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TGC 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lorenz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenz has chosen Blurred Lines as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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214 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Lorenz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos works the jab nicely.
Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lorenz.
Lorenz drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lorenz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos controls Lorenz momentarily but Lorenz frees himself.
Lorenz stands up and waves to Santos to follow him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lorenz circles away.
Santos tries to clinch up but Lorenz circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Lorenz sprawls well.
Santos misses with a combination
and Lorenz counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lorenz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lorenz manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lorenz throws a strike aimed at the side of Santos's head but Santos avoids it well.
Lorenz cracks Santos with a big elbow.
Lorenz stands up and beckons Santos to his feet.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lorenz counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Lorenz counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lorenz blocks a head kick by Santos.
Neil Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorenz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Lorenz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoiding damage as Lorenz throws knees to the body.
Lorenz working hard to break the clinch.
Santos tries to pull guard but Lorenz won't allow it.
Santos is trying to push Lorenz away but Lorenz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lorenz.
Santos keeps control of Lorenz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lorenzs head.
Lorenz blocks an uppercut.
Lorenz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lorenz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos tries to clinch up but Lorenz circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos clinches up with Lorenz and pushes him back against the cage.
Lorenz breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Lorenz counters by moving into the clinch.
Lorenz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Lorenz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lorenz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Lorenz has him pressed against the cage.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lorenz breaks from the clinch.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Lorenz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos wants to land a leg kick but Lorenz is out of range.
Lorenz moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos tries to clinch up but Lorenz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorenz looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lorenz has managed to clinch.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lorenz tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Lorenz.
Lorenz tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Lorenz won't allow it.
Lorenz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lorenz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Lorenz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos is trying to control Lorenz's posture but Lorenz avoids it.
Lorenz in side control, throwing shots but Santos defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Lorenz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Lorenz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos looks to clinch
and Lorenz counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lorenz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorenz is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos misses with a hook
and Lorenz counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lorenz slips under a jab.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Lorenz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lorenz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lorenz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos misses with a combination
and Lorenz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Lorenz does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Lorenz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lorenz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lorenz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lorenz tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
A combination from Lorenz does no damage.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Lorenz counters by moving into the clinch.
Lorenz tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Lorenz gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Lorenz has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santos avoiding damage as Lorenz throws knees to the body.
Lorenz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Lorenz trying to land knees to the body.
Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lorenz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenz blocking some punches.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lorenz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lorenz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lorenz defends it nicely.
Lorenz has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Lorenz blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lorenz.
Lorenz tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Lorenz is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Lorenz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorenz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Lorenz breaks the clinch.
Lorenz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lorenz tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Lorenz misses with a wild combination.
Lorenz misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lorenz checks a leg kick.
Lorenz moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos misses with a left hand
and Lorenz counters with a one-two to the body.
Lorenz avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos drives through and clinches with Lorenz against the cage.
Lorenz breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lorenz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lorenz counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Lorenz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lorenz has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos gets control of Lorenz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lorenz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lorenz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lorenz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lorenz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lorenz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lorenz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Lorenz in a clinch.
Lorenz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos has Lorenz pressed against the cage, preventing Lorenz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lorenz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorenz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lorenz avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but Lorenz is having none of it.
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lorenz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Santos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lorenz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santos tries to clinch up but Lorenz circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Lorenz misses.
Lorenz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Lorenz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lorenz.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Lorenz tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch but Lorenz is having none of it.
Brandon Lorenz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lorenz keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandon Lorenz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos misses with a body punch
and Lorenz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Lorenz.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Lorenz counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lorenz misses with the combination.
Lorenz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Lorenz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorenz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lorenz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos shoots in but Lorenz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenz pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Lorenz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lorenz darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Lorenz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos tries to score with a low kick but Lorenz moves his leg out of the way.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Lorenz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lorenz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lorenz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lorenz counters by clinching up.
Lorenz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santos to keep the fight standing.
Lorenz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santos avoiding damage as Lorenz throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorenz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lorenz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lorenz counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos wants to clinch
and Lorenz counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos is trying to break free.
Santos breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Neil Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Lorenz.
I've got Lorenz 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Lorenz!
A very excited looking Brandon Lorenz 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 Kim Jong Un (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Soul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jong Un might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DPRKorean National Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Jong Un!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Soul!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soul goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Kim Jong Un has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Soul. Those never looked like landing.
Soul goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jong Un tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soul sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jong Un somewhat.
Soul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Un shoots for a double leg takedown but Soul sprawls well. He's pushed Jong Un's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jong Un misses with a takedown attempt - Soul sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong Un. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soul with a jab.
Jong Un shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Soul as he avoids it easily.
Jong Un is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soul.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Soul enables Jong Un to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Soul manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Soul looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un passes Soul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Soul is trying to stand.
Soul keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jong Un missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jong Un thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soul's head.
Jong Un moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Soul.
