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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Dougerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Hardy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doug Dougerson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dougerson fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardy.
Hardy prevents Dougerson from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dougerson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dougerson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hardy tries to free his leg and advance position but Dougerson is retaining full guard.
Dougerson is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Dougerson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy stands and throws Dougerson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hardy lands a few punches from side control.
Dougerson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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!
Hardy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dougerson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hardy gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dougerson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hardy lets go of the hold and Dougerson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Hardy!
Kevin Hardy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Messer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Alan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Messer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Alan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alan shoots in but no luck this time.
Messer scoring well with a low kick there.
Messer lands with a nice body kick.
Alan wants to clinch
and Messer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Messer throws a leg kick which misses Alan's front leg but catches the back leg as Alan tries to avoid it.
Alan closes the distance and clinches up with Messer, looking for a takedown. Alan pushes Messer against the cage but Messer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Messer scores with a push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Messer.
Messer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Messer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Messer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alan tries to bum rush Messer with a series of wild strikes but Messer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Messer jabs Alan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Messer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alan's calf.
Messer tries to keep at a distance but Alan has taken the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Messer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alan is looking to control Messer's arms but Messer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alan has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Messer.
Alan fails to pull guard.
Ilya Messer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Alan.
Messer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alan's efforts to push away.
Messer is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Messer.
Messer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Messer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alan regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Alan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Messer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Messer tries to free his leg and advance position but Alan is retaining full guard.
Alan wants to get back to his feet but Messer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alan being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James Alan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Messer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Messer throws a quick inside leg kick.
James Alan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messer lands a nice hook to Alan's body. Alan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Messer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Messer scores with a head kick. Alan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Messer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alan takes a step back to recover.
Alan's coach down at Smash Brothers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alan throws a sloppy head kick and Messer moves out of range easily.
Messer cracks a nice hook into Alan's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Messer scores with a jab to the head.
Alan misses with a takedown attempt
and Messer counters with a nice body kick.
Messer jabs Alan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alan closes the distance but Messer moves to the side
and Messer counters with an outside leg kick.
Messer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Messer.
Alan throws a sloppy head kick and Messer moves out of range easily.
Alan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Messer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alan with a poor takedown
and Messer counters with an outside leg kick.
Alan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Messer cracks Alan with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Messer.
Alan goes for a double leg but Messer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Messer continues to drive forward.
Messer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Messer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Messer gets through Alan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Messer lands with a right to the head.
Alan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Messer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Alan.
Messer presses Alan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Messer blocks a body shot from Alan.
Alan is trying to break the clinch but Messer is controlling him.
Messer lands an elbow that stopped Alan in his tracks for a moment.
Messer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Messer.
Messer taking a breather.
Alan is trying to maintain a safe position but Messer gets an underhook and turns Alan into the cage.
Messer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Messer.
Alan wants a takedown.
Ilya Messer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Alan.
Messer avoiding damage.
Messer lands a nice uppercut.
Messer keeps control of Alan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Messer avoiding damage.
Messer lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alan can't get the takedown.
Alan is looking to break free of the clinch but Messer has double underhooks.
Messer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alan misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Messer.
Alan is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short body shot lands from Messer as the two fighters clinch.
Messer pushes Alan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alan tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Messer gets through Alan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Messer.
Messer lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messer has Alan pressed against the cage, preventing Alan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Messer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Messer digs a right hand underneath Alan's ribcage. Alan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Messer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alan can't get the takedown.
Alan is breathing heavily.
Messer lands an elbow inside that Alan shrugs off.
Messer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alan backwards.
Alan can't get the takedown.
Messer lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Messer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Messer.
Messer digs a right hand underneath Alan's ribcage. Alan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Messer.
Messer lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Messer.
Messer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Messer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Messer lands a left hand.
Messer lands with a short shot to the head.
Alan takes a shot to the head.
Alan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Messer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alan up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alan tries to pull guard but Messer holds him up against the cage and eventually Alan drops back down to his feet.
Alan wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Messer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Messer scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Messer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Messer throws a front kick that sends Alan stumbling back into the cage.
