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SFO Amsterdam Rising Stars PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Morel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Kardinal Offishall- Bang bang. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Morel!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morel dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Morel misses with a hook.
Davis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morel is trying to defend but Davis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morel defending well though.
Davis misses with a head shot. Morel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Morel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Morel has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Davis is looking to defend but Morel has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Davis! Morel pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Davis taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pierre Morel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nacho Libre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Nacho Libre enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocky Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nacho Libre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Libre misses with a body shot
and Henry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Libre trying to control but Henry postures up.
Libre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry wants to control but Libre is keeping him busy.
Libre tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Libre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henry prevents Libre from improving his position.
Libre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry is working Libre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry cracks Libre with a solid left hand.
Libre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Libre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Libre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry prevents Libre from getting back to his feet.
Henry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Libre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Libre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Libre wants it to stay on the feet.
Henry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Libre's hands.
Libre misses the body punch
and Henry counters with a nice double leg into side control. Libre won't be happy with that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Libre can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Libre tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Libre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Libre has his feet on Henry's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Libre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henry lands with a punch from half guard.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Libre throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Libre keeps working.
Libre is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Libre with a poor takedown
and Henry counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Libre!
Libre tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
Libre flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Libre is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Henry with the ground and pound from mount.
Henry cracks Libre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Libre tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
Libre is bucking up trying to escape but Henry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry with a couple of short strikes.
Henry scoring with strikes but Libre is staying in there.
Henry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Libre's face.
Libre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Libre throwing hammer fists to the chest of Henry. What's that going to do exactly?
Libre is looking to improve his position but Henry isn't that keen on the idea.
Henry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Libre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Libre is trying to escape the mount.
Libre flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Libre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Libre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Libre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry wants to control the action but instead Libre gets a body lock and reverses into Henry's guard! Nice work!
Libre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Henry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Libre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Libre.
Libre has Henry pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Libre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Henry tumbling to the mat - Libre dives into Henry's guard.
Libre stays in close to Henry's body and controls the position.
Libre is in close to Henry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Libre wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Libre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Libre content to stall in guard here.
Libre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Libre slips nicely into half guard.
Libre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Libre slips a nice elbow through Henry's hands, connecting with Henry's forehead.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Libre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Libre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.
Libre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Libre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henry has hold of Libre's hands but Libre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Libre lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Libre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Libre is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henry wants to improve his position but Libre is controlling well.
Libre is trying to control. Henry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Libre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Libre working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Libre lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Libre lands strikes from half guard.
Libre slows the pace down in half guard.
Henry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Libre pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libre seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Libre working over Henry with some ground and pound. Henry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Libre working Henry over with strikes.
Libre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Libre uses his free foot to push down on Henry's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Henry.
Libre scoring with strikes but Henry is staying in there.
Libre lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Henry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Libre looking to finish Henry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henry!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Libre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Libre punishing his opponent with strikes.
Libre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry can't escape the position.
Henry is working hard here to advance position.
Henry is bucking up trying to escape but Libre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Libre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Libre landing strikes from the mount and Henry is in trouble!
Libre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Libre.
Libre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henry hang on?
Libre unloading with bombs!
Libre looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nacho Libre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Libre thows a body shot but no joy.
Rocky Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt
and Libre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Libre looking to pass the guard.
Henry wants to sweep here but Libre controlling him for the moment.
Libre wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
Libre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Libre is working Henry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Libre pushing down on Henry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Libre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Libre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Libre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Libre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Libre works his way into full mount!
Libre looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Libre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Henry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Libre wants to control the pace but Henry is squirming around nicely.
Libre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Libre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Libre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henry?
A nice elbow there by Libre.
Henry is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Libre looking to control and managing it successfully.
Libre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henry looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Libre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Henry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Libre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Libre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Libre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Henry taking shots to the head.
Nacho Libre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Libre unloading with bombs!
Libre controlling the position easily from mount.
Libre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Libre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Libre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Libre cracks Henry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Libre unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Libre with the ground and pound from mount.
Henry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Libre landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henry taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nacho Libre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Libre 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nacho Libre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nungtrakarn Por muang ubon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Rix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nungtrakarn Por muang ubon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nungtrakarn Por muang ubon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Rix!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rix fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Por muang ubon looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rix feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rix is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rix drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rix seems to have locked his on tight now - Por muang ubon screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rix, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Max Rix!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between grappler champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming T Chau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chau is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: PRIDE FC opening theme music. grappler champion has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, grappler champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ming T Chau!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chau cracks champion with an open hand slap.
