WarZone 47: Legends Are Born PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delahiva Frye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt has chosen ''Broken Out In Love'' as his entrance music. John Wyatt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Frye
vs
Wyatt

197 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
213 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Delahiva Frye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt dives in and grabs Frye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frye pushes down on Wyatt's head and hops out.
Wyatt dives in and grabs Frye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frye pushes down on Wyatt's head and hops out.
Wyatt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frye as he avoids it easily.
Delahiva Frye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wyatt.

Frye has closed the distance and engaged Wyatt in a clinch.

Frye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wyatt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wyatt has a takedown stuffed.

Frye has managed to clinch.
Wyatt looking for a takedown.
Wyatt tries for a takedown but Frye manages to get underhooks.
Wyatt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frye gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Frye manages to break the clinch.

Frye drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyatt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Frye's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye trying to mount his opponent but Wyatt defends it.

Wyatt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Wyatt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Wyatt actively working from the bottom here.
Wyatt wants to get back to full guard.

Wyatt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frye looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Frye definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frye has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt is looking for a sweep. Frye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Delahiva Frye has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wyatt with a lazy takedown attempt

and Frye counters with a single leg into guard. Wyatt didn't expect that.
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!
Frye tries to free his leg and advance position but Wyatt is retaining full guard.

Wyatt looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Frye is defending well. Wyatt quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Frye has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Wyatt celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Wyatt!
John Wyatt took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finbar OReilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finbar OReilly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gaarlandt
vs
OReilly

186 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finbar OReilly!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

OReilly feints and as Gaarlandt raises his hands in defense, OReilly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
OReilly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gaarlandt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OReilly throws a strike but Gaarlandt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaarlandt wants to control from the top but OReilly keeps moving.

Gaarlandt got a little sloppy there for a moment and OReilly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gaarlandt has managed to get both his arms back between OReilly's legs - danger averted.
OReilly throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gaarlandt is looking to work some ground and pound but OReilly has wrist control.
Gaarlandt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OReilly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gaarlandt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gaarlandt tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OReilly with the ground and pound but Gaarlandt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
OReilly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaarlandt is keeping the position for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw OReilly working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
OReilly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaarlandt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
OReilly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

It looks like Ricardo Gaarlandt has been cut.
OReilly throwing strikes from guard but Gaarlandt blocks nicely.
OReilly is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaarlandt has wrist control.
OReilly wants to control from the top but Gaarlandt keeps moving.
OReilly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaarlandt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
OReilly stops Gaarlandt from standing up.
OReilly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
OReilly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
OReilly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
OReilly wants to pass the guard but Gaarlandt is keeping the position.
OReilly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OReilly throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReilly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
OReilly sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gaarlandt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from OReilly seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
OReilly landing strikes.
OReilly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gaarlandt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, OReilly asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gaarlandt is not content to let OReilly control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReilly with the ground and pound but Gaarlandt regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gaarlandt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from OReilly.
OReilly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OReilly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaarlandt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
OReilly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaarlandt's head.
OReilly tries to free his leg and advance position but Gaarlandt is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finbar OReilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Gaarlandt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gaarlandt staying out of range there.
A left lands for OReilly.

OReilly has Gaarlandt up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaarlandt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gaarlandt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. OReilly smiles and moves away.

OReilly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gaarlandt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
OReilly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaarlandt keeps working.
OReilly is working Gaarlandt over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OReilly looks up at the clock and then as Gaarlandt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, OReilly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gaarlandt pushes OReilly away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, OReilly gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gaarlandt taking punishment in the form of punches.
OReilly tries to score with some ground and pound. Gaarlandt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
OReilly is trying to ground and pound but Gaarlandt uses the momentary lack of control by OReilly to regain half guard.
Gaarlandt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gaarlandt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but OReilly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gaarlandt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OReilly working the head and body with strikes.

Gaarlandt is rocked!

Ricardo Gaarlandt's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaarlandt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from OReilly.
OReilly lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Gaarlandt quite badly. Gaarlandt pulls OReilly in close trying to recover. OReilly postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Gaarlandt on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Gaarlandt doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finbar OReilly!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Javans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gaarlandt
vs
Javans

