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VFF 68: Gracie vs Cerrone PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wranch Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Alves told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wranch Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Alves!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hammer did well to prevent Alves getting side control.
Hammer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alves.
Alves is looking for a kimura but Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alves to get the leverage.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Alves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alves wants to work for an arm triangle but Hammer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Alves was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alves counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hammer's guard now.
Alves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Alves is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nick Alves has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hammer tries to clinch up
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hammer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alves somewhat.
Hammer wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hammer won't be happy with that.
Alves in side control, throwing shots but Hammer defends.
Hammer dodges the ground and pound from Alves.
Alves decides to stand back up.
Wranch Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves clinches up against the cage.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvess head.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alves is trying to drag Hammer to the mat but Hammer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wranch Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Alves.
Alves is trying to pull guard but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Alves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves blocks an elbow strike.
Alves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to avoid it but Alves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammer to the ground. Hammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Alves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hammer wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Hammer darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hammer won't be happy with that.
Alves is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hammer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nick Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alves on the ground.
Alves throws an elbow but Hammer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alves fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is chipping away with strikes.
Alves tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Hammer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alves is controlling him well.
Alves controlling from side mount.
Alves lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves taking a break here but Hammer is having none of it and regains half guard.
Alves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alves is looking for a kimura here.
Hammer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to stand up here but Alves is controlling him well.
Alves looks to land a strike but Hammer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves controlling from the top position.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nick Alves wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alves forces Hammer back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves avoids the elbow strike from Hammer, against the cage.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alves jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alves tries to score a body lock takedown but Hammer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Alves scores with a four punch combination!
Alves shoots in and drives through. Hammer sprawls well.
Alves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alves trying to control from half guard but Hammer is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves prevents Hammer from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves thows a huge punch but Hammer dodges it nicely.
Alves is working for a submission of some sort.
Alves throws a strike but Hammer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Alves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Alves was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hammer darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alves.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammer stops a takedown attempt from Alves.
Alves stalls.
Alves goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hammer prevents it.
Wranch Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Alves.
Hammer lands a left hand.
Alves tries to stall but Hammer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Nick Alves has been cut.
Alves is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hammer can't fight it off and eventually Alves manages to take the fight to the floor. Hammer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alves controls the pace.
Alves is working Hammer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alves throws an elbow that misses. Hammer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alves's guard. Nice move by Hammer!
Wranch Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer gets to his feet. Alves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hammer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alves under the eye.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
Alves scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hammer to see if he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alves lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alves 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Alves!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mayweather might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Given Up - Linkin Park. Christian Dudek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Dudek!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dudek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mayweather tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dudek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dudek throws a push kick but Mayweather slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Dudek misses.
Dudek lands with a straight right. Mayweather didn't see that one coming.
Dudek misses the jab.
Dudek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dudek darts in and clinches Mayweather up against the cage.
Dudek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayweather pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dudek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mayweather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dudek lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayweather's sensitive parts.
Mayweather stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dudek.
Dudek looks to land a body kick but Mayweather moved away.
That kick from Dudek tenderised Mayweather's leg. Mayweather is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dudek scores with a head kick.
Dudek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mayweather counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dudek moves into range and clinches up with Mayweather.
Mayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mayweather on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dudek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dudek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayweather in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Dudek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to break free but Dudek has control.
Dudek misses with a knee strike.
Dudek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Dudek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mayweather is rocked!
Mayweather's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh Mayweather is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayweather on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dudek. Dudek obviously looking to wear him down.
Dudek cracks Mayweather with a left hook right on the temple and Mayweather goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Dudek lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Mayweather is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christian Dudek!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Putnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putnam comes to the cage accompanied by tap out. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronnie Putnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putnam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Putnam shoots and misses
and Mitchell counters with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Putnam.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Putnam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Putnam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putnam misses with a takedown
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putnam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Putnam circles away quickly and effectively.
Putnam looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Putnam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchell tries to avoid it but Putnam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchell to the ground. Mitchell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Putnam moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putnam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Putnam moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Putnam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putnam moves into the clinch.
Mitchell pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Putnam won't allow Mitchell to get back to his feet.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Putnam throws a big right hand that misses.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet but Putnam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Putnam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Putnam trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Putnam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mitchell is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell 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.
Putnam wants to get up but he can't break Mitchell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Putnam 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.
Mitchell wants to stand and escape but Putnam is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronnie Putnam has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Putnam shoots in but Mitchell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Putnam has his takedown stuffed
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Putnam tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell leaves Putnam with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Putnam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putnam throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Putnam off to one side.
