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AFC 12 Saukko vs Melkonyan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Turcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherman Calibrisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calibrisi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Etho - The Godfather Theme (Dubstep Remix). Ivan Turcic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Turcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sherman Calibrisi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calibrisi tries for a takedown but Turcic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Calibrisi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turcic scores with a hook to the body. Calibrisi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calibrisi is defended easily by Turcic.
Turcic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Calibrisi to the ground. Turcic is now in Calibrisi's guard.
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.
Calibrisi pushes Turcic off and scrambles back to his feet.
Calibrisi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turcic is fending him off so far but Calibrisi persists. Nope, Turcic circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivan Turcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sherman Calibrisi.
Calibrisi rushes Turcic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turcic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Turcic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turcic keeping moving, preventing Calibrisi from controlling successfully.
Turcic wants to stand and escape but Calibrisi is having none of it.
Calibrisi slips nicely into half guard.
Turcic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Calibrisi slows the pace down in half guard.
Calibrisi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Turcic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calibrisi on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Turcic won't allow Calibrisi to pass to mount.
Turcic wants to get back to his feet.
Turcic is not content to let Calibrisi control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sherman Calibrisi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Turcic tries to clinch up but Calibrisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Turcic leaves Calibrisi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Calibrisi tries to close the distance and clinch but Turcic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calibrisi fails with the takedown.
Turcic wants to clinch up but Calibrisi keeps it at a distance.
Calibrisi shoots in for a takedown but Turcic shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Turcic as Calibrisi shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Calibrisi. No joy for Turcic on that attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Calibrisi.
Turcic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calibrisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Turcic.
Turcic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calibrisi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turcic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calibrisi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Turcic did well to prevent Calibrisi getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calibrisi is trying to control the action in half guard but Turcic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calibrisi slips a nice elbow through Turcic's hands, connecting with Turcic's forehead.
Calibrisi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turcic is not content to let Calibrisi control the position.
Turcic is trying to stand up here but Calibrisi is controlling him well.
Turcic is breathing heavily.
Calibrisi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Calibrisi trying to control from half guard but Turcic is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sherman Calibrisi.
Turcic rushes Calibrisi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Calibrisi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Calibrisi wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calibrisi goes for a takedown attempt but Turcic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Calibrisi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turcic tries to avoid it but Calibrisi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turcic to the ground. Turcic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Calibrisi darts in and clinches Turcic up against the cage.
Turcic prevents Calibrisi from breaking the clinch.
Calibrisi taking a breather.
Calibrisi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcic is trying to push Calibrisi away but Calibrisi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Turcic pulls guard effortlessly.
Calibrisi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calibrisi wants to control from the top but Turcic keeps moving.
Turcic wriggles free and stands up.
Calibrisi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turcic sprawls well. Turcic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calibrisi gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherman Calibrisi 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.
Calibrisi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Calibrisi.
Calibrisi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Turcic throws a series of punches but Calibrisi moves out of range.
Turcic blocks a head kick by Calibrisi.
Calibrisi shoots in but Turcic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turcic clinches up with Calibrisi and pushes him back against the cage.
Calibrisi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ivan Turcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sherman Calibrisi.
Calibrisi wants a takedown but no success here.
Turcic manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Turcic with that takedown attempt.
Calibrisi shoots in looking for a takedown but Turcic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calibrisi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calibrisi fails with a takedown attempt.
Calibrisi is breathing heavily.
Calibrisi looks for a takedown but Turcic sprawls well.
Turcic is looking to clinch but Calibrisi is avoiding it.
Turcic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calibrisi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turcic circles away.
Calibrisi pushes Turcic away with a front kick.
Turcic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turcic wants to control from the top but Calibrisi keeps moving.
Calibrisi is trying to control the position but Turcic postures up.
Calibrisi is working an open guard so Turcic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Calibrisi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Calibrisi misses with a takedown attempt - Turcic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcic moves into range and clinches up with Calibrisi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turcic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Calibrisi trying to control the position but instead, Turcic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Calibrisi into the cage.
Calibrisi wants a takedown but no success here.
Turcic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turcic has Calibrisi pressed against the cage, preventing Calibrisi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Calibrisi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sherman Calibrisi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calibrisi trying to keep a closed guard but Turcic is proving a slippery customer.
