 |
FN - 265lbs Grand Prix 2ROUND PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bb Esko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk's entrance music is Lil Wayne. King Carter. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
33
187 lbs
21 - 17 - 1 |
|
180 cm
29
203 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
|
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Monk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bb Esko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esko throws a right hand that Monk ducks under and follows up with a left that Monk also avoids with ease.
Esko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Esko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esko tries a head kick but it misses.
Esko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esko.
Esko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No joy there for Esko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bb Esko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Esko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esko misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Esko.
Esko throws a head kick that Monk semi-blocks.
Esko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Esko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Esko throws a head kick but Monk moves out of range.
Esko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esko lands a really nice looking cross but Monk seems unphased.
Esko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Esko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esko throws a sloppy head kick and Monk moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Esko tries to land a body kick
and Monk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Esko won't be happy with that.
Esko looks winded!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Monk has hold of Esko's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Esko tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Monk cranks the arm and Esko screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Esko, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marcus Monk!
An intense looking Marcus Monk took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thanks to my new manager who has done right by me and turned my game around and to my new team mates who has taken my game to the next level. Its my time now. '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pall Sigmarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigmarsson comes to the ring accompanied by Du Hast, Rammstein. Swanson has chosen all nightmare long by metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
34
272 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
|
185 cm
29
222 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Pall Sigmarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson misses with a looping left.
Sigmarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Sigmarsson scores with a leg kick.
Swanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Swanson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sigmarsson tries to roll over but Swanson keeps him under control.
Swanson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Swanson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson 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.
Sigmarsson looking for submissions off his back.
Swanson wants to control but Sigmarsson is keeping him busy.
Sigmarsson is looking for a sweep. Swanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Swanson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Swanson there.
Swanson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Swanson is trying to control. Sigmarsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sigmarsson is trying to maintain the position but Swanson is very close to passing his half guard.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swanson drops an elbow to the side of Sigmarsson's head.
Swanson trying to control from half guard but Sigmarsson is working away.
Swanson is working for a kimura but Sigmarsson is defending it quite comfortably.
Sigmarsson is trying is best to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigmarsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands with a punch from half guard.
Swanson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sigmarsson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Swanson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Swanson breaks from Sigmarsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Swanson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sigmarsson can't escape the position.
The referee warns Sigmarsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sigmarsson is rocked!
It looks like Jon Pall Sigmarsson has been cut.
Swanson lands with some strikes.
Oh Sigmarsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swanson lands a big elbow - Sigmarsson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sigmarsson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Karl Swanson!
Karl Swanson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
89% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maykel Awang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Nakutin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Awang Bang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2pac Changes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
33
195 lbs
21 - 20 - 1 |
|
195 cm
31
214 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maykel Awang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martti Nakutin!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakutin cracks Awang Bang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Nakutin.
Awang Bang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oooooh!!! Nakutin has knocked Awang Bang down with a huge combo! Nakutin steps away and waves a wobbly Awang Bang back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Awang Bang is rocked!
It looks like Maykel Awang Bang 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!
A combination from Awang Bang does no damage.
Oh Awang Bang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakutin connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Awang Bang to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Nakutin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martti Nakutin!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cyborg Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Drummond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Cyborg Santos has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cyborg Santos seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
23
182 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
|
173 cm
29
182 lbs
18 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cyborg Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Drummond!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Drummond ducks down to avoid it.
Santos 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.
Drummond defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Drummond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drummond.
Drummond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drummond misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drummond.
Drummond tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Arnold Drummond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drummond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Drummond drops Santos with a beautiful combination! Santos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drummond is looking for the KO!
It looks like Cyborg Santos has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond lands a nice looking body shot.
Drummond shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drummond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drummond thinking.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drummond.
Drummond lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drummond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Drummond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Drummond misses the shot to the body.
Drummond throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Drummond thumps Santos with a low kick.
Drummond throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Drummond throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drummond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drummond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos punishes Drummond's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Drummond's head but Drummond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drummond throws a low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drummond scores with a leg kick.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Drummond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drummond connects with a solid leg kick.
Drummond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drummond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drummond tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drummond.
Santos lands with a hook. Drummond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drummond throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drummond throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drummond misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Drummond scores with a leg kick.
