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FFG 19: Destiny PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tono Gallego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vega has chosen Stuck In The Middle With You as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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183 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tono Gallego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vic Vega!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega connects with a single shot there.
Vega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vega scores with a hook to the body. Gallego takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vega has closed the distance and engaged Gallego in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Vega - that landed with a thud.
Gallego is breathing heavily.
Gallego looking for a takedown.
Gallego wants a takedown but no success here.
Vega works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vega presses Gallego against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vega presses Gallego against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vega taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vega.
Vega leaning against his opponent.
Vega lands a nice uppercut.
Vega works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vega lands a big right hand that sends Gallego crashing to the mat! Vega stays standing though and waves Gallego back to his feet!
Gallego is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Vega ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Gallego clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vic Vega!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Bertok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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234 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Bertok!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Smith.
Smith scores with a jab. Bertok acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith throws the left hand but Bertok avoids the punch easily.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith connects with a right hand. Bertok shakes it off.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Bertok's head.
Bertok moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Bertok is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bertok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Bertok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bertok's guard.
Smith trying to control but Bertok is working from the bottom.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bertok sneaks out the side door and pushes Smith away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with the punch.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith tries to clinch but Bertok is having none of it.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith cracks Bertok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bertok counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bertok counters with a left right combination that sends Smith crashing to the mat - Bertok wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Smith out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Bertok!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryce Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Reynolds clinches with his opponent.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reynolds working Hall over with knees to the body.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Reynolds.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hall is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcus Hall has been cut.
Reynolds lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds lands a nice elbow.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a damaging elbow.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
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!
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Reynolds working Hall over with knees to the body.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hall's face.
Nice elbow from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reynolds.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hall's face.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Hall turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hall trying to control the position but Reynolds is working away.
Reynolds is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds sneaks out the side door and pushes Hall away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Reynolds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Reynolds stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reynolds wants it to stay on the feet.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcus Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hall prevents Reynolds from getting back to his feet.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Reynolds blocks nicely.
Hall 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.
Hall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reynolds is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall stands up and waves to Reynolds to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Bryce Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reynolds to the mat! Reynolds manages to get full guard.
Hall has gone for a leg lock! Reynolds slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hall's guard.
Reynolds is looking to stand up but Hall won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Reynolds is proving a slippery customer.
Reynolds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reynolds wants to stand and escape but instead Hall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking to stand up but Hall isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hall wants to clinch but Reynolds slips to the side
and Reynolds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall wants a takedown but no success here.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Reynolds working Hall over with knees to the body.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling him.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds gets underhooks to prevent Hall's takedown attempt.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Reynolds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reynolds tries to clinch
and Hall counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reynolds!
Reynolds trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall won't let Reynolds get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hall is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Reynolds to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Reynolds shrugs it off.
Hall controlling from mount.
Reynolds squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Reynolds taking shots to the head.
Reynolds somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Bryce Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds leaves Hall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reynolds tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Reynolds closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Hall.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to pull guard but Reynolds holds him up against the cage and eventually Hall drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds prevents the takedown attempt.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Bryce Reynolds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hall tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Hall avoiding damage.
Reynolds working Hall over with knees to the body.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Reynolds won't allow it.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Marcus Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynolds closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Reynolds has the dominant position.
Reynolds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
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 Marcus Hall.
I think Reynolds 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryce Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan sneddin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Mercer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jordan sneddin's chin.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan sneddin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer throws a head kick but sneddin moves out of range.
Mercer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
sneddin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercer is fending him off so far but sneddin persists. Nope, Mercer circles away and we're back to standing.
sneddin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
sneddin fails with a takedown attempt.
sneddin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
sneddin checks a leg kick.
A combination from Mercer does no damage.
Mercer works sneddin's body with a nice hook.
sneddin is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ray Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer lands a big head kick that sends sneddin tumbling to the mat! Mercer takes a step backwards and waves sneddin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jordan sneddin has been cut.
Mercer is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! sneddin hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ray Mercer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Dourado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo Dourado has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelo Dourado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrigo Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dourado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteiro moves away.
Monteiro moves out of range as Dourado strikes.
Monteiro throws a series of punches but Dourado moves out of range.
Good shot there by Monteiro.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dourado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dourado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monteiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dourado lands a glancing blow to the side of Monteiro's head.
Dourado ducks under a wild hook from Monteiro.
Monteiro lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Marcelo Dourado has been cut.
Dourado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dourado scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Monteiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Monteiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monteiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dourado counters with a nice uppercut.
Dourado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monteiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Dourado.
Jab, jab by Dourado - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Dourado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Dourado.
Dourado walks into a jab.
