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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Mera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fakhri El Hashem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Hashem has chosen Kassaman as his entrance music. Fakhri El Hashem will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Mera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fakhri El Hashem!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Hashem stuffs the takedown attempt from Mera. Mera gets slowly back to his feet.
Mera fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from El Hashem does it's job there.
El Hashem smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
El Hashem throws a series of punches but Mera avoids them all with ease.
El Hashem works over Mera's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. El Hashem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Hashem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mera misses with a straight right.
El Hashem scores with a three punch combo!
El Hashem throws out a powerful jab.
El Hashem throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Mera colapses and takes a barrage of punches from El Hashem as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Mera is left battered and dazed whilst El Hashem and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fakhri El Hashem!
Our winner, Fakhri El Hashem, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juha Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juha Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Rampage !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gustafsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rampage working the ground and pound.
Gustafsson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rampage 's best efforts.
Gustafsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rampage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gustafsson has his feet on Rampage 's thighs here. He's pushed Rampage off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rampage screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juha Gustafsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Bauwens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anirudh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Bauwens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anirudh Negi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bauwens gets a clinch.
Bauwens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Negi just stands there and leans against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bauwens - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bauwens gets underhooks to prevent Negi's takedown attempt.
Negi tries to land knees in the clinch but Bauwens avoids the damage to the body.
Bauwens jumps guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bauwens looking for a guillotine here but Negi defends easily.
Negi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bauwens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Negi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauwens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bauwens working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauwens wants to sweep but no luck.
Negi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bauwens looking for a guillotine here but Negi defends easily.
Bauwens keeping moving, preventing Negi from controlling successfully.
Bauwens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bauwens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauwens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Negi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Negi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bauwens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Negi defends well.
Bauwens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Negi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Negi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bauwens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Negi has managed to get both his arms back between Bauwens's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bauwens 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.
Bauwens is looking for a triangle but Negi pushes his legs off easily.
Bauwens trying to control the position.
Bauwens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Negi manages to get himself to full guard.
Bauwens is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bauwens slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauwens is working for a kimura but Negi is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bauwens stands up and beckons Negi to join him on the feet.
Negi lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauwens is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Negi's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Negi trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Bauwens dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Negi avoids the body shot from Bauwens.
Bauwens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bauwens wants it to stay on the feet.
Bauwens pushes Negi up against the cage in a clinch.
Bauwens is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bauwens tries to pull guard but Negi won't allow it.
Negi looking for a takedown.
Bauwens prevents the takedown attempt.
Johan Bauwens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anirudh Negi.
Negi jumps guard but Bauwens turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bauwens manages to break the clinch.
Bauwens shoots in and gets a takedown into Negi's guard.
Negi is breathing heavily.
Bauwens wants to control from the top but Negi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauwens passes Negi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bauwens gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Negi tries for a takedown but Bauwens circles away easily
and Bauwens counters with a shoot takedown. Negi fights it but they end up in guard.
Negi keeping moving, preventing Bauwens from controlling successfully.
Bauwens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bauwens wants to control from the top but Negi keeps moving.
Bauwens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bauwens drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bauwens jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bauwens drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bauwens as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Negi screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bauwens! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Johan Bauwens!
Johan Bauwens managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Tab Out Clothes , into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Levko Serdyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Yaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serdyuk comes to the cage accompanied by Song 2 by Blur. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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178 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levko Serdyuk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taj Yaya!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serdyuk cracks Yaya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Serdyuk throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Serdyuk thows a body shot but no joy.
Levko Serdyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serdyuk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yaya avoids it really well and circles away.
Serdyuk throws a hook but Yaya blocks it.
Yaya's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Serdyuk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yaya scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Serdyuk.
Yaya stuffs the takedown attempt from Serdyuk. Serdyuk gets slowly back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yaya checks a leg kick.
Yaya scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Serdyuk with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levko Serdyuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Serdyuk closes the distance and clinches.
Serdyuk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yaya lands an elbow inside that Serdyuk shrugs off.
It looks like Levko Serdyuk has been cut.
Yaya lands a knee to the body.
Serdyuk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yaya walks away with a smile on his face. Serdyuk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Serdyuk rushes Yaya and presses him up against the cage.
Yaya landing knees to the head.
Serdyuk is breathing heavily.
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!
Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Serdyuk's face.
Yaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Serdyuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Serdyuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yaya obliges.
Yaya lands an elbow inside.
Serdyuk is rocked!
Levko Serdyuk's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Yaya.
Oh Serdyuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yaya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yaya stalling.
Serdyuk seems to have got his legs back now.
Yaya connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Serdyuk goes down! Yaya jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Levko Serdyuk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Serdyuk tries to hold on but Yaya pushes him away.
Yaya looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taj Yaya has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Serdyuk swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Serdyuk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yaya has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Serdyuk goes down! Yaya dives on top of him - Serdyuk manages to get guard.
Jeez, Levko Serdyuk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Serdyuk working a defensive guard here.
Serdyuk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Serdyuk tries to get out of the position.
Serdyuk is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Yaya dives into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Serdyuk is looking to regain half guard here but Yaya keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Yaya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Levko Serdyuk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Serdyuk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yaya!
An elbow from Serdyuk crashes against the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serdyuk throws an elbow but Yaya slips to the side and avoids it well.
Serdyuk wants to stand but Yaya has his arm trapped.
Yaya is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Serdyuk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Serdyuk thows a huge punch but Yaya dodges it nicely.
Serdyuk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serdyuk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yaya is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Serdyuk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Serdyuk's back!
Serdyuk tries to roll but Yaya sticks to his back.
Yaya keeps control of the position easily here as Serdyuk tries to buck him off.
Serdyuk wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serdyuk wants to escape the position.
Yaya really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Serdyuk.
Serdyuk controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serdyuk can't escape the position.
Yaya not allowing Serdyuk to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Serdyuk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yaya as he avoids it easily.
Taj Yaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yaya closes the distance and pushes Serdyuk back into the cage.
Yaya lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yaya.
Yaya lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Levko Serdyuk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taj Yaya! Taj Yaya retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Taj Yaya was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Banger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronko Banger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dark Evil's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bronko Banger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Evil!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evil.
Banger gets caught flat footed, as Evil shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Banger looking for a guillotine here but Evil defends easily.
Evil trying to control but Banger is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evil is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Banger working for a triangle but Evil defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evil wants to control from the top but Banger keeps moving.
Banger has his foot on Evil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Evil works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banger controls Evil momentarily but Evil frees himself.
Evil stopping the sweep attempt from Banger.
Evil drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Evil jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Evil wants to control from the top but Banger keeps moving.
Banger 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.
Evil got a little sloppy there for a moment and Banger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evil has managed to get both his arms back between Banger's legs - danger averted.
Evil must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Evil trying to control the position from guard on top but Banger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evil is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banger keeping moving, preventing Evil from controlling successfully.
Dark Evil has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice cross by Evil.
Banger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Evil is trying to defend but Banger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evil is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Evil is staying active underneath Banger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Banger is working for a submission of some sort.
Evil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Banger is looking for a kimura but Evil is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Banger to get the leverage.
Evil makes his way to full guard, as Banger worked for a kimura.
Evil is looking for a triangle but Banger pushes his legs off easily.
Banger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Evil has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Banger has managed to get both his arms back between Evil's legs - danger averted.
Evil is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Banger has his hands clasped together but Evil extends an breaks Banger's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Evil.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dark Evil! Dark Evil retains his bantamweight title!
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