 |
UFL 68: Bergfried v Connemara PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remco Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zevran Arishok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekker comes into the arena with Thai Boxing blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
|
183 cm
21
176 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Remco Dekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zevran Arishok!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arishok connects with a looping right hand.
Zevran Arishok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arishok cracks Dekker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arishok listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Arishok.
Dekker is rocked!
Arishok slips a jab and a cross from Dekker.
Arishok steps in with a hook that catches Dekker right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Arishok follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Dekker looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zevran Arishok!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
92% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kula comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet - Bite the Bullet. Kip Morgan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 158 cm
20
133 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
|
175 cm
22
158 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kalle Kula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan pushes Kula up against the cage in a clinch.
Kula has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan is stalling here.
Kula takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Kula's ribcage.
Morgan gets underhooks to prevent Kula's takedown attempt.
Kula is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kula tries for a takedown but Morgan manages to get underhooks.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kula is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Morgan.
Kula goes for a takedown attempt but Morgan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morgan scores with a kick to the body.
Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
Morgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Kula 's eye.
Kula wants to take the fight to the mat but Morgan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morgan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Kula in his tracks for a moment.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kula gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kula has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kula has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morgan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Kula shrugs off.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Kula has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Kula.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kula changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morgan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kula avoids it.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kula's face.
Kula is rocked!
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oh Kula is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan stops a takedown attempt from Kula.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan lands an elbow inside.
Morgan working Kula over with knees to the body.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kula takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Morgan stalls.
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kula seems to have got his legs back now.
Morgan controlling the action here for a moment.
Morgan misses with an elbow over the top.
Morgan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Kula 's eye.
Morgan lands a damaging elbow.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morgan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kula.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Kula 's eye.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kula has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morgan.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kula can't get the takedown.
Kula drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morgan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kula gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kula trying to pass the guard but Morgan defending well.
Morgan trying to control but Kula postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Morgan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Kula avoids the elbow strike from Morgan, against the cage.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kula shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kula has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morgan after a bit of a struggle.
Kula avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kula has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kula is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan lands a left hand.
Kula changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan has Kula up against the cage in a clinch.
Kula is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morgan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
Morgan lands a damaging elbow.
Kula is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morgan is defending well.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Kula takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Kula in his tracks for a moment.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Kula blocks with his arms.
Kula has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan lands an elbow inside.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Kula's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kula takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Kula blocks it.
Morgan working Kula over with knees to the body.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kula takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kula goes for a takedown attempt but Morgan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kula's defenses.
Kula takes an elbow to the temple.
Kip Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morgan lands a damaging elbow.
Morgan stalling in the clinch.
Morgan lands a big knee to the head and Kula goes down! Morgan pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kip Morgan!
Kip Morgan 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 Arnold Rimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Kollegah - Bossaura as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
22
223 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
|
190 cm
22
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Rimmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Steel!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimmer loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Rimmer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rimmer missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rimmer swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Arnold Rimmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a head kick but Rimmer moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel.
Steel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steel.
Steel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rimmer's hands.
Rimmer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel digs a good body shot into Rimmer's ribs.
Steel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rimmer misses with a low kick as Steel jumps back.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rimmer.
Steel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rimmer is breathing heavily.
Steel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Steel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rimmer looking to control.
Steel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steel trying to control the action but Rimmer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rimmer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steel on the ground.
Steel in side control, throwing shots but Rimmer defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Steel tries for a kimura but Rimmer is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rimmer is looking to reverse the position.
Steel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Steel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Steel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Steel is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rimmer will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Steel crashes against the mat.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Steel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rimmer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Steel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rimmer is avoiding damage well.
Rimmer tries to bench press Steel off him but Steel keeps the position.
Steel tries for a kimura but Rimmer is defending well.
Rimmer can't do much from the bottom here.
Steel just content to control the position.
Steel wants to control but Rimmer is keeping him busy.
Steel tries for a kimura but Rimmer is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Steel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rimmer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
An elbow from Steel crashes against the mat.
Rimmer parries the strikes from Steel easily there. Steel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rimmer to escape.