Dourado throws a combination that misses
and Monteiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dourado throws a sloppy body shot
and Monteiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Dourado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monteiro.
A slow jab from Dourado misses its intended target.
Dourado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Monteiro thows a big elbow that misses.
Monteiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dourado wants to stand and escape but Monteiro is having none of it.
Monteiro chips away with some ground and pound.
Dourado keeping moving, preventing Monteiro from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro content to stall in guard here.
Dourado keeping moving, preventing Monteiro from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dourado misses with the combination.
Monteiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dourado stuffs the takedown.
Monteiro slips under a jab from Dourado.
Monteiro shoots in and bounces Dourado off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Monteiro looks gassed!
Monteiro wants to control from the top but Dourado keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dourado wants to stand up but Monteiro is controlling him.
Dourado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Monteiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dourado keeping moving, preventing Monteiro from controlling successfully.
Monteiro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Monteiro thows a big elbow that misses.
Dourado keeping moving, preventing Monteiro from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Monteiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Dourado has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monteiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dourado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dourado looks to land a right hand but Monteiro moved out of range.
Dourado is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Monteiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dourado.
Monteiro throws a lazy right hand but Dourado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monteiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dourado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dourado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Monteiro throws a lazy right hand but Dourado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Dourado.
A shot to de liver by Dourado. Beautiful body shot.
Dourado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monteiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Monteiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dourado connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Monteiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Dourado's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Monteiro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Monteiro slips a straight right by Dourado.
Dourado connects with the punch.
Monteiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dourado.
Dourado lands a body shot.
Marcelo Dourado is winning the standup battle so far.
Monteiro misses with a double jab
and Dourado counters with a two punch combo.
Dourado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monteiro tries for a takedown but Dourado circles away easily
and Dourado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dourado misses with a double jab.
Dourado lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcelo Dourado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Dourado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dourado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monteiro is breathing heavily.
Dourado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dourado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monteiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dourado lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dourado.
Dourado digs a good hook to Monteiro's body.
Monteiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dourado.
Dourado punishes Monteiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Dourado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monteiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dourado misses with a wild combination.
Monteiro misses with a body shot.
Dourado with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Monteiro is defended easily by Dourado.
Monteiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dourado cracks Monteiro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Dourado.
Dourado lands with a nice combination. Monteiro backs away looking to recover.
Dourado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monteiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dourado scores with a shot to the body.
Dourado stuffs the takedown.
Marcelo Dourado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Monteiro.
Dourado throws a one two combo.
Dourado lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Monteiro misses with a takedown
and Dourado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dourado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monteiro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dourado misses.
Dourado misses with an uppercut.
Dourado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dourado connects with a jab.
Marcelo Dourado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monteiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monteiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monteiro throws an overhand right that lands on Dourado's shoulder, as Dourado tries to avoid the shot.
Monteiro misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Dourado counter with a right hand.
Dourado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monteiro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Monteiro.
Monteiro prevents Dourado from getting back to his feet.
Monteiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Dourado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monteiro postures up.
Monteiro wants to control from the top but Dourado keeps moving.
Dourado working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Monteiro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Monteiro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Dourado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dourado controls Monteiro momentarily but Monteiro frees himself.
Dourado has his foot on Monteiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Monteiro works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monteiro moves into the clinch.
Monteiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monteiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Monteiro walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Dourado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Dourado's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dourado closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Monteiro misses the body punch
and Dourado counters with a three punch combo that has Monteiro backing up. Monteiro nods at Dourado to acknowledge the strikes.
Dourado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monteiro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Monteiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monteiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dourado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dourado throws a one two combo.
Monteiro misses with a takedown attempt - Dourado sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Dourado.
Monteiro tries to bum rush Dourado with a series of wild strikes but Dourado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monteiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Dourado misses.
Dourado lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dourado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monteiro at a distance.
Dourado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monteiro on the side of the head.
Monteiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dourado blocks a jab.
Monteiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Dourado closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Monteiro throws a series of punches but Dourado avoids them all with ease.
Dourado works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Dourado finds it's target.
Dourado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monteiro.
Dourado lands a right hook to the body.
Dourado works over Monteiro's head and body with a nice combination.
Dourado connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monteiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monteiro tries to move into range but Dourado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monteiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dourado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monteiro.
Dourado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dourado scores with a nice strike.
Dourado tries to bum rush Monteiro with a series of wild strikes but Monteiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monteiro wants to clinch but Dourado slips to the side
enabling Dourado to counter with a crisp jab.
Monteiro lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dourado.
Monteiro slips a jab and a cross from Dourado.
Dourado lands the left hand.
Monteiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Dourado tries to break free but Monteiro pushes him back against the cage.
Monteiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dourado's efforts to push away.