Drummond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drummond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Drummond.
Drummond scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Drummond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drummond closes the distance and clinches.
Drummond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drummond can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Drummond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drummond lands a nice uppercut.
Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Drummond tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drummond missing with knees to the body.
Drummond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drummond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Drummond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arnold Drummond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drummond.
Drummond lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drummond connects with an inside leg kick.
Drummond throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drummond looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Drummond looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
Drummond bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Drummond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drummond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drummond throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drummond tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drummond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santos.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drummond. Santos shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drummond throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Drummond lands with a shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drummond in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drummond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drummond throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drummond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drummond throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos on the side of the head.
Drummond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drummond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Drummond throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Drummond connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond rushes Santos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Drummond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drummond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drummond's elbow.
Drummond breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drummond.
Drummond misses the jab.
Drummond throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drummond.
Drummond throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Drummond takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Drummond throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Santos.
Drummond digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drummond gets tackled into the ropes by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drummond misses with a knee strike.
Drummond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drummond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos wants to land a leg kick but Drummond is out of range.
Santos misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drummond scores with a kick to the body.
Drummond lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Drummond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Drummond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos throws a body punch but Drummond moves out of range.
Drummond throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santos checks a leg kick.
Jab by Drummond.
Drummond connects with a leg kick. Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Nice body kick from Drummond.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drummond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Drummond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Good leg kick by Drummond there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drummond is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drummond.
Drummond lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drummond.
Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drummond.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santos 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.
Drummond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drummond looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
Drummond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drummond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drummond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drummond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drummond scores with a leg kick.
Drummond throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Drummond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drummond connects with an inside leg kick.
Drummond lands with a good body shot.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Drummond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond lands with a slapping head kick.
Santos slips a straight right by Drummond.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Drummond misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Drummond was not able to check.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Drummond scores with a nice strike.
Drummond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drummond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Santos misses with an uppercut. Drummond saw that one coming.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond lands a head kick. Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drummond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drummond lands with a nice body kick.
Drummond throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drummond scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Drummond misses.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drummond swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drummond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cyborg Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Drummond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drummond 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Drummond!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamar Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawal has chosen E.S. Posthumus Unstoppable as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
29
177 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
|
188 cm
24
179 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamar Lawal!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner stuffs the takedown.
Gardner is looking to score with low kicks.
Lawal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Lawal or perhaps it was just good defense by Gardner which made him look bad.
Gardner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gardner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Gardner.
Lawal checks a leg kick.
Gardner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lawal is rocked!
Gardner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gardner cracks Lawal with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Lawal falls to his knees and Gardner doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Gardner!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mazza Ozcop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Poddubny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poddubny has chosen Champion Of The Champions as his entrance music. Ivan Poddubny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
29
240 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
|
185 cm
26
275 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mazza Ozcop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Poddubny!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Ozcop.
Ozcop lands a really nice looking cross but Poddubny seems unphased.
Ozcop misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ozcop.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poddubny.
Ozcop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poddubny. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Ozcop does no damage.
Ozcop motions for Poddubny to come forward. Ozcop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozcop keeps Poddubny at a distance using the push kick.
Ozcop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozcop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poddubny.
Ozcop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poddubny shoots in and drives through. Ozcop sprawls well.
Poddubny decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ozcop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ozcop is trying is best to control the position here.
Ozcop is trying to control but can't.
Ozcop gets full guard.
Ozcop is looking to stand up but Poddubny isn't so interested in that idea.
Poddubny throwing strikes from guard but Ozcop blocks nicely.
Ozcop is looking to stand up but Poddubny isn't so interested in that idea.
Ozcop controls Poddubny momentarily but Poddubny frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozcop keeping full guard, as Poddubny tries to pass.
Ozcop wants to stand up but Poddubny is controlling him.
Poddubny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ozcop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poddubny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poddubny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poddubny trying to move into half guard but instead Ozcop has managed to sweep!
Poddubny is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ozcop wants to stand but Poddubny is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ozcop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poddubny is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny trying to control the position.
Poddubny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ozcop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ozcop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Poddubny controlling Ozcop's posture.
Poddubny is trying to control the position but Ozcop postures up.