Rimmer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steel in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Rimmer is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Steel!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yonash Blagech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barrett Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blagech kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red Tree - wood. This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
27
285 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
|
177 cm
27
257 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yonash Blagech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barrett Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blagech with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Blagech avoids it well.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Blagech tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blagech sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blagech is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Blagech has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blagech looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Blagech is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blagech with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson controlling the pace.
Blagech is looking to improve his position.
Blagech tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is trying to control. Blagech wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blagech avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Blagech defends the submission attempt.
Blagech looking for submissions off his back.
Blagech makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blagech.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blagech has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blagech looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Blagech has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blagech swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blagech escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Blagech is keeping the position.
Blagech had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blagech has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Blagech's legs - danger averted.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Blagech has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blagech had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Blagech looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blagech throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johnson uses it to pass to side control.
Blagech is breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blagech keeps working.
Johnson just content to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blagech is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Blagech sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barrett Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blagech's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blagech stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blagech gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Blagech will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blagech doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Blagech! Johnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Blagech to his feet! Blagech is in big trouble!
Blagech is rocked!
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!
Blagech doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson goes for a counter takedown and lands it with interest - it's knocked his opponent senseless! It looks like Johnson 's shoulder did the damage as the two fighters hit the mat.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Barrett Johnson!
An out of breath Barrett Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes to the cage accompanied by Parkway Drive - Sleepwalker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
22
162 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
|
175 cm
22
168 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Winston McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from McCall. Those never looked like landing.
McCall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCall works Kramer's body with a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by McCall there.
A low kick from Kramer misses
and McCall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from McCall misses.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kramer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kramer. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as McCall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kramer.
Kramer is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kramer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCall wants it to stay on the feet.
Kramer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCall pinned against the cage. McCall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCall with a hook.
Kramer connects with a nice looking jab.
McCall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kramer throws a lazy right hand but McCall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kramer throws a hook to the side of McCall's head but McCall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCall lands a jab to the nose.
Kramer is rocked!
McCall misses with a few strikes there.
McCall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kramer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McCall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kramer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kramer has a takedown stuffed.
Winston McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Kramer.
Kramer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kramer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! McCall gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kramer is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston McCall!
Post fight, an emotional Winston McCall said 'I wanna thank the UFL-president Mr John Hetfield for giving me the opportunity to fight in this kick-ass organisation! '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Sick Puppies - You're Going Down blaring out of the sound system. OQuinn has chosen Kocky-Tech N9ne as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Damien OQuinn enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
29
196 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
|
189 cm
22
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xavier Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OQuinn rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie trying to control but OQuinn is having none of it.
Gracie is stalling here but it's allowed OQuinn to get half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie trying to control the action but OQuinn is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xavier Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
OQuinn fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie rushes OQuinn and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but OQuinn regains guard immediately.
OQuinn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
OQuinn tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie stalling.
Gracie is pressing down on OQuinn's thigh, looking to free his foot. OQuinn is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not doing much here.
Gracie wants to control but OQuinn is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
OQuinn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from OQuinn. OQuinn gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie leaves OQuinn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as OQuinn is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because OQuinn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn is in all sorts of trouble here.
OQuinn has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Gracie's lack of action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but OQuinn is keeping him busy.
We're going to have a standup here because Xavier Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie feints and as OQuinn raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to control but OQuinn is working from the bottom.
OQuinn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie trying to control but OQuinn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed OQuinn's guard.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but OQuinn defending well.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but OQuinn is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Gracie dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
OQuinn fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. OQuinn fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but OQuinn keeps moving.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt OQuinn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but OQuinn sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but OQuinn pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. OQuinn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but OQuinn is proving a slippery customer.
OQuinn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
OQuinn forces his way into half guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
OQuinn is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but OQuinn has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie is pressing down on OQuinn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie trying to control the position.
OQuinn stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
OQuinn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
OQuinn is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
OQuinn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OQuinn is looking to advance position but Gracie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gracie wants to control the pace but OQuinn is squirming around nicely.
OQuinn is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie breaks from OQuinn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Xavier Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie looking to control but OQuinn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Gracie!