Turcic landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calibrisi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turcic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Calibrisi trying to control the position.
Calibrisi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turcic wants to stand but Calibrisi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Calibrisi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Turcic frees his head nicely. Oh but Calibrisi has switched to an armbar! Turcic is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Sherman Calibrisi!
Sherman Calibrisi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabi Rabijan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabi Rabijan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rabi Rabijan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabijan cracks Knight with an open hand slap.
Rabijan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Rabijan both land. Nice combination.
Knight throws a leg kick but Rabijan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knight could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabijan drops Knight with a huge uppercut! Knight drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Rabijan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rabi Rabijan!
In his post fight interview, Rabi Rabijan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Uzomaki!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Uzomaki to the ground. James is now in Uzomaki's guard.
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.
James has gone for a leg lock! Uzomaki slips out almost immediately though and dives into James's guard.
James has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
James keeping full guard, as Uzomaki tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uzomaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uzomaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Uzomaki wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uzomaki is aware though and is defending well.
Uzomaki wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
Uzomaki wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uzomaki stands and throws James's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Uzomaki is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James is working for a kimura but Uzomaki is defending it quite comfortably.
James is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Uzomaki is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki is defending against the submission attempts here by James.
James is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Uzomaki defends it well.
James is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
James is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is working for a kimura but Uzomaki is defending it quite comfortably.
James wants to control but Uzomaki is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick James dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uzomaki slips a jab and a cross from James.
James closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Uzomaki quickly recovers to half guard.
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nick James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James trying to pass the guard but Uzomaki defending well.
James trying to control from half guard but Uzomaki is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is working for a kimura but Uzomaki is defending it quite comfortably.
James is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Uzomaki has managed to free his arm - good work.
James looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
James is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James seems to be working for a kimura but Uzomaki defends the submission attempt.
James wants to free his trapped foot but Uzomaki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is keen to just control but Uzomaki is a slippery customer.
Uzomaki trying to control here.
James is looking for a kimura but Uzomaki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for James to get the leverage.
James is thwarting Uzomaki's attempts to control the position.
Uzomaki is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but James is staying active.
James is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uzomaki desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is working for a submission of some sort.
James is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Uzomaki tries to hold on but James pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick James dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James gets a takedown into half guard.
James seems to be looking for submissions.
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Uzomaki keeping hold of James's head, controlling as best he can.
James is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Uzomaki has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Uzomaki has managed to free his arm - good work.
James is stalling here. Uzomaki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! James seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Uzomaki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Uzomaki working away.
James regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki is working for a kimura but James is defending it quite comfortably.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Uzomaki defends well.
Uzomaki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and James dives on top into guard.
Uzomaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki working a defensive guard here.
James looking to pass the guard.
James wants to control from the top but Uzomaki keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kenichi Uzomaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uzomaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uzomaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Uzomaki is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzomaki trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Medrado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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256 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Medrado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demon Burn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medrado moves out of range of the leg kick from Burn.
Jose Medrado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burn lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Jose Medrado has been cut.
Burn throws a series of punches but Medrado moves out of range.
Burn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burn looks to land a combination but Medrado avoids it well.
Medrado shoots for a takedown but Burn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Burn. No joy for Medrado on that attempt.
Burn misses with a few strikes there.
Medrado manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Burn on his heels. He'll look to pass Burn's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Burn keeping moving, preventing Medrado from controlling successfully.
Medrado stops Burn from standing up.
Medrado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Medrado trying to control but Burn is working from the bottom.
Burn wants to get back to his feet but Medrado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medrado content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Medrado postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Burn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Medrado, into his guard.
Burn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Medrado is proving hard to escape from.
Medrado throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Medrado is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medrado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burn defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Medrado is proving hard to escape from.
Burn wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Medrado's closed guard. He's half up but Medrado has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Medrado pivots and extends the arm, Burn falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Medrado! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Medrado!
Jose Medrado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tota Lidel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnie Fierro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidel comes to the cage accompanied by Dry Kill Logic - Lost. Fierro has chosen Punkrocker as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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220 lbs
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226 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tota Lidel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonnie Fierro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
You can see the frustration on Fierro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lidel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fierro keeps working.
