Satan's Pit Round 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Nahwatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Swedish House Mafia-One. Nahwatsu has chosen The Two Towers as his entrance music. Buakaw Nahwatsu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ross
vs
Nahwatsu

190 cm
19
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Dragon

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Nahwatsu!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross lands with a kick to the temple. Nahwatsu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nahwatsu cracks Ross with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nahwatsu misses with a wild combination.
Nahwatsu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Nahwatsu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ross tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nahwatsu is in Ross's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross pulls Nahwatsu in to control the position.
Ross is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nahwatsu is trying to stand up here but Ross is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nahwatsu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ross.
Ross drops an elbow to the side of Nahwatsu's head.
Ross working over Nahwatsu with some ground and pound. Nahwatsu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nahwatsu pushes Ross off looking to stand but Ross dives back in and keeps control.
Nahwatsu is not content to let Ross control the position.
Ross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nahwatsu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ross has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahwatsu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nahwatsu taking some punishment here, with Ross in his half guard.
Ross lands strikes from half guard.
Ross lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ross scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ross throwing shots but Nahwatsu is blocking nicely.
Ross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ross working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ross looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ross lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands with a punch from half guard.
Ross working the head and body with strikes.
Ross looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Ross seems to be looking for submissions.
Nahwatsu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ross scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ross slips a nice elbow through Nahwatsu's hands, connecting with Nahwatsu's forehead.
Ross is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ross is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ross lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ross seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nahwatsu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ross is trying to control the action in half guard but Nahwatsu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ross working over Nahwatsu with some ground and pound. Nahwatsu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nahwatsu looks winded!

Ross is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ross is nestled in close to Nahwatsu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ross is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ross takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ross landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahwatsu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ross scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nahwatsu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ross lands a nice short elbow.
Nahwatsu is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Ross.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ross connects with a nice short shot to Nahwatsu's temple.
Ross lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Ross 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! Nahwatsu is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Ross!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James Ross waved his t-shirt featuring Dragon's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harlem Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Neil
vs
Silva

181 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harlem Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Neil counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neil tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Neil wants to stand but Silva is controlling his arm.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Neil is very close to passing his half guard.
Neil seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Neil decides to stand up.
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!

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Neil. Neil maintains the clinch.

Neil has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Neil manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silva won't allow Neil to pass to mount.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Neil tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to roll over but Neil keeps him under control.
Neil tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Neil is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controls Neil momentarily but Neil frees himself.
Neil has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva keeping full guard, as Neil tries to pass.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neil showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Silva is trying to control the position but Neil postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Neil stands up from half guard.
Neil doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Neil slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harlem Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.

Neil gets a clinch.
Neil lands with a right to the head.

Neil has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Neil from standing up.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Neil defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neil postures up.
Neil won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Neil tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.

Neil avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva wants to sweep here but Neil controlling him for the moment.
Neil tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Neil knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Neil is proving a slippery customer.
Neil stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harlem Neil dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Neil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to control but Neil postures up.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Neil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neil postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Neil counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Neil working away.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Neil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Neil working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Neil tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
Neil is controlling the pace.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Neil advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Neil has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva keeping full guard, as Neil tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Neil defends easily.

Neil gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Neil moves into the clinch.
Neil leaning against his opponent.
Silva is trying to drag Neil to the mat but Neil just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harlem Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.

Neil ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Neil no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Neil keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Neil wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Neil manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Neil in his guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neil wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neil preventing the sweep.
Neil advances position into side control!
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva gets back to half guard.

Neil decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Neil counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!

Neil decides to stand back up. Neil steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva fails with the takedown

and Neil counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Neil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harlem Neil dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Neil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Neil counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neil slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Neil is now in half guard.
Neil is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Neil wants to stand up but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is looking to control Neil's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Harlem Neil.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Neil counters by moving into the clinch.

Neil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neil is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Neil circles away and we're back to standing.
Harlem Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Neil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva fails with the takedown

and Neil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Harlem Neil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neil tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neil is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.

Neil avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neil trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Neil defends easily.
Silva wants to sweep here but Neil controlling him for the moment.
Neil slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Silva has his foot on Neil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Neil works his way back into a safe position though.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neil defends it easily.

Neil gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neil wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

Neil instigates a clinch.
Neil'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.
Neil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Neil cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
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.
A short left from Neil.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Neil to keep the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harlem Neil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neil has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harlem Neil!
After winning the bout, Harlem Neil thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Ribeiro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lee
vs
Ribeiro Da Silva

180 cm
29
191 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro Da Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to clinch.

Ribeiro Da Silva has managed to clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Ribeiro Da Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro Da Silva with a knee to the head.

It looks like Gang Lee has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Ribeiro Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Lee tries to circle away but Ribeiro Da Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Ribeiro Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee tries to break free but Ribeiro Da Silva pushes him back against the cage.

Ribeiro Da Silva breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Ribeiro Da Silva instigates a clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Ribeiro Da Silva won't allow it.
Lee wants to break free but Ribeiro Da Silva has control.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Ribeiro Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Ribeiro Da Silva is controlling the position.
Ribeiro Da Silva with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ribeiro Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro Da Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ribeiro Da Silva wants it to stay on the feet.

Ribeiro Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ribeiro Da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Ribeiro Da Silva dodges the punch combination from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks the body kick.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee is breathing heavily.

Lee gets tackled into the cage by Ribeiro Da Silva. Ribeiro Da Silva maintains the clinch.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ribeiro Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Ribeiro Da Silva.

Ribeiro Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ribeiro Da Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Ribeiro Da Silva is controlling him.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Ribeiro Da Silva is controlling the position.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to break free but Ribeiro Da Silva has control.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.

Ribeiro Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ribeiro Da Silva rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Ribeiro Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ribeiro Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ribeiro Da Silva obliges.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.

Ribeiro Da Silva breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee misses with a double jab

and Ribeiro Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a knee to the head.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva leaning against his opponent.
Ribeiro Da Silva with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ribeiro Da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ribeiro Da Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ribeiro Da Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Ribeiro Da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gang Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ribeiro Da Silva clinches with his opponent.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ribeiro Da Silva has his back to the cage.
A knee to the head by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Lee wants to break free but Ribeiro Da Silva has control.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Ribeiro Da Silva has double underhooks.
Ribeiro Da Silva works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.

Lee is rocked!
Ribeiro Da Silva has Lee pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Lee is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ribeiro Da Silva - that's hurt Lee badly! Oh, another knee lands and Lee is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Lee doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Break (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marth Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Break's entrance music is Slippin. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Break
vs
Jones

183 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

177 cm
26
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

Pitt Nutrition (3x158 2x159 products)

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Break!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marth Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Break looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.

Break working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Break throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Break looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Break throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jones escapes and throws Break's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Break tries to improve position but can't.

Jones stands up.
Jones throws a head kick but Break moves out of range.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Break swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Break back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Break has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jones regains guard immediately.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Break from controlling successfully.

Break thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Break trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Break haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Break trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

Break thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Break 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.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Break drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Break off! Break jumps back into Jones's guard.
Break looking to pass the guard.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Break from controlling successfully.
Jones managing to control the position.

Break has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Break's guard.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Break is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Break has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Break looking for a sweep. Not yet Break, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Break dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Break looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Break is trying to improve his position.
Break struggling a bit here.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Break tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Break is being controlled here.
Break tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Break gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Break actively working from the bottom here.
Break wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Break looking for submissions off his back.
Jack Break overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Break looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones is taking a breather. Break says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Break is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Break has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Break's hands, connecting with Break's forehead.
Break wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the pace.

Break looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.

Break is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.

Break looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Break is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Break is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Break avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Break is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Break avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones throwing shots but Break is blocking nicely.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Break is working away.
Break avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Break is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Break is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Break wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Break is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Break actively working from the bottom here.

