 |
Bulldog 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorg Yeaksi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Voigl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrik Voigl will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 210 cm
23
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
189 cm
19
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
|
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorg Yeaksi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henrik Voigl!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voigl throws a sloppy head kick and Yeaksi moves out of range easily.
Voigl tries to keep at a distance but Yeaksi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Voigl has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yeaksi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Yeaksi.
Yeaksi pulls Voigl into guard.
Yeaksi is pulling down on Voigl's head to control his posture.
Voigl stopping the sweep attempt from Yeaksi.
Voigl has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at **CENTRUM GYM**. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Voigl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yeaksi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Voigl looking to pass the guard.
Yeaksi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Voigl wants to control from the top but Yeaksi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yeaksi shoots in looking for a takedown. Voigl tries to sprawl out of it but Yeaksi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Voigl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yeaksi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Voigl throws an off balance right hand
and Yeaksi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Voigl's knee momentarily.
Voigl wants to clinch.
Voigl gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yeaksi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yeaksi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeaksi pushes down on Voigl's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Voigl is looking to escape.
Yeaksi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeaksi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yeaksi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voigl is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yeaksi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Voigl has left one of his arms exposed and Yeaksi doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Voigl screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorg Yeaksi!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
32% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Caster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Rue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li Rue told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
20
188 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
|
184 cm
19
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
|
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Caster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Rue!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rue closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Caster to the mat! Caster manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Caster wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rue is now in half guard.
Caster tries to kick Rue off but Rue keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Caster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caster tries to get out of the position.
Caster is trying to control but Rue manages to pass to mount!
Caster is working to get back to half guard.
Rue thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rue tries to control but Caster wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rue cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rue is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Rue extends the arm and Caster is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Li Rue!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
39% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gert Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Timber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
|
209 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gert Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mic Timber!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timber looks to land a combination. Muller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timber lands a jab to Muller's midsection.
Muller is looking to clinch but Timber is avoiding it.
Timber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Timber scores with a three punch combo!
Muller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Timber feints and then cracks Muller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muller down.
Muller is looking to clinch.
Timber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muller misses with the combination.
Muller is looking to clinch but Timber is avoiding it.
Timber misses with a two punch combination.
Timber closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timber has closed the distance and engaged Muller in a clinch.
Timber blocking some punches.
Muller takes an elbow to the temple.
Timber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Muller does no damage.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Timber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timber connects with a body shot that sends Muller's belly button to the back.
Gert Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timber lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Muller throws a head kick but Timber moves out of range.
Timber moves out of range of the strikes.
Timber is looking to slow Muller down with leg kicks.
Timber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muller's calf.
Timber lands a right hook to the body.
Timber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Timber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Timber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Timber has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Muller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timber circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muller.
Muller wants to clinch up but Timber keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Timber.
Muller misses with a kick to the body.
Timber tries to score with a low kick but Muller moves his leg out of the way.
Muller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timber thows a body kick. Muller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Muller.
Timber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muller's calf.
Muller throws an overhand right that lands on Timber's shoulder, as Timber tries to avoid the shot.
Timber misses with the combination.
Timber lands a nice looking body shot.
Timber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Timber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muller's hands.
Timber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muller tries to clinch but Timber moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Muller.
Muller is looking to clinch but Timber is avoiding it.
Muller connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Timber.
Timber steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Muller. That one must have hurt.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timber tries to close the distance and clinch but Muller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timber lands with a nice body punch.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Timber swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller.
Muller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Timber fakes the leg kick and cracks Muller in the body.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Timber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muller rather than just go for the knockout.
Muller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muller swats away the attempt to clinch by Timber.
Timber keeps Muller at a distance using the push kick.
A jab lands there for Muller.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller feints a jab promting Timber to slip. Muller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Timber slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Timber!
Muller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Timber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Timber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Timber connects with a leg kick. Muller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timber ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Muller scores with a nice strike.
Muller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Timber slips a jab and a cross from Muller.
A right-left combo lands from Timber.
Timber swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A thudding body kick lands there by Muller!
Timber scores with a one two! Muller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Timber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timber.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Timber slips a jab and a cross from Muller.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Timber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timber digs a good body shot into Muller's ribs.
Timber is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Timber throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Timber.
A cross from Timber lands.
Timber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Timber scores with a head kick.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Timber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Timber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muller is looking to clinch.