After the big win, Xavier Gracie made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Damnfield clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
38% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Slicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slicer has chosen Vader -Silent Empire as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
23
290 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
|
199 cm
22
274 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johny Slicer!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke throws a right hand that Slicer ducks under and follows up with a left that Slicer also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Slicer finds it's target.
Cooke feints a jab promting Slicer to slip. Cooke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Slicer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Slicer moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Slicer prevents it.
Slicer is trying to break the clinch but Cooke is controlling him.
Cooke is trying to trip Slicer. He has hold of a leg but Slicer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cooke persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cooke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slicer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slicer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cooke throwing strikes but missing.
Cooke 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cooke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cooke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cooke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slicer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cooke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slicer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cooke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slicer has his hands on Cooke's head, controlling the position.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Slicer keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slicer is looking to stand up but Cooke isn't so interested in that idea.
Cooke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Slicer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke moves into full mount! Slicer won't be happy about that!
Cooke trying to control but Slicer is having none of it.
Cooke lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Slicer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slicer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slicer tries to lock up and control but Cooke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cooke postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Slicer badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Cooke around the waist but Cooke pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Cooke is the winner by TKO! Cooke jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Cooke!
Eric Cooke very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse- Eminem. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jon Fitch was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
24
182 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
|
180 cm
24
180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fitch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fitch takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Fitch swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Fitch swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fitch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khan shoots in for a double leg but Fitch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khan tries to clinch but Fitch moves away
and Fitch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitch lands a slapping body shot.
Fitch lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abaka Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Fitch catches Khan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan tries to clinch but Fitch moves out of range.
Fitch jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan stuns Fitch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fitch throws a one two combo.
Fitch fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Fitch throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Fitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan tried to score with a low kick but Fitch checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to clinch
and Fitch counters with a right hand to the body.
Jon Fitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitch takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitch misses the jab.
Fitch scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitch throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Fitch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jon Fitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch misses the shot to the body.
Fitch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Fitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Fitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan tries to clinch but Fitch moves out of range.
Khan tries to clinch but Fitch moves away
and Fitch counters with a left to the body.
Khan darts in and clinches Fitch up against the cage.
Fitch misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitch backwards.
Khan crunches a lovely knee into Fitch's ribcage.
Fitch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitch blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Fitch is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitch avoids the damage to the body.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitch avoids it.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Fitch struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Fitch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fitch stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitch wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitch avoids the damage to the body.
Fitch leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fitch dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fitch misses with a hook.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitch, as that shot connected.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khan.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fitch counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan closes the distance and pushes Fitch back into the cage.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitch.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
Fitch breaks from the clinch.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Fitch misses.
Fitch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fitch.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a nice head kick!
Fitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan avoids the body shot from Fitch.
Fitch punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitch. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitch avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
A combination from Fitch does no damage.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitch circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fitch misses the shot to the body.
Fitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Fitch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan is looking to clinch but Fitch is avoiding it.
Fitch throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan scores with a one two! Fitch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan darts in trying to clinch
and Fitch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitch throws out the jab.
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitch thows a body shot but no joy.
Fitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan wants to clinch up but Fitch keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitch swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Fitch swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan moves away from the strike by Fitch.
Fitch sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Fitch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fitch digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fitch throws a right hand that misses
and Khan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fitch is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Abaka Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan defending well as Fitch loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fitch doesn't seem phased though.
Fitch throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Fitch avoids the head kick by Khan.
Fitch loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Khan fails to land the takedown.
Fitch throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitch.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fitch's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan 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.
Khan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Fitch.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitch misses the shot to the body.
Fitch misses the body punch
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fitch swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fitch.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Fitch.
Fitch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to maintain a safe position but Fitch gets an underhook and turns Khan into the cage.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitch lands an uppercut.
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!
Khan is trying to maintain a safe position but Fitch gets an underhook and turns Khan into the cage.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitch blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abaka Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitch lands with a light punch inside.
Abaka Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitch is defending well for now.
Fitch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Fitch.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Fitch.
I've got Fitch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Fitch!
Jon Fitch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Sturmpruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Sturmpruegel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
29
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
|
191 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
|
Powerful takedowns
World class MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Sturmpruegel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturmpruegel blocks a head kick by Malkin.
