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Fight Night - Battle of Amsterdam2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa comes into the arena with His Own Highlight Video blaring out of the sound system. Felipe Costa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hannibal Butrovic's chin.
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141 lbs
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168 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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa thows a body shot but no joy.
Butrovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Butrovic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Costa quickly recovers to half guard.
Costa trying to get back to full guard but Butrovic takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Costa tries to lock up and control but Butrovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Butrovic working Costa over with strikes here.
Butrovic lands a heavy elbow.
Butrovic lands a big shot there that rocks Costa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Butrovic postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Costa bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Butrovic and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Butrovic!
Hannibal Butrovic 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Braida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Toddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braida comes to the ring accompanied by Here I am. Toddler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Todd Terry - House Is A Feeling [1991] kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brian Braida has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Braida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Toddler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toddler on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Toddler. Those never looked like landing.
Braida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toddler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Braida is defended easily by Toddler.
Braida throws a series of punches but Toddler avoids them all with ease.
Toddler lands a nice hook to Braida's body. Braida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Braida throws a right hand that Toddler ducks under and follows up with a left that Toddler also avoids with ease.
Braida misses the shot to the body.
Braida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Braida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Braida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toddler to score with a decent uppercut.
Toddler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braida slips a jab and a cross from Toddler.
Braida shoots in for a double leg but Toddler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Braida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toddler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toddler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Braida.
Braida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Braida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toddler moves away.
Toddler scores with a shot to the body.
Toddler moves out of range of the strikes.
Braida needs to keep his hands up - Toddler had a free shot at his head there.
Braida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Braida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braida is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toddler lands a big right hand that sends Braida crashing to the mat! Toddler stays standing though and waves Braida back to his feet!
Braida is rocked!
It looks like Brian Braida has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Are you kidding me?! Toddler ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Braida clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terry Toddler!
Terry Toddler thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiguro Kamoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamoko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cathedral - Voodoo Fire. Swanson has chosen all nightmare long by metallica as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiguro Kamoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamoko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swanson.
Kamoko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kamoko sprawls well. He's pushed Swanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kamoko avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamoko.
Kamoko misses with a looping left.
Swanson looks to throw the jab but Kamoko is out of range.
Kamoko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamoko.
Swanson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kamoko's guard.
Kamoko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Swanson wanted to stand there but Kamoko had control of the position.
Swanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kamoko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson won't allow Kamoko to sweep him here.
Swanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kamoko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kamoko's head.
Swanson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamoko has wrist control.
Kamoko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swanson is one step ahead there.
Swanson connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Swanson wanted to stand there but Kamoko had control of the position.
Swanson with a nice head shot there.
Kamoko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Kamoko looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamoko, not yet.
Kamoko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Kamoko keeps moving.
Kamoko looking to control.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Kamoko keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson stops Kamoko from standing up.
Swanson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karl Swanson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kamoko lands with a good body shot.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Swanson.
Kamoko swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Swanson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kamoko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swanson on the side of the head.
Kamoko misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson slips under a jab from Kamoko.
Kamoko slips a straight right by Swanson.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamoko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamoko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson moves out of range as Kamoko strikes.
Kamoko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Swanson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Swanson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kamoko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Swanson gets back to full guard.
Swanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kamoko lands a couple of digs.
Swanson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Swanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kamoko is looking to advance position but Swanson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson cracks Kamoko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Swanson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Swanson prevents Kamoko from getting the reversal.
Swanson breaks from Kamoko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Swanson scoring with strikes but Kamoko is staying in there.
Kamoko is squirming around, avoiding Swanson's attempts to control the action.
Swanson landing strikes from the mount and Kamoko is in trouble!
Swanson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Swanson lands a big shot there that rocks Kamoko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Swanson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kamoko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Swanson controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kamoko can't escape the position.
Swanson with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Swanson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kamoko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamoko shoots in and bounces Swanson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Kamoko lands a couple of digs.
Swanson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kamoko defends it easily.