197 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Javans!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Javans connects with a body shot that sends Gaarlandt's belly button to the back.
Javans has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gaarlandt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Javans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaarlandt circles away quickly and effectively.
Javans uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Javans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gaarlandt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Javans with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Javans. That snapped Gaarlandt's head back.
Javans tests Gaarlandt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Javans sizes up Gaarlandt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Javans connects with a single shot there.
Javans lands with a nice body punch.
Javans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Javans misses with a wild combination.
Javans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bo Javans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javans fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaarlandt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Javans misses with the combination.
Javans lands a jab to Gaarlandt's midsection.
Javans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaarlandt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from Javans.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javans connects with a nice looking jab.
Javans throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gaarlandt on the side of the head.
Gaarlandt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Javans.
Javans takes a swing at Gaarlandt's ribcage but misses.
Javans throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gaarlandt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Javans scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaarlandt should have avoided that one.
Javans feints a jab promting Gaarlandt to slip. Javans then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gaarlandt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Gaarlandt is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javans cracks Gaarlandt with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gaarlandt falls to his knees and Javans doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Javans!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kuula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mona Rudao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuula comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil. Rudao has chosen Rebel Yell as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kuula
vs
Rudao

180 cm
24
204 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Kuula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mona Rudao!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rudao moves into range and clinches up with Kuula.
Rudao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rudao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rudao lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kuula has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rudao uses from the top position.
Rudao prevents Kuula from getting back to his feet.

Kuula throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rudao wants to stand but Kuula is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuula seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sergei Kuula.
Kuula shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rudao defends it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Rudao. Those never looked like landing.
Rudao misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuula shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rudao as he jumps to the side.
Rudao doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuula circles away.
Rudao stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuula. Kuula gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Kuula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rudao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rudao throws a series of punches but Kuula moves out of range.

Rudao rushes Kuula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rudao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Kuula's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Kuula manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Rudao does no damage.

Kuula scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kuula is controlling him well.
Kuula trying to control the action but Rudao is working from the bottom.
Rudao is pushing Kuula's head away, looking to escape. Kuula manages to hold on to the position though.
Rudao stops Kuula from passing to mount.
Kuula tries to stand but Rudao controls the position and pulls Kuula into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kuula is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sergei Kuula.
Rudao misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuula misses with the combination.
Kuula falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rudao counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergei Kuula will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rudao slaps away a takedown attempt from Kuula, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rudao tries to clinch but Kuula is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rudao pushes Kuula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rudao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rudao backwards.
Rudao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rudao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Rudao.
Rudao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuula is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuula jumps guard but Rudao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Kuula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuula wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Rudao.
Rudao can't find room to land a body shot as Kuula controls the action.
Rudao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rudao tries to work over Kuula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuula is working for takedown but Rudao is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kuula can't break the clinch.
Rudao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Rudao.
Kuula goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rudao prevents it.
Rudao lands a right hand.
Rudao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuula or not.
Rudao scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rudao works on Kuula's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rudao on the inside.
Rudao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuula.
A short right from Rudao on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Rudao.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rudao.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rudao.
A right hook to the body lands for Rudao.
Rudao is leaning against Kuula and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mona Rudao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rudao can't find room to land a body shot as Kuula controls the action.
Rudao tries a body shot but Kuula blocks it.
Rudao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuula's elbow.
Rudao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rudao.
Rudao lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Rudao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Rudao.
A right hand to the body from Rudao.
Rudao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Rudao.
Rudao misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rudao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuula or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Rudao.
Rudao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuula tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rudao smiles and moves away.

Rudao closes the distance and clinches.
Kuula prevents a body shot from Rudao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rudao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rudao tries to throw a body punch but Kuula avoids it by throwing Rudao back against the cage.
Rudao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rudao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rudao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rudao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rudao struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuula controls his hands.
Rudao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuula blocks a body shot from Rudao.
Rudao tries to work over Kuula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rudao struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuula controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rudao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rudao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuula.
Rudao lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mona Rudao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kuula's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rudao doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuula circles away.
Rudao wants to clinch.
Kuula changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rudao tries to avoid it but Kuula manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rudao to the ground. Rudao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Oooooh!!! Rudao has knocked Kuula down with a huge combo! Rudao steps away and waves a wobbly Kuula back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudao checks a low kick from Kuula.
Rudao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sergei Kuula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rudao misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rudao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rudao is looking to clinch but Kuula is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuula fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rudao dances in with a quick combination. Kuula is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Rudao snaps Kuula's head back. Kuula stumbles backwards against the cage. Rudao steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Kuula's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Kuula just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mona Rudao!
An intense looking Mona Rudao took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thank you to all my fans and sponsors!!! LISTEN WELL I AM MONA RUDAO, WHEN YOU HEAR THIS NAME BE AFRAID!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Penzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eldrazi Emrakul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eldrazi Emrakul enters the cage!

