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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Der Hansie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Hardy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Der Hansie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Der Hansie tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy scores with a jab. Der Hansie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Der Hansie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hardy is able to avoid easily.
Der Hansie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Der Hansie tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Der Hansie slips a straight right by Hardy.
Der Hansie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Der Hansie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to avoid it but Der Hansie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardy to the ground. Hardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Der Hansie slips the punch.
Der Hansie tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a good cross that connects.
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Der Hansie momentarily.
Tommy Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Der Hansie tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy misses with a hook
and Der Hansie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Der Hansie is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Der Hansie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hardy looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is refusing to be controlled, as Der Hansie sits in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Der Hansie thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Der Hansie drops an elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Der Hansie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Der Hansie is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Der Hansie seems content to control.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Der Hansie stands up from half guard.
Hardy lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Der Hansie is looking to clinch.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Der Hansie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Der Hansie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Der Hansie tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Der Hansie slips the punch.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy lands a really nice looking cross but Der Hansie seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Der Hansie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hans Der Hansie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Der Hansie tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy lands a jab.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Der Hansie counters with a head kick. That will keep Hardy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Der Hansie's head but Der Hansie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Der Hansie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Hardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Der Hansie under the eye.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Der Hansie under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.
Tommy Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Der Hansie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Der Hansie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Der Hansie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Der Hansie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Der Hansie tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Der Hansie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Der Hansie knows he should have avoided that one.
Der Hansie shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardy tries to sprawl out of it but Der Hansie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Der Hansie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Der Hansie.
Der Hansie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Der Hansie needs to keep his hands up - Hardy had a free shot at his head there.
Der Hansie moves away from the strike by Hardy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Der Hansie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Hardy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hardy cracks Der Hansie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Der Hansie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Der Hansie on that attempt.
Donk. Hardy catches Der Hansie right on the button with a cross.
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!
Der Hansie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hardy avoids it really well and circles away.
Hans Der Hansie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy cracks Der Hansie with an open hand slap.
Der Hansie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Der Hansie momentarily.
Der Hansie shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a jab.
Hardy throws a combination. Der Hansie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Hardy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hardy scores with a nice right hand.
Hardy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Der Hansie slips a jab from Hardy.
Der Hansie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hardy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Der Hansie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hardy can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to remain calm as Der Hansie controls from the top position.
Der Hansie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy tries to buck Der Hansie off but Der Hansie is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Der Hansie slips under a jab.
Hardy throws the left hand but Der Hansie avoids the punch easily.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Der Hansie dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Der Hansie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Der Hansie closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Der Hansie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Der Hansie counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardy misses with a hook. Der Hansie ducked under it nicely.
Der Hansie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardy tries to avoid it but Der Hansie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardy to the ground. Hardy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy lands with a straight right. Der Hansie didn't see that one coming.
Hardy lands a glancing blow to the side of Der Hansie's head.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Der Hansie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Der Hansie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Der Hansie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Der Hansie's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Der Hansie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardy throws a hook but Der Hansie avoids it easily.
Der Hansie shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Der Hansie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Der Hansie misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Der Hansie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Der Hansie's head but Der Hansie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy cracks Der Hansie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Der Hansie shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Der Hansie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Der Hansie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardy gets caught flat footed, as Der Hansie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hans Der Hansie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Der Hansie throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardy wants to stand but Der Hansie is controlling the position.
Der Hansie won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Der Hansie passes Hardy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Der Hansie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hardy tries to kick Der Hansie off but Der Hansie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Der Hansie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Der Hansie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardy 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Hardy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Halliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Halliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halliday moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Halliday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halliday misses with the combination.
Boyka fails with the takedown.
Halliday tries to bum rush Boyka with a series of wild strikes but Boyka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyka dodges the punch combination from Halliday.
Boyka is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyka tries to clinch up but Halliday circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Halliday scores with a four punch combination!
Halliday lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boyka counters with a three punch combo that has Halliday backing up. Halliday nods at Boyka to acknowledge the strikes.
Halliday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyka.
Halliday uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halliday throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Halliday scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Halliday is predictable there
and Boyka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Halliday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halliday gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to pull guard but Halliday forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Halliday manages to break the clinch.
