Thai Zombie keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks winded!
The Thai Zombie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amin Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Thai Zombie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Smith looking to control but The Thai Zombie passes into half guard.
The Thai Zombie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute The Thai Zombie jumps into side control!
Smith tries to escape but The Thai Zombie is in control.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
The Thai Zombie has control of an arm but Smith manages to advance to The Thai Zombie 's back!
The Thai Zombie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Smith's arms.
Smith looking to break The Thai Zombie 's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. The Thai Zombie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Smith will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking for the choke but no joy.
Smith is persistently looking for the submission but The Thai Zombie is defending it well.
Smith is trying to stick to The Thai Zombie 's back but The Thai Zombie is turning into Smith. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Smith's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by The Thai Zombie .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. The Thai Zombie stacks Smith on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by The Thai Zombie !
The Thai Zombie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
The Thai Zombie gets to mount! Smith was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The Thai Zombie looking for a guillotine from mount but Smith is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but The Thai Zombie pushes him away.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
The Thai Zombie avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Thai Zombie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smith has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Smith regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
The Thai Zombie prevents Smith from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amin Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The Thai Zombie tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Thai Zombie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but The Thai Zombie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Amin Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is trying to stand back up but The Thai Zombie is controlling him
Smith is looking for a sweep. The Thai Zombie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith trying to control here.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control but The Thai Zombie manages to pass to mount!
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Thai Zombie .
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Thai Zombie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smith has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smith!
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on The Thai Zombie 's face as Smith controls the position.
Smith is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. The Thai Zombie looks calm but he's in trouble here. Smith gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. The Thai Zombie is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Smith lets go of the hold and The Thai Zombie can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Amin Smith!
Our winner, Amin Smith, 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 Thai Johnny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power Ranger White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen St Anger- Metallica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thai Johnny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Power Ranger White!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnny shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnny attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White misses with the combination.
Johnny 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.
Johnny throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - White scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Johnny misses with a head kick.
Johnny takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
White throws a right and a left that Johnny avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Thai Johnny has been cut.
Nice cross by White.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White is looking to land body kicks.
Johnny tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by White!
Johnny is breathing heavily.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from White. Johnny shrugs it off though.
Power Ranger White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnny blocks a head kick by White.
Thai Johnny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnny.
White throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
Johnny tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnny. Johnny obviously looking to wear him down.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnny.
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
White's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and White duly obliges.
White looks for the body kick but Johnny saw that one coming.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnny throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnny swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White stalks Johnny and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnny's face. Johnny staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnny swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Johnny.
Johnny looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnny crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from White - the referee stops the clock and Johnny gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says White. Johnny manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from White.
White misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White slips a jab and a cross from Johnny.
A good leg kick by White.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White looks for the body kick but Johnny saw that one coming.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White works over Johnny's head and body with a nice combination.
White blocks a head kick by Johnny.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White drops Johnny with a left and a right! Oh, Johnny is hurt - White dives into side control looking to finish!
Johnny is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
White decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnny to his feet.
Oh Johnny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnny back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A solid body kick from White.
Johnny has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by White.
Nice body kick there by White.
Johnny seems to have got his legs back now.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White throws a left that rocks Johnny and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! White dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Johnny regain composure!
Johnny is trying to improve his position.
White stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnny steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White. That one must have hurt.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White misses with a body kick.
White throws a series of punches but Johnny moves out of range.
White is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnny moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White blocks a jab.
Johnny doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnny throws a head kick that misses.
White lands with a kick to the temple. Johnny shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
White misses with a kick to the body.
White lands with a kick to the ribs.
Some wild striking there from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power Ranger White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thai Johnny's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
White lands a jab-cross combination.
Thai Johnny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White tries to land a front kick but Johnny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnny will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
White thuds his shin into the meat of Johnny's side.
Johnny is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny throws a leg kick but White moved away.
Johnny throws a leg kick
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for White.
Johnny blocks a head kick by White.
White scores with a head kick. Johnny tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnny under the eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnny closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Johnny 's knee.
Johnny takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White throws a body kick that misses.
White Rushes Johnny and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Johnny is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. White Piles on the pressure and Johnny crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Power Ranger White!
After the fight, Power Ranger White was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Spartak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonid Spartak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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299 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Spartak!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin throws a series of punches but Spartak avoids them all with ease.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Spartak moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Spartak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spartak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spartak lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martin is on top in guard.
Martin cracks Spartak with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spartak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin lands a couple of elbows.
Martin wants to control from the top but Spartak keeps moving.
Martin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spartak looks winded!
Martin with a nice head shot there.
Spartak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spartak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martin lands a couple of digs.
Martin is in close to Spartak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
It looks like Leonid Spartak has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin trying to control but Spartak is working from the bottom.
Martin working some strikes from top position.
Martin landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin passes Spartak's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Martin 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.
Martin working over Spartak with some ground and pound. Spartak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Martin.
Martin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spartak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Spartak is rocked!
Martin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spartak sees it coming and defends easily.
Martin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Spartak is still in real trouble! Can Martin finish him?
Martin lands a big elbow - Spartak is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Martin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Martin!
A relieved looking Roman Martin 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OQuinn comes to the cage accompanied by Kocky-Tech N9ne. Rasputin has chosen Toccata and Fugue as his entrance music. Mikhail Rasputin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien OQuinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikhail Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OQuinn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. OQuinn showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OQuinn is looking for a kimura but Rasputin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for OQuinn to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin wants to get back to full guard.