Messer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alan tries to clinch up but Messer circles away and keeps his distance.
Alan darts in trying to clinch
and Messer counters with a nice body shot.
Alan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Messer is fending him off so far but Alan persists. Nope, Messer circles away and we're back to standing.
Alan tries to clinch but Messer moves away
and Messer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alan with a poor takedown
and Messer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Messer digs a good hook to Alan's body.
Messer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alan will feel that in the morning.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Messer.
Ilya Messer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Messer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Messer.
Messer cracks Alan with an open hand slap.
Alan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alan fails with the takedown.
Ilya Messer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Alan.
Alan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Messer lands the left hand.
Messer pushes Alan away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Messer.
Messer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alan can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alan's sensitive parts.
Alan tries for a takedown but Messer circles away easily
and Messer counters with an outside leg kick.
Messer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Messer.
Messer throws a front kick that sends Alan stumbling back into the cage.
Alan with a poor takedown
letting Messer counter with a right hand.
Messer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Messer.
Messer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ilya Messer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Messer!
Nice shot by Messer.
Alan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Messer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Crunch! Messer slams his shin into Alan's torso.
A thudding body kick lands there by Messer!
Ilya Messer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Messer sizes up Alan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Messer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Messer throws a head kick that half lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Messer scores with a four punch combination!
Alan misses with a shot to the body
and Messer counters with a body kick that stops Alan in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messer looks to land a combination. Alan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Messer lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messer throws a front kick that sends Alan stumbling back into the cage.
Alan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Messer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Messer catches Alan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Messer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alan's head backwards.
James Alan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Messer lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Messer.
Alan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
James Alan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Messer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alan will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Messer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Messer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Messer!
Ilya Messer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Whitaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Allen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pernell Whitaker Jr's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pernell Whitaker Jr!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whitaker Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Mike Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen misses with a hook. Whitaker Jr ducked under it nicely.
Allen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitaker Jr.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Whitaker Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Allen with a hook.
Whitaker Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Allen throws a hook but Whitaker Jr blocks it.
Whitaker Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Allen's head back.
Whitaker Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitaker Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Whitaker Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitaker Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Whitaker Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitaker Jr.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Whitaker Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a body punch but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Whitaker Jr saw that one coming.
Allen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whitaker Jr. Whitaker Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Allen throws a right hand that Whitaker Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitaker Jr also avoids with ease.
A big left from Allen misses.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Whitaker Jr slips the punch.
Whitaker Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whitaker Jr walks into a jab.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Allen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whitaker Jr counters with a leg kick.
Whitaker Jr misses with a looping left.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitaker Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Whitaker Jr connects with a leg kick. Allen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Allen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
Whitaker Jr scores with a push kick.
Whitaker Jr connects with a jab.
Whitaker Jr scores with a jab. Allen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Allen is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Whitaker Jr.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whitaker Jr, right into the meat.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Whitaker Jr connects with a leg kick. Allen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Whitaker Jr! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pernell Whitaker Jr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alexander Nickoson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ove Sundberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickoson lands a slapping body shot.
Sundberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nickoson sprawls well. Nickoson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sundberg gets slowly back to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nickoson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nickoson throws a right hand that Sundberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Sundberg also avoids with ease.
Sundberg tries for a takedown but Nickoson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nickoson scores with a three punch combo!
Sundberg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nickoson's waist but Nickoson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sundberg off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ove Sundberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sundberg pushes Nickoson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nickoson is trying to force a seperation but Sundberg has the dominant position.
Sundberg works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sundberg throwing strikes but missing.
Sundberg chips away with some ground and pound.
Nickoson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nickoson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sundberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sundberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nickoson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sundberg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sundberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sundberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sundberg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sundberg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sundberg drops back looking for a leg! Nickoson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nickoson manages to kick Sundberg off! Sundberg jumps back into Nickoson's guard.
Sundberg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sundberg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nickoson 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.
Sundberg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg is in close to Nickoson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sundberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nickoson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sundberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Nickoson has wrist control.
Sundberg 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.
Nickoson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickoson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sundberg 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sundberg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sundberg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sundberg advances position into side control!
Sundberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nickoson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nickoson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sundberg working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sundberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nickoson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sundberg looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nickoson struggling a bit here.
Sundberg tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sundberg tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sundberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sundberg landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sundberg is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nickoson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sundberg is working to tighten his grip on Nickoson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nickoson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sundberg is really squeezing tight and eventually Nickoson passes out! Sundberg breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ove Sundberg!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Repo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spenser Kalkbrenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mr Vegas Heads High. Kalkbrenner has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music. Spenser Kalkbrenner struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Spenser Kalkbrenner 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!
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167 lbs
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164 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Repo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spenser Kalkbrenner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repo slaps away a takedown attempt from Kalkbrenner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kalkbrenner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Repo is fending him off so far but Kalkbrenner persists. Nope, Repo circles away and we're back to standing.
Repo tries to clinch but Kalkbrenner is having none of it.
Kalkbrenner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Repo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Repo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalkbrenner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Repo working a defensive guard here.
Kalkbrenner postures up in Repo's guard and throws a big left but Repo blocks it.
Kalkbrenner trying to control the position from guard on top but Repo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Repo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Repo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kalkbrenner is defending well. Repo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kalkbrenner has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Repo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Repo!
The Repo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zipp Zapp for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredo Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Dionysus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredo Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinny Dionysus!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dionysus tries to keep at a distance but Dio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dionysus pushes Dio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dio tries to stall but Dionysus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Dio. Those never looked like landing.
Dio clinches up with Dionysus and pushes him back against the cage.
Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dio moves into range and clinches up with Dionysus.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dionysus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dionysus has a couple of punches blocked by Dio.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dio is struggling to control the position.
Dionysus throws a head punch that misses.
Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dio tries to bum rush Dionysus with a series of wild strikes but Dionysus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dio swats away the attempt to clinch by Dionysus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio darts in and clinches Dionysus up against the cage.
Dio breaks the clinch.
Dio has managed to clinch.
Dionysus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dionysus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dio circles away quickly and effectively.
Dio gets a clinch.
Dio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dio tries to break free but Dionysus pushes him back against the cage.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dionysus misses with a left hand
and Dio counters with a stiff right hand.
Dionysus just misses with a punch to the body.
Dionysus is looking to clinch.
Dio clinches up with Dionysus and pushes him back against the cage.
Dio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionysus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dionysus tries to clinch there but Dio circles away.
Dionysus clinches with his opponent.
Dionysus pushes Dio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dio is struggling to control the position.
Dio is trying to force a seperation but Dionysus has the dominant position.
Dio is trying to break the clinch but Dionysus is controlling him.
Dionysus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Dionysus being controlled against the cage.
Dio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dionysus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dio prevents a body shot from Dionysus.
A short right from Dionysus on the inside.
Dionysus digs a right hand underneath Dio's ribcage. Dio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dionysus has a couple of punches blocked by Dio.
Dio trying to stall but Dionysus improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dionysus connects with a right hand. Dio shakes it off.
It looks like Fredo Dio has been cut.
Dionysus closes the distance and pushes Dio back into the cage.
Dionysus is working Dio over against the cage.
Dionysus misses with a punch to the body.
Dio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dionysus presses Dio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dionysus throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dionysus lands with a short shot to the head.
Dio scores with a hook to the body.
Dionysus swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Dionysus.
Dionysus lands a nice uppercut.
Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dionysus connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Dio. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dionysus misses with a looping right.
Dionysus looks to land a right hand but Dio moved out of range.
Dio rushes Dionysus and presses him up against the cage.
Dio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Dio.
Dio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dio darts in and clinches Dionysus up against the cage.
Dio blocking some punches.
Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dionysus moves into the clinch.
Dio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dio wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dio trying to control the position but instead, Dionysus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dio into the cage.
Dionysus keeps control of Dio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinny Dionysus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fredo Dio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dio gets tackled into the cage by Dionysus. Dionysus maintains the clinch.
Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinny Dionysus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dio moves into the clinch.
Dio looking to slow down the pace here.
Dionysus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dionysus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dionysus is keeping busy.
Dionysus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dio blocks a body shot from Dionysus.
Dionysus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dionysus lands a right hand.
Dionysus has a couple of punches blocked by Dio.
Dionysus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dio blocks an uppercut.
Dionysus keeps control of Dio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Dio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dio.
Dio is trying to force a seperation but Dionysus has the dominant position.
Vinny Dionysus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dionysus takes a shot to the head.
Dionysus scores with a shoulder strike.
Dionysus lands with a short shot to the head.
Dionysus blocks a body shot from Dio.
Dionysus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dionysus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio trying to stall but Dionysus improves his position.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dionysus.
Dio looking to slow down the pace here.
Dionysus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dionysus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio blocks a body shot from Dionysus.
A shot in the inside from Dionysus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionysus tries to throw a body punch but Dio avoids it by throwing Dionysus back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dionysus fails to land.
Dionysus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dio can't break the clinch.
Dionysus lands a body punch.
Dio tries to break the clinch but Dionysus is controlling the position.
Dio has had enough of the clinch but Dionysus keeps him there for the moment.
Dionysus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dio wants to stall.
Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dionysus misses with a hook. Dio ducked under it nicely.
Dionysus pushes Dio up against the cage in a clinch.
Dio prevents a body shot from Dionysus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dionysus.
Dio is trying to break the clinch but Dionysus is controlling him.
Dionysus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dionysus misses with the head strike.
Dionysus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio has had enough of the clinch but Dionysus keeps him there for the moment.
Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dionysus cracks Dio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dio gets a clinch.
Dionysus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dios head.
Dio is trying to break free.
Dionysus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dionysus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dio wants to get back to striking at distance but Dionysus won't allow it.
Dio is looking to break free of the clinch but Dionysus has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Dio.
Dionysus being controlled against the cage.
Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredo Dio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dio closes the distance and clinches.
Dionysus misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio lands a right hand.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dionysus keeps control of Dio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dio breaks from the clinch.
Dionysus tries to close the distance and clinch but Dio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dio rushes Dionysus and presses him up against the cage.
Dio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dio rushes Dionysus and presses him up against the cage.
Dionysus lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Dionysus.
A right handed body shot lands from Dionysus.
A short uppercut from Dionysus.
Dionysus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dionysus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dio prevents a body shot from Dionysus.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Dionysus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fredo Dio's cut.
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!
Dionysus looks to land a combination but Dio avoids it well.
Dio clinches with his opponent.
Dionysus gets through Dio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dionysus tries a body shot but Dio blocks it.
Dionysus struggles to land a body shot inside as Dio controls his hands.
Dionysus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dionysus darts in trying to clinch
and Dio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dionysus is looking to clinch.
Dio forces Dionysus back against the cage and clinches.
Dionysus misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dionysus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dio lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio working aggressively here.
Dionysus lands a hook that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Dionysus misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dionysus fails to land.
Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dionysus throws a looping overhand right but Dio ducks down to avoid it.
Dionysus instigates a clinch.
Dio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio tries to circle away but Dionysus has him pinned against the cage.
Dio blocking some punches.
Dionysus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dionysus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dio manages to break the clinch.
Dio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dionysus was well out of range. Poor timing from Dio.
Dio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dio closes the distance and pushes Dionysus back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dionysus gets through Dio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dionysus lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dionysus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dio tries to circle away but Dionysus has him pinned against the cage.
Dionysus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dionysus lands a left hand.
Dio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dionysus.
Dionysus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dionysus working aggressively here.
Dionysus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Dio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dio leaning against his opponent.
Dionysus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio blocking some punches.
Dionysus gets through Dio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dio breaks the clinch.
Dio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dionysus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio digs a right hand underneath Dionysus's ribcage. Dionysus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dio trying to stall but Dionysus improves his position.
Dio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dio can't find room to land a body shot as Dionysus controls the action.
Dionysus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dionysus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dionysus struggles to land a body shot inside as Dio controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dionysus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dionysus swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dio trying to control the position but instead, Dionysus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dio into the cage.
Dio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dio stalling the fight.