Mickey Halliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halliday.
Halliday throws a right and a left that Boyka avoids nicely.
Halliday tries to score with a low kick but Boyka moves his leg out of the way.
Boyka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halliday.
Halliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halliday feints and then cracks Boyka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boyka down.
Halliday moves into the clinch.
Boyka jumps into guard, dragging Halliday to the mat.
Halliday throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halliday working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halliday is one step ahead there.
Boyka keeping moving, preventing Halliday from controlling successfully.
Halliday would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Halliday wants to control from the top but Boyka keeps moving.
Halliday slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halliday trying to control the action but Boyka is working from the bottom.
Boyka throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Halliday is trying to get an arm triangle but Boyka is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halliday working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halliday stands up and beckons Boyka to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Halliday dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boyka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halliday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halliday lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Halliday.
Boyka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Halliday.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halliday lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boyka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boyka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boyka throws a head kick but Halliday moves out of range.
Halliday fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Halliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Halliday does no damage.
Good leg kick by Halliday there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halliday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boyka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mickey Halliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday swings for the body but Boyka moves out of range.
Halliday looks to land a combination but Boyka avoids it well.
Halliday closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halliday manages to break the clinch.
Boyka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boyka dodges the punch combination from Halliday.
Mickey Halliday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halliday pushes Boyka up against the cage in a clinch.
Boyka jumps guard but Halliday turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Halliday works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Halliday. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halliday.
Sloppy strikes from Halliday. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halliday closes the distance and clinches.
Boyka lands an elbow just above Halliday 's eye.
Halliday breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boyka counters with a three punch combo that has Halliday backing up. Halliday nods at Boyka to acknowledge the strikes.
Halliday tries a low kick but Boyka avoids it.
Halliday takes the fight into the clinch.
Halliday lands a nice uppercut.
Halliday breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyka blocks the leg kick.
Halliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyka tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halliday misses with the combination.
Halliday misses with a series of wild punches.
Halliday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boyka can do to turn this around?
Halliday misses with a two punch combination.
Halliday connects with the punch.
Halliday tries to clinch up.
Boyka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boyka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halliday moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boyka blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boyka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halliday misses with a series of wild punches.
Halliday avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Halliday sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boyka somewhat.
Boyka throws a head kick but Halliday moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halliday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Halliday dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Halliday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyka blocks the leg kick.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halliday throws a combination. Boyka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Halliday lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Halliday.
Halliday misses with a two punch combination.
Boyka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halliday misses with a double jab.
Boyka wants to clinch
and Halliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halliday clinches up against the cage.
Halliday breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halliday goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Halliday connects with a single shot there.
Halliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boyka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Halliday throws out a leg kick but Boyka moves out of range and Halliday only half commits.
Halliday displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mickey Halliday is winning the standup battle so far.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halliday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyka tries to clinch but Halliday moves out of range.
Boyka checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halliday leaves Boyka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boyka looks for a takedown but Halliday sprawls well.
Mickey Halliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Boyka.
Halliday paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Halliday scores with a three punch combo!
Halliday lands with a nice combination. Boyka backs away looking to recover.
Boyka is rocked!
Halliday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyka circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Halliday misses with a low kick.
No luck for Boyka with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halliday stuffs the takedown attempt from Boyka. Boyka gets slowly back to his feet.
Boyka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halliday scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boyka is still on wobbly legs! Can Halliday finish him?
Halliday lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Halliday does no damage.
Halliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halliday rushes Boyka and presses him up against the cage.
Halliday breaks from the clinch.
Boyka seems to have recovered his senses.
Boyka fails with the takedown.
Halliday throws a right hand that Boyka ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyka also avoids with ease.
Halliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yuri Boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses.
Halliday throws a one two combo.
Boyka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Halliday. Those never looked like landing.
Boyka moves in looking to clinch but Halliday pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Halliday.
Halliday throws a series of punches but Boyka avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halliday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halliday scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Halliday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halliday 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Halliday!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mickey Halliday thanked Untouchable Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Livington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michu Mitzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Livington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michu Mitzu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livington tries to sprawl but Mitzu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mitzu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mitzu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Livington defending well though.
Livington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Livington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Livington looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mitzu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Livington lands a lovely overhand right.