Penzer
vs
Emrakul

180 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Penzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eldrazi Emrakul!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emrakul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emrakul throws a head kick but Penzer moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Emrakul misses.
Emrakul tries to land a front kick but Penzer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Penzer tries a head kick but it misses.
Emrakul thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penzer if he has to take too many more of those.
Penzer 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.
Emrakul is looking to chop away at Penzer's legs.
Penzer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Emrakul looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Emrakul.
Eldrazi Emrakul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penzer is breathing heavily.
Emrakul scores with a leg kick.
Emrakul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Emrakul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emrakul lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emrakul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emrakul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emrakul pushes Penzer away with a front kick.
Emrakul scoring well with a low kick there.
Emrakul throws a leg kick that misses.
Emrakul tries to work over Penzer's front leg with a kick but Penzer checks it.
Emrakul fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penzer is out of range.
Emrakul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Emrakul is looking to land body kicks.
Emrakul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penzer.
Emrakul connects with a leg kick. Penzer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penzer swings for the body but Emrakul moves out of range.
Good shot there by Penzer.
Penzer slips under a jab.
Emrakul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penzer moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emrakul throws a push kick but Penzer slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emrakul. Penzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penzer moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emrakul, right into the meat.
Penzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Penzer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emrakul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penzer moves away.
Emrakul throws a hook but Penzer avoids it easily.
Emrakul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penzer moves out of range as Emrakul throws a body kick.
Emrakul swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eldrazi Emrakul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emrakul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emrakul throws a wild body kick that Penzer sees coming a mile off.
Emrakul throws a body kick that misses.
Penzer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emrakul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emrakul slips a jab from Penzer.
Penzer tries to land a leg kick but Emrakul saw it coming and moves away.
Emrakul throws a low kick but Penzer moves out of range easily.
Emrakul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penzer was well out of range. Poor timing from Emrakul.

Penzer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Emrakul's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Penzer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Emrakul has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Penzer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penzer wants to control from the top but Emrakul keeps moving.
Penzer throws a strike but Emrakul rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Penzer has Emrakul pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emrakul wants to control from the top but Penzer keeps moving.
Emrakul's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emrakul wants to control from the top but Penzer keeps moving.
Penzer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emrakul wants to control from the top but Penzer keeps moving.
Emrakul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Penzer checks a low kick from Emrakul.
Emrakul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penzer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emrakul motions for Penzer to come forward. Emrakul throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penzer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emrakul throws a sloppy head kick and Penzer moves out of range easily.
Emrakul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emrakul lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Penzer blocks a leg kick.
Emrakul throws a leg kick but Penzer moved away.
An inside leg kick from Penzer misses.
Emrakul feints and then cracks Penzer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penzer down.
Emrakul tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penzer is able to avoid easily.
Penzer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Penzer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Emrakul tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penzer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzer scoring with punches from side control.
Emrakul is trying to improve his position.
Penzer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Penzer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Emrakul has escaped the position, nice work there.
Emrakul can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penzer is looking to take a break and control but Emrakul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Emrakul wants to control but Penzer postures up.
Emrakul is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emrakul is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Penzer off and has taken his back!
Emrakul avoiding Penzer 's attempts to control his hands.
Emrakul thows a strike but Penzer uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Penzer as he ends up in Emrakul 's guard!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emrakul has control of Penzer's left arm, preventing Penzer from doing any damage.
Mario Penzer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emrakul is trying to control the position but Penzer postures up.
Penzer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emrakul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penzer.
Penzer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Emrakul is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penzer is aware though and is defending well.
Penzer cracks Emrakul with a solid left hand.
Penzer cracks Emrakul with a solid left hand.
Emrakul trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penzer chips away with some ground and pound.
Emrakul really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penzer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penzer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Emrakul's head.
Emrakul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Penzer cracks Emrakul with a solid left hand.
Emrakul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penzer landing some decent shots from guard.
Emrakul preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emrakul keeping moving, preventing Penzer from controlling successfully.
Penzer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penzer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Emrakul avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Penzer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Penzer tries to free his leg and advance position but Emrakul is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzer preventing the sweep.
Penzer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Penzer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Emrakul's head.
Penzer works over Emrakul with some ground and pound from guard.
Penzer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Emrakul's head.
Emrakul avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Emrakul can do anything to dispel that myth.
Emrakul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penzer working some strikes from top position.
Penzer throwing strikes from guard but Emrakul blocks nicely.
Penzer postures up.
Penzer trying to control the position from guard on top but Emrakul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penzer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penzer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emrakul keeping moving, preventing Penzer from controlling successfully.
Emrakul lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penzer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Penzer dominated that second round.
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!