OQuinn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
OQuinn lands with a punch from half guard.
OQuinn prevents Rasputin from improving his position.
OQuinn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rasputin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time OQuinn.
OQuinn throwing shots but Rasputin is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OQuinn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
OQuinn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rasputin wants to get back to full guard.
Rasputin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
OQuinn seems to be looking for submissions.
OQuinn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
OQuinn thows a huge punch but Rasputin dodges it nicely.
Rasputin blocking the ground and pound attempt from OQuinn.
Rasputin is trying to maintain the position but OQuinn is very close to passing his half guard.
OQuinn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rasputin has his hands clasped together around OQuinn's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
OQuinn thows a huge punch but Rasputin dodges it nicely.
OQuinn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rasputin is just riding it out for now. OQuinn eventually gives up the hold.
OQuinn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rasputin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from OQuinn.
Rasputin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
OQuinn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rasputin is just riding it out for now. OQuinn eventually gives up the hold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OQuinn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
OQuinn 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.
OQuinn throwing shots but Rasputin is blocking nicely.
OQuinn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rasputin is positioning himself well to prevent OQuinn advancing to mount.
Rasputin wants to control but OQuinn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
OQuinn slips a nice elbow through Rasputin's hands, connecting with Rasputin's forehead.
OQuinn thows a huge punch but Rasputin dodges it nicely.
Rasputin trying to control from the bottom.
OQuinn slips a nice elbow through Rasputin's hands, connecting with Rasputin's forehead.
OQuinn thows a huge punch but Rasputin dodges it nicely.
Rasputin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
OQuinn working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn throwing shots but Rasputin is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OQuinn slips a nice elbow through Rasputin's hands, connecting with Rasputin's forehead.
Rasputin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
OQuinn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rasputin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from OQuinn.
Rasputin is looking to control OQuinn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rasputin avoid being mounted?
OQuinn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from OQuinn.
Rasputin keeping control of the position.
Rasputin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from OQuinn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien OQuinn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
OQuinn misses with a takedown
and Rasputin counters with a head kick.
OQuinn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rasputin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from OQuinn does no damage.
Rasputin clinches up with OQuinn and pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Damien OQuinn has been cut.
OQuinn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rasputin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien OQuinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OQuinn takes a knee to the side of the body.
OQuinn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OQuinn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rasputin gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rasputin working for a triangle but OQuinn defends it easily.
Rasputin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
OQuinn trying to move into half guard but instead Rasputin has managed to sweep!
Rasputin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on OQuinn, up you get!
Rasputin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rasputin wants it to stay on the feet.
Rasputin wants to clinch up but OQuinn keeps it at a distance.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up but OQuinn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damien OQuinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from OQuinn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OQuinn has a takedown stuffed.
Damien OQuinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rasputin lands with a slapping head kick.
Rasputin darts in and clinches OQuinn up against the cage.
Rasputin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but OQuinn is defending well.
Rasputin scores with a knee to the head.
OQuinn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rasputin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
OQuinn stops a takedown attempt from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but OQuinn blocks with his arms.
Rasputin connects with a nasty looking knee right to OQuinn's face.
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OQuinn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rasputin misses with a knee to the head.
OQuinn is looking for a takedown.
Rasputin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rasputin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OQuinn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rasputin throws a knee to the head but misses.
OQuinn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rasputin is defending well.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
OQuinn is looking for a takedown.
OQuinn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rasputin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rasputin swats away the attempt to clinch by OQuinn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says OQuinn as he avoids it easily.
Rasputin wants to clinch.
OQuinn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rasputin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rasputin scores with the left hand. OQuinn knows he should have avoided that one.
OQuinn misses with a wild combination.
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Rasputin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien OQuinn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rasputin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
OQuinn is looking for a sweep.
Rasputin tries for a kimura but OQuinn is defending well.
OQuinn is looking for a sweep.
Rasputin decides to stand back up. Rasputin steps back and let's OQuinn get back to his feet.
Rasputin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rasputin wants to clinch.
No luck for OQuinn with that takedown attempt.
Rasputin wants to clinch up but OQuinn keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin gets a clinch.
Rasputin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rasputin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rasputin connects with a knee to the head.
Rasputin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rasputin controlling the action here for a moment.
Rasputin lands a knee to the head.
Rasputin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rasputin with a knee to the head.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section. OQuinn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but OQuinn blocks it.
Rasputin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OQuinn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by OQuinn.
Rasputin misses with an elbow strike.
OQuinn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rasputin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien OQuinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rasputin wants a takedown.
Rasputin scores a nice knee to the body.
Mikhail Rasputin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rasputin cracks OQuinn with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rasputin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by OQuinn after a bit of a struggle.
Rasputin prevents a takedown attempt there.
OQuinn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rasputin lands a knee to the body.
Rasputin looking to throw knees to the head but OQuinn is blocking nicely.
Rasputin landing knees to the head.
Rasputin has OQuinn pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rasputin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending OQuinn tumbling to the mat - Rasputin dives into OQuinn's guard.
OQuinn has his foot on Rasputin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rasputin works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin stands up and waves to OQuinn to follow him.
Rasputin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OQuinn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rasputin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rasputin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of OQuinn's head.
Rasputin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
OQuinn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rasputin swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OQuinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
OQuinn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rasputin but Rasputin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rasputin closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Rasputin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rasputin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Rasputin!
A very excited looking Mikhail Rasputin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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