Karl Swanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kamoko throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Swanson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Swanson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kamoko postures up and lands a big shot to Swanson's brow.
Kamoko won't allow Swanson to sweep him here.
Swanson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kamoko landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamoko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swanson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson wants to sweep here but Kamoko controlling him for the moment.
Swanson is looking for a triangle but Kamoko pushes his legs off easily.
Kamoko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kamoko 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.
Kamoko chips away with some ground and pound.
Swanson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swanson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kamoko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kamoko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Swanson keeping full guard, as Kamoko tries to pass.
Swanson wants to sweep here but Kamoko controlling him for the moment.
Swanson punching from the bottom - just letting Kamoko know he's still in a fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko postures up and lands a big shot to Swanson's brow.
Swanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kamoko working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kamoko passes into side control.
Kamoko scores with punches from side control.
Swanson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kamoko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Swanson tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Swanson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Swanson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Swanson is trapped and Kamoko is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson rolls, trying to escape but Kamoko keeps control of the position.
Kamoko lands with a hammerfist to the side of Swanson's head.
Kamoko lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kamoko.
Kamoko looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Kamoko avoiding Swanson 's attempts to control his hands.
Kamoko lands shots from the back.
Kamoko is punishing Swanson with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Swanson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kamoko lands a couple of good shots and Swanson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Swanson is rocked!
Kamoko connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Swanson to escape the position.
Swanson is still in real trouble! Can Kamoko finish him?
Swanson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Kamoko gets his hands free as Swanson looks to control.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko looking for the RNC.
Kamoko keeps control of the position as Swanson tries to break free.
Kamoko working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kamoko scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Swanson is looking for a way out.
Kamoko lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kamoko.
Swanson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kamoko off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Swanson is taking damage to the body and head.
Swanson tries to escape the position.
Kamoko lands strikes to the head.
Kamoko lands a good shot there. Swanson covers up! Kamoko smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Swanson to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Kamoko jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jiguro Kamoko!
Jiguro Kamoko took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night! ALL DAY!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Namiska Button (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DaMarcus Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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180 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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Namiska Button !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DaMarcus Saint!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Namiska Button seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Button takes the fight into the clinch.
Button creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
It looks like DaMarcus Saint has been cut.
Button lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Button lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saint smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Button throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Saint stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Button follows into mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Button unloads with some shots from mount but Saint bucks and avoids them well.
Saint takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Saint is rocked!
Button wants to finish this one by submission but Saint is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Button .
Saint is still in real trouble! Can Button finish him?
Button working for a guillotine from mount but Saint is in no mood to give up.
Button swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Namiska Button !
A less than humble Namiska Button misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MSgt. Rupert Ritzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupert Ritzik and Raoul Duke. Duke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pillz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Raoul Duke will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, MSgt. Rupert Ritzik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke avoids the body shot from Ritzik.
Duke throws a wild body kick that Ritzik sees coming a mile off.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke connects with a leg kick. Ritzik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duke takes the fight into the clinch.
Duke tries a body shot but Ritzik blocks it.
Duke digs a right hand underneath Ritzik's ribcage. Ritzik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Duke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duke working Ritzik over with knees to the body.
Ritzik is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Duke.
Duke lands a nice uppercut.
Duke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ritzik or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duke.
Duke digs a right hand into Ritzik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ritzik's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Duke.
A left hand lands to the body for Duke.
Duke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ritzik backwards.
A short body shot lands from Duke as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Duke.
It looks like MSgt. Rupert Ritzik has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Duke.
Duke digs a right hand underneath Ritzik's ribcage. Ritzik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke scores with a shoulder strike.
Duke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritzik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Duke is working Ritzik over against the ropes.
Duke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ritzik backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Duke.
Duke leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
MSgt. Rupert Ritzik's cut is getting worse.
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ritzik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duke lands with a short shot to the head.
Duke lands a nice uppercut.
Duke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritzik backwards.