A low kick from Sturmpruegel is predictable there
and Malkin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sturmpruegel's knee momentarily.
Malkin looks to land a combination but Sturmpruegel avoids it well.
Malkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturmpruegel moves away.
Sturmpruegel staying out of range there.
Malkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturmpruegel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Malkin.
Sturmpruegel moves out of range as Malkin throws a body kick.
Malkin throws a head kick but Sturmpruegel moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel moves out of range of the strikes.
Malkin thuds his shin into the meat of Sturmpruegel's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sturmpruegel throws a right hand that Malkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Malkin also avoids with ease.
Sturmpruegel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick but Malkin checks it.
A low kick from Sturmpruegel is predictable there
and Malkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malkin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sturmpruegel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Malkin backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malkin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sturmpruegel in his tracks.
Malkin lands a nice hook to Sturmpruegel's body. Sturmpruegel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malkin throws a jab when Sturmpruegel was well out of range.
Sturmpruegel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick but Malkin moved away.
Malkin checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Malkin blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Sturmpruegel.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sturmpruegel checks a leg kick.
Malkin misses with a low kick.
Sturmpruegel lands the left hand.
Sturmpruegel feints and then cracks Malkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malkin down.
Sturmpruegel scores with a decent looking hook.
Sturmpruegel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Malkin.
Malkin throws a push kick but Sturmpruegel slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin tries to move into range but Sturmpruegel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Sturmpruegel. That snapped Malkin's head back.
Sturmpruegel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malkin.
Sturmpruegel scores with a nice head shot.
Sturmpruegel scores with the left hand. Malkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Malkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Malkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sturmpruegel misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sturmpruegel 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 Malkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sturmpruegel cracks a nice hook into Malkin's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Malkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturmpruegel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sturmpruegel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malkin's calf.
Jab, jab by Malkin - just one landing.
Malkin throws a wild body kick that Sturmpruegel sees coming a mile off.
Roberto Sturmpruegel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturmpruegel throws a body punch but Malkin moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturmpruegel tries to move into range but Malkin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sturmpruegel lands the left hand.
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 Roberto Sturmpruegel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sturmpruegel clobbers Malkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malkin lands a really nice looking cross but Sturmpruegel seems unphased.
A lazy left from Malkin finds it's target.
Sturmpruegel thumps Malkin with a low kick.
Sturmpruegel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malkin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roberto Sturmpruegel is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malkin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sturmpruegel 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 Malkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sturmpruegel is looking to score with low kicks.
Sturmpruegel misses with a straight left.
A jab from Malkin misses.
A punch combination from Sturmpruegel misses.
A leg kick checked by Malkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malkin.
Sturmpruegel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malkin is out of range.
Malkin throws out a leg kick but Sturmpruegel moves out of range and Malkin only half commits.
A punch combination from Sturmpruegel misses.
Malkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sturmpruegel to score with a decent uppercut.
Sturmpruegel throws a series of punches but Malkin avoids them all with ease.
Sturmpruegel misses with a body shot.
Malkin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malkin tries to land a leg kick but Sturmpruegel saw it coming and moves away.
Sturmpruegel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malkin closes the distance and clinches up with Sturmpruegel, looking for a takedown. Malkin pushes Sturmpruegel against the cage but Sturmpruegel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel throws the left hand but Malkin avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Malkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malkin walks into a straight right hand from Sturmpruegel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malkin looks to land a left hand but Sturmpruegel moved out of range nicely.
Sturmpruegel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malkin.
Sturmpruegel lands a nice shot that snaps Malkin's head back.
Sturmpruegel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sturmpruegel throws a front kick aimed at Malkin's knee but Malkin avoids it well.
Malkin swings for the body but Sturmpruegel moves out of range.
Malkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malkin throws a head kick but Sturmpruegel moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel throws a low kick but Malkin avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sturmpruegel tries to avoid it but Malkin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sturmpruegel to the ground. Sturmpruegel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sturmpruegel checks a leg kick nicely.
Malkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturmpruegel scoring well with a low kick there.
Malkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malkin misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturmpruegel.