Timber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timber lands a slapping body shot.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Muller throws a jab when Timber was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is looking to clinch but Timber is avoiding it.
Timber throws a good cross that connects.
Timber scores with a body shot.
Timber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Gert Muller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timber fails to land with a series of punches.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Timber throws a leg kick that misses.
Timber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muller is looking to clinch.
Timber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muller's hands.
Muller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller keeps Timber at a distance using the push kick.
Timber lands a nice hook to Muller's body. Muller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Timber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Timber lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Timber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muller tries to clinch but Timber moves out of range.
Muller tries to clinch up.
Timber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timber connects with a body shot.
Muller walks into a stiff left hand from Timber.
Muller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Timber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muller looks to land a combination but Timber avoids it well.
Timber has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Timber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Muller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Timber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muller can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Timber throws a series of punches but Muller avoids them all with ease.
Muller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Timber thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Muller if he has to take too many more of those.
Timber swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller.
Timber is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a sloppy head kick and Timber moves out of range easily.
Mic Timber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Timber keeps the fight on the outside.
Muller tries to clinch up but Timber circles away and keeps his distance.
Timber throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
Muller is looking to clinch.
Muller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Timber.
Muller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Timber scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Timber finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Timber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muller tries to clinch there but Timber circles away.
Timber is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Timber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Timber ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Timber throws a one two combo.
Muller throws a sloppy head kick
and Timber counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timber connects with a single shot there.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Timber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timber delivers a nice body kick.
Muller throws the kick towards the body but Timber avoids it.
Muller works over Timber's head and body with a nice combination.
Timber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Timber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Timber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Timber trying to control the position but instead, Muller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Timber into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muller stalling in the clinch but Timber improves position.
Timber lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Timber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Timber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muller tries a low kick but Timber avoids it.
Muller tries to clinch there but Timber circles away.
Timber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Timber punishes Muller's body with a nice straight punch.
Muller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Timber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Timber.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timber keeps the fight on the outside.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Timber throws a one two combo.
Muller rushes Timber and presses him up against the cage.
Timber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Timber tries to break the clinch but Muller is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller prevents Timber from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller.
Timber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muller throws a right hand that Timber ducks under and follows up with a left that Timber also avoids with ease.
Muller misses with the combination.
Timber punishes Muller's body with a nice straight punch.
Timber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muller connects with a crisp jab.
Muller misses with a head kick.
Timber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Muller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Timber lands a leg kick that knocks Muller off balance momentarily.
Muller tries to clinch up but Timber circles away and keeps his distance.
Muller throws a head kick but Timber moves out of range.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timber manages to avoid it.
Timber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Muller backs up against the cage.
Timber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muller.
Jab from Timber.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Timber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Timber circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muller tries to clinch up but Timber circles away and keeps his distance.
Timber explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Timber avoids the body shot from Muller.
Timber blocks a head kick by Muller.
Timber throws a series of punches but Muller avoids them all with ease.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Muller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timber clinches.
Muller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Timber.
Timber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muller.
Timber moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Timber is looking to score with low kicks.
Muller misses with a double jab.
Timber gets tackled into the cage by Muller. Muller maintains the clinch.
Timber can't break the clinch.
Mic Timber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Muller tries to break free but Timber pushes him back against the cage.
Muller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Timber can't break the clinch.
Muller is trying to push Timber away but Timber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Gert Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timber blocks an uppercut.
Muller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timber.
Muller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muller is trying to break the clinch but Timber is controlling him.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller is trying to push Timber away but Timber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muller can't break the clinch.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Timber is trying to break the clinch but Muller has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gert Muller.
Well Timber 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mic Timber!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonqw Fray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chritian Hogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jonqw Fray has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jonqw Fray seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
169 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonqw Fray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chritian Hogh!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hogh tries to score a body lock takedown but Fray shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fray works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fray not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hogh looking to control.
Hogh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fray is one step ahead there.
Hogh is working an open guard so Fray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hogh misses with a takedown attempt
and Fray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Hogh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fray pulls his head out easily.
Hogh throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogh trying to control from the bottom.
Fray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hogh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fray is really struggling to control Hogh but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hogh is looking to improve his position.
Fray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogh defending well though.
Fray with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fray passes into side control, despite Hogh's attempt to control the position.