A short body shot lands from Duke as the two fighters clinch.
Duke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ritzik.
Duke scores with a shoulder strike.
Duke presses Ritzik against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duke pushes Ritzik back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke digs a right hand underneath Ritzik's ribcage. Ritzik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ritzik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Come on Duke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Duke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
Duke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MSgt. Rupert Ritzik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Duke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duke has Ritzik pressed against the ropes, preventing Ritzik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Duke as the two fighters clinch.
Duke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duke lands with a light punch inside.
Ritzik is rocked!
Duke pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Ritzik! Duke unloads with more strikes and Ritzik sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Duke!
An out of breath Raoul Duke 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between John Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axper Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - Enter Sandman. Jan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Im axpers! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Axper Jan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jan throws out a loose jab but Burza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jan throws an overhand right that lands on Burza's shoulder, as Burza tries to avoid the shot.
Jan fails to land with a series of punches.
Burza misses with the combination.
Jan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burza.
Jan swings for the body but Burza moves out of range.
Jan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jan ducks right into an uppercut from Burza.
Burza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jan.
Burza dodges the punch combination from Jan.
Jan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza misses with a straight right.
Burza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jan looks to score with a jab to the body but Burza is just out of range.
Jan connects with a single shot there.
Burza misses with a hook. Jan ducked under it nicely.
Jan misses with a straight left.
Burza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burza blocks a jab.
Burza takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burza. Jan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burza just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Jan misses.
Jan throws a nice looking combination but Burza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jan swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jan clobbers Burza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jan lands a nice looking body shot.
Burza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jan misses with a right hand
and Burza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jan takes a swing at Burza's ribcage but misses.
Jan looks to land a right hand but Burza moved out of range.
Burza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan misses with a hook.
Jan misses with a double jab.
Burza misses with a looping right.
Jan slips a jab and a cross from Burza.
Burza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jan.
Jan misses with a few strikes there.
Jan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jan misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza moves out of range of the strikes.
Jan just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Burza does no damage.
Burza staying out of range there.
Jan ducks under a wild hook from Burza.
Jan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burza.
Burza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jan.
Burza slips a jab and a cross from Jan.
Jan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burza manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axper Jan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Burza misses.
Burza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jan throws out the jab.
Jan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jan throws a hook but Burza avoids it easily.
Jan misses with a lunging right hand
and Burza counters with a one-two to the body.
Jan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burza misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Jan misses.
Burza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axper Jan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan throws a hook to the side of Burza's head but Burza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burza throws a right hand that Jan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jan also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Jan.
Jan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jan misses with a combination
and Burza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jan thinking.
Burza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burza throws a shot from downtown. Jan moves away and avoids it.
Jan misses with a hook
and Burza counters with a stiff right hand.
Jan's corner calls for a 1-2. Jan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jan lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan swings widly with a right hand
and Burza counters with a straight right hand.
Jan throws a poor cross that misses
and Burza counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burza misses with a wild combination.
Jan throws a big shot that misses.
Jan misses with a few strikes there.
Jan misses with a hook
and Burza counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan throws a big shot that misses.
Burza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burza misses with a double jab
and Jan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burza lands a two punch combo.
Burza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burza duly obliges.
Burza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Jan.
Burza thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza slips a straight right by Jan.
Jan throws a right hand that misses
and Burza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Jan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jan throws a combination. Burza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Burza does no damage.
Jan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Jan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Burza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jan scores with a jab.
Jan lands a jab to the nose.
Jan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jan blocks a jab.
Jan throws a jab when Burza was well out of range.
Jan swinging wildly here.
Burza just misses with a punch to the body.
Burza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burza tests Jan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza lands a lovely overhand right.
Jan slips a jab from Burza.
Burza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Burza.
Jan takes one to the chin there.
Burza cracks a nice hook into Jan's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Jan misses the target.
Jan throws a right hand that Burza ducks under and follows up with a left that Burza also avoids with ease.
Burza throws a body punch but Jan moves out of range.