Poddubny wants to improve his position but instead Ozcop has moved into half guard.
Poddubny trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like Ozcop is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny is pressing down on Ozcop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Poddubny had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ozcop defends it easily.
Ozcop wants to stand but Poddubny has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Poddubny looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ozcop puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Poddubny looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Poddubny is refusing to be controlled, as Ozcop sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poddubny wants to control but Ozcop is keeping busy.
Poddubny is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mazza Ozcop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ozcop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poddubny.
Poddubny looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ozcop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poddubny lands a couple of digs.
Poddubny scoring with some ground and pound.
Ozcop keeping moving, preventing Poddubny from controlling successfully.
Poddubny won't allow Ozcop to sweep him here.
Ozcop keeping moving, preventing Poddubny from controlling successfully.
Poddubny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozcop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Poddubny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Poddubny wants to control from the top but Ozcop keeps moving.
Poddubny lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Poddubny's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Poddubny wants to pass the guard but Ozcop is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ozcop is on top in guard.
Poddubny is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ozcop is aware though and is defending well.
Poddubny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ozcop can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Poddubny keeping moving, preventing Ozcop from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozcop has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Poddubny is proving hard to escape from.
Poddubny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ozcop's guard.
Poddubny controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poddubny wants to pass the guard but Ozcop is keeping the position.
Ozcop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Poddubny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ozcop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozcop seems keen to control Poddubny's posture.
Poddubny passes Ozcop's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Poddubny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poddubny performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ozcop is trying to stand.
Poddubny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ozcop has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poddubny is working away from the top position though.
Ozcop is looking to escape.
Poddubny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Poddubny trying to mount his opponent but Ozcop defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poddubny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Poddubny tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ozcop knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ozcop is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poddubny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poddubny prevents Ozcop from standing back up.
Poddubny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ozcop keeps working.
Ozcop tries to get to full guard but Poddubny has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Poddubny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ozcop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ozcop loads up on a big right hand but Poddubny slips the punch.
Poddubny closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ozcop circles away.
Ozcop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ozcop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozcop.
Ozcop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozcop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ozcop wants it to stay on the feet.
Poddubny shoots in but Ozcop avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mazza Ozcop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Poddubny.
Poddubny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ozcop throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poddubny on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ozcop misses with a head kick.
Ivan Poddubny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ozcop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozcop. Poddubny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozcop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poddubny's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozcop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poddubny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ozcop scores with a nice head shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ozcop here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ozcop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poddubny's sensitive parts.
Ozcop misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozcop lands a right hook to the body.
Mazza Ozcop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ozcop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mazza Ozcop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozcop.
Poddubny stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ozcop.
Poddubny steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ozcop. That one must have hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poddubny crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ozcop - the referee stops the clock and Poddubny gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ozcop. Poddubny manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poddubny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ozcop can pounce on him.
Poddubny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ozcop to score with a decent uppercut.
Ozcop connects with a high kick.
Ozcop connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozcop throws a leg kick which misses Poddubny's front leg but catches the back leg as Poddubny tries to avoid it.
Ozcop lands a lovely overhand right.
Ozcop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ozcop! Poddubny is out on his feet! Ozcop rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Poddubny is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Poddubny is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mazza Ozcop!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Stonedberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Stonedberg will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
35
193 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
|
197 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Stonedberg!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman avoids the head kick by Stonedberg.
Bowman pushes Stonedberg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stonedberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stonedberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowman's elbow.
Bowman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowman tries to clinch up.
Bowman ducks right into an uppercut from Stonedberg.
Nathan Bowman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stonedberg did well to prevent Bowman getting side control.
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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bowman seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Stonedberg is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nathan Bowman!
Nathan Bowman made sure to mention his sponsor, Cyclone Nutrition Company in his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buffalo Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim comes to the ring accompanied by I'm new in da city. Bill comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It rubs the lotion on its skin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
26
206 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
|
185 cm
32
215 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alucard Darkim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buffalo Bill!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Darkim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darkim.
Darkim is looking to take a break and control but Bill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darkim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darkim is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bill!
Bill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Darkim scoring with strikes but Bill is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkim throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bill because Darkim loaded up on that one.