Emrakul blocks the body kick.
Penzer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penzer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed right hand from Penzer misses the target.
Penzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emrakul was well out of range. Poor timing from Penzer.
Eldrazi Emrakul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emrakul misses with an uppercut. Penzer saw that one coming.
Emrakul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penzer.
Emrakul lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Emrakul throws a low kick, looking for Penzer's leg but Penzer calmly moves out of range.
Emrakul tries to land a front kick but Penzer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A thudding body kick lands there by Emrakul!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emrakul slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Emrakul. No joy for Penzer on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emrakul feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penzer's calf.
Penzer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Emrakul. That one must have hurt.
Emrakul fakes the leg kick and cracks Penzer in the body.
Emrakul fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penzer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Penzer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Emrakul misses with a body shot.
Emrakul throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emrakul lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emrakul. That's going to slow Penzer down.
Emrakul thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penzer if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emrakul. That's going to slow Penzer down.
Emrakul is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penzer rather than just go for the knockout.
That kick from Emrakul tenderised Penzer's leg. Penzer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emrakul 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 Penzer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penzer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emrakul throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emrakul thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penzer if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Emrakul.
Emrakul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penzer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emrakul.
Emrakul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penzer's head.
Penzer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Emrakul lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penzer's sensitive parts.
Emrakul lands a front kick.
Emrakul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emrakul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penzer. That did some damage!
Emrakul looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Emrakul.
Emrakul cracks Penzer with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emrakul buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emrakul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emrakul thumps Penzer with a low kick.
That kick from Emrakul tenderised Penzer's leg. Penzer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Emrakul misses the shot to the body.
Emrakul scores with a leg kick.
Emrakul fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penzer.
Emrakul misses with a low kick as Penzer jumps back.
Penzer is looking to score with low kicks.
Emrakul is looking to slow Penzer down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Emrakul.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emrakul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emrakul. That's going to slow Penzer down.
Penzer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emrakul.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emrakul throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emrakul.
Emrakul feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penzer's calf.
Emrakul connects with a leg kick. Penzer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penzer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Emrakul throws a leg kick but Penzer moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emrakul. That's going to slow Penzer down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emrakul, right into the meat.
Emrakul cracks the inside of Penzer's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emrakul thows a body kick. Penzer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Emrakul - that will leave a mark!
Penzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eldrazi Emrakul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Emrakul 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eldrazi Emrakul!
A less than humble Eldrazi Emrakul misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Maximov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionel Santos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Santos
vs
Maximov

195 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lionel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drago Maximov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Maximov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maximov tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maximov's head backwards.
Maximov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Maximov just leaning against Santos, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maximov misses with the head strike.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Maximov looking to slow down the pace here.
Maximov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maximov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maximov working hard to break the clinch.
Maximov lands an uppercut.
Maximov prevents a body shot from Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Maximov controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santos as Maximov tries to tie him up.
Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maximov misses with a punch to the body.
Maximov misses with a punch on the inside.
Maximov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Santos tries a body shot but Maximov blocks it.
Maximov throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maximov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maximov has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Maximov throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maximov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos lands a body punch.
Maximov wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Santos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Maximov controls the action.
Good body shot from Santos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Maximov'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.
Santos blocks a body shot from Maximov.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maximov.
Maximov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maximov misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Maximov.
Santos blocks a body shot from Maximov.
Maximov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Maximov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maximov lands a nice uppercut.
Maximov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos is trying to stall.
Maximov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos tries a body shot but Maximov blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maximov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maximov's elbow.
Good body shot from Santos.
Still in the clinch, Maximov scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximov throws an elbow but it misses.
Maximov swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Maximov throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Maximov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos misses with a body punch.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Maximov gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos pushes Maximov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santos blocking some punches.
Maximov has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Maximov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maximov at a distance.
Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Maximov misses its intended target.
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Drago Maximov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Santos stuns Maximov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos misses with the combination.
Maximov misses with the combination.
Santos looks to land a combination. Maximov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maximov.
Santos is looking to wear down Maximov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos takes a swing at Maximov's ribcage but misses.
Santos jabs at Maximov's body.
Maximov wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Maximov misses with a hook
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Maximov throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Maximov is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximov avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Maximov wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos lands a jab to Maximov's midsection.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maximov keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maximov moves away.
Maximov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Maximov misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maximov moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos connects with a body shot.
Lionel Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Maximov as he connects with a hook.
Maximov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maximov is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Maximov circles away.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Maximov's belly button to the back.
Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos swings for the body but Maximov moves out of range.
Santos connects with a body shot.
Santos lunges at Maximov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maximov's hand.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maximov tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Drago Maximov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santos prevents a body shot from Maximov.
Santos scores with a shot to the side of Maximov's head.
Maximov works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Santos tries a body shot but Maximov blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Maximov fails to land.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Maximov controls the action.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos tries a body shot but Maximov blocks it.
Maximov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximov.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maximov up against the cage.
Maximov throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximov prevents a body shot from Santos.
Maximov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos prevents a body shot from Maximov.
Maximov prevents a body shot from Santos.
Maximov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos tries to work over Maximov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos lands a body shot.
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!
Maximov is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maximov has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maximov misses with the head strike.
Maximov blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos tries to work over Maximov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Maximov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maximov.
Maximov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Maximov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maximov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maximov throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Maximov looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Maximov circles away.
Santos punishes Maximov's body with a nice straight punch.
Maximov swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Maximov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maximov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice combination there by Santos.
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!
Santos tries to clinch but Maximov is having none of it.
Maximov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos connects with a body shot.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos stuns Maximov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maximov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maximov tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maximov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Maximov gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos is leaning against Maximov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maximov misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maximov has him pressed against the cage.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
Maximov is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Maximov into the cage.
Santos tries to work over Maximov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximov misses with some punches.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maximov misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos digs a right hand into Maximov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maximov's gas tank.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Maximov swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximov can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Maximov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maximov misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Maximov swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximov.
Maximov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Maximov fails to land.
Maximov blocks a body shot from Santos.
Maximov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos prevents a body shot from Maximov.
Maximov struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximov prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximov.
Maximov misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos cracks Maximov with a nice body shot.
Maximov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maximov throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Maximov blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Maximov struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maximov's elbow.
Maximov being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Santos lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lionel Santos!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Massoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesc Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massoud comes to the cage accompanied by Kulobi. Cooper has chosen Hey, Listen! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Francesc Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Massoud
vs
Cooper