Jan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza just misses with a punch to the body.
Burza misses with a body shot.
Jan throws a lazy uppercut
and Burza counters with a straight right hand.
Jan throws out a loose jab but Burza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jan misses with a combination
and Burza counters with a left to the body.
Burza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burza clobbers Jan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burza counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jan misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws out a loose jab but Jan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jan looks to land a combination but Burza avoids it well.
Jan feints a jab promting Burza to slip. Jan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burza staying out of range there.
Jan misses with an uppercut
enabling Burza to counter with a crisp jab.
Jan throws a poor cross that misses
and Burza counters with a nice body shot.
Burza throws a big shot that misses.
Jan misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza ducks under a wild hook from Jan.
Burza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burza misses with an uppercut. Jan saw that one coming.
Jan looks to throw the jab but Burza is out of range.
Burza throws a nice looking combination but Jan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burza scores with a sloppy right hand. Jan should have avoided that one.
Burza misses with a jab, cross combination.
John Burza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jan throws out the jab.
Jan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burza tries to bum rush Jan with a series of wild strikes but Jan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Burza.
I think Burza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Burza!
John Burza bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes to the ring accompanied by Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home ft. Skylar Grey .. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine staying out of range there.
Forcover connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raine misses with a left hand
and Raine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Forcover misses with an uppercut.
Forcover slips a jab and a cross from Raine.
Raine thows a body shot but no joy.
Raine scores with a hook to the body. Forcover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Forcover thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Raine finds it's way through Forcover's defenses.
Forcover slips a straight right by Raine.
Raine stuns Forcover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Forcover throws a series of punches but Raine moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Forcover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Raine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raine.
A jab from Forcover misses.
Raine throws out a loose jab but Forcover uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Forcover connects with a leg kick. Raine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Forcover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raine misses with a wild combination.
Raine blocks a jab.
Forcover fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Forcover pushes him off.
Forcover throws a lazy uppercut
and Raine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Forcover throws a low kick, looking for Raine's leg but Raine calmly moves out of range.
Raine looks for a takedown but Forcover sprawls well.
Forcover looks to throw the jab but Raine is out of range.
Raine jabs Forcover right on the nose. Forcover blinks but takes it well.
Forcover is rocked!
Forcover takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Forcover is still on wobbly legs! Can Raine finish him?
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!
Raine drops Forcover with a big left hand! Forcover is injured, injured bad! Raine jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Raine!
Aldo Raine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilo Hatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams's entrance music is Gaslight Anthem - Boxer. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hilo Hatti!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hatti's hands.
Hatti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Hatti.
Hatti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adams.
Hilo Hatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatti backwards.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Hatti looks winded!
Adams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Hilo Hatti has been cut.
Hatti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams pushes Hatti back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatti wants to break free but Adams has control.
Adams lands a right hand.
Adams lands a body shot.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams has Hatti pushed against the ropes.
Adams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adams.
Adams pushes Hatti back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams lands a body punch.
Adams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Hatti's head.
Adams drops Hatti onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hatti is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Hatti is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams mutters something to Hatti before pushing him back against the ropes. As Hatti comes back towards him, Adams unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Hatti clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregory Adams!
Gregory Adams tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blanket on the ground. Maya has chosen Spitfire as his entrance music. The key to victory for Vit Tu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vit Tu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Maya!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tu.
Tu scores with a shot to the body.
Tu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left and a right from Tu both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Damian Maya has been cut.
Tu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maya napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maya is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tu working away.
Maya is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tu uses his free foot to push down on Maya's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maya.
Maya working to try and regain half guard.
Tu lands a couple of good shots and Maya has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tu keeps control of the position as Maya tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maya wants to escape the position.
Tu is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Tu looking for the RNC.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tu has the hooks in. Maya is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tu lands a shot to the body.
Maya is rocked!
Tu punishes Maya with strikes from the back mount.
Maya is still in real trouble! Can Tu finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maya fending off the submission attempt from Tu.