Hogh is not content to let Fray control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogh on the ground.
Fray is trying to get an arm triangle but Hogh is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fray decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hogh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hogh closes the distance but Fray moves to the side
and Fray counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fray.
Hogh tries to circle away but Fray has him pinned against the cage.
Fray is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hogh can't fight it off and eventually Fray manages to take the fight to the floor. Hogh looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fray trying to control but Hogh is working from the bottom.
Hogh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fray trying to control but Hogh is working from the bottom.
Hogh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fray wants to control from the top but Hogh keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonqw Fray wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hogh shoots in looking for a takedown. Fray tries to sprawl out of it but Hogh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonqw Fray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chritian Hogh.
Fray looks to land a combination. Hogh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Chritian Hogh has been cut.
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.
Fray closes the distance and pushes Hogh back into the cage.
Fray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hogh.
Fray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonqw Fray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chritian Hogh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fray closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hogh to the mat! Hogh manages to get full guard.
Fray advances position into side control!
Fray swings around for an armbar but Hogh sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fray's guard.
Hogh trying to control but Fray is working from the bottom.
Fray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hogh wants to stand but Fray is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hogh won't allow Fray to sweep him here.
Hogh throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fray keeping moving, preventing Hogh from controlling successfully.
Fray is looking for a triangle but Hogh pushes his legs off easily.
Fray working a defensive guard here.
Hogh is looking to work some ground and pound but Fray has wrist control.
Hogh trying to control the position from guard on top but Fray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fray is proving hard to escape from.
Hogh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fray is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fray working a defensive guard here.
Jonqw Fray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hogh wants to land a leg kick but Fray is out of range.
Fray shoots in and bounces Hogh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hogh is rocked!
Fray stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hogh is still on wobbly legs! Can Fray finish him?
Fray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hogh is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fray shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Hogh is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jonqw Fray!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balance Neut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frij Arko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neut comes to the cage accompanied by We're Not Gonna Take It. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
27
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
177 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balance Neut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frij Arko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neut throws a sloppy head kick and Arko moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Neut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neut scores with a kick to the body.
Arko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Neut's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Arko stops Neut from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Neut manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Neut wants to sweep here but Arko controlling him for the moment.
Neut is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Neut is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neut throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neut sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neut postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neut makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neut engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Arko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Neut gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neut slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Neut tries to free his leg and advance position but Arko is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neut is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Balance Neut wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Neut lands with a kick to the ribs.
Neut connects with a leg kick. Arko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Neut throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arko's coach down at **CENTRUM GYM** was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Arko's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Neut lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arko looks for a takedown but Neut sprawls well.
Arko shoots in for a double leg but Neut sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arko looks winded!
Neut lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Neut scores with a spinning back kick!
Neut seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Neut has closed the distance and engaged Arko in a clinch.
Neut manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neut pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Neut.
No joy there for Neut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neut stuns Arko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neut feints a jab promting Arko to slip. Neut then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arko fails with the takedown.
Balance Neut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frij Arko.
Neut thuds his right hand into Arko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neut jabs at Arko's body.
Arko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Neut circles away.
Neut darts in and clinches Arko up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balance Neut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neut punishes Arko's body with a nice straight punch.
Neut throws a front kick that sends Arko stumbling back into the cage.
Neut moves into range and clinches up with Arko.
Neut breaks from the clinch.
Arko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab from Neut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left and a right from Neut both land. Nice combination.
Neut thuds his shin into the meat of Arko's side.
Neut moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balance Neut dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neut is looking to slow Arko down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arko is looking to control Neut's arms but Neut gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arko has his back to the cage.
Arko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Neut uses from the top position.
Neut is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Arko is working an open guard so Neut takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Neut lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Neut finds it's target.
Neut's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arko under the eye.
Balance Neut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Neut.
Arko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Neut.
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!
Arko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neut scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Neut is looking to wear down Arko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Arko is breathing heavily.
Neut lands a jab to Arko's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Neut counter with a right hand.
Neut is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Neut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Neut.
Neut lands with a nice body kick.
Neut's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Neut duly obliges.
Neut is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Neut throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Arko's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Neut dives in looking to finish as Arko flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Neut's strikes! Neut is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Arko's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Arko was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balance Neut!
After winning the bout, Balance Neut thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
97% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