Malkin is breathing heavily.
Sturmpruegel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sturmpruegel lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malkin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malkin is rocked!
Sturmpruegel moves out of range of the body kick from Malkin.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel thumps Malkin with a low kick.
Malkin blocks a leg kick.
Sturmpruegel drops Malkin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Malkin looks back up at him and smiles so Sturmpruegel waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Malkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Sturmpruegel finish him?
Sturmpruegel is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Malkin like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Malkin from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Sturmpruegel!
Roberto Sturmpruegel is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Roberto Sturmpruegel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jameson Connemara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
 |
|
 |
| 169 cm
22
150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
21
147 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jameson Connemara!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connemara throws the left hand but Bergfried avoids the punch easily.
Bergfried takes a kick to the side of the head.
Connemara throws a leg kick but Bergfried sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Connemara throws a wild body kick that Bergfried sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connemara. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergfried takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Connemara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bergfried moves into the clinch.
Connemara lands a nice shot to the body.
Connemara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Connemara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bergfried throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Connemara blocks it with crossed arms.
Connemara avoids the elbow strike from Bergfried, against the cage.
Bergfried lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connemara backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connemara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bergfried with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Connemara blocks a body shot from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a punch but it's blocked by Connemara.
Bergfried lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jameson Connemara has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Bergfried.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara avoiding damage as Bergfried throws knees to the body.
Connemara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connemara blocking some punches.
Bergfried misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Connemara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bergfried tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bergfried pushes off an throws an elbow but Connemara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Connemara digs a right hand into Bergfried's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bergfried's gas tank.
Connemara struggles to land a body shot inside as Bergfried controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Connemara as the two fighters clinch.
Connemara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bergfried.
Connemara lands an uppercut.
Connemara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bergfried is keeping busy.
Connemara lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Connemara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bergfried.
Bergfried comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bergfried blocks a body shot from Connemara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried tries to throw a body punch but Connemara avoids it by throwing Bergfried back against the cage.
Connemara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bergfried tries a knee to the head but Connemara blocks it.
Bergfried connects with a knee to the head.
Connemara dodges an elbow strike from Bergfried.
Connemara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connemara.
Bergfried prevents a body shot from Connemara.
Bergfried missing with knees to the body.
Connemara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bergfried pushes off an throws an elbow but Connemara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bergfried throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Connemaras head.
Connemara blocks an elbow strike from Bergfried.
Connemara can't find room to land a body shot as Bergfried controls the action.
Bergfried misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bergfried fails to land.
Bergfried lands a knee to the head.
Connemara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bergfried throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara lands with a short shot to the head.
Bergfried doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bergfried misses with some punches.
Connemara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bergfried lands a knee to the head.
Bergfried struggles to land a body shot inside as Connemara controls his hands.
Connemara avoids the elbow strike from Bergfried, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Connemara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with some punches.
Connemara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bergfried with a knee to the head.
Connemara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connemara misses with some punches.
Connemara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Connemara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Connemara lands an uppercut.
Connemara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Connemara as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergfried lands a nice uppercut.
Bergfried throws a knee to the head but misses.
Connemara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Connemara.
Connemara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bergfried blocking some punches.
Connemara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bergfried backwards.
Bergfried prevents a body shot from Connemara.
Connemara looking to stall.
Connemara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connemara struggles to land a body shot inside as Bergfried controls his hands.
Connemara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bergfried doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bergfried tries a knee to the head but Connemara blocks it.
Connemara pushes Bergfried back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bergfried looking to throw knees to the head but Connemara is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Connemara - that landed with a thud.
Connemara struggles to land a body shot inside as Bergfried controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jameson Connemara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bergfried slips a straight right by Connemara.
Bergfried has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bergfried there as he acknowledges the shot.
Connemara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connemara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Connemara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Connemara lands a nice shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Connemara.
Bergfried's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Connemara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bergfried scrambles back to his feet.
Bergfried misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connemara.
Connemara blocks a leg kick.
Bergfried moves out of range of the leg kick from Connemara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergfried throws a leg kick but Connemara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bergfried. Connemara shrugs it off though.