Mitzu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Livington tries to roll over but Mitzu keeps him under control.
Mitzu trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livington is pressing down on Mitzu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Livington has his foot on Mitzu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mitzu works his way back into a safe position though.
Mitzu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Livington looking to control.
Livington keeping moving, preventing Mitzu from controlling successfully.
Mitzu forces his way into half guard.
Mitzu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mitzu is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitzu.
Livington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mitzu trying to pass the guard but Livington defending well.
Mitzu working the head and body with strikes.
Mitzu works his way into full mount!
Mitzu working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Livington wants to control but Mitzu is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitzu swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michu Mitzu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gon Grave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Hammersmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gon Grave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Hammersmidt!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grave misses with a wild combination.
Grave throws a right and a left that Hammersmidt avoids nicely.
Hammersmidt slips under a jab.
Gon Grave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grave thuds his shin into the meat of Hammersmidt's side.
Crunch! Grave slams his shin into Hammersmidt's torso.
Grave lands with a nice combination. Hammersmidt backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Stefan Hammersmidt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grave lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammersmidt looks winded!
Hammersmidt walks straight into a right hand from Grave - that's dropped him! Grave jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hammersmidt from any more punishment! Hammersmidt complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gon Grave!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ike Fredrickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matti Teitsi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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20
141 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ike Fredrickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teitsi misses with a two punch combination.
Fredrickson takes a swing at Teitsi's ribcage but misses.
Fredrickson fails with a takedown attempt.
Fredrickson throws a poor cross that misses
and Teitsi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Teitsi.
Fredrickson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Teitsi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fredrickson blocking some punches.
Fredrickson blocks a body shot from Teitsi.
Teitsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Teitsi.
Teitsi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrickson just leaning against Teitsi, taking a breather.
Teitsi throws a punch but it's blocked by Fredrickson.
Teitsi has a couple of punches blocked by Fredrickson.
Teitsi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fredrickson backwards.
Teitsi gets through Fredrickson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fredrickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Teitsi as the two fighters clinch.
Teitsi digs a right hand into Fredrickson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fredrickson's gas tank.
Teitsi blocks an uppercut.
Teitsi tries to work over Fredrickson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Fredrickson as the two fighters clinch.
Fredrickson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fredrickson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Teitsi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fredrickson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teitsi.
Fredrickson scoring well with a low kick there.
Teitsi lands with a nice combination. Fredrickson backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ike Fredrickson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teitsi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teitsi slips a jab from Fredrickson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredrickson. Teitsi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredrickson misses with a right hand
and Teitsi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fredrickson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fredrickson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fredrickson is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ike Fredrickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi batters Fredrickson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Fredrickson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Teitsi lands a final crushing right hand to drop Fredrickson to the mat with a gruesome thud! Teitsi is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matti Teitsi!
An out of breath Matti Teitsi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Yorke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Yorke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer looks to land a left hand but Yorke moved out of range nicely.
Yorke has his takedown stuffed
and Kramer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yorke won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on Yorke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yorke is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kramer connects with a decent elbow.
Kramer prevents Yorke from escaping the position.
Kramer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kramer tries for a kimura but Yorke is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer trying to control the action but Yorke is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yorke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yorke tries to bench press Kramer off him but Kramer keeps the position.
Kramer just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yorke tries to buck Kramer off but Kramer is having none of it.
Kramer landing a few strikes.
Kramer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yorke is looking to reverse the position.
Yorke taking a bit of punishment here - Kramer scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kramer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yorke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Yorke parries the strikes from Kramer easily there. Kramer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yorke to escape.
Kramer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kramer working the ground and pound.
Kramer cracks Yorke with a big elbow.
Kramer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kramer is chipping away with strikes.
Kramer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yorke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yorke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kramer slaps away a takedown attempt from Yorke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kramer misses with a straight left.
Kramer misses with an uppercut.
Kramer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yorke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kramer tries to clinch there but Yorke circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kramer moves away from the strike by Yorke.
Yorke with a poor takedown
and Kramer counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Yorke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yorke misses with a takedown attempt
and Kramer counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Kramer dominated that round.
That's time! Yorke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kramer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kramer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yorke misses with a takedown attempt
and Kramer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yorke's guard now.
Kramer is in close to Yorke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kramer drops back looking for a leg! Yorke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yorke manages to kick Kramer off! Kramer jumps back into Yorke's guard.
Kramer trying to control but Yorke is working from the bottom.
Kramer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yorke is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yorke striking off his back but it's not causing Kramer any problems.
Kramer stands up over Yorke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yorke wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kramer is now in half guard.
Kramer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kramer decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Yorke clinches up against the cage.
Kramer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kramer.
Yorke tries to stall but Kramer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yorke is working for takedown but Kramer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kramer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kramer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kramer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Kramer.
Kramer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kramer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yorke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kramer to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Yorke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kramer cracks Yorke with a nice body shot.
Kramer has hold of one of Yorke's legs. Yorke is fighting the takedown attempt but Kramer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kramer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kramer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kramer takes a little break here. Yorke wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Damian Kramer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yorke misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Kramer in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kramer is working Yorke over with some ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kramer scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Kramer 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. And we move into the final round!
Nice defenses there by Yorke.
Kramer has a takedown stuffed.
Yorke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kramer tries to improve position but can't.
Kramer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yorke's best efforts.
Yorke wants to work for an arm triangle but Kramer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kramer is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yorke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kramer defending well though.
Kramer is looking for a sweep. Yorke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yorke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kramer is just riding it out for now. Yorke eventually gives up the hold.
Yorke is thwarting Kramer's attempts to control the position.
Dwight Yorke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yorke wants to take a breather but Kramer is having none of it.
Kramer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yorke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yorke's back!
Kramer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kramer doesn't have the hooks in and Yorke manages to turn into his guard.
Yorke is fighting to break Kramer's control of his arms but Kramer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kramer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yorke!
Damian Kramer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yorke is trying desperately to improve position.
Kramer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kramer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yorke is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kramer.
Kramer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kramer dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kramer with the ground and pound from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Kramer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kramer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Kramer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Van Braam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrady comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Highway To Hell. Tycho Van Braam has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris McGrady's chin.
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22
184 lbs
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26
196 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tycho Van Braam!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Braam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McGrady sprawls well. McGrady wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Braam gets slowly back to his feet.
McGrady lands a jab.
Van Braam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGrady defends it nicely.
Van Braam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGrady stuffs the takedown.
Chris McGrady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tycho Van Braam.
McGrady misses with a wild body shot.
Van Braam rushes McGrady and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Braam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGrady dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Braam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Van Braam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Braam stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McGrady gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for McGrady to work.
McGrady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Braam fails to pull guard.
McGrady managing to block the knees to the body from Van Braam.
Van Braam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Braam missing with knees to the body.
Van Braam is trying to stall.
McGrady prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Braam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Braam is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McGrady gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McGrady is trying to break the clinch but Van Braam is controlling him.
McGrady tries to break the clinch but Van Braam is controlling the position.
McGrady wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Braam has him pressed against the cage.
Van Braam tries to score a body lock takedown but McGrady shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McGrady can't break the clinch.
McGrady cracks Van Braam with a nice body shot.
Van Braam successfully pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Van Braam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Braam has his foot on McGrady's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGrady works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGrady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McGrady knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Braam on the ground.
Van Braam has his foot on McGrady's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGrady works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Braam throws his legs up looking for a submission but McGrady uses it to pass to side control.
McGrady decides to stand back up.
A swing and a miss from McGrady.
Van Braam has a takedown stuffed.
Van Braam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGrady's guard.
Van Braam wants to get up but he can't break McGrady's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Braam is looking to advance position but McGrady has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Braam is looking to get to half guard.
McGrady sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Braam wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Van Braam is trying to get back to his feet but McGrady has full control of the position and if anything, Van Braam has just worked his way into a worse spot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGrady controlling the position well here. Van Braam rolled but McGrady kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
McGrady is trying to stick to Van Braam's back but Van Braam is turning into McGrady. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in McGrady's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Van Braam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris McGrady will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGrady throws a body punch but Van Braam moves out of range.
McGrady lands a jab-cross combination.
McGrady leaves Van Braam with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chris McGrady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Braam dives in and grabs McGrady's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGrady pushes down on Van Braam's head and hops out.
Van Braam changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McGrady looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Van Braam has control of an arm but McGrady manages to advance to Van Braam's back!