Break looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Break keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marth Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones tries to clinch up

and Break counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Break thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Break is controlling him.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.

Break drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Break off! Break jumps back into Jones's guard.
Break pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Break is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Break stalling away here and it's allowed Jones to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Break drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Break jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Break doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Break manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Break slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Break looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Break is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Break tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Break manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Break keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Break is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Break trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones wanted to stand there but Break had control of the position.
Jones trying to control but Break is working from the bottom.

Break is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Break looking for subs off his back but Jones has passed one foot through into half guard.

Break looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Break is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones trying to control the action but Break is working from the bottom.
Break slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones wants to stand but Break is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Break showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Break 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Break!
Jack Break decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Macready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flynn comes to the cage accompanied by Anthem For The Underdog. Macready comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AWOLNATION - SAIL kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flynn
vs
Macready

178 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
KAISER

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cole Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damon Macready!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn fails to land the takedown.
Flynn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flynn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Macready dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Macready. Those never looked like landing.
Flynn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Macready pinned against the cage. Macready gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Macready there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Macready slaps away a takedown attempt from Flynn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macready tests Flynn's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Macready instigates a clinch.
Flynn tries to pull guard but Macready holds him up against the cage and eventually Flynn drops back down to his feet.
Flynn is trying to drag Macready to the mat but Macready just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Macready escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macready getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Flynn shoots in but Macready avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Flynn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Flynn misses with a takedown
and Macready counters with a nice leg kick.
Flynn is breathing heavily.
Flynn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Macready's waist but Macready gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flynn off to one side.
Macready ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macready fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Flynn to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Flynn looks to clinch but Macready throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Flynn taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Damon Macready!
Damon Macready decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Gillespie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gillespie
vs
Kunitskiy

157 cm
23
147 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
21
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Gillespie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillespie throws a hook but Kunitskiy avoids it easily.
Kunitskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gillespie manages to avoid it.
Kunitskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gillespie.
Gillespie tries to work over Kunitskiy's front leg with a kick but Kunitskiy checks it.
Gillespie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Kunitskiy misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gillespie.
A clash of legs there as Kunitskiy blocks the low kick.
Kunitskiy needs to keep his hands up - Gillespie had a free shot at his head there.
Kunitskiy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gillespie is out of range.

Kunitskiy forces Gillespie back against the cage and clinches.
Gillespie avoids the elbow strike from Kunitskiy, against the cage.
Kunitskiy struggles to land a body shot inside as Gillespie controls his hands.
Gillespie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kunitskiy lands an elbow inside that Gillespie shrugs off.
Gillespie is trying to break the clinch but Kunitskiy is controlling him.
Gillespie tries to stall but Kunitskiy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kunitskiy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gillespie.
Gillespie managing to block the knees to the body from Kunitskiy.
Gillespie tries to break the clinch but Kunitskiy is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gillespie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gillespie takes an elbow to the temple.
Kunitskiy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kunitskiy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gillespie breaks the clinch.
Kunitskiy catches Gillespie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gillespie checks the leg kick.
Gillespie throws a body kick that misses

and Kunitskiy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gillespie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gillespie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gillespie blocking some punches.
A short right from Gillespie on the inside.
Kunitskiy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gillespie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Gillespie breaks from the clinch.
Kunitskiy looks to throw the jab but Gillespie is out of range.
Kunitskiy connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gillespie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kunitskiy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kunitskiy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kunitskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gillespie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gillespie is out of range.
Gillespie throws a low kick but Kunitskiy avoids it.
Kunitskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gillespie manages to avoid it.
Kunitskiy lands a nice hook to Gillespie's body. Gillespie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy moves out of range as Gillespie throws a body kick.
Gillespie misses with a left hand
and Kunitskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gillespie is looking to score with low kicks.
Kunitskiy throws a solid leg kick but Gillespie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kunitskiy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gillespie's head backwards.
Kunitskiy tries to clinch but Gillespie is having none of it.
Kunitskiy moves out of range of the body kick from Gillespie.
Gillespie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kunitskiy checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy lands a slapping body shot.
Kunitskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kunitskiy moves forwards but Gillespie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gillespie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Kunitskiy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kunitskiy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kunitskiy tries to clinch up
enabling Gillespie to counter with a crisp jab.
Kunitskiy thumps Gillespie with a low kick.
Kunitskiy thows a body shot but no joy.
Gillespie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kunitskiy 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy throws a leg kick but Gillespie checks it.
Gillespie looks to land a left hand but Kunitskiy moved out of range nicely.
Gillespie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gillespie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy connects with a leg kick. Gillespie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gillespie cracks the inside of Kunitskiy's front leg.

Kunitskiy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kunitskiy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kunitskiy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gillespie misses with some punches.
Gillespie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gillespie throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunitskiy.
Gillespie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillespie throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy working Gillespie over with knees to the body.
Gillespie misses with a body punch.
Kunitskiy blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Kunitskiy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gillespie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gillespie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kunitskiy moves out of range of the body kick from Gillespie.
A head kick misses from Gillespie.
Kunitskiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gillespie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kunitskiy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kunitskiy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gillespie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gillespie throws a low kick but Kunitskiy avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Gillespie blocks the low kick.
Gillespie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kunitskiy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gillespie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gillespie slips under a jab.
Kunitskiy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kunitskiy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Kunitskiy clinches up with Gillespie and pushes him back against the cage.
Kunitskiy crunches a lovely knee into Gillespie's ribcage.
Gillespie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gillespie throws an elbow but misses.
Kunitskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kunitskiy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gillespie is trying to maintain a safe position but Kunitskiy gets an underhook and turns Gillespie into the cage.
Gillespie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gillespie lands a nice uppercut.
Gillespie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gillespie swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunitskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gillespie lands a left hand.
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!
Gillespie is trying to stall.
Gillespie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kunitskiy blocks it with crossed arms.
Kunitskiy lands an elbow inside that Gillespie shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gillespie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy wants to stall.
Kunitskiy misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Kunitskiy on the inside.
Gillespie blocks the elbow strike.
Kunitskiy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kunitskiy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gillespie backwards.
Gillespie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gillespie swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunitskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunitskiy.
Gillespie throws a head punch that misses.
Kunitskiy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gillespie working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gillespie.
Kunitskiy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kunitskiy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gillespie blocks it with crossed arms.
Gillespie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kunitskiy backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie working aggressively here.
Gillespie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gillespie blocks an elbow strike.
Kunitskiy lands a nice knee to the body.
Gillespie is trying to break the clinch but Kunitskiy is controlling him.

Gillespie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kunitskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillespie was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillespie is just out of range.
Kunitskiy lands with a good body shot.
Kunitskiy misses with a body shot.
Kunitskiy cracks the inside of Gillespie's front leg.
Kunitskiy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gillespie tries to land a front kick but Kunitskiy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gillespie takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillespie tries to land a front kick but Kunitskiy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gillespie throws a shot from downtown. Kunitskiy moves away and avoids it.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Kunitskiy sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Kunitskiy misses.
Kunitskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillespie was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy misses with a body shot.
Gillespie throws the kick towards the body but Kunitskiy avoids it.
A low kick from Gillespie misses
and Kunitskiy counters with a leg kick.
Kunitskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kunitskiy lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillespie checks a low kick from Kunitskiy.
Gillespie misses with a low kick.
Gillespie scores with a nice head shot.
Kunitskiy lands a leg kick that knocks Gillespie off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kunitskiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gillespie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunitskiy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kunitskiy throws a big shot that misses.
Kunitskiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kunitskiy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kunitskiy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gillespie counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Kunitskiy misses
and Gillespie counters with a good, hard body kick but Kunitskiy shrugs it off.
Kunitskiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kunitskiy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gillespie. Gillespie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kunitskiy works the jab nicely.
Gillespie misses with a low kick.
Kunitskiy tries to clinch there but Gillespie circles away.
Gillespie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Kunitskiy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kunitskiy misses with a two punch combination.
Kunitskiy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gillespie rather than just go for the knockout.
Kunitskiy falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Gillespie to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vladimir Kunitskiy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gillespie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunitskiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gillespie.
Kunitskiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gillespie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kunitskiy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kunitskiy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kunitskiy misses with a left hand
and Gillespie counters with a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Kunitskiy blocks the low kick.
Gillespie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kunitskiy slips under a jab from Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with a looping right.
Kunitskiy misses with a body punch
and Gillespie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Kunitskiy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gillespie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gillespie wants to land a leg kick but Kunitskiy is out of range.
A good leg kick by Gillespie.
Kunitskiy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gillespie counters with a body kick that stops Kunitskiy in his tracks momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gillespie misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kunitskiy.
Gillespie avoids the head kick by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillespie is just out of range.
Kunitskiy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gillespie.
A telegraphed right hand from Kunitskiy misses the target.
Gillespie lands with a shot to the body.
Andy Gillespie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy lands a leg kick that knocks Gillespie off balance momentarily.
Gillespie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Gillespie misses.
Gillespie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gillespie looks for the body kick but Kunitskiy saw that one coming.
Gillespie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gillespie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kunitskiy manages to avoid it.
Kunitskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillespie is just out of range.
Kunitskiy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kunitskiy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gillespie misses with a low kick.
Kunitskiy punishes Gillespie's body with a nice straight punch.
Kunitskiy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vladimir Kunitskiy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy connects with the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gillespie.
A bone on bone clash there as Kunitskiy blocks the leg kick.
Kunitskiy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kunitskiy, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunitskiy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kunitskiy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gillespie.
Some bone on bone action there as Gillespie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kunitskiy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gillespie throws a low kick, looking for Kunitskiy's leg but Kunitskiy calmly moves out of range.
Gillespie misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillespie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gillespie clobbers Kunitskiy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kunitskiy moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Gillespie is predictable there
and Kunitskiy counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Gillespie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kunitskiy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Kunitskiy!
Vladimir Kunitskiy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blackwood
vs
Joe

181 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Blackwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blackwood tries to avoid it but Joe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blackwood to the ground. Blackwood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joe throws out a loose jab but Blackwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blackwood as he jumps to the side.
Joe throws a hook but Blackwood avoids it easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Joe enables Blackwood to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Joe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blackwood throws an elbow that misses. Joe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blackwood's guard. Nice move by Joe!
Joe preventing the sweep.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackwood has wrist control.
Joe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joe trying to control but Blackwood is working from the bottom.
Blackwood is trying to hold Joe in close to prevent damage but Joe has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is trying to control the action in half guard but Blackwood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Joe maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Blackwood could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Joe has cracked it and Blackwood is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Joe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Average Joe!
Average Joe 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Saez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mann
vs
Saez

194 cm
28
193 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

176 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquin Saez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saez tries to work over Mann's front leg with a kick but Mann checks it.

Mann gets a clinch.
Mann is trying to stall.
Saez goes for a takedown attempt but Mann pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Mann has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mann lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saez.
Mann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mann looking to sit in guard and control but Saez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mann keeping full guard, as Saez tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saez throws a big elbow that misses.
Saez landing with the ground and pound.
Saez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mann is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Saez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Saez connects with a nice short shot to Mann's temple.
Mann is refusing to be controlled, as Saez sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Saez.
Mann pushes Saez off looking to stand but Saez dives back in and keeps control.
Saez stalling.
Saez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saez lands with a punch from half guard.
Saez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mann is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann is looking to improve his position.
Saez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Saez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Mann that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Saez lands a big shot there that rocks Mann but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Saez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Mann is rocked!
Saez softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Mann is out cold! Saez jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquin Saez!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

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