Tu has the hooks in. Maya is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tu scoring with big shots to the body. Maya is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Maya was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vit Tu!
Vit Tu took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim comes to the ring accompanied by I'm new in da city. Ground Pound has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alucard Darkim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkim tries a low kick but Pound avoids it.
Pound throws a big shot that misses.
Pound misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darkim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pound throws out the jab.
Pound with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pound uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkim.
Darkim throws the kick towards the body but Pound avoids it.
Pound swings for the body but Darkim moves out of range.
A combination from Pound does no damage.
Darkim throws a looping overhand right but Pound ducks down to avoid it.
Darkim swings for the body but Pound moves out of range.
Pound lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ground Pound is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
Pound slaps away a takedown attempt from Darkim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pound lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Darkim crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pound - the referee stops the clock and Darkim gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pound. Darkim manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sloppy strikes from Darkim. Those never looked like landing.
Darkim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pound throws a head kick but Darkim moves out of range.
Pound takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim throws a hook but Pound blocks it.
Darkim throws a body punch but Pound moves out of range.
Pound gets caught flat footed, as Darkim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Darkim preventing the sweep.
Darkim throws a big right hand that misses.
Pound keeping full guard, as Darkim tries to pass.
Pound trying to keep a closed guard but Darkim is proving a slippery customer.
Darkim 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.
Darkim tries to free his leg and advance position but Pound is retaining full guard.
Darkim prevents Pound from getting back to his feet.
Pound tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pound is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darkim won't allow Pound to sweep him here.
Pound trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ground Pound.
Darkim avoids the body shot from Pound.
Pound drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Darkim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pound throws a push kick but Darkim slaps the foot to one side.
Darkim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darkim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pound delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound tried to score with a low kick but Darkim checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Pound.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkim.
Pound fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkim manages to avoid it.
Pound connects with a right hand. Darkim shakes it off.
Darkim throws a shot from downtown. Pound moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darkim checks a leg kick.
Darkim lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ground Pound will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Darkim misses with a double jab.
Darkim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pound throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pound.
Pound misses with a wild combination.
Darkim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pound scores with a jab.
Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
Pound lands with an uppercut that bounces Darkim off the ropes and back into range.
Ground Pound seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkim was well out of range. Poor timing from Pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim thows a leg kick but Pound checks it
and Pound counters with an outside leg kick.
Darkim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pound throws out the jab.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkim manages to avoid it.
Darkim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pound misses the shot to the body.
Darkim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pound looks to throw the jab but Darkim is out of range.
Darkim closes the distance and clinches up with Pound, looking for a takedown. Darkim pushes Pound against the ropes but Pound circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Darkim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pound chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darkim walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pound.
Darkim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darkim throws a series of punches but Pound avoids them all with ease.
Darkim thuds his right hand into Pound's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Pound.
Pound digs a good body shot into Darkim's ribs.
Darkim throws a jab but it's blocked by Pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Ground Pound has been cut.
Darkim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pound manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pound trying to keep a closed guard but Darkim is proving a slippery customer.
Darkim 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.
Pound keeping moving, preventing Darkim from controlling successfully.
Pound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Darkim postures up in Pound's guard and throws a big left but Pound blocks it.
Darkim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pound holds on and takes a little breather.
Pound looking for a sweep. Not yet Pound, not yet.
Pound is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darkim trying to control but Pound is working from the bottom.
Pound 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.
Darkim postures up and lands a big shot to Pound's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darkim won't allow Pound to sweep him here.
Pound is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ground Pound will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ground Pound's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pound connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darkim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darkim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darkim ducks under a wild hook from Pound.
Darkim slips a jab and a cross from Pound.
Darkim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pound on his heels. He'll look to pass Pound's guard now, I'm sure.
Pound trying to keep a closed guard but Darkim is proving a slippery customer.
Pound wants to sweep but no luck.
Pound is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Darkim wants to improve his position but Pound is controlling well.