Lidel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fierro dodges the ground and pound from Lidel.
Fierro is trying to improve his position.
Fierro regains half guard.
Lidel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fierro to regain full guard.
Lidel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fierro is looking to stand up but Lidel isn't so interested in that idea.
Fierro managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidel connects with a couple of short punches.
Lidel wants to control from the top but Fierro keeps moving.
Lidel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lidel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lidel wants to control from the top but Fierro keeps moving.
Fierro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fierro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lidel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lidel with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lidel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lidel works Fierro's body with a nice hook.
Lidel pushes Fierro up against the cage in a clinch.
Lidel trying to stall but Fierro improves his position.
Lidel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fierro's elbow.
Lidel taking a breather.
The referee calls for Lidel to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lidel breaks from the clinch.
Lidel ducks under a wild hook from Fierro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fierro connects with a body shot that sends Lidel's belly button to the back.
Fierro throws a right and a left that Lidel avoids nicely.
Fierro keeps the fight on the outside.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fierro.
Jonnie Fierro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fierro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tota Lidel has been cut.
Lidel misses with a low kick.
Fierro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lidel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fierro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lidel circles away quickly and effectively.
Fierro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fierro throws an overhand right that lands on Lidel's shoulder, as Lidel tries to avoid the shot.
Lidel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fierro's waist but Fierro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lidel off to one side.
Lidel takes the fight into the clinch.
Fierro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fierro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lidel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lidel moves to clinch but Fierro breaks away
and Fierro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fierro misses with a looping right.
Fierro misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Lidel to counter with a crisp jab.
Lidel throws a body punch but Fierro moves out of range.
A big right from Fierro misses.
Lidel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fierro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lidel tries to clinch there but Fierro circles away.
Fierro leaves Lidel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lidel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fierro avoids it really well and circles away.
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 Tota Lidel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tota Lidel's cut.
That's time! Lidel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lidel drives through and clinches with Fierro against the cage.
Lidel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lidel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lidel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lidel blocks a jab.
Lidel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fierro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lidel throws a head kick but Fierro moves out of range.
Lidel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fierro takes a swing at Lidel's ribcage but misses.
Fierro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fierro tries to bum rush Lidel with a series of wild strikes but Lidel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lidel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fierro looks to land a left hand but Lidel moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidel tries to clinch but Fierro moves out of range.
Lidel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fierro!
Lidel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fierro counters with an outside leg kick.
Fierro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fierro throws a shot from downtown. Lidel moves away and avoids it.
Lidel avoids the body shot from Fierro.
Lidel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fierro swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tota Lidel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fierro misses with a double jab.
Lidel closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Fierro to counter with a crisp jab.
Lidel is rocked!
Lidel glances at the clock... BAM! Fierro nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Lidel crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Lidel is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonnie Fierro!
A relieved looking Jonnie Fierro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Unitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz has chosen Click Click Boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
215 lbs
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35
207 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Unitas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ortiz, as that shot connected.
Unitas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ortiz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Unitas with a nice head shot there.
Unitas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unitas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Unitas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Unitas looking to pass the guard.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Unitas isn't so interested in that idea.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Unitas from controlling successfully.
Unitas 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unitas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Unitas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Unitas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Unitas tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Unitas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unitas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Unitas wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Unitas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ortiz dives on top into guard.
Unitas trying to control the position here.
Ortiz won't allow Unitas to get back to his feet.
Unitas keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Unitas.
Unitas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ortiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ortiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortiz tries to land a leg kick but Unitas saw it coming and moves away.
Unitas throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Unitas misses with a combination
and Ortiz counters with a solid body kick.
Unitas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
David Unitas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz feints and then cracks Unitas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Unitas down.
Unitas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Unitas staying out of range there.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Unitas moves out of range easily.
Ortiz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Unitas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Unitas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unitas closes the distance and clinches up with Ortiz, looking for a takedown. Unitas pushes Ortiz against the cage but Ortiz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Unitas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unitas. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 David Unitas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Unitas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Unitas shows good takedown defense.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Unitas circles away.
Ortiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Unitas's waist but Unitas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ortiz off to one side.
Unitas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Unitas sprawls well.
David Unitas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Ortiz.
Unitas swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Unitas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ortiz quickly recovers to half guard.
Unitas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ortiz defends it well.
Ortiz is in trouble now - Unitas has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unitas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ortiz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Unitas landing strikes from the mount.
Unitas won't let Ortiz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ortiz is squirming around, avoiding Unitas's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unitas is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ortiz has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ortiz!
Unitas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet but Unitas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
David Unitas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Unitas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Unitas tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortiz is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Unitas cracks Ortiz with a solid left hand.
Ortiz has momentary wrist control but Unitas slips an elbow through the middle.
Unitas advances to half guard.
Unitas moves into full mount! Ortiz won't be happy about that!
Unitas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ortiz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Unitas unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unitas working for a submission but Ortiz is keeping him at bay.
Unitas controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Ortiz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Unitas jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ortiz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ortiz and Unitas has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Unitas is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ortiz is trying to escape and Unitas transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ortiz is forced to tap! Nice work there by Unitas! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Unitas!
A very excited looking David Unitas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eyeonly Fuckwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuckwell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, call to prayer. Drwal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nightwish Crimson Tide kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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29
194 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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28
187 lbs
13 - 16 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Eyeonly Fuckwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwal misses with a wild combination.
Fuckwell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drwal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuckwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fuckwell cracks Drwal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drwal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuckwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drwal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuckwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fuckwell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fuckwell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fuckwell throws a nice head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fuckwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fuckwell wants to stall.
Fuckwell misses with a body punch.
Drwal breaks from the clinch.
Drwal closes the distance and clinches.
Drwal lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drwal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fuckwell up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuckwell tries a body shot but Drwal blocks it.
Drwal tries to circle away but Fuckwell has him pinned against the cage.
Drwal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Fuckwell.
Drwal prevents a body shot from Fuckwell.
Fuckwell can't find room to land a body shot as Drwal controls the action.
Drwal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drwal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fuckwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drwal's elbow.
Fuckwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuckwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drwal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drwal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuckwell lands with a shot to the body.
Fuckwell connects with a body shot.
Drwal misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drwal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fuckwell.
Tomasz Drwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuckwell connects with an inside leg kick.
Drwal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Eyeonly Fuckwell has been cut.
Fuckwell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drwal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fuckwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuckwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drwal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Fuckwell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drwal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuckwell can pounce on him.
Fuckwell rushes Drwal and presses him up against the cage.
Fuckwell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fuckwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Fuckwell.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fuckwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drwal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuckwell lands a glancing blow to the side of Drwal's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drwal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fuckwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drwal misses with a few strikes there.
Drwal walks into a jab.
Drwal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fuckwell has Drwal up against the cage in a clinch.
Drwal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drwal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Fuckwell.
A short right from Fuckwell on the inside.
Drwal stalling in the clinch but Fuckwell improves position.
Drwal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fuckwell is defending well for now.
Fuckwell lands a shoulder strike.
Fuckwell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drwal looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuckwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drwal's elbow.
A short right from Fuckwell.
Drwal is looking to control Fuckwell's arms but Fuckwell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drwal has his back to the cage.
Drwal wants to get back to striking at distance but Fuckwell won't allow it.
Fuckwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drwal has managed to clinch.
Drwal blocking some punches.
Drwal blocking some punches.
Fuckwell looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Drwal as the two fighters clinch.
Drwal looking to slow down the pace here.
Fuckwell has a couple of punches blocked by Drwal.
Drwal breaks the clinch.
Drwal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuckwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fuckwell tries to clinch up but Drwal circles away and keeps his distance.
Drwal fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuckwell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fuckwell lands a right hook to the body.
Drwal misses with a few strikes there.
Fuckwell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fuckwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyeonly Fuckwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eyeonly Fuckwell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drwal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fuckwell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fuckwell.
A shot to the liver by Fuckwell. Beautiful body shot.
Good shot there by Fuckwell.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fuckwell. Drwal shrugs it off though.
Fuckwell moves in looking to clinch but Drwal pushes him off.
Drwal swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Fuckwell.
Drwal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Drwal misses with the combination.
Drwal looks to clinch
and Fuckwell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drwal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
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!
Fuckwell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drwal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tomasz Drwal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuckwell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drwal tries to bum rush Fuckwell with a series of wild strikes but Fuckwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drwal is breathing heavily.
Fuckwell has closed the distance and engaged Drwal in a clinch.
Fuckwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drwal tries to clinch up.
Drwal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuckwell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuckwell rushes Drwal and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fuckwell.
Drwal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fuckwell misses with the head strike.
Fuckwell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fuckwell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fuckwell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fuckwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuckwell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fuckwell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drwals head.
Fuckwell unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Drwal! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fuckwell is unloading with more strikes now! Drwal drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eyeonly Fuckwell!
An intense looking Eyeonly Fuckwell took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Know this brothers, it is our duty to spread islam and rid the world of infidels, this is your duty as a muslim, if it means killing children.... we kill children'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Goc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goc comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps From Hell - ASAP. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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32
222 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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33
255 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Goc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goc misses with a body kick.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Goc shoots in looking for a takedown. Steele tries to sprawl out of it but Goc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steele manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steele throws a combination. Goc tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steele throws a leg kick but Goc moved away.
Goc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goc shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steele misses with a wild combination.
Steele misses with a low kick as Goc jumps back.
Goc dodges the punch combination from Steele.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
George Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele scores with a nice strike.
Steele misses with a leg kick.
No luck for Goc with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacek Goc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Steele throws a leg kick that misses.
Goc tries to clinch up but Steele circles away and keeps his distance.
Goc scores with a leg kick.
Steele tries to bum rush Goc with a series of wild strikes but Goc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goc tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steele swivels and escapes.
Steele lands a jab to Goc's midsection.
Steele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goc counters with a leg kick.
Steele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goc is defended easily by Steele.
Steele lands with a cross.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goc.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goc.
Steele is looking to score with low kicks.
Goc tries to clinch up.
Steele takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Goc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to bum rush Goc with a series of wild strikes but Goc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Steele. That snapped Goc's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goc misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goc takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goc checks a leg kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Steele throws a low kick, looking for Goc's leg but Goc calmly moves out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Goc. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Goc shoots for a double leg takedown but Steele sprawls well. He's pushed Goc's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Steele scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Goc is rocked!
Goc throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Goc walks into a stiff left hand from Steele.
Steele with a hook.
Oh Goc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goc blocks a low kick nicely.
Steele ducks right into an uppercut from Goc.
Goc seems to have got his legs back now.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Goc.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goc.
A big right from Steele misses.
Goc is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steele sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steele dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goc counters with a big head kick but Steele shrugs it off.
Steele lands a nice shot that snaps Goc's head back.
Steele tries to bum rush Goc with a series of wild strikes but Goc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
George Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steele.
Goc doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Goc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele tries to bum rush Goc with a series of wild strikes but Goc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Goc avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Goc.
Goc shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goc looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steele is fending him off so far but Goc persists. Nope, Steele circles away and we're back to standing.
Steele misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steele is fending him off so far but Goc persists. Nope, Steele circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacek Goc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goc.
George Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steele misses with a low kick as Goc jumps back.
Steele slips a jab from Goc.
Steele displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goc.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goc slips under a jab.
Goc stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steele.
Goc throws a low kick but Steele avoids it.
Steele looks to land a combination. Goc sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Goc shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steele pinned against the cage. Steele gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goc closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steele circles away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Goc might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele cracks the inside of Goc's front leg.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Goc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goc shoots in for a double leg but Steele sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goc ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Steele connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Goc. Those never looked like landing.
Steele throws out a leg kick but Goc moves out of range and Steele only half commits.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goc has time to react.
Goc walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Goc limp body while Steele jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Steele!
George Steele thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Melkonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eduard Melkonyan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko misses with a wild body shot.
Melkonyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Melkonyan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saukko to the mat! Saukko manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saukko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Melkonyan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Melkonyan is thwarting Saukko's attempts to control the position.
Melkonyan controlling the action here.
Melkonyan is working for a kimura but Saukko is defending it quite comfortably.
Saukko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Melkonyan pulls his head out easily.
Melkonyan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saukko trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melkonyan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saukko's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Melkonyan is working away from the top position though.
Saukko is concentrating on defense, preventing Melkonyan from advancing position.
Melkonyan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saukko clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Saukko.
A head punch on the inside from Saukko fails to land.
Saukko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Melkonyan uses from the top position.
Melkonyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saukko is looking to sweep but instead, Melkonyan has passed into half guard.
Well, if Melkonyan 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan wants to free his trapped foot but Saukko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Melkonyan is trying to work for a kimura but Saukko is defending well.
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!
Saukko trying to control but Melkonyan postures up.
Saukko keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Saukko is pressing down on Melkonyan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Saukko keeping full guard, as Melkonyan tries to pass.
Melkonyan trying to control but Saukko is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saukko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Melkonyan wants to pass the guard but Saukko is keeping the position.
Melkonyan wants to control from the top but Saukko keeps moving.
Melkonyan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melkonyan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Melkonyan is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan postures up in Saukko's guard and throws a big left but Saukko blocks it.
Melkonyan looking to pass the guard.
Saukko working for a triangle but Melkonyan defends it easily.
Saukko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Melkonyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Saukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saukko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melkonyan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Saukko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Melkonyan scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eduard Melkonyan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saukko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saukko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Per Saukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melkonyan lands a nice shot that snaps Saukko's head back.
Saukko swinging wildly here.
Saukko has a takedown stuffed.
Melkonyan closes the distance and clinches up with Saukko, looking for a takedown. Melkonyan pushes Saukko against the cage but Saukko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saukko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saukko misses the body punch
and Melkonyan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saukko won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saukko is looking to reverse the position.
Saukko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Melkonyan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Melkonyan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Melkonyan tries to control but Saukko wriggling away.
Saukko gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkonyan wants to control but Saukko is keeping him busy.
Eduard Melkonyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Melkonyan is just content to waste time from the top position. Saukko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Melkonyan trying to control but Saukko is working from the bottom.
Saukko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Melkonyan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Saukko looking for a guillotine here but Melkonyan defends easily.
Melkonyan cracks Saukko with a solid left hand.
Melkonyan controlling from the top position.
Saukko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Melkonyan passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko is not content to let Melkonyan control the position.
Saukko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Melkonyan looking to pass the guard.
Saukko working for a triangle but Melkonyan defends it easily.
Melkonyan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saukko keeping moving, preventing Melkonyan from controlling successfully.
Melkonyan looking to sit in guard and control but Saukko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saukko forces his way into half guard.
Saukko prevents Melkonyan from improving his position.
Saukko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Melkonyan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Saukko prevents Melkonyan from improving his position.
Saukko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saukko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Melkonyan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Saukko connects with a nice short shot to Melkonyan's temple.
Melkonyan wants to get back to full guard.
Saukko is trying to control the action in half guard but Melkonyan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melkonyan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saukko lands with a punch from half guard.
Saukko wants to work for an arm triangle but Melkonyan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melkonyan is trying to get back to full guard.
Saukko is working for a kimura but Melkonyan is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Per Saukko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saukko is defended easily by Melkonyan.
Saukko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melkonyan avoids the head kick by Saukko.
Saukko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Melkonyan to the ground. Saukko is now in Melkonyan's guard.
Melkonyan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Melkonyan looking for a sweep. Not yet Melkonyan, not yet.
Melkonyan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saukko wants to control from the top but Melkonyan keeps moving.
Melkonyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saukko is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melkonyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melkonyan trying to keep a closed guard but Saukko is proving a slippery customer.
Saukko working some strikes from top position.
Saukko preventing the sweep.
Melkonyan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saukko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saukko drops back looking for a leg! Melkonyan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Melkonyan manages to kick Saukko off! Saukko jumps back into Melkonyan's guard.
Saukko throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan wants to hit a switch here but Saukko passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Melkonyan there!
Melkonyan is squirming around, avoiding Saukko's attempts to control the action.
Saukko looking to finish Melkonyan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Melkonyan!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saukko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oooh a big shot lands for Saukko! Melkonyan is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Per Saukko!
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