Dionysus lands with a light punch inside.
Dio blocks a body shot from Dionysus.
A short right from Dionysus on the inside.
Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dionysus misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dionysus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fredo Dio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinny Dionysus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Dionysus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dionysus 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Dionysus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lotus Suzinuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Varjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Varjo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Faith No More - Be aggressive. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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171 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lotus Suzinuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Varjo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzinuki throws a body punch but Varjo moves out of range.
Varjo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suzinuki lands a jab.
Suzinuki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Suzinuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Varjo was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzinuki.
Varjo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suzinuki lands the left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Suzinuki misses its intended target.
Suzinuki digs a good hook to Varjo's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzinuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Varjo circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suzinuki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suzinuki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Varjo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Varjo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Suzinuki postures up.
Varjo being controlled here, momentarily.
Varjo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Suzinuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Suzinuki trying to get back to full guard but Varjo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Suzinuki tries to hold on but Varjo pushes him away.
Suzinuki working to try and regain half guard.
Varjo controlling his opponent.
Varjo avoids the attempt from Suzinuki to control.
My spies in Rough House inform me that Varjo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Varjo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Varjo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzinuki is controlling an arm, preventing Varjo from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki tries to reverse the position but Varjo maintains control.
Suzinuki is working hard here to advance position.
Suzinuki 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.
Suzinuki wants to get back to full guard.
Suzinuki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Suzinuki tries to get out of the position.
Varjo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suzinuki keeps working.
Suzinuki is looking to improve his position.
Suzinuki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Varjo is working away from the top position though.
Varjo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suzinuki keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Varjo pulls his head out easily.
Suzinuki tries to get to full guard but Varjo has control of the leg.
Varjo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suzinuki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Varjo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Suzinuki has given up his back here. Will Varjo look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzinuki can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Varjo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Varjo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Suzinuki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Varjo on the ground.
Suzinuki looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lotus Suzinuki dominated that round.
That's time! Suzinuki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suzinuki slaps away a takedown attempt from Varjo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Varjo shoots in for a double leg but Suzinuki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Decent striking displayed by Suzinuki there.
Varjo thuds his right hand into Suzinuki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Suzinuki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Varjo as he jumps to the side.
Suzinuki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Varjo on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suzinuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Suzinuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suzinuki has his takedown stuffed
and Varjo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suzinuki's guard now.
Varjo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suzinuki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suzinuki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Varjo has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki stops Varjo from passing to mount.
Suzinuki tries to improve position but can't.
A control attempt from Suzinuki but he's now mounted!
Varjo prevents Suzinuki from getting the reversal.
Varjo fails to advance to Suzinuki's back.
Varjo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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!
Varjo controlling his opponent.
Varjo tries to control but Suzinuki wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki blocking the ground and pound.
Varjo avoids the attempt from Suzinuki to control.
Varjo with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Suzinuki can't escape the position.
Varjo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varjo trying to control but Suzinuki is having none of it.
Suzinuki can't escape the position.
Varjo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Varjo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Suzinuki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Varjo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Suzinuki turns into him and now he's in Varjo's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzinuki advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Otto Varjo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Suzinuki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Varjo throws a shot from downtown. Suzinuki moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Suzinuki misses.
Suzinuki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Varjo defends well and Suzinuki ends up having to push Varjo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Suzinuki lands with a right to the head.
Suzinuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suzinuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzinuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Varjo.
Suzinuki throws a nice looking combination but Varjo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Varjo drops his hands momentarily and Suzinuki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzinuki throws a right hand that misses
and Varjo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suzinuki swings for the body but Varjo moves out of range.
Suzinuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varjo manages to avoid it.
Suzinuki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suzinuki goes for a double leg but Varjo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Varjo continues to drive forward.
Varjo misses with a punch to the body.
Suzinuki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Suzinuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suzinuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki lands a nice uppercut.
Suzinuki misses with a punch to the body.
Suzinuki digs a right hand underneath Varjo's ribcage. Varjo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suzinuki is fighting off a takedown attempt but Varjo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Suzinuki to the mat. Suzinuki regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suzinuki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Varjo passes into side control.