Pound tries to pass the half guard into mount. Darkim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pound in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pound has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pound trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darkim tries to lock up and control but Pound gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pound trying to control but Darkim is having none of it.
Alucard Darkim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Darkim manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pound trying to mount his opponent but Darkim defends it.
Darkim looking for submissions off his back.
Pound prevents Darkim from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pound is keen to just control but Darkim is a slippery customer.
Darkim is trying to control but can't.
Pound throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pound takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim actively working from the bottom here.
Pound not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pound controlling the action here.
Pound is thwarting Darkim's attempts to control the position.
Darkim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Darkim.
Pound engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pound throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darkim working for a triangle but Pound defends it easily.
Pound throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pound slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pound throws an elbow that misses. Darkim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pound's guard. Nice move by Darkim!
Pound looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darkim is one step ahead there.
Darkim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pound looking for a sweep. Not yet Pound, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ground Pound just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ground Pound's cut.
That's time! Darkim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Pound misses.
Pound scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darkim in his tracks.
Pound has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkim.
Darkim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pound!
Pound tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darkim looks up at the clock and then as Pound takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Darkim smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pound is trying to control Darkim's posture but Darkim avoids it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Darkim throws a strike aimed at the side of Pound's head but Pound avoids it well.
Pound can't do much from the bottom here.
Darkim throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Darkim in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Darkim working away.
Darkim works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Darkim wants to control but Pound is keeping him busy.
Darkim scores with punches from side control.
Pound is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pound keeps working.
Pound is still in real trouble! Can Darkim finish him?
Pound is trying to improve his position.
Pound taking a bit of punishment here - Darkim scoring with strikes.
Pound takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pound manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Darkim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Darkim looking for submissions off his back.
Pound wants to take a breather but Darkim is having none of it.
Pound wants to pass to mount but Darkim is defending the position.
Pound seems to have recovered his senses.
Darkim is refusing to be controlled, as Pound sits in half guard.
Darkim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim is trying to control but can't.
Pound wants to take a breather but Darkim is having none of it.
Pound tries to stand and escape but Darkim is controlling the position.
Pound is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ground Pound was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pound looks to throw the jab but Darkim is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pound has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darkim is working away from the top position though.
Darkim slips a nice elbow through Pound's hands, connecting with Pound's forehead.
Pound works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pound is trying to control the position but Darkim postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darkim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pound works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pound is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pound wants to control but Darkim is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alucard Darkim had his way with Ground Pound in that round.
The cut man is working on Ground Pound's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pound swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darkim counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Darkim trying to control but Pound is working from the bottom.
Darkim landing some decent shots from guard.
Darkim works over Pound with some ground and pound from guard.
Darkim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pound tries to strike from the bottom.
Darkim passes Pound's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkim is keen to just control but Pound is a slippery customer.
Pound is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pound makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pound.
Darkim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pound works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim preventing the sweep.
Darkim postures up in Pound's guard and throws a big left but Pound blocks it.
Pound trying to control the position.
Darkim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darkim trying to control but Pound is working from the bottom.
Darkim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darkim controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pound working a defensive guard here.
Darkim wants to control from the top but Pound keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Darkim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pound moves out of range of the leg kick from Darkim.
Pound connects with a looping right hand.
Pound thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pound!
Darkim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pound.
Alucard Darkim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pound takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pound connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darkim scrambles back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pound.
Pound smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Darkim gets a takedown into half guard.
Pound has his hands clasped together around Darkim's back. He's all about the action.
Pound trying to control but Darkim postures up.
Pound slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim wants to control from the top but Pound keeps moving.
Darkim won't allow Pound to sweep him here.
Ground Pound is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound controls Darkim momentarily but Darkim frees himself.
Pound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pound preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pound looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darkim throwing strikes from guard but Pound blocks nicely.
Darkim with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alucard Darkim.
I think Pound has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Pound!
A victorious Ground Pound thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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