Chau scores with a three punch combo!
Chau misses with a series of wild punches.
champion slips a jab and a cross from Chau.
Chau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
champion drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chau keeping moving, preventing champion from controlling successfully.
champion won't allow Chau to sweep him here.
champion wants to control from the top but Chau keeps moving.
champion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
champion thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
champion drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. champion seems to have locked his on tight now - Chau screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for champion, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). grappler champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Oberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasco Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Oberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasco Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sousa.
Oberg fails with the takedown.
Sousa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oberg's guard.
Oberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sousa is controlling him.
Sousa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oberg has momentary wrist control but Sousa slips an elbow through the middle.
Oberg keeping moving, preventing Sousa from controlling successfully.
Oberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sousa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oberg's guard.
Oberg looking for submissions off his back.
Oberg won't allow Sousa to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberg looking for submissions off his back.
Sousa is trying to control. Oberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sousa moves into full mount! Oberg won't be happy about that!
Sousa tries to control but Oberg wriggling away.
Sousa working Oberg over with strikes here.
Oberg is bucking up trying to escape but Sousa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Mario Oberg has been cut.
Oberg wants to control but Sousa is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sousa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mario Oberg's cut is getting worse.
Sousa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oberg is looking to escape.
Oberg taking shots to the head.
Mario Oberg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mario Oberg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vasco Sousa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LOOSE CANNON (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Reignhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, LOOSE CANNON!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Reignhard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - CANNON looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reignhard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Harry Reignhard has been cut.
Reignhard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
CANNON is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reignhard is aware though and is defending well.
Reignhard gets to his feet. CANNON looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
CANNON fails with the takedown
and Reignhard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in CANNON's guard now.
CANNON doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reignhard wants to pass the guard but CANNON is keeping the position.
CANNON trying to control the position.
CANNON trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
CANNON working for a triangle but Reignhard defends it easily.
Reignhard looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reignhard controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
CANNON lands a big head kick that sends Reignhard tumbling to the mat! CANNON takes a step backwards and waves Reignhard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
CANNON tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
CANNON instigates a clinch.
Reignhard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite CANNON's efforts to push away.
Reignhard tries to break the clinch but CANNON is controlling the position.
Reignhard can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CANNON misses with an elbow over the top.
CANNON throws a punch but it's blocked by Reignhard.
CANNON pulls guard effortlessly.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as CANNON holds on and takes a little breather.
Reignhard wants to stand but CANNON is controlling his posture from full guard.
Reignhard trying to control the position from guard on top but CANNON is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reignhard content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
CANNON is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
CANNON is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
CANNON being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CANNON has his foot on Reignhard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reignhard works his way back into a safe position though.
Reignhard trying to control the position from guard on top but CANNON is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
CANNON had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reignhard defends it easily.
Reignhard wants to pass the guard but CANNON is keeping the position.
CANNON is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reignhard is aware though and is defending well.
CANNON is breathing heavily.
Reignhard wants to pass the guard but CANNON is keeping the position.
Reignhard got a little sloppy there for a moment and CANNON has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reignhard has managed to get both his arms back between CANNON's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reignhard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. CANNON is keeping the position for now.
Reignhard wants to control from the top but CANNON keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reignhard is looking to slow CANNON down with leg kicks.
Reignhard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by CANNON.
Reignhard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but CANNON moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
CANNON throws a head kick that misses.
Harry Reignhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
CANNON tries to keep at a distance but Reignhard has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reignhard slows down the pace here.
Reignhard wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LOOSE CANNON dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Reignhard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
CANNON lands a lovely overhand right.
That has opened up Harry Reignhard's cut even more.
No joy there for CANNON, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from CANNON as Reignhard shoots in.
Reignhard rushes CANNON and presses him up against the cage.
CANNON misses with a knee strike.
CANNON with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reignhard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of CANNON backwards.
CANNON tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
CANNON doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
CANNON blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
CANNON tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
CANNON escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
CANNON drives through and clinches with Reignhard against the cage.
CANNON with a knee to the head.
CANNON fails to pull guard.