Connemara missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Connemara swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Connemara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Connemara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Connemara.
Bergfried gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Connemara tried to score with a low kick but Bergfried checks it.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Connemara.
Connemara misses with a few strikes there.
Bergfried throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bergfried takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Connemara throws a hook to the side of Bergfried's head but Bergfried sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bergfried avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bergfried walks into a stiff left hand from Connemara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried tries to clinch but Connemara moves out of range.
Bergfried looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bergfried lands with a thumping leg kick.
Connemara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergfried on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jameson Connemara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Connemara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connemara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connemara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bergfried slips a straight right by Connemara.
Connemara misses with an uppercut. Bergfried saw that one coming.
Bergfried avoids the head kick by Connemara.
Connemara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bergfried is out of range.
Connemara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara ducks under a wild hook from Bergfried.
Good standup being displayed there by Connemara as he connects with a hook.
Connemara loads up on a big right hand but Bergfried slips the punch.
Connemara tries to bum rush Bergfried with a series of wild strikes but Bergfried uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Connemara.
Bergfried swinging wildly here.
Connemara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergfried.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Connemara.
Good standup being displayed there by Connemara as he connects with a hook.
Connemara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bergfried counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bergfried.
Connemara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bergfrieds head.
Connemara trying to stall but Bergfried improves his position.
Bergfried tries to land knees in the clinch but Connemara avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried pushes Connemara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bergfried trying to land knees to the body.
Bergfried has Connemara pressed against the cage, preventing Connemara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Connemara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bergfried throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bergfried misses with an elbow over the top.
Bergfried misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connemara.
Connemara misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Connemara misses with the head strike.
Bergfried misses with a punch to the body.
Bergfried throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Connemara blocks it with crossed arms.
Bergfried misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Connemara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connemara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connemara scores with a shot to the side of Bergfried's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with some punches.
Connemara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jameson Connemara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bergfried tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bergfried misses with a leg kick.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connemara.
Connemara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bergfried.
Connemara connects with a jab.
Bergfried misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Connemara.
Connemara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergfried.
Connemara staying out of range there.
Connemara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Connemara connects with a crisp jab.
Bergfried stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Connemara.
Connemara takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bergfried loads up on a big right hand but Connemara slips the punch.
Connemara motions for Bergfried to come forward. Connemara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Connemara scores with a jab to the head.
Connemara throws a head kick that misses.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Connemara.
Connemara misses with a kick to the body.
Bergfried takes one to the side of the head.
Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connemara.
Connemara tries to land a body kick
and Bergfried counters by moving into the clinch.
Connemara avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Bergfried.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connemara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bergfried scores with a shot to the side of Connemara's head.
Bergfried scores with a shoulder strike.
Connemara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Connemara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Bergfried.
Connemara blocks a body shot from Bergfried.
Bergfried digs a right hand into Connemara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Connemara's gas tank.
Bergfried with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Connemara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connemara lands a nice shot to the body.
Connemara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Connemara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Connemara fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara has a couple of punches blocked by Bergfried.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connemara.
Bergfried lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bergfried throws an elbow that misses.
Bergfried tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connemara avoids it.
Connemara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connemara misses with a punch to the body.
Connemara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bergfrieds head.
Connemara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Connemara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bergfried throws a punch but it's blocked by Connemara.
Connemara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connemara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bergfried misses with a punch on the inside.
Connemara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried lands with a short shot to the head.
Connemara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connemara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Connemara tries to throw a body punch but Bergfried avoids it by throwing Connemara back against the cage.
Bergfried throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Connemara struggles to land a body shot inside as Bergfried controls his hands.
Connemara can't find room to land a body shot as Bergfried controls the action.
Bergfried using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Connemara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Connemara avoiding damage as Bergfried throws knees to the body.
Jameson Connemara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bergfried with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Connemara gets through Bergfried's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Connemara managing to block the knees to the body from Bergfried.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bergfried just misses with a elbow thrown towards Connemara's brow.
Connemara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bergfried has him pressed against the cage.
Connemara lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Connemara.
A right hand to the body from Connemara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jameson Connemara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Connemara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
Bergfried blocks a jab.