Suzinuki tries to buck Varjo off but Varjo is having none of it.
Suzinuki prevents Varjo from moving into mount.
Varjo trying to control the position but Suzinuki is working away.
Suzinuki is trying to work for a sweep but Varjo has mounted him!
Varjo goes for an armbar but Suzinuki turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki landing some decent shots from guard.
Varjo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suzinuki is one step ahead there.
Suzinuki pushing down on Varjo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Suzinuki is keen to just control but Varjo is a slippery customer.
Suzinuki seems to be looking for submissions.
Otto Varjo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Varjo has hold of Suzinuki's hands but Suzinuki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki is trying to control. Varjo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Varjo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Varjo looking for submissions off his back.
Suzinuki trying to mount his opponent but Varjo defends it.
Varjo tries to roll over but Suzinuki keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Varjo is pressing down on Suzinuki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Suzinuki stopping the sweep attempt from Varjo.
Varjo trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lotus Suzinuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suzinuki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lotus Suzinuki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Swann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao comes to the cage accompanied by Cao Cao. Swann has chosen The Adicts - You'll never walk alone as his entrance music. Ross Swann has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cao Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ross Swann!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swann misses with a series of wild punches.
Cao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swann.
Cao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swann throws out the jab.
Cao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swann.
Cao throws a one two combo.
Cao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cao slips a jab and a cross from Swann.
Swann thuds a left hand into Cao's body.
Swann misses with a hook. Cao ducked under it nicely.
Swann throws a looping overhand right but Cao ducks down to avoid it.
Swann lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Cao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swann.
Cao throws a looping overhand right but Swann ducks down to avoid it.
Cao dodges the punch combination from Swann.
Swann throws a series of punches but Cao moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann throws a nice looking combination but Cao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cao tries to clinch there but Swann circles away.
Swann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cao rushes Swann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cao tries a body shot but Swann blocks it.
Cao swings wildly with an uppercut but Swann uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cao.
Cao has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Swann is looking to break free of the clinch but Cao has double underhooks.
Cao tries to land knees in the clinch but Swann avoids the damage to the body.
Cao misses with a body punch.
Cao missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Cao on the inside.
Cao lands a hook that snaps the head of Swann backwards.
Swann is trying to break the clinch but Cao is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao tries a body shot but Swann blocks it.
Swann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swann avoids it.
Cao tries a body shot but Swann blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cao.
Swann manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cao blocks a jab.
Cao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swann throws a jab when Cao was well out of range.
Swann looks to score with a jab to the body but Cao is just out of range.
Swann misses with a straight right.
Swann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swann digs a good hook to Cao's body.
Cao tries to clinch but Swann is having none of it.
Swann throws a series of punches but Cao avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cao manages to avoid it.
Swann circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Swann does no damage.
Cao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Swann loads up on a big right hand but Cao slips the punch.
Cao moves out of range as Swann strikes.
Cao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swann throws a shot from downtown. Cao moves away and avoids it.
Cao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Swann loads up on a big right hand but Cao slips the punch.
Cao tries to close the distance and clinch but Swann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Swann. Those never looked like landing.
Swann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cao.
Ross Swann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swann misses with a right hand
and Cao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swann can't break the clinch.
Cao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swann is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Swann is trying to break the clinch but Cao has him pressed against the cage.
Swann tries to break the clinch but Cao is controlling the position.
Cao misses with some punches.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swann avoids it.
Cao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Swann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Swann is trying to break the clinch but Cao is controlling him.
Cao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swann.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swann's elbow.
Cao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swann backwards.
Swann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ross Swann will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Swann misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Swann finds it's way through Cao's defenses.
Cao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cao tries to clinch there but Swann circles away.
Swann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cao manages to avoid it.
Swann lands a lovely overhand right.
Cao doesn't manage to clinch there - Swann circles away.
Swann fails to land with a series of punches.
Swann throws a body punch but Cao moves out of range.
Cao throws a good cross that connects.
Swann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cao throws a hook but Swann blocks it.
Swann lands with a cross.
Cao throws a nice looking combination but Swann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swann thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann dodges the punch combination from Cao.
Cao looks to score with a jab to the body but Swann is just out of range.
Swann gets tackled into the cage by Cao. Cao maintains the clinch.
Swann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cao Cao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swann misses with a hook. Cao ducked under it nicely.
Cao misses with a few strikes there.
Cao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cao throws a hook but Swann blocks it.
Cao moves out of range of the strikes.
Cao drives through and clinches with Swann against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cao.
Cao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cao struggles to land a body shot inside as Swann controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swann blocking some punches.
Cao lands with a left to the head.
Cao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Cao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swann tries to break the clinch but Cao is controlling the position.
Swann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cao keeps control of Swann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swann breaks the clinch.
Swann misses with a series of wild punches.
Swann misses the jab.
Cao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cao is looking to clinch but Swann is avoiding it.
Cao misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao tries to close the distance and clinch but Swann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swann scores with a punch to the head.
Swann lands a slapping body shot.
Cao slips a jab and a cross from Swann.
Swann throws a shot from downtown. Cao moves away and avoids it.
Cao lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Swann misses.
Cao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swann throws a right hand that Cao ducks under and follows up with a left that Cao also avoids with ease.
Swann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swann throws a series of strikes that have Cao backpedaling.
Swann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Swann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Swann misses the target.
Cao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cao dodges the punch combination from Swann.
Cao swinging wildly here.
Cao throws a nice looking combination but Swann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cao wants to clinch.
Cao clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swann is defending well for now.
A short right from Cao on the inside.
Cao has a couple of punches blocked by Swann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ross Swann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Swann misses with a hook.
Swann scores with a hook.
Swann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swann closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Swann lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cao misses with a series of wild punches.
Cao clinches.
Cao digs a right hand underneath Swann's ribcage. Swann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Swann wants to get back to striking at distance but Cao won't allow it.
Swann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Swann's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swann is trying to force a seperation but Cao has the dominant position.
Cao landing knees to the body.
Cao keeps control of Swann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swann's efforts to push away.
Swann is looking to break free of the clinch but Cao has double underhooks.
Swann has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cao seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Swann can turn it around.
Cao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Cao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swann is looking to break free of the clinch but Cao has double underhooks.
Cao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Cao.
Cao lands a shoulder strike.
Cao can't find room to land a body shot as Swann controls the action.
Cao keeps control of Swann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cao.
Swann takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Cao.
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!
Cao missing with knees to the body.
Swann is trying to break the clinch but Cao is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Swann is trying to push Cao away but Cao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Swann avoiding damage as Cao throws knees to the body.
Swann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cao Cao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cao keeps control of Swann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swann avoiding damage as Cao throws knees to the body.
Swann tries to break free but Cao pushes him back against the cage.
Swann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cao.
Cao scores with a shoulder strike.
Cao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Swann.
Swann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swann is trying to break the clinch but Cao has him pressed against the cage.
Cao Cao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao scores with a hook to the body.
Cao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swann prevents a body shot from Cao.
Cao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Swann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cao tries a body shot but Swann blocks it.
Cao crunches a lovely knee into Swann's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Cao.
Cao can't find room to land a body shot as Swann controls the action.
Cao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Swann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Swann backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swann prevents a body shot from Cao.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cao.
Swann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swann is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Swann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Swann is trying to break the clinch but Cao is controlling him.
Cao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swanns head.
Nice body punch from Cao - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cao obliges.
Cao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Swann avoiding damage as Cao throws knees to the body.
Ross Swann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cao landing knees to the body.
Cao lands a knee to the body.
Cao tries to work over Swann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cao lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cao Cao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Swann has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ross Swann!
Ross Swann seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinbad Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinbad Sailor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Nickoson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sinbad Sailor!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Sailor. Those never looked like landing.
Sailor lands a really nice looking cross but Nickoson seems unphased.
It looks like Anthony Nickoson has been cut.
Nickoson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nickoson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sailor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nickoson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sailor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nickoson.