Van Braam tries to escape but McGrady has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Van Braam manages to escape to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Braam moves away.
Van Braam fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGrady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Braam tries to clinch up but McGrady circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Braam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Braam shoots in looking for a takedown but McGrady manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Braam's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chris McGrady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tycho Van Braam.
Sloppy strikes from McGrady. Those never looked like landing.
Van Braam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady swinging wildly here.
McGrady misses with a double jab.
Van Braam is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McGrady's half guard.
Van Braam is looking to pass McGrady's guard but actually McGrady recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGrady pulls Van Braam in close to his closed guard and prevents Van Braam from doing any damage or advancing position.
Van Braam wants to stand but McGrady is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Braam is looking to pass into half guard but McGrady pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McGrady is in guard.
McGrady wants to control from the top but Van Braam keeps moving.
Van Braam pushes a forearm under McGrady's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, McGrady is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tycho Van Braam!
A less than humble Tycho Van Braam misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Sagoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OQuinn has chosen Kocky-Tech N9ne as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Sagoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OQuinn misses with a takedown
and Sagoth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
OQuinn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sagoth scores a nice knee to the body.
Sagoth wants the takedown. OQuinn is fighting it off but Sagoth persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in OQuinn's guard against the cage.
Sagoth passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OQuinn is not content to let Sagoth control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagoth tries to move into full mount but can't pass OQuinn's legs.
OQuinn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sagoth off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
OQuinn is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
OQuinn is looking for the choke from the back position but Sagoth is controlling his hands well.
Sagoth is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sagoth controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
OQuinn just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Sagoth tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn controlling the position easily from mount.
Sagoth tries to improve his position but instead OQuinn has taken his back!
Sagoth trying to get back to his feet but OQuinn is in full control for now.
OQuinn struggling to keep hold of the position.
OQuinn is riding his opponent, not letting Sagoth buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn is not going to allow Sagoth to sit and survive in this position.
OQuinn has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Sagoth is defending well but eventually OQuinn manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Sagoth has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damien OQuinn!
Damien OQuinn 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Martin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Martin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatherer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gatherer lands a nice looking body kick.
Martin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Roman Martin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatherer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martin momentarily.
Gatherer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gatherer counters with a leg kick.
Martin looks winded!
Gatherer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gatherer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Gatherer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gatherer drops Martin with a big left hand! Martin is injured, injured bad! Gatherer jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Gatherer!
Hunter Gatherer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingsley's entrance music is The Power. A fine choice. Robert Kingsley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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278 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake James!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Kingsley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kingsley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Kingsley misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Robert Kingsley has been cut.
James throws a leg kick but Kingsley sees it coming and moves out of range.
James lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James throws a good cross that connects.
Kingsley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James throws a hook to the side of Kingsley's head but Kingsley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James throws a hook but Kingsley blocks it.
Kingsley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Kingsley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
James managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley scoring with punches to the head and body.
James pulls Kingsley in to control the position.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James trying to control the position here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake James hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kingsley enables James to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kingsley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kingsley trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
James's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kingsley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kingsley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead James passes into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James misses with the ground and pound.
Kingsley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
James landing strikes.
James throwing strikes but Kingsley manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kingsley cracks James with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kingsley in side control, throwing shots but James defends.
James on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
James wants to control but Kingsley postures up.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James is trying to buck Kingsley off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James struggling a bit here.
Kingsley scores with a couple of short elbows.
James is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kingsley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ground and pound from Kingsley.
James taking some punishment here, with Kingsley in his half guard.
Kingsley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kingsley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kingsley is thwarting James's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingsley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kingsley is trying to control the action in half guard but James is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Kingsley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
James scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kingsley is working to avoid the ground and pound but James connects with a decent elbow.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kingsley keeps working.
James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kingsley, who protects the arm well.
James working away.
Kingsley is trying to improve his position.
James throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kingsley is working to avoid the ground and pound but James connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley parries the strikes from James easily there. James is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kingsley to escape.
You can see the frustration on Kingsley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
James advances to full mount.
James punching from mount but Kingsley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
James landing shots from mount.
Robert Kingsley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robert Kingsley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake James!
Jake James bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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