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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michel Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renzo Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Barros misses.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Barros keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Barros.
Barros throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Barros lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab, jab by Barros - just one landing.
A combination from Barros does no damage.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Barros digs a good hook to Gracie 's body.
Good work by Barros as he checks the leg kick.
Barros just misses with a punch to the body.
Barros blocks a head kick by Gracie .
Nice straight punches there by Barros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barros.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie is rocked!
Barros is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Gracie flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gracie is out cold! Barros holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michel Barros!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustavo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Brown!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Souza takes one on the button.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown stalks Souza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Souza's face. Souza staggers backwards, shaken.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Brown.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Souza misses with a hook.
Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Brown throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Souza in his tracks.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Souza connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Souza.
Souza misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Souza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Souza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown thuds a left hand into Souza's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
Brown jabs at Souza's body.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
A nice combination there by Brown.
James Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Brown.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown slips under a jab from Souza.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.
Brown throws a combination. Souza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Souza misses the target.
Brown misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Souza misses with the combination.
Souza avoids the body shot from Brown.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Souza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Souza backpedaling.
Brown throws a combination. Souza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Souza tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a combination that misses
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown 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.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Souza.
Brown cracks Souza with an open hand slap.
Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Gustavo Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Souza is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brown's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Souza throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
James Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to de liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Souza might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Brown lands a jab to Souza's midsection.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown lands a nice hook to Souza's body. Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Souza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Souza throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Souza's hands.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Brown throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Brown punishes Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown thuds his right hand into Souza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Souza misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Souza misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brown lands a nice hook to Souza's body. Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Souza's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown misses with the combination.
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a jab to Souza's midsection.
Souza looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown slips under a jab from Souza.
Brown throws a combination. Souza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souza has time to react.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Souza misses with a straight right.
Brown stalks Souza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Souza's face. Souza staggers backwards, shaken.
Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Souza seems unphased.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
Souza throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Souza's hands.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown avoids the body shot from Souza.
Gustavo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gustavo Souza.
Well Brown 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Brown!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between shina aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, shina aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
aoki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nelson is surviving well by controlling aoki's body position as best he can.
Nelson gets back to half guard.
aoki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nelson sees it coming and defends easily.
aoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nelson is trying to stand back up but aoki is controlling him
Nelson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with aoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
aoki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nelson is desperately trying to improve his position but aoki has a good base and remains in mount.
Nelson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson won't allow aoki to pass to mount.
Nelson actively working from the bottom here.
Nelson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
aoki wants to free his trapped foot but Nelson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
aoki is trying for a kimura here. Nelson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! aoki wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). shina aoki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Munez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiva Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym has chosen Fight Red Fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harrison Munez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiva Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munez.
Munez drops Red Gym with a beautiful combination! Red Gym stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Munez is looking for the KO!
Red Gym is rocked!
It looks like Shiva Red Gym has been cut.
Munez throws a nice looking combination but Red Gym bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Red Gym is still on wobbly legs! Can Munez finish him?
Red Gym drops his hands momentarily. Munez doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Red Gym staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Red Gym doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harrison Munez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johny Knox!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Knox gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Knox wants to get back to his feet but Silva is dominant here and he's now got Knox's back!
Silva wants to control but Knox is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox trying to control the action but Silva just sinks the hooks in.
Silva working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Silva is not going to allow Knox to sit and survive in this position.
Silva is looking for the choke from the back position but Knox is controlling his hands well.
Knox controlling Silva 's hands.
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Knox preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Knox looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Silva gets his hands free as Knox looks to control.
Knox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knox is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Knox is trying to break free.
Silva working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Knox is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Silva has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Knox taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Timmermans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Kirby had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeffrey Timmermans!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby tries to bum rush Timmermans with a series of wild strikes but Timmermans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timmermans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirby punishes Timmermans's body with a nice straight punch.
Kirby stuffs the takedown attempt from Timmermans. Timmermans gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kirby is pressed up against the cage. Timmermans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kirby down to the mat. Kirby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Timmermans wants to clinch
and Kirby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Timmermans looks gassed!
Kirby shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Timmermans is trying to defend but Kirby finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kirby perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Timmermans!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby controlling the pace for now.
Kirby is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Timmermans can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kirby looking to secure an arm triangle but Timmermans defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Kirby.
Kirby has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Timmermans's face.
Kirby landing strikes from the mount and Timmermans is in trouble!
Kirby looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kirby sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kirby working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Timmermans looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kirby! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joe Kirby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Grand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy Jenkings is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Grand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leeroy Jenkings!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grand clinches.
Grand misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkings tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Grand fails to land.
Grand manages to pull guard.
Jenkings would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jenkings stands and steps away. Grand gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Grand lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Leeroy Jenkings has been cut.
Grand lunges at Jenkings with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jenkings's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grand is looking to clinch but Jenkings is avoiding it.
Grand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkings was well out of range. Poor timing from Grand.
Jenkings wants to clinch up but Grand keeps it at a distance.
Jenkings drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jenkings darts in trying to clinch
and Grand counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Jenkings falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Grand!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Misza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by GIANT KONG. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Misza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giant kong!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Misza wants to clinch up but kong keeps it at a distance.
kong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Misza on the side of the head.
It looks like Tomasz Misza has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Misza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around kong's waist but kong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Misza off to one side.
Misza is breathing heavily.
kong pushes Misza away with a front kick.
kong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
kong lands with a good body shot.
kong moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Misza goes down! Can kong finish him!?
Misza is rocked!
kong drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says kong as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Misza screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with kong! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Giant kong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Ono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenji Ono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley drops Ono with a beautiful combination! Ono stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Daley is looking for the KO!
It looks like Kenji Ono has been cut.
Daley cracks Ono with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ono looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Daley finish him?
Ono is rocked!
Daley ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ono out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Daley!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Jayme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajax van Frankrijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Frankrijk has chosen the rockhollywood theme as his entrance music. Keith Jayme is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Jayme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ajax van Frankrijk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Frankrijk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jayme displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Ajax van Frankrijk has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jayme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jayme tries to bum rush van Frankrijk with a series of wild strikes but van Frankrijk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
van Frankrijk walks into a straight right hand from Jayme.
Jayme lands a hook that stumbles van Frankrijk back into the cage. Jayme follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping van Frankrijk to the canvas! Jayme pounces and lands several unanswered shots - van Frankrijk has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Keith Jayme!
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