Mitchell scores with a kick to the body.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchell throws a one two combo.
Putnam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mitchell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Putnam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
Mitchell throws a combination. Putnam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putnam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a body kick.
Mitchell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putnam shoots and misses
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Putnam will be more careful next time no doubt.
Putnam is breathing heavily.
Mitchell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Putnam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mitchell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Putnam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Putnam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Putnam ducks under and follows up with a left that Putnam also avoids with ease.
Mitchell lands a head kick!
Good work by Mitchell as he checks the leg kick.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell slaps away a takedown attempt from Putnam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Putnam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mitchell defends it nicely.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Putnam moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mitchell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice straight punches there by Mitchell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mitchell.
Putnam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Putnam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell cracks Putnam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Putnam walks into a left hand.
Putnam takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Putnam takes a kick to the side of the head.
Putnam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Putnam momentarily.
Mitchell lands with a right hand.
Mitchell drives through and clinches with Putnam against the cage.
Mitchell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell 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 one minute gone in the round.
Putnam wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Mitchell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mitchell wants to control the pace but Putnam is squirming around nicely.
Putnam is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Putnam is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Mitchell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Putnam fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Putnam avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there.
Mitchell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Putnam.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Putnam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Putnam tries for a takedown but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Putnam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Putnam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchell tries to avoid it but Putnam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchell to the ground. Mitchell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Putnam walks into a left hand.
Putnam takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
Putnam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putnam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell trying to control from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putnam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchell keeps working.
Putnam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to kick Putnam off but Putnam keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep. Putnam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mitchell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mitchell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitchell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet but Putnam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mitchell is trying to control the position but Putnam postures up.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putnam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Putnam throws a big elbow that misses.
Putnam is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchell has wrist control.
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Putnam circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Putnam is defended easily by Mitchell.
Nice sprawl there from Mitchell as Putnam shoots in.
Putnam has his takedown stuffed
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Putnam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Putnam closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchell circles away.
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Putnam eats them both and turns towards Mitchell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mitchell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Putnam acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitchell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Putnam backs up against the cage.
James Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Putnam looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Putnam closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Putnam will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mitchell feints a jab promting Putnam to slip. Mitchell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Putnam slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Putnam moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Putnam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Putnam closes the distance and clinches up with Mitchell, looking for a takedown. Putnam pushes Mitchell against the cage but Mitchell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Mitchell.
Putnam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Putnam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Putnam avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putnam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
Putnam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitchell throws a push kick but Putnam slaps the foot to one side.
Putnam is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Putnam is defended easily by Mitchell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Putnam on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mitchell lands a glancing blow to the side of Putnam's head.
Putnam avoids the head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchell works over Putnam's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putnam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mitchell gets caught napping as Putnam dives in and scores a takedown. Mitchell manages to retain guard.
Putnam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet but Putnam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Putnam from controlling successfully.
James Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Putnam stops Mitchell from standing up.
Putnam throwing strikes but missing.
Putnam trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
We're going to have a standup here because Ronnie Putnam wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James Mitchell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
James Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putnam blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putnam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Putnam.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Putnam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mitchell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Putnam moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Putnam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putnam darts in trying to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Mitchell!
James Mitchell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Lindemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by CCCP. Aleksanteri Karelin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wolfgang Lindemann's chin.
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260 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wolfgang Lindemann!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindemann wants to clinch.
Lindemann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karelin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lindemann shoots for a double leg takedown but Karelin sprawls well. He's pushed Lindemann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lindemann misses with a takedown
and Karelin counters with a single leg into guard. Lindemann didn't expect that.
Aleksanteri Karelin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfgang Lindemann.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Karelin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Lindemann is keeping the position.
Karelin stands up over Lindemann, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karelin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin won't allow Lindemann to get back to his feet.
Karelin content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Karelin stays in close to Lindemann's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aleksanteri Karelin just wasn't active enough.
Karelin connects with a right hand. Lindemann shakes it off.
Karelin throws a hook but Lindemann avoids it easily.
Karelin throws a lazy right hand but Lindemann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karelin lands a left and a right that sends Lindemann crashing to the canvas! Karelin dives into mount looking to finish!
Lindemann is rocked!
It looks like Wolfgang Lindemann has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindemann tries to lock up and control but Karelin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lindemann is still in real trouble! Can Karelin finish him?
Karelin is landing with some decent strikes but Lindemann is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karelin unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Lindemann wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Karelin celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksanteri Karelin!
Aleksanteri Karelin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Strugalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianni Visnadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strugalsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Muay Thai. Visnadi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blind by Korn. Gianni Visnadi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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27
170 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Strugalsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gianni Visnadi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visnadi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Strugalsky moves into the clinch.
Visnadi tries to work over Strugalsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Strugalsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Visnadi's brow.
Visnadi tries for a takedown but Strugalsky manages to get underhooks.
Visnadi drags the fight down to the ground.
Visnadi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Strugalsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Strugalsky tries to stand but Visnadi is controlling from the bottom.
Visnadi looking to control.
Strugalsky wanted to stand there but Visnadi had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Visnadi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strugalsky tries to stand but Visnadi is controlling from the bottom.
Visnadi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Strugalsky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Visnadi on the ground.
Visnadi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Strugalsky won't allow Visnadi to get back to his feet.
Visnadi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Strugalsky doesn't defend quickly enough and Visnadi has managed to lock this one up! Can Strugalsky escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Visnadi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gianni Visnadi!
Gianni Visnadi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Vredenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is bis das Blut gefriert. Jon Jonson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dante Vredenburg!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson throws a sloppy head kick and Vredenburg moves out of range easily.
Vredenburg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jonson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vredenburg counters with an inside leg kick.
Jonson throws an off balance right hand
letting Vredenburg counter with a right hand.
Jonson wants to clinch but Vredenburg slips to the side
and Vredenburg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vredenburg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonson.
Jon Jonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vredenburg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vredenburg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jonson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vredenburg.
Jonson takes the fight into the clinch.
Vredenburg is pressed up against the cage. Jonson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vredenburg down to the mat. Vredenburg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No joy there for Vredenburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jonson doesn't manage to clinch there - Vredenburg circles away.
Vredenburg throws a series of punches but Jonson moves out of range.
Vredenburg gets tackled into the cage by Jonson. Jonson maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonson wants to break free but Vredenburg has control.
Jonson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jonson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vredenburg tries to land a knee to the head but Jonson blocks with his arms.
Jonson is trying to push Vredenburg away but Vredenburg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jonson jumps guard but Vredenburg stands there with Jonson around his waist. Jonson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vredenburg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jonson.
Vredenburg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonson tries to land a knee to the head but Vredenburg blocks with his arms.
Jonson working hard to break the clinch.
Vredenburg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vredenburg obliges.
Vredenburg stalling against the cage.
Jonson is trying to break free.
Jonson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vredenburg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vredenburg misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonson misses with a punch to the body.
Jonson tries to stall but Vredenburg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jonson is trying to pull guard but Vredenburg turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vredenburg is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jonson tries a knee to the head but Vredenburg blocks it.
Jonson looking to slow down the pace here.
Vredenburg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Jonson. That snapped Vredenburg's head back.
Jonson lands a nice shot that snaps Vredenburg's head back.
Vredenburg keeps the fight on the outside.
Jonson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vredenburg connects with a leg kick. Jonson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jonson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vredenburg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonson.
Vredenburg swings for the body but Jonson moves out of range.
Jonson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vredenburg.
Vredenburg's corner calls for a 1-2. Vredenburg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jonson scores with a head kick. Vredenburg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jonson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonson throws a right and a left that Vredenburg avoids nicely.
Vredenburg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jonson's sensitive parts.
A nice combination there by Vredenburg.
Vredenburg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jonson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vredenburg scores with a head kick.
Jonson misses with a double jab
and Vredenburg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jonson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jonson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson blocks a leg kick.
Vredenburg throws a head kick that half lands.
Jonson doesn't manage to clinch there - Vredenburg circles away.
Jonson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vredenburg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jonson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jonson pushes Vredenburg up against the cage in a clinch.
Vredenburg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jonson backwards.
Jonson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jonson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vredenburg gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vredenburg misses with the combination.
Jonson cracks Vredenburg with an open hand slap.
Jonson throws a hook but Vredenburg blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vredenburg.
Jonson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vredenburg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jonson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vredenburg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Jon Jonson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jonson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jonson tries to clinch up but Vredenburg circles away and keeps his distance.
Vredenburg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonson.
Jonson wants to clinch up but Vredenburg keeps it at a distance.
Jonson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonson throws a nice looking combination but Vredenburg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vredenburg throws a body kick that misses.
Jonson tries to clinch but Vredenburg is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Jonson.
Vredenburg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonson.
Vredenburg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonson.
Vredenburg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Jonson.