Sailor gets a clinch.
Nickoson pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickoson is trying to keep Sailor in close.
Sailor wants to get up but he can't break Nickoson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickoson wants to sweep here but Sailor controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nickoson is proving hard to escape from.
Sailor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nickoson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sailor has managed to get both his arms back between Nickoson's legs - danger averted.
Nickoson looking for a guillotine here but Sailor defends easily.
Nickoson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sailor is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson is trying to control the position but Sailor postures up.
Nickoson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nickoson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nickoson, not yet.
Nickoson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nickoson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sailor wants to stand and escape but instead Nickoson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sailor wants to stand but Nickoson is controlling the position.
Nickoson looking to sit in guard and control but Sailor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nickoson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nickoson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sailor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson working for a triangle but Sailor defends it easily.
Sailor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nickoson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sailor has managed to get both his arms back between Nickoson's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sailor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nickoson is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Nickoson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Nickoson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sailor jabs at Nickoson's body.
Nickoson misses with a low kick.
Nickoson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sailor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nickoson blocks a body shot from Sailor.
Sailor scores with a shot to the side of Nickoson's head.
Sailor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sailor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sailor tries a body shot but Nickoson blocks it.
Sailor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sailor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nickoson.
A left hand lands to the body for Sailor.
Sailor lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sailor.
Sailor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sailor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Sailor.
Nickoson takes a shot to the head.
Sailor digs a right hand into Nickoson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nickoson's gas tank.
Sailor gets through Nickoson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Sailor is working Nickoson over against the cage.
Sailor lands a nice uppercut.
Sailor scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sailor.
Sailor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Sailor.
Sailor scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Sailor.
Good body shot from Sailor.
Sailor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from Sailor.
Sailor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor lands a body shot.
Sinbad Sailor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sailor lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sailor as the two fighters clinch.
Sailor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nickoson backwards.
Sailor lands a shoulder strike.
Nickoson is rocked!
Nickoson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Nickoson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sailor misses with the head strike.
Nickoson seems to have got his legs back now.
Sailor cracks Nickoson with a nice body shot.
Nickoson takes a shot to the head.
Sailor pushes Nickoson against the cage. Sailor is working some dirty boxing. Sailor pushes off with a quick right hook! Nickoson goes down! Nickoson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sailor moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinbad Sailor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timy Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Massoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massoud has chosen Kulobi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Timy Tiger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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27
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timy Tiger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahmad Massoud!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger jabs Massoud to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tiger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Massoud works Tiger's body with a nice hook.
Massoud tests Tiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiger throws out a leg kick but Massoud moves out of range and Tiger only half commits.
Tiger thows a leg kick but Massoud checks it
and Massoud counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Massoud counters with a nice uppercut.
Massoud slips a straight right by Tiger.
Massoud throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger misses with a low kick.
Tiger tries a low kick but Massoud avoids it.
Massoud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Massoud misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Tiger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Massoud ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
Timy Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud avoids the body shot from Tiger.
Massoud pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tiger is out of range and Massoud settles back down.
Tiger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
Tiger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Massoud. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Massoud.
Massoud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiger's head.
Tiger moves out of range as Massoud strikes.
Massoud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Massoud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Tiger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Massoud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tiger finds it's target.
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!
Tiger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiger misses the target.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Massoud.
Tiger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Massoud.
Tiger misses with a looping left.
Massoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Massoud moves out of range of the leg kick from Tiger.
Tiger misses with a hook. Massoud ducked under it nicely.
Tiger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Massoud scores with a nice right hand.
Massoud slips a jab from Tiger.
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Massoud misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Massoud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud scores with a body shot.
Tiger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tiger throws out a loose jab but Massoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Massoud - just one landing.
Tiger misses with a low kick as Massoud jumps back.
Massoud takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiger is rocked!
BAM! Massoud delivers a spinning backfist that drops Tiger like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Ahmad Massoud! Ahmad Massoud retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Ahmad Massoud made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Timy Tiger spoke after the fight, saying 'Not again!!...Congratulations to my opponent'.
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