Monteiro stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dourado tries to break free but Monteiro pushes him back against the cage.
Monteiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dourado misses with a hook.
Dourado works over Monteiro's head and body with a nice combination.
Monteiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dourado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dourado just misses with a punch to the body.
Dourado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dourado is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dourado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dourado wants it to stay on the feet.
Dourado scores with a sloppy right hand. Monteiro should have avoided that one.
Dourado misses with a double jab.
Dourado misses with a wild combination.
Dourado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Monteiro throws a combination that misses
and Dourado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dourado slips a jab and a cross from Monteiro.
Dourado lands a right hook to the body.
Monteiro closes the distance and clinches.
Monteiro working hard to break the clinch.
Dourado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dourado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dourado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dourado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monteiro trying to land knees to the body.
Dourado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dourado is looking to break free of the clinch but Monteiro has double underhooks.
Dourado wants to break free but Monteiro has control.
Dourado is looking to break free of the clinch but Monteiro has double underhooks.
Dourado managing to block the knees to the body from Monteiro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Dourado showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dourado 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Dourado!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between R The ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, R The ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy James!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. The ghost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The ghost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James tries to pull guard but The ghost holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
The ghost lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
It looks like Jimmy James has been cut.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The ghost avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
R The ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy James.
The ghost's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ghost lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
The ghost is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The ghost.
James is working for takedown but The ghost is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from The ghost.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The ghost just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
The ghost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
The ghost lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
The ghost lands an elbow inside.
The ghost lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
The ghost lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
The ghost lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
The ghost lands a nice elbow.
James is rocked!
The ghost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ghost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can The ghost finish him?
The ghost pressing his opponent against the cage.
James blocks the elbow strike.
The ghost throws an elbow but it misses.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
The ghost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The ghost lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
The ghost is pushing James up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from The ghost.
The ghost lands a nice elbow.
The ghost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The ghost stalling against the cage.
The ghost lands a nice elbow.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from The ghost.
The ghost lands a damaging elbow.
James looking for a takedown.
James goes for a takedown attempt but The ghost pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The ghost has James up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ghost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The ghost has James pressed against the cage.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James dodges an elbow strike from The ghost.
The ghost lands a nice elbow.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from The ghost.
The ghost lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
The ghost lands a nice elbow.
The ghost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The ghost misses with an elbow over the top.
The ghost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The ghost lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James tries for a takedown. No joy.
The ghost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
The ghost lands a damaging elbow.
The ghost pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The ghost lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ghost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James blocks the elbow strike.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The ghost.
The ghost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
The ghost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The ghost.
The ghost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
James blocks an elbow strike.
James blocks the elbow strike.
The ghost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The ghost pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ghost is breathing heavily.
James dodges an elbow strike from The ghost.
James tries to score a body lock takedown but The ghost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The ghost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
James blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The ghost.
James tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The ghost just stands there and leans against the cage.
James goes for a takedown attempt but The ghost pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
James fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James looks for a takedown but The ghost sprawls well.
The ghost darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
The ghost throws an elbow that misses.
The ghost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The ghost lands a nice elbow.
The ghost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
James fails to pull guard.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
James blocks an elbow strike.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The ghost fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The ghost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The ghost lands a nice elbow.
The ghost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
R The ghost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy James's cut.
That's time! The ghost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The ghost takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The ghost tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The ghost slips a jab and a cross from James.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The ghost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James blocks an elbow strike from The ghost.
James jumps guard but The ghost stands there with James around his waist. James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The ghost throws an elbow but it misses.
James jumps guard but The ghost stands there with James around his waist. James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James tries for a takedown but The ghost manages to get underhooks.
R The ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy James.
The ghost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
The ghost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The ghost walks away with a smile on his face. James gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
R The ghost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The ghost forces James back against the cage and clinches.
The ghost misses with an elbow strike.
The ghost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for The ghost to work.
James tries to pull guard but The ghost won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The ghost.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
The ghost lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
The ghost pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ghost lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ghost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The ghost lands a damaging elbow.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, The ghost throws an elbow but misses.
The ghost lands an elbow inside.
The ghost is pressed up against the cage. James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The ghost down to the mat. The ghost avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The ghost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James works The ghost's body with a nice hook.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James moves in looking to clinch but The ghost pushes him off.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The ghost counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The ghost fights it off and pushes away nicely.
R The ghost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but The ghost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James shoots in for a double leg but The ghost sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
James wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from James.
James tries to keep at a distance but The ghost has taken the fight into the clinch.
James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The ghost is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James fails to pull guard.
The ghost pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The ghost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The ghost lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The ghost smiles and moves away.
The ghost is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James wants to clinch.