Vredenburg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vredenburg throws a nice looking combination but Jonson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jonson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vredenburg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jonson slips a jab and a cross from Vredenburg.
Jonson tries to bum rush Vredenburg with a series of wild strikes but Vredenburg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson lands a head kick. Vredenburg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonson lands a head kick. Vredenburg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jonson misses with a body kick.
Vredenburg tries to keep at a distance but Jonson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jonson is trying to pull guard but Vredenburg has him pressed against the cage.
Jonson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vredenburg gets underhooks to prevent Jonson's takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vredenburg looking to throw knees to the head but Jonson is blocking nicely.
Vredenburg has Jonson pushed against the cage.
Vredenburg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jonson with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Vredenburg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonson breaks from the clinch.
Vredenburg fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Vredenburg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vredenburg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jonson is rocked!
Vredenburg closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Jonson out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Vredenburg!
A very excited looking Dante Vredenburg 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevsky comes to the cage accompanied by Here I go Again by Whitesnake. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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32
217 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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30
207 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Nevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Dirk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevsky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nevsky lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dirk wants to sweep but no luck.
Dirk wants to stand up but Nevsky is controlling him.
Dirk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nevsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nevsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dirk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevsky won't allow Dirk to get back to his feet.
Nevsky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nevsky landing some decent shots from guard.
Nevsky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dirk kicks Nevsky off and gets to his feet.
Nevsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Nevsky instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nevsky decides to pull guard.
Dirk tries to free his leg and advance position but Nevsky is retaining full guard.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dirk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nevsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dirk working some strikes from top position.
Dirk postures up and lands a big shot to Nevsky's brow.
Dirk wants to pass the guard but Nevsky is keeping the position.
Nevsky wants to sweep here but Dirk controlling him for the moment.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevsky has momentary wrist control but Dirk slips an elbow through the middle.
Dirk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dirk distracts Nevsky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirk stops Nevsky from standing up.
Dirk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dirk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nevsky is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dirk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dirk landing some decent shots from guard.
Dirk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nevsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dirk defends well.
Nevsky is pulling down on Dirk's head. It's preventing any offense from Dirk, at least for the moment.
Dirk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dirk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nevsky 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.
Nevsky 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.
Nevsky is looking for a triangle but Dirk pushes his legs off easily.
Dirk is working Nevsky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nevsky has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dirk has managed to get both his arms back between Nevsky's legs - danger averted.
Dirk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nevsky's head.
Dirk landing with the ground and pound.
Nevsky wants to stand and escape but Dirk is having none of it.
Dirk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nevsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nevsky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dirk is aware though and is defending well.
Dirk throwing strikes from guard but Nevsky blocks nicely.
Dirk stands up over Nevsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dirk scoring with some ground and pound.
Dirk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dirk tries to free his leg and advance position but Nevsky is retaining full guard.
Nevsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dirk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nevsky doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk stands up over Nevsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dirk works over Nevsky with some ground and pound from guard.
Dirk won't allow Nevsky to sweep him here.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dirk connects with a couple of short punches.
Nevsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dirk defends well.
Nevsky is looking for a triangle but Dirk pushes his legs off easily.
Nevsky is breathing heavily.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevsky looking to control.
Dirk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nevsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dirk throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nevsky working for a triangle but Dirk defends it easily.
Nevsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Dirk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dirk shoots in but Nevsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nevsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Dirk.
Dirk shoots in but Nevsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dirk gets caught napping as Nevsky dives in and scores a takedown. Dirk manages to retain guard.
Nevsky with a nice head shot there.
Nevsky stops Dirk from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevsky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dirk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nevsky has managed to get both his arms back between Dirk's legs - danger averted.
Nevsky stops Dirk from standing up.
Nevsky landing some decent shots from guard.
Nevsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jesse Dirk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nevsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky slips nicely into half guard.
Dirk is defending against the submission attempts here by Nevsky.
Nevsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dirk pushes Nevsky off looking to stand but Nevsky dives back in and keeps control.
Dirk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nevsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dirk pushes Nevsky off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dirk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dirk wants it to stay on the feet.
Nevsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dirk shoots in and drives through. Nevsky sprawls well.
Alexander Nevsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Dirk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dirk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dirk shoots in and gets a takedown into Nevsky's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dirk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nevsky wants to sweep here but Dirk controlling him for the moment.
Dirk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dirk landing some decent shots from guard.
Nevsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dirk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dirk stops Nevsky from standing up.