CANNON using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reignhard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
CANNON tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LOOSE CANNON. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CANNON is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
CANNON dodges an elbow strike from Reignhard.
Reignhard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
CANNON pulls guard.
CANNON is trying to keep Reignhard in close.
CANNON has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Reignhard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reignhard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reignhard trying to control but CANNON is working from the bottom.
CANNON controlling Reignhard's posture.
Reignhard wants to stand but CANNON has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
CANNON looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
CANNON kicks Reignhard off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - CANNON looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reignhard throws a lazy head kick
and CANNON counters with a head kick.
CANNON gets caught flat footed, as Reignhard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
CANNON keeping moving, preventing Reignhard from controlling successfully.
Reignhard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
CANNON bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
CANNON doesn't manage to clinch there - Reignhard circles away.
Reignhard throws a leg kick that misses.
CANNON moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
CANNON tries to clinch up but Reignhard circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from CANNON lands but Reignhard takes it in his stride.
The cut above Harry Reignhard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
CANNON clinches up with Reignhard and pushes him back against the cage.
CANNON fails to pull guard.
Reignhard jumps guard but CANNON stands there with Reignhard around his waist. Reignhard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from CANNON.
CANNON lands a good knee to the midsection. Reignhard won't want to take too many of those.
CANNON's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
CANNON looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
CANNON scoring with strikes to the body and head.
CANNON postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Reignhard to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reignhard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
CANNON tries for a takedown but Reignhard circles away easily
and Reignhard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in CANNON's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LOOSE CANNON dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Reignhard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reignhard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from CANNON.
Reignhard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Reignhard misses.
Reignhard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
CANNON misses with a body kick.
CANNON lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
CANNON has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reignhard'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.
CANNON breaks from the clinch.
CANNON takes the fight into the clinch.
Reignhard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
CANNON blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CANNON manages to pull guard.
CANNON controls Reignhard momentarily but Reignhard frees himself.
Reignhard wants to stand but CANNON has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
CANNON is trying to keep Reignhard in close.
Reignhard trying to control the position from guard on top but CANNON is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reignhard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
CANNON is looking for a triangle but Reignhard pushes his legs off easily.
CANNON has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Reignhard should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, CANNON has tightened it up now! Reignhard should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). LOOSE CANNON!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lado A Lado B by Rappa. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Assis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burton checks the leg kick.
Burton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt.
Burton misses the jab.
Burton blocks a low kick nicely.
Shawn Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Assis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Assis misses
and Burton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burton lands a really nice looking cross but Assis seems unphased.
Burton dives in and grabs Assis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Assis pushes down on Burton's head and hops out.
Assis throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
Burton thows a leg kick but Assis checks it
and Assis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burton avoids the head kick by Assis.
Assis ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
A head kick misses from Assis.
Burton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burton manages to avoid it.
Burton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Assis. That did some damage!
Burton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Assis throws a leg kick but Burton checks it.
A punch combination from Burton misses.
Assis throws a jab but it's blocked by Burton.
Assis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Assis swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Burton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burton.
Burton looks to throw the jab but Assis is out of range.
A low kick from Burton is predictable there
and Assis counters with a nice leg kick.
Assis digs a good body shot into Burton's ribs.
Burton is breathing heavily.
Assis is looking to slow Burton down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burton.
Good exchange - Assis coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Burton misses
and Assis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot by Assis.
Burton misses with a takedown
and Assis counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assis loads up on a big right hand but Burton slips the punch.
A jab from Assis misses.
Burton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burton takes one to the side of the head.
Assis slips under a jab from Burton.
Assis wants to land a leg kick but Burton is out of range.
Assis connects with a solid leg kick.
Assis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Burton is predictable there
and Assis counters with a big head kick but Burton shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis throws a looping overhand right but Burton ducks down to avoid it.
Assis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assis misses with an uppercut. Burton saw that one coming.
Burton throws a leg kick
and Assis counters with a nice uppercut.
Assis cracks a nice hook into Burton's ribs.
Assis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Assis is looking to chop away at Burton's legs.
Assis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burton is able to avoid easily.
Assis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assis moves away.
Assis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burton's sensitive parts.
Assis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Burton. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Burton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assis.
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 jab from Assis finds it's way through Burton's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assis.
A bone on bone clash there as Burton blocks the leg kick.
Assis lands a jab to Burton's midsection.