The ghost clinches up against the cage.
James blocks the elbow strike.
James dodges an elbow strike from The ghost.
The ghost throws an elbow but it misses.
The ghost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
James avoids the elbow strike from The ghost, against the cage.
James fails to pull guard.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from The ghost.
With the fighters up against the cage, The ghost throws an elbow but misses.
R The ghost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ghost misses with an elbow strike.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The ghost avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
James can't get the takedown.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ghost leaning his opponent against the cage.
James blocks an elbow strike.
James jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The ghost walks away with a smile on his face. James gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by The ghost.
James misses with a looping right.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped The ghost in his tracks.
The ghost moves into the clinch.
The ghost throws an elbow but it misses.
The ghost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The ghost stalling against the cage.
The ghost misses with an elbow strike.
The ghost has James pushed against the cage.
James dodges an elbow strike from The ghost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that R The ghost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy James's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
James lands with a nice combination. The ghost backs away looking to recover.
It looks like R The ghost has been cut.
James tries to clinch up.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James misses with the combination.
The ghost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The ghost lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from The ghost.
The ghost stalling in the clinch.
James tries to pull guard but The ghost holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
James fails to pull guard.
R The ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy James.
The ghost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
James blocks an elbow strike from The ghost.
James blocks an elbow strike from The ghost.
The ghost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
The ghost pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ghost lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
The ghost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ghost lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The ghost walks away with a smile on his face. James gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The ghost avoids a punch combination nicely.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The ghost throws an elbow that misses.
The ghost trying to stall but James improves his position.
The ghost pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
James tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The ghost just stands there and leans against the cage.
The ghost prevents the takedown attempt.
James dodges an elbow strike from The ghost.
The ghost manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The ghost lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
James tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The ghost just stands there and leans against the cage.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocks an elbow strike from The ghost.
James manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
James looking for a guillotine here but The ghost defends easily.
James working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. The ghost doesn't defend quickly enough and James has managed to lock this one up! Can The ghost escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to James on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jimmy James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balu Baluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baluu's entrance music is WALK - Pantera. A fine choice. The key to victory for Balu Baluu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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176 lbs
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23
166 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balu Baluu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zane Evans!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baluu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baluu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Baluu misses the shot to the body.
Baluu throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Baluu - just one landing.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Baluu is looking to control Evans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baluu avoid being mounted?
Evans with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baluu wants to control but Evans is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baluu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baluu tries to get out of the position.
Evans gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Baluu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Baluu scores with a one two! Evans had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Zane Evans has been cut.
Baluu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Baluu has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Baluu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Baluu.
Baluu throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baluu, right into the meat.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Baluu is out of range.
Baluu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Baluu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baluu shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baluu looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Baluu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baluu counters with a one-two to the body.
Baluu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Baluu.
Baluu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baluu connects with a solid leg kick.
Baluu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Evans was covering up waiting for the punch and Baluu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Baluu trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baluu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Baluu passes Evans's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baluu thows a huge punch but Evans dodges it nicely.
Baluu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Baluu seems to be looking for submissions.
Baluu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baluu trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans has hold of Baluu's hands but Baluu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baluu is keen to just control but Evans is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baluu misses with a double jab.
Baluu is looking to wear down Evans with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baluu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Evans. Evans circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baluu throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
Baluu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Evans gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baluu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baluu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot lands for Baluu.
Baluu lands a nice shot that snaps Evans's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baluu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Evans is rocked!
Baluu with a hook.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can Baluu finish him?
Evans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
Baluu throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balu Baluu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zane Evans's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baluu looks to land a combination. Evans sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baluu connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Evans! He's out on his feet! Baluu rushes in and drops Evans with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Balu Baluu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy has chosen The Fall of Troy - F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X. as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham closes the distance and clinches up with Kennedy, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes Kennedy against the cage but Kennedy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graham.
Graham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kennedy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kennedy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kennedy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kennedy is keeping the position for now.
Graham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kennedy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Graham, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy stands up from Graham's guard - Kennedy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Graham fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy moves into the clinch.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Graham 's eye.
It looks like Jimmy Graham has been cut.
A knee to the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Graham's ribcage.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Graham shrugs off.
Graham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kennedy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Graham is breathing heavily.
Kennedy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Graham's ribcage.
Kennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Graham's face.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Graham takes an elbow to the temple.
Jimmy Graham's cut is getting worse.
Graham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Graham is rocked!
Jimmy Graham's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Graham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kennedy with the Thai clinch, moves his hips back and unleashes a brutal knee to the head! Graham drops to the mat in a crumpled heap! Huuuuuuge knee there! WOