WarZone 21: Shock and Awe PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Horvat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacopo Faithful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horvat comes to the cage accompanied by Dubioza kolektiv - Kažu. Faithful has chosen Be Faithful as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Horvat
vs
Faithful

183 cm
19
261 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle M

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Horvat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacopo Faithful!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faithful clinches with his opponent.
Horvat really is a fat lump.
Horvat is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Faithful gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Horvat is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into Horvat's ribcage.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into Horvat's ribcage.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful lands a good knee to the midsection. Horvat won't want to take too many of those.
Faithful landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
Faithful utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Faithful landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into Horvat's ribcage.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Faithful.

It looks like Marko Horvat has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faithful utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horvat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faithful connects with a nasty looking knee right to Horvat's face.
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into Horvat's ribcage.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faithful lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faithful lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horvat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faithful lands a nice knee to the body.
Faithful landing knees to the head.
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faithful lands a good knee to the midsection. Horvat won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horvat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into Horvat's ribcage.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horvat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faithful lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Horvat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faithful connects with a nasty looking knee right to Horvat's face.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faithful lands a knee to the head.
Faithful landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
Faithful lands a good knee to the midsection. Horvat won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horvat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Faithful lands a good knee to the midsection. Horvat won't want to take too many of those.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
Horvat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Horvat takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacopo Faithful dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Horvat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Faithful fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Horvat, pushing him back against the cage.
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.
Faithful landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horvat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horvat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful lands a good knee to the midsection. Horvat won't want to take too many of those.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faithful landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horvat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horvat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.
Faithful lands a good knee to the midsection. Horvat won't want to take too many of those.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into Horvat's ribcage.
Faithful has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horvat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faithful lands a good knee to the midsection. Horvat won't want to take too many of those.
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faithful.
Faithful with a knee to the head.
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into Horvat's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horvat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Horvat drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Faithful gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Faithful lands a knee to the head.
Horvat takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.
Jacopo Faithful seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into Horvat's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faithful with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.
Faithful putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horvat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacopo Faithful showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marko Horvat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Faithful has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horvat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.
Horvat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faithful lands a good knee to the midsection. Horvat won't want to take too many of those.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faithful utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faithful working Horvat over with knees to the body.
Faithful landing knees to the head.
Faithful lands a knee to the body.
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faithful utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faithful utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Faithful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faithful lands a good knee to the midsection. Horvat won't want to take too many of those.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into Horvat's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful scores a nice knee to the body.
Jacopo Faithful is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Faithful crunches a lovely knee into Horvat's ribcage.
Faithful lands a nice knee to the body.
Faithful lands a nice knee to the body.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horvat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faithful landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faithful unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horvat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Faithful with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Faithful.
Faithful connects with a nasty looking knee right to Horvat's face.
Faithful landing knees to the body.
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!
Faithful landing knees to the body.
Faithful connects with a nasty looking knee right to Horvat's face.
Knees to the body from Faithful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faithful lands a nice knee to the body.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faithful landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faithful landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faithful is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marko Horvat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faithful obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacopo Faithful comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faithful 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 24:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacopo Faithful!
A very excited looking Jacopo Faithful made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Fletcher Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Van Der Voort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - Always. Johnny Van Der Voort is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Franklin
vs
Van Der Voort

179 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fletcher Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Van Der Voort!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a hook but Van Der Voort blocks it.
Van Der Voort throws a head kick that misses.
Fletcher Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Voort tries to clinch but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
and Van Der Voort counters with a nice kick to the body.
Franklin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Franklin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Der Voort counters with a body kick.
Franklin tries for a takedown but Van Der Voort sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franklin shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Der Voort tries to sprawl out of it but Franklin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Der Voort manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Franklin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Voort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Franklin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Franklin.
Van Der Voort throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Der Voort.
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Franklin avoids the head kick by Van Der Voort.
Franklin misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Voort counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Der Voort lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Franklin tries to work over Van Der Voort's front leg with a kick but Van Der Voort checks it.
Franklin misses the body punch
and Van Der Voort counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Voort throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Der Voort.
Franklin throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Der Voort counters with a good, hard body kick but Franklin shrugs it off.
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!
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Voort was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Franklin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Voort jabs Franklin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Der Voort feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Franklin's calf.
Franklin misses with a straight left.
Van Der Voort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a looping right.
Franklin swings widly with a right hand
and Van Der Voort counters with a leg kick.
Van Der Voort scores with a nice body kick.
Van Der Voort throws a head kick but Franklin moves out of range.
Van Der Voort tries to close the distance and clinch but Franklin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franklin throws the left hand but Van Der Voort avoids the punch easily.
Van Der Voort tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin misses with a body shot
and Van Der Voort counters with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Van Der Voort. No joy for Franklin on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fletcher Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Voort throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Franklin's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Voort tries to close the distance and clinch but Franklin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franklin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Der Voort throws a leg kick which misses Franklin's front leg but catches the back leg as Franklin tries to avoid it.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Voort is just out of range.
Franklin misses with a body shot.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Der Voort as he avoids it easily.
Van Der Voort uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franklin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Van Der Voort.
Franklin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Der Voort on the side of the head.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Voort is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Van Der Voort dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Franklin takes a swing at Van Der Voort's ribcage but misses.
Franklin misses with a left hand
and Van Der Voort counters with a head kick. That will keep Franklin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Franklin throws a leg kick
and Van Der Voort counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnny Van Der Voort seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Der Voort tries a head kick but it misses.

Van Der Voort has managed to clinch.
Franklin struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Der Voort controls his hands.

Van Der Voort breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franklin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Franklin takes a swing at Van Der Voort's ribcage but misses.

Van Der Voort rushes Franklin and presses him up against the cage.

Van Der Voort breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Voort manages to avoid it.
Van Der Voort uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franklin.
Franklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Van Der Voort.
Van Der Voort misses with a wild body shot.
Franklin blocks a head kick by Van Der Voort.
Van Der Voort pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franklin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Der Voort tries to clinch but Franklin is having none of it.
Van Der Voort lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Voort displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Voort tries to close the distance and clinch but Franklin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franklin. Van Der Voort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Voort tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Der Voort lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Van Der Voort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Franklin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Der Voort tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Franklin is in Van Der Voort's guard.
Franklin with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Voort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Franklin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franklin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franklin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Franklin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franklin stands and throws Van Der Voort's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Voort dodges the ground and pound from Franklin.

Franklin tries for a kimura but Van Der Voort is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin in side control, throwing shots but Van Der Voort defends.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Van Der Voort is trying to buck Franklin off.
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 Fletcher Franklin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Franklin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Franklin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Franklin misses with a right hand
and Van Der Voort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Der Voort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franklin.
Franklin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Franklin blocks a head kick by Van Der Voort.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Voort manages to avoid it.
Franklin throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Der Voort counters with a head kick. That will keep Franklin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Der Voort throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Franklin's head.
Franklin throws a body punch but Van Der Voort moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Voort throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Van Der Voort as Franklin shoots in.
Van Der Voort takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Der Voort lands with a thumping leg kick.
Franklin blocks a head kick by Van Der Voort.
Franklin misses with a body shot
and Van Der Voort counters with a nice low kick that buckles Franklin's knee momentarily.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Voort moves away.
Franklin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Der Voort counters with a right hand to the body.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Voort manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a body shot.
Franklin avoids the head kick by Van Der Voort.
Franklin misses with a body shot.
Van Der Voort fakes the leg kick and cracks Franklin in the body.
Van Der Voort ducks right into an uppercut from Franklin.
Van Der Voort tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Voort throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Van Der Voort clinches.
Franklin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franklin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Van Der Voort forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Der Voort.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Franklin fails to land.
Van Der Voort looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Der Voort slows down the pace here.
Franklin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Franklin stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Van Der Voort.
Franklin has Van Der Voort pressed against the cage, preventing Van Der Voort from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Van Der Voort manages to break the clinch.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franklin misses with a hook. Van Der Voort ducked under it nicely.
Franklin tests Van Der Voort's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Van Der Voort clinches with his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Van Der Voort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Der Voort 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Van Der Voort!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anders Breivik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Suzinuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anders Breivik has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Breivik
vs
Suzinuki

185 cm
19
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anders Breivik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lotus Suzinuki!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breivik wants to clinch.
Suzinuki misses with a straight right.
Breivik connects with a high kick.
Breivik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Breivik tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Breivik!
Breivik misses with a two punch combination.
Suzinuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suzinuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breivik moves away.
Breivik doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzinuki circles away.
Breivik throws a head kick that half lands.
Breivik wants to clinch.
A head kick from Breivik lands but Suzinuki takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzinuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Breivik.
Anders Breivik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Suzinuki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Breivik!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Suzinuki lands an elbow.
Breivik taking punishment in the form of punches.
Suzinuki scores with punches from side control.
Suzinuki is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzinuki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Breivik some visible discomfort.

Breivik is rocked!
A big shot lands for Suzinuki! That's hurt Breivik! Will he recover? Suzinuki fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lotus Suzinuki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronda Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Easy Win (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.

Rousey
vs
Win

154 cm
20
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronda Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Easy Win!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Win fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rousey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rousey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rousey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Win throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rousey was covering up waiting for the punch and Win finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Rousey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Win is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Rousey is looking for a triangle but Win pushes his legs off easily.
Rousey looking to control.

Rousey has an active guard here but Win has managed to pass into half guard.
Rousey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rousey is looking to control Win's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rousey avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Win is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rousey!
Rousey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Win throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Win content just to control the position here.
Win is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rousey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Win.
Rousey is desperately trying to improve his position but Win has a good base and remains in mount.
Win sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey tries to hold on but Win pushes him away.
Win punching from mount but Rousey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Win looking to finish with strikes here!
Win content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey throwing hammer fists to the chest of Win. What's that going to do exactly?
Win trying to control but Rousey is having none of it.
Win has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Win misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Win looking to ground and pound but Rousey is blocking nicely.
Win throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rousey because Win loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Win there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rousey is looking to improve his position but Win isn't that keen on the idea.
Win content just to control the position here.
Win wants to control the pace but Rousey is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Win controlling from the full mount.
Rousey wants to hold on but Win pushes him away.
Rousey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Win lands a heavy elbow.
Rousey is breathing heavily.
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.
Rousey is looking to improve his position but Win isn't that keen on the idea.
Win controlling his opponent.
Win thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Win drives through with a takedown into guard.

Rousey looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Win has picked Rousey up and slammed him! Rousey can't keep hold of the triangle and Win manages to pass to side control!
Win wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rousey keeps working.
Win working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Win tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rousey's legs.
Win trying to control the position but Rousey is working away.
Win is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Win is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rousey's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rousey is trying to control Win's posture but Win avoids it.
Easy Win has got the better of the ground game so far.
Win controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Easy Win was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Win closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Win lands in his opponent's guard.
Win looking to pass the guard.
Win passes Rousey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rousey works his way to full guard. Good work.

Rousey is looking for a triangle here but Win uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Win controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win trying to control the position but Rousey is working away.
Win passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rousey!
Rousey is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rousey tries to hold on but Win pushes him away.
Win prevents Rousey from getting the reversal.
Win controlling the pace for now.
Rousey tries to hold on but Win postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey is working to get back to half guard.
Win throwing strikes here but Rousey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Win content just to control the position here.
Win trying to control but Rousey is having none of it.
Rousey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Win lands a nice shot to the head.
Win controlling the pace for now.
Rousey wants to hold on but Win pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Win controlling his opponent.
Win working Rousey over with strikes here.
Rousey is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Win tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Win can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rousey is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Easy Win showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Rousey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rousey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rousey shoots in for a double leg but Win sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Win darts in and clinches Rousey up against the cage.

Win turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rousey struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Win sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rousey is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Win wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rousey keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rousey is trying to strike from the bottom but Win has passed into full mount.
Win sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Win thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rousey is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rousey is working to get back to half guard.
Win landing punches.
Win trying to control but Rousey is having none of it.
Rousey wants to control but Win is having none of it.
Win looking to finish Rousey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rousey!
Easy Win is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rousey sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Win controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Win moves into full mount! Rousey won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Win content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Win has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rousey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Easy Win was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Win has taken the fight to the clinch.
Win drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Win tightens his grip and picks Rousey up, before dumping him to the ground. Rousey manages to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rousey thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Win controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ronda Rousey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Easy Win comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Win 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Easy Win!
Easy Win got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Simmons
vs
Stone

179 cm
25
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Rock \'n\' Shock clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Stone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stone shoots for a double leg takedown but Simmons sprawls well. He's pushed Stone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simmons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simmons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Simmons throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Simmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a double jab.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Simmons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone shoots for a takedown but Simmons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simmons swinging wildly here.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
Simmons moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
Shaun Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Stone.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Stone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Simmons sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaun Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Simmons misses.
Simmons tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simmons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simmons.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.

Stone shoots in and bounces Simmons off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Simmons can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stone controls the pace.
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!
Stone working some strikes from top position.
Stone stands up over Simmons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stone remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stone lands an elbow.
Simmons is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stone connects with a decent elbow.
Simmons is trying to escape the position but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone cracks Simmons with a big right hand but Simmons just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone working the ground and pound.
Stone controlling from side mount.
Stone is putting a hurting on Simmons here, landing some big shots from side control.
Simmons seems a little lost for a moment, as Stone dominates the positioning.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stone working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone is chipping away with strikes.
Stone cracks Simmons with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stone lands some shots froms side control.
Simmons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.
Simmons tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Stone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Simmons throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simmons connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
Simmons swinging wildly here.
Simmons tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simmons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simmons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stone fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Stone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Simmons sprawls well initially but Stone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stone lands with a punch from half guard.
Simmons on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Simmons tries to get out of the position.
Stone works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stone looking to finish Simmons with some ground and pound. This is bad for Simmons!
Stone controlling from the full mount.
Stone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Simmons hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Simmons's face.
Stone lands a big shot there that rocks Simmons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stone breaks from Simmons's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stone lands a nice shot to the head.
Stone landing strikes, looking to finish!

Simmons is rocked!
Stone is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Simmons goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Stone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryan Stone!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Pippel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanford has chosen The Junkman's Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pippel
vs
Sanford

193 cm
18
199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

LOD: Affordable Quality
Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle M

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Pippel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford tries to clinch but Pippel moves away
and Pippel counters with an inside leg kick.
Pippel swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanford.
Sanford tries to clinch up
and Pippel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pippel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanford is out of range and Pippel settles back down.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch but Pippel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanford tries to clinch there but Pippel circles away.
Pippel throws a head kick that half lands.
Sanford looks to clinch
and Pippel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Sanford gets a clinch.
Sanford prevents a body shot from Pippel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanford.
Pippel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanford is keeping busy.
Pippel misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford lands with a right to the head.
Sanford scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Dick Pippel has been cut.
Pippel stalling against the cage.
Sanford blocking some punches.
Sanford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pippel.
Pippel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanford is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanford.
Sanford lands an uppercut.
Pippel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pippel fails to land.
Sanford lands a shot to the body.
Pippel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford lands with a light punch inside.
Sanford presses Pippel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pippel is breathing heavily.
Sanford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanford lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pippel backwards.
Sanford lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanford.
A short uppercut from Sanford.
Sanford lands with a left to the head.
Sanford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Sanford on the inside.
Sanford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanford.
Sanford lands a shot to the body.
Sanford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanford is leaning against Pippel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanford.

Pippel is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Sanford.
Sanford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pippel backwards.
Oh Pippel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Sanford.

Dick Pippel's cut is getting worse.
Sanford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanford creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pippel with a big uppercut! Pippel tries to clinch up but Sanford pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pippel to the mat! Pippel covers up and Sanford unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fred Sanford!
Post fight, Fred Sanford stared into the camera and said 'Stuart Mikado was junk and I took him out with the rest of the trash. Beat down like an old car, I expected better from this big dummy!'.