172 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

KO Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahmad Massoud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesc Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Massoud misses the jab.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
Cooper throws a leg kick that misses.
Massoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Cooper checks a low kick from Massoud.
Cooper slips a jab from Massoud.
Cooper misses with a kick to the body.
Massoud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Massoud misses with a straight right.
Massoud's corner calls for a 1-2. Massoud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Massoud swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud connects with a body shot that sends Cooper's belly button to the back.
Massoud misses with a body shot.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Massoud saw that one coming.
Massoud's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Massoud duly obliges.
Massoud scores with a decent looking hook.
Massoud tries to move into range but Cooper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Massoud.
Massoud throws a right hand that misses
and Cooper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Massoud throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cooper makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Massoud really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahmad Massoud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Massoud manages to avoid it.
Massoud slips a straight right by Cooper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massoud throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Massoud walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
Massoud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Cooper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Massoud wants to land a leg kick but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper throws a nice head kick!
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Massoud throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Massoud connects with the punch.
Cooper misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Massoud looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Massoud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cooper.
Cooper takes a swing at Massoud's ribcage but misses.
Massoud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Massoud moves into range and clinches up with Cooper.
Cooper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper tries to break free but Massoud pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Massoud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Massoud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper lands with a nice body kick.
Massoud scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Massoud.
Francesc Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper tries to move into range but Massoud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Massoud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Cooper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Massoud to score with a decent uppercut.
Massoud misses with an uppercut
and Cooper counters with a right hand to the body.
Massoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Massoud throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Massoud.
Cooper misses the jab.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Massoud dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Massoud swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Massoud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
Cooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Massoud walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooper.
Massoud tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooper defending well as Massoud loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
Cooper misses with a hook. Massoud ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Massoud gets a clinch.
Cooper tries to break free but Massoud pushes him back against the cage.
Massoud is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Massoud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper tries to break the clinch but Massoud is controlling the position.
Massoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Massoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Massoud scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Massoud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Massoud.
Massoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Massoud stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Cooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Massoud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Massoud holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Massoud.
Massoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Massoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Massoud.
Cooper is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Massoud.
Nice body punch from Massoud.
Massoud pushes Cooper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Massoud is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Massoud.
Massoud scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Massoud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud stalling.
Massoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.

Cooper is rocked!
Massoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Massoud finish him?
Massoud scores with a hook to the body.
Massoud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
A shot in the inside from Massoud.
Massoud creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cooper's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cooper drops to his knees and Massoud pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmad Massoud!
Ahmad Massoud is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Ahmad Massoud thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.