Dirk throws a strike but Nevsky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dirk wants to get back to his feet but Nevsky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dirk working for a triangle but Nevsky defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk wriggles free and stands up.
Nevsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dirk but Dirk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dirk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dirk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nevsky as he jumps to the side.
Dirk shoots in looking for a takedown but Nevsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dirk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alexander Nevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevsky closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dirk's guard.
Dirk has momentary wrist control but Nevsky slips an elbow through the middle.
Dirk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nevsky defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nevsky defends well.
Nevsky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dirk wants to stand up but Nevsky is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevsky working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nevsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dirk has momentary wrist control but Nevsky slips an elbow through the middle.
Nevsky working some strikes from top position.
Nevsky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nevsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nevsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nevsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dirk wants to stand but Nevsky is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nevsky dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nevsky closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dirk did well to prevent Nevsky getting side control.
Dirk tries to kick Nevsky off but Nevsky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nevsky is nestled in close to Dirk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nevsky is nestled in close to Dirk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dirk tries to kick Nevsky off but Nevsky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dirk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dirk 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.
Nevsky stops Dirk from standing up.
Nevsky with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nevsky is pushing down on Dirk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dirk is fighting to maintain full guard but Nevsky has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dirk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nevsky scores with a takedown into Dirk's guard.
Nevsky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dirk's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nevsky is aware though and is defending well.
Nevsky lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nevsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dirk wants to stand and escape but Nevsky is having none of it.
Nevsky working some strikes from top position.
Nevsky postures up and lands a big shot to Dirk's brow.
Nevsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dirk wants to sweep but no luck.
Nevsky working some strikes from top position.
Dirk punching from the bottom.
Nevsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nevsky is controlling him.
Nevsky stands up over Dirk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky stands up from Dirk's guard - Nevsky perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nevsky throws a right and a left that Dirk avoids nicely.
Nevsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Dirk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dirk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nevsky finds it's way round the side to connect with Dirk's head.
Dirk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nevsky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nevsky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dirk!
Nevsky lands a nice forearm strike.
Nevsky working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky is chipping away with strikes.
Nevsky lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nevsky lands some shots froms side control.
Dirk takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dirk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nevsky asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nevsky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dirk has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dirk is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nevsky has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dirk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nevsky is working Dirk over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Nevsky landing strikes.
Dirk tries to buck Nevsky off but Nevsky is having none of it.
Dirk is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nevsky is controlling him well.
Nevsky lands a nice forearm strike.
Dirk is rocked!
Dirk pushes Nevsky away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nevsky gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dirk is still in real trouble! Can Nevsky finish him?
Nevsky scoring with punches and elbows.
Dirk sneaks back into half guard.
Dirk is looking to get back to is feet but Nevsky passes into side control.
Dirk seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nevsky cracks Dirk with a big right hand but Dirk just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Nevsky's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nevsky is putting a hurting on Dirk here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nevsky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Nevsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nevsky 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Nevsky!
Alexander Nevsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ants Milnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ants Milnes!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milnes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vilenius managing to block the knees to the body from Milnes.
Milnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilenius avoids the damage to the body.
Milnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vilenius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Milnes scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
Milnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vilenius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Milnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Milnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milnes landing knees to the body.
Vilenius is breathing heavily.
Milnes misses with a knee to the head.
Milnes connects with a knee to the head.
Milnes landing knees to the head.
Milnes misses with a knee strike.
Milnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Milnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilenius avoids the damage to the body.
Vilenius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilenius avoids it.
Milnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Vilenius won't want to take too many of those.
Milnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Milnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Milnes tries to land a knee to the head but Vilenius blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Milnes.
Milnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Milnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Milnes missing with knees to the body.
Vilenius avoiding damage as Milnes throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vilenius breaks from the clinch.
Vilenius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Asko Vilenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilenius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vilenius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius shoots in for a takedown but Milnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Milnes defends it nicely.
Milnes clinches.
Vilenius tries to score a body lock takedown but Milnes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asko Vilenius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilenius.
Milnes working Vilenius over with knees to the body.
Vilenius is trying to break free.
Vilenius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Milnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vilenius blocks it with crossed arms.
Vilenius has clasped his hands together around Milnes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Milnes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vilenius is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milnes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Milnes wants to get back to full guard.
Milnes kicks off Vilenius and gets to his feet.
Milnes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vilenius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milnes slips under a jab.
Milnes thows a body kick. Vilenius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Milnes feints and then cracks Vilenius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vilenius down.
Vilenius scores with a jab. Milnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Milnes avoids the punch easily.