Soul is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Soul will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Soul is trying to get back to half guard.
Jong Un is trying to get an arm triangle but Soul is defending well.
Soul can't do much from the bottom here.
Jong Un tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jong Un has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul tries to buck Jong Un off but Jong Un is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Soul's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jong Un wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soul keeps working.
Soul is trying to get back to half guard.
Soul is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soul is not content to let Jong Un control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soul is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Soul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong Un's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soul stalks Jong Un and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jong Un's face. Jong Un staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck for Jong Un with that takedown attempt.
Jong Un takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jong Un at a distance.
Dark Soul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jong Un with a poor takedown
and Soul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soul connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Soul - just one landing.
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!
Soul scores with a jab. Jong Un acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jong Un will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong Un. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soul misses with a two punch combination.
Soul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jong Un stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jong Un looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soul lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Soul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jong Un circles away quickly and effectively.
Jong Un takes one to the chin there.
Soul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Jong Un with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Soul.
Soul connects with a right hand. Jong Un shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jong Un avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul scores with a jab to the jaw.
Soul scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jong Un shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soul sprawls well. Soul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jong Un gets slowly back to his feet.
Soul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jong Un.
Jab, jab by Soul - just one landing.
Soul looks to score with a jab to the body but Jong Un is just out of range.
Dark Soul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jong Un takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soul lands with a nice body punch.
Soul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Jong Un with that takedown attempt.
Soul jabs at Jong Un's body.
Jong Un tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soul sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jong Un somewhat.
Soul lands a jab to the nose.
Soul lands a jab to the nose.
Soul has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jong Un gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jong Un is defended easily by Soul.
Jong Un looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Soul's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jong Un under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soul.
Jong Un clinches up with Soul and pushes him back against the cage.
Jong Un has a couple of punches blocked by Soul.
Soul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jong Un'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.
Soul is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jong Un drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jong Un fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Soul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong Un's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Soul's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jong Un under the eye.
Soul misses with a wild body shot.
Soul lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Soul lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Jong Un can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Soul and Jong Un drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Soul.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Soul!
A relieved looking Dark Soul thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romain Rosaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romain Rosaire has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddie Armstrong's chin.
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240 lbs
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20
272 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romain Rosaire!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Armstrong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rosaire on his heels. He'll look to pass Rosaire's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Armstrong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Armstrong looking to pass the guard.
Rosaire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Armstrong throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Rosaire keeps moving.
Rosaire is trying to control the position but Armstrong postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Armstrong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong trying to control but Rosaire is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosaire has momentary wrist control but Armstrong slips an elbow through the middle.
Armstrong content to stall in guard here.
Armstrong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Armstrong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Armstrong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rosaire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armstrong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Armstrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosaire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Armstrong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Armstrong postures up in Rosaire's guard and throws a big left but Rosaire blocks it.
Armstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosaire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Rosaire keeps moving.
Armstrong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Armstrong trying to control but Rosaire is working from the bottom.
Armstrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosaire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a big elbow that misses.
Armstrong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong postures up and lands a big shot to Rosaire's brow.
Rosaire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Armstrong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Armstrong pushes down on Rosaire's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong winds up and cracks Rosaire with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rosaire has hold of Armstrong's hands but Armstrong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Armstrong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Armstrong 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.
Rosaire looks winded!
Armstrong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Armstrong working over Rosaire with some ground and pound. Rosaire looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rosaire to regain full guard.
Armstrong works over Rosaire with some ground and pound from guard.
Armstrong postures up in Rosaire's guard and throws a big left but Rosaire blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Armstrong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armstrong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rosaire is looking to escape.
Armstrong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosaire defending well though.
Armstrong passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rosaire!
Armstrong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Armstrong cracks Rosaire with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosaire is in a horrible position here. Armstrong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Armstrong landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong breaks from Rosaire's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rosaire is breathing heavily.
Armstrong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rosaire's face.
Armstrong with shots to the head and body - Rosaire looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rosaire is rocked!
Armstrong postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rosaire bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Armstrong and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Armstrong!
Eddie Armstrong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rain Ask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kallai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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19
197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rain Ask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Kallai!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ask doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kallai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ask with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kallai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ask avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kallai.
Kallai is thwarting Ask's attempts to control the position.
Kallai thows a huge punch but Ask dodges it nicely.
Kallai is looking to advance position but Ask won't allow it.
Ask looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kallai is looking to take a break and control but Ask is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kallai lands with a punch from half guard.
Ask on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ask tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallai tries to pass to full mount but Ask defends it.
Kallai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ask tries to roll over but Kallai keeps him under control.
Kallai is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ask is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Viktor Kallai!
An out of breath Viktor Kallai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai Brick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mr Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jai Brick!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brick keeps the fight on the outside.
Brick gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brick scores with punches from side control.
Brick working the head and body with strikes.
Brick passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Benn!
Brick has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Benn's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brick landing punches.
Brick postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Benn bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Brick and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jai Brick!
Jai Brick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morten Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Drake's choice of entrance music: Nate's Theme. Nathan Drake will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Joikhaaja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Drake!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joikhaaja tries to work over Drake's front leg with a kick but Drake checks it.
Joikhaaja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Joikhaaja.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Joikhaaja trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drake tries to improve position but can't.
Drake prevents Joikhaaja from improving position.
Joikhaaja working the ground and pound but Drake is defending the strikes.
Drake pushes Joikhaaja away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Joikhaaja gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Joikhaaja landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Joikhaaja advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake wants to hold on but Joikhaaja pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Joikhaaja sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Joikhaaja looking to ground and pound but Drake is blocking nicely.
Joikhaaja is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joikhaaja throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Joikhaaja lands a couple of good shots and Drake has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Joikhaaja lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Joikhaaja somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake is covering up but some of the strikes from Joikhaaja are getting through and doing damage.
Joikhaaja throwing sloppy strikes.
Joikhaaja scores with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja missing with punches from the back.
Joikhaaja is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Joikhaaja gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Joikhaaja gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Joikhaaja apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Joikhaaja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drake tries to avoid it but Joikhaaja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drake to the ground. Drake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joikhaaja wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
Morten Joikhaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joikhaaja fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morten Joikhaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joikhaaja drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Joikhaaja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Joikhaaja from controlling successfully.
Joikhaaja throwing strikes from guard but Drake blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja is in close to Drake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joikhaaja 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joikhaaja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joikhaaja stands up over Drake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joikhaaja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joikhaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joikhaaja is really struggling to control Drake but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Joikhaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Joikhaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joikhaaja scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Joikhaaja connects with a couple of short punches.
Joikhaaja wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
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!
Joikhaaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joikhaaja pushing down on Drake's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Joikhaaja drops an elbow to the side of Drake's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Joikhaaja dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joikhaaja shoots in and drives through. Drake sprawls well.
Drake punishes Joikhaaja's body with a nice straight punch.
Joikhaaja takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joikhaaja shoots in looking for a takedown. Drake tries to sprawl out of it but Joikhaaja keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Joikhaaja misses with a takedown attempt - Drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morten Joikhaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joikhaaja closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drake circles away.
Drake closes the distance and pushes Joikhaaja back into the cage.
Joikhaaja tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
Drake content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake wants to clinch up but Joikhaaja keeps it at a distance.
Joikhaaja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drake but Drake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joikhaaja closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Joikhaaja are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Drake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joikhaaja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joikhaaja works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Drake can't do much from the bottom here.
Joikhaaja misses with the ground and pound.
Joikhaaja throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Joikhaaja wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drake, who protects the arm well.
Morten Joikhaaja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joikhaaja throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Joikhaaja.
Drake is looking to reverse the position.
Joikhaaja lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drake down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake sneaks back into half guard.
Joikhaaja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drake's head.
Ground and pound from Joikhaaja.
Joikhaaja is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Drake is not content to let Joikhaaja control the position.
Joikhaaja throwing shots but Drake is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joikhaaja.
Joikhaaja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joikhaaja missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Joikhaaja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joikhaaja looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drake has his hands clasped together around Joikhaaja's back. He's all about the action.
Joikhaaja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drake's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja throwing shots but Drake is blocking nicely.
Joikhaaja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Joikhaaja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drake defending well though.
Joikhaaja working the head and body with strikes.
Joikhaaja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joikhaaja seems to be looking for submissions.
Joikhaaja throwing shots but Drake is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joikhaaja throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joikhaaja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drake with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Joikhaaja dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joikhaaja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joikhaaja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drake but Drake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drake cracks Joikhaaja with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joikhaaja fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morten Joikhaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joikhaaja drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joikhaaja shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
Drake sends Joikhaaja crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Drake is motioning to the referee to let Joikhaaja up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Joikhaaja is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake lands an uppercut, right on the button! Joikhaaja tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Drake!
Nathan Drake is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Nathan Drake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Kukla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukla is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Eagles - Hotel California. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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23
217 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Stahl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Kukla!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Stahl misses.
Kukla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stahl.
Bruno Stahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stahl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kukla.
Stahl lands with an uppercut that bounces Kukla off the cage and back into range.
Kukla staying out of range there.
Kukla avoids the body shot from Stahl.
Kukla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stahl.
Stahl throws a lazy right hand but Kukla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stahl throws a lazy uppercut
and Kukla counters with a shoot takedown. Stahl fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stahl keeping moving, preventing Kukla from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukla is working Stahl over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kukla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kukla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kukla with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stahl looking for a sweep. Not yet Stahl, not yet.
Kukla works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kukla is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stahl has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stahl keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kukla lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukla seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Stahl is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Artur Kukla!
Artur Kukla is the new light heavyweight champion!
Artur Kukla 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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A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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