Bergfried is looking to clinch.
Connemara jabs Bergfried right on the nose. Bergfried blinks but takes it well.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bergfried slips under a jab.
Connemara takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
Bergfried motions for Connemara to come forward. Bergfried throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Connemara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bergfried checks it well.
Connemara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connemara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
Connemara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab, jab by Connemara - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara throws out a loose jab but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connemara slips a jab from Bergfried.
A low kick from Connemara is predictable there
and Bergfried moves into the clinch.
Connemara misses with a punch on the inside.
Bergfried lands a nice uppercut.
Connemara tries to work over Bergfried's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Connemara swings wildly with an uppercut but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connemara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bergfried's elbow.
Bergfried tries to land knees in the clinch but Connemara avoids the damage to the body.
Bergfried scores with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Connemara.
Connemara lands a shot to the body.
Connemara presses Bergfried against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Connemara misses with a punch to the body.
Bergfried using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Connemara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connemara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bergfried.
Bergfried lands an elbow that stopped Connemara in his tracks for a moment.
Connemara takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergfried lands an elbow inside.
Bergfried misses with a body punch.
Connemara breaks the clinch.
Connemara lands with an uppercut that bounces Bergfried off the cage and back into range.
Connemara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Connemara.
Connemara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Connemara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bergfried looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Connemara throws a hook but Bergfried blocks it.
Connemara misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried moves out of range as Connemara throws a body kick.
Connemara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bergfried will feel that in the morning.
A big right from Bergfried misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Connemara.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice straight punches there by Connemara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Connemara.
Bergfried throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connemara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Connemara throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Connemara.
Connemara throws a hook but Bergfried avoids it easily.
Connemara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Connemara.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connemara.
Connemara throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried lets loose with a powerful body kick. Connemara will feel that in the morning.
A big left from Bergfried misses.
Connemara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Connemara.
Connemara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connemara takes a swing at Bergfried's ribcage but misses.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bergfried looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connemara misses with a right hand
and Bergfried counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bergfried.
Bergfried lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bergfried tries to land a knee to the head but Connemara blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jameson Connemara's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Connemara blocks the low kick.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Connemara.
An inside leg kick lands from Connemara.
Bergfried lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Connemara. Beautiful body shot.
Connemara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bergfried tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Connemara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bergfried closes the distance looking to clinch
and Connemara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Connemara connects with the punch.
Connemara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Connemara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bergfried checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice uppercut lands for Connemara. That snapped Bergfried's head back.
Connemara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Connemara.
Connemara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Connemara.
Connemara digs a good body shot into Bergfried's ribs.
Bergfried slips under a jab from Connemara.
Bergfried keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connemara.
Connemara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Connemara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bergfried tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Connemara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bergfried is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connemara.
Jameson Connemara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Connemara gets tackled into the cage by Bergfried. Bergfried maintains the clinch.
Friedrich Bergfried has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jameson Connemara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bergfried just misses with a elbow thrown towards Connemara's brow.
Bergfried prevents a body shot from Connemara.
Connemara blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bergfried throws an elbow but misses.
Connemara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bergfried goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bergfried can't find room to land a body shot as Connemara controls the action.
Bergfried trying to land knees to the body.
Connemara pushes Bergfried back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bergfried throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Bergfried tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara blocks a body shot from Bergfried.
Bergfried pushes off an throws an elbow but Connemara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bergfried throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bergfried is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Connemara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bergfried misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connemara.
Bergfried has a couple of punches blocked by Connemara.
A short left from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws a knee to the head but misses.
Connemara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connemara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connemara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bergfried misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried misses with some punches.
Bergfried using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Connemara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connemara.
Bergfried tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connemara's elbow.
A short uppercut from Bergfried.
Bergfried throws an elbow that misses.
Connemara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connemara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bergfrieds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bergfried walks forward, straight into a front kick from Connemara.
Connemara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bergfried under the eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connemara connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergfried throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Connemara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jameson Connemara.
Well Connemara 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jameson Connemara!
Jameson Connemara is the new featherweight champion!
Jameson Connemara 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
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