Assis misses the body punch
and Burton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Assis lands a right hook to the body.
Assis misses with a low kick.
Assis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Assis swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Assis.
Assis throws a head kick that Burton semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton throws a lazy right hand but Assis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assis throws a series of punches but Burton moves out of range.
Assis wants to land a leg kick but Burton is out of range.
Burton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burton with a poor takedown
and Assis counters with a good low kick that Burton was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Assis dominated that round.
That's time! Burton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Assis lands a nice looking body kick.
Assis lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Assis.
Assis throws a chopping leg kick but Burton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Assis scoring well with a low kick there.
Assis tries to land a front kick but Burton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some wild striking there from Burton.
Assis tries a head kick but it misses.
Burton checks a leg kick.
Assis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jorge Assis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good work by Burton as he checks the leg kick.
Shawn Burton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton shoots for a double leg takedown but Assis sprawls well. He's pushed Burton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assis. That's going to slow Burton down.
Assis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burton avoids the body shot from Assis.
Assis throws a push kick but Burton slaps the foot to one side.
Burton connects with the punch.
A head kick by Burton misses
and Assis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Assis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burton throws a hook but Assis blocks it.
Assis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Assis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burton.
Assis tries to land a leg kick but Burton saw it coming and moves away.
Assis tries a low kick but Burton avoids it.
Assis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Assis. No joy for Burton on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Assis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Shawn Burton has been cut.
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!
Assis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assis lands a head kick!
Burton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Assis!
Assis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burton doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for Assis.
Assis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Assis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis misses with a leg kick.
Burton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Assis's half guard.
Burton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Assis's head.
Assis tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Burton has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Assis is squirming around, avoiding Burton's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Assis can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton scoring with strikes but Assis is staying in there.
Burton dominating with strikes here.
Assis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Assis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Assis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Assis is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Assis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Burton's cut.
That's time! Burton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burton gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Assis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Assis defending against the ground and pound.
Assis can't do much from the bottom here.
Burton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Assis is trying to get back to half guard.
Assis stops Burton from passing to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis gets back to half guard.
Burton stalling away here and it's allowed Assis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Burton wants to pass the guard but Assis is keeping the position.
Assis working a defensive guard here.
Assis keeping moving, preventing Burton from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assis is trying to control the position but Burton postures up.
Assis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burton controls the pace.
Assis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burton's guard.
Burton keeping moving, preventing Assis from controlling successfully.
Assis is looking to work some ground and pound but Burton has wrist control.
Assis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Assis trying to control but Burton is working from the bottom.
Burton controls Assis momentarily but Assis frees himself.
Assis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burton keeping moving, preventing Assis from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Assis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Burton.
Burton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Assis counters with a nice body shot.
Assis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shawn Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assis scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Assis.
Jorge Assis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Assis.
Assis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Assis scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assis. That's going to slow Burton down.
Assis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burton's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Assis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Assis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Assis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan den Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan den Hollander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amir Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham throws a shot from downtown. den Hollander moves away and avoids it.
Dunham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
den Hollander fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
den Hollander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dunham throws a series of punches but den Hollander moves out of range.
den Hollander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dunham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
den Hollander lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dunham throws a hook but den Hollander blocks it.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dunham punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunham dominating with strikes here.
Dunham dominating with strikes here.
den Hollander wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dunham cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
den Hollander tries to hold on but Dunham postures up.
A nice elbow there by Dunham.
den Hollander is rocked!
Dunham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. den Hollander can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns den Hollander that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh den Hollander is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
den Hollander is wriggling around trying to escape.
den Hollander seems to have got his legs back now.
den Hollander really wants to buck Dunham off and get back to his feet.
Dunham throwing strikes here but den Hollander is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dunham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
den Hollander wants to hold on but Dunham pushes him away.
den Hollander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dunham cracks den Hollander with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
den Hollander is bucking up trying to escape but Dunham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dunham looking to finish den Hollander with some ground and pound. This is bad for den Hollander!
Dunham wants to finish this one by submission but den Hollander is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dunham.
Dunham looks gassed!
den Hollander tries to reverse the position but Dunham maintains control.
den Hollander wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dunham looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
den Hollander is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
den Hollander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
den Hollander tries to lock up and control but Dunham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
den Hollander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Dunham there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
den Hollander is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
den Hollander wants to hold on but Dunham pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Dunham.