Vilenius misses with a takedown
and Milnes counters with a big head kick but Vilenius shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milnes throws a body kick that misses.
Milnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vilenius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vilenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilenius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Milnes wants to get back to his feet but Vilenius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Milnes pushes Vilenius off and gets back to his feet.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right-left combo lands from Vilenius.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.
Milnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Milnes scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ants Milnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vilenius thows a body shot but no joy.
Milnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Milnes tries to clinch but Vilenius is having none of it.
Vilenius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Milnes tries to clinch up.
Vilenius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Milnes 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.
Vilenius swats away the attempt to clinch by Milnes.
Milnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milnes scores with a leg kick.
Vilenius misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vilenius, as that shot connected.
Milnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vilenius gets a double leg takedown into Milnes's guard.
Vilenius landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milnes trying to control the position here.
Vilenius trying to control but Milnes is working from the bottom.
Milnes wants to stand but Vilenius is controlling the position.
Milnes is trying to control the position but Vilenius postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ants Milnes.
Milnes dodges the punch combination from Vilenius.
Ants Milnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milnes tries to clinch but Vilenius moves out of range.
Vilenius swats away the attempt to clinch by Milnes.
Vilenius throws a big shot that misses.
Vilenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilenius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vilenius throws a nice looking combination but Milnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vilenius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Milnes forces Vilenius back against the cage and clinches.
Milnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milnes missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milnes trying to land knees to the body.
Vilenius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Milnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Milnes lands a knee to the head.
Asko Vilenius's cut is getting worse.
Milnes working Vilenius over with knees to the body.
Milnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vilenius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Milnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Milnes misses with a knee strike.
Milnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilenius avoids the damage to the body.
Milnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vilenius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Milnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vilenius's face.
Vilenius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Milnes tries a knee to the head but Vilenius blocks it.
Milnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vilenius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Milnes misses with a knee to the head.
Milnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilenius avoids it.
Milnes tries a knee to the head but Vilenius blocks it.
Milnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vilenius is looking to break free of the clinch but Milnes has double underhooks.
Milnes tries a knee to the head but Vilenius blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Milnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vilenius is trying to push Milnes away but Milnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vilenius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ants Milnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Asko Vilenius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vilenius throws a right and a left that Milnes avoids nicely.
Vilenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milnes.
Vilenius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Milnes misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilenius. Milnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vilenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milnes.
Milnes moves out of range as Vilenius strikes.
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Milnes avoids the punch easily.
Vilenius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milnes moves into range and clinches up with Vilenius.
Milnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vilenius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Milnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Milnes looking to throw knees to the head but Vilenius is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vilenius is trying to force a seperation but Milnes has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vilenius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vilenius misses with a series of wild punches.
Milnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Milnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Vilenius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vilenius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Milnes scrambles back to his feet.
Milnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Milnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilenius avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Milnes looking to throw knees to the head but Vilenius is blocking nicely.
Milnes trying to land knees to the body.
Vilenius avoiding damage as Milnes throws knees to the body.
Ants Milnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Milnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vilenius's efforts to push away.
Milnes missing with knees to the body.
Vilenius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Milnes misses with a knee to the head.
Vilenius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Milnes after a bit of a struggle.
Vilenius takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Milnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Milnes landing knees to the body.
Milnes tries to land a knee to the head but Vilenius blocks with his arms.
Milnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vilenius blocks it with crossed arms.
Vilenius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vilenius is trying to break free.
Vilenius has had enough of the clinch but Milnes keeps him there for the moment.
Milnes tries a knee to the head but Vilenius blocks it.
Asko Vilenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Milnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vilenius is trying to break free.
Milnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vilenius managing to block the knees to the body from Milnes.
Vilenius works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilenius slips nicely into half guard.
Vilenius is taking a breather. Milnes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Milnes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ants Milnes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Milnes wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilenius is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Milnes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vilenius.
Ground and pound from Vilenius.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ants Milnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Milnes 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ants Milnes!
Ants Milnes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rayce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerrone has chosen Cowboy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Donald Cerrone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rayce Gracie's chin.
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166 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rayce Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rayce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerrone lands a head kick!
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Cerrone, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Cerrone against the cage but Cerrone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cerrone tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Cerrone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cerrone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Cerrone defends it.
Cerrone is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Cerrone is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cerrone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Cerrone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Cerrone wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Cerrone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Cerrone won't allow it.
Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cerrone is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rayce Gracie!
Rayce Gracie retains his lightweight title!
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hype
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FIGHT
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