Darkim 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.
Bill tries to reverse the position but Darkim maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim breaks from Bill's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Darkim thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bill wants to hold on but Darkim pushes him away.
Darkim thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Darkim throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bill because Darkim loaded up on that one.
Darkim thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bill is squirming around, avoiding Darkim's attempts to control the action.
Darkim sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bill tries to hold on but Darkim postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Darkim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Darkim looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bill covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alucard Darkim!
Alucard Darkim retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alucard Darkim waved his t-shirt featuring Russian Top Magazin 's logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rozafa Arben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio comes to the ring accompanied by Muay Thai. The crowd seem to be enjoying Arben's choice of entrance music: P.O.D. - The Messenjah. Rozafa Arben is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
34
287 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
|
198 cm
30
205 lbs
17 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Vengrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rozafa Arben!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arben scores with a shot to the body.
Arben slips under a jab from Vengrio.
Arben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vengrio.
Vengrio throws a leg kick but Arben sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vengrio misses with the combination.
Vengrio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vengrio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vengrio tries to move into range but Arben moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Arthur Vengrio has been cut.
Arben cracks Vengrio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Vengrio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vengrio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arben circles away quickly and effectively.
Vengrio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arben.
Arben ducks under a wild hook from Vengrio.
Arben attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arben will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arben misses with a double jab
and Vengrio counters with a right hand to the body.
Vengrio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vengrio lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Rozafa Arben has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arben slips a straight right by Vengrio.
Arben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vengrio slips a jab from Arben.
Vengrio is looking to clinch.
A combination from Vengrio does no damage.
Arben digs a good hook to Vengrio's body.
Arben fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arben dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vengrio walks into a straight right hand from Arben.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arben with a jab.
Vengrio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arben.
Arben uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vengrio.
Arben finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vengrio avoids the body shot from Arben.
Arben has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vengrio moves out of range as Arben strikes.
Arben stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arben moves out of range as Vengrio strikes.
Vengrio moves in looking to clinch but Arben pushes him off.
Arben digs a good hook to Vengrio's body.
Arben misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vengrio looks to score with a jab to the body but Arben is just out of range.
Arthur Vengrio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arben lands a really nice looking cross but Vengrio seems unphased.
A jab from Vengrio misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio throws a big shot that misses.
Arben catches Vengrio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arben ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vengrio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arben.
Vengrio is rocked!
Arben gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vengrio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arbens head.
A left hand lands to the body for Arben.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vengrio lands a big knee to the head and Arben goes down! Vengrio pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Vengrio!
Arthur Vengrio managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, into his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
82% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stepp comes to the ring accompanied by Wherever I May Roam . Santiago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Baauer - Harlem Shake. Steven Stepp has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
25
218 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
|
176 cm
22
214 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Stepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jorge Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago misses the body punch
and Stepp counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Santiago!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stepp lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepp misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stepp in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Santiago manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stepp wants to advance to full mount but Santiago doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Santiago looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santiago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stepp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santiago looking for a guillotine here but Stepp defends easily.
Santiago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santiago throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stepp because Santiago loaded up on that one.
Santiago throws some wild stikes that Stepp manages to avoid easily.
Santiago thowing shots but they're missing.
Stepp is desperately trying to improve his position but Santiago has a good base and remains in mount.
Stepp is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Stepp working to try and regain half guard.
Santiago punching from mount but Stepp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Santiago misses with some ground and pound and Stepp recovers position to half guard.
Stepp wants to get back to his feet.
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.
It looks like Santiago is going to stand back up.
Stepp makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stepp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santiago avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santiago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago jabs Stepp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santiago lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santiago.
Stepp is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago pushes Stepp away with a front kick.
Stepp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Steven Stepp has been cut.
A nice combination there by Santiago.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago connects with an inside leg kick.
Santiago lands a big head kick that sends Stepp tumbling to the mat! Santiago takes a step backwards and waves Stepp back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stepp is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Santiago.
Santiago cracks Stepp with an open hand slap.
Oh Stepp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stepp drops his hands momentarily and Santiago needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Stepp just on the top of the head. Stepp drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Stepp - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jorge Santiago!
Jorge Santiago decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