Dunham with a couple of short strikes.
Dunham prevents den Hollander from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns den Hollander that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dunham working the ground and pound effectively.
Dunham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. den Hollander can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham prevents den Hollander from getting the reversal.
Dunham avoids the attempt from den Hollander to control.
Dunham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You get the feeling that den Hollander really doesn't like being in this position too much.
den Hollander tries to hold on but Dunham pushes him away.
Dunham scoring with strikes but den Hollander is staying in there.
den Hollander in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dunham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can den Hollander hang on?
den Hollander holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dunham tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
den Hollander sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
den Hollander wants to get back to his feet.
Dunham throwing shots but den Hollander is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham throwing shots but den Hollander is blocking nicely.
Dunham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
den Hollander is trying to stand back up but Dunham is controlling him
Dunham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dunham is trying to control. den Hollander wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
den Hollander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunham on the ground.
Dunham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks den Hollander with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
den Hollander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
den Hollander throws a hook to the side of Dunham's head but Dunham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but den Hollander circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunham looks to land a combination. den Hollander sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
den Hollander avoids the body shot from Dunham.
den Hollander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunham misses with a double jab.
Dunham throws a nice looking combination but den Hollander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from den Hollander.
Dunham avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for den Hollander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Dunham dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dunham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunham slips a jab and a cross from den Hollander.
Decent striking displayed by Dunham there.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunham misses the target.
den Hollander misses with the combination.
den Hollander misses with a double jab
and Dunham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
den Hollander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunham.
Dunham misses with a straight left.
den Hollander doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dunham tries to bum rush den Hollander with a series of wild strikes but den Hollander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Dunham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
den Hollander loads up on a big right hand but Dunham slips the punch.
den Hollander's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and den Hollander duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
den Hollander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Dunham there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
den Hollander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
den Hollander swinging wildly here.
Dunham tried to score with a low kick but den Hollander checks it.
den Hollander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunham throws a low kick but it's checked well by den Hollander.
den Hollander checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dunham slips under a jab from den Hollander.
den Hollander on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dunham misses with a hook. den Hollander ducked under it nicely.
den Hollander has managed to clinch.
den Hollander is trying to break the clinch but Dunham has him pressed against the cage.
Dunham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. den Hollander avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dunham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. den Hollander avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
den Hollander is pressed up against the cage. Dunham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag den Hollander down to the mat. den Hollander avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johan den Hollander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Dunham.
den Hollander wants to clinch.
den Hollander throws a combination that misses
and Dunham counters with a nice low kick that buckles den Hollander's knee momentarily.
den Hollander slips a straight right by Dunham.
Johan den Hollander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. den Hollander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunham scores with a sloppy right hand. den Hollander should have avoided that one.
den Hollander misses with a two punch combination.
Dunham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dunham postures up.
Dunham trying to control but den Hollander is working from the bottom.
Dunham advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dunham is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for den Hollander!
den Hollander wants to get back to his feet.
den Hollander working to try and regain half guard.
Dunham raining down shots from the mount!
Dunham is going oldschool here, as he tries to force den Hollander to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so den Hollander shrugs it off.
Dunham thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
den Hollander tries to lock up and control but Dunham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns den Hollander that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
den Hollander can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunham landing strikes from the mount and den Hollander is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, den Hollander has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dunham thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dunham throws some wild stikes that den Hollander manages to avoid easily.
Dunham won't let den Hollander get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dunham punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dunham punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dunham throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for den Hollander because Dunham loaded up on that one.
den Hollander is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dunham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. den Hollander can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
You get the feeling that den Hollander really doesn't like being in this position too much.
den Hollander takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
den Hollander really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
den Hollander wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dunham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dunham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. den Hollander looks a forlorn figure.
Dunham is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. den Hollander can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
den Hollander wants to hold on but Dunham pushes him away.
Dunham with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dunham sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
den Hollander tries to buck Dunham off but he can't manage it.
Dunham prevents den Hollander from getting the reversal.
Dunham lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
den Hollander tries to hold on but Dunham pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Dunham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
den Hollander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunham.
den Hollander throws the kick towards the body but Dunham avoids it.
den Hollander throws a series of punches but Dunham avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Dunham finds it's way through den Hollander's defenses.
den Hollander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunham on the side of the head.
Dunham misses with a body shot.
den Hollander avoids a punch combination nicely.
den Hollander misses with a wild combination.
den Hollander tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dunham counters with a left to the body.
Dunham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but den Hollander is out of range.
Dunham lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
den Hollander takes a swing at Dunham's ribcage but misses.
den Hollander misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from den Hollander.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from den Hollander misses.
den Hollander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham takes a swing at den Hollander's ribcage but misses.
Dunham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
den Hollander gets caught flat footed, as Dunham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dunham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunham controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
den Hollander wants to stand up but Dunham is controlling him.
Dunham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dunham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dunham won't allow den Hollander to get back to his feet.
Dunham passes den Hollander's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dunham is looking for a kimura but den Hollander is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dunham to get the leverage.
Dunham moves into full mount! den Hollander won't be happy about that!
Dunham looking to secure an arm triangle but den Hollander defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander tries to hold on but Dunham postures up.
Dunham scoring with strikes but den Hollander is staying in there.
den Hollander is trying to stand up.
Dunham trying to control but den Hollander is having none of it.
den Hollander wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dunham tries to control but den Hollander wriggling away.
den Hollander is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Amir Dunham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
den Hollander tries to lock up and control but Dunham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dunham controlling from the full mount.
Johan den Hollander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham tries to control but den Hollander wriggling away.
Dunham is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
den Hollander is trying desperately to improve position.
den Hollander sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dunham is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dunham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as den Hollander is looking to escape.
den Hollander tries to buck Dunham off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dunham with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dunham avoids the attempt from den Hollander to control.
Dunham unloads with some shots from mount but den Hollander bucks and avoids them well.
Dunham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dunham looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dunham looking to ground and pound but den Hollander is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
den Hollander throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dunham. What's that going to do exactly?
den Hollander is wriggling around trying to escape.
den Hollander is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Dunham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dunham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Dunham!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Travos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travos comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Blind. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mirko Filipovic enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris Travos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic tries to clinch but Travos moves out of range.
Travos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Travos tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Filipovic sizes up Travos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Filipovic misses with the combination.
Filipovic stuffs the takedown.
Filipovic feints and then cracks Travos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Travos down.
Travos feints and as Filipovic raises his hands in defense, Travos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Travos throwing strikes from guard but Filipovic blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Travos tries to free his leg and advance position but Filipovic is retaining full guard.
Travos postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travos content to stall in guard here.
Filipovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Filipovic keeping moving, preventing Travos from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Filipovic scores with a three punch combo!
Filipovic thuds his right hand into Travos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Travos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Travos looks to clinch
and Filipovic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Travos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to clinch up but Travos circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
Travos blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Travos avoids them all with ease.
Travos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boris Travos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Travos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Travos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filipovic lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Filipovic.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Filipovic, as that shot connected.
Travos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Travos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travos is nestled in close to Filipovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Travos is nestled in close to Filipovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Travos in particular looking to stall.
Travos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Travos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Filipovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Filipovic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Travos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Travos throwing shots but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Travos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Travos wants to work for an arm triangle but Filipovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Travos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Filipovic wants to control but Travos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Travos is nestled in close to Filipovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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 Boris Travos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Filipovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheers as Filipovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Travos doesn't seem phased though.
Travos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Filipovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Filipovic is trying to force a seperation but Travos has the dominant position.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Travos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Travos successfully pulls guard.
Filipovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Travos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Filipovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Travos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Travos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Filipovic counters with a two punch combo.
Travos has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travos throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
Boris Travos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Filipovic there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Travos decides to pull guard.
Filipovic wants to control from the top but Travos keeps moving.
Travos kicks Filipovic off and gets to his feet.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Travos avoids them all with ease.
Filipovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Filipovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Filipovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Travos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Filipovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a wild combination.
Travos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Filipovic sprawls well initially but Travos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Travos passes to full mount!
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Travos lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Travos controlling from the full mount.
Travos punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travos with a couple of short strikes.
Travos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Filipovic is squirming around, avoiding Travos's attempts to control the action.
Travos unloading with bombs!
Boris Travos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Filipovic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Travos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Filipovic's face.
Filipovic is rocked!
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!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Travos! Filipovic is hurt baaadly! Travos is firing away with more strikes - Filipovic is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Boris Travos!
Boris Travos is the new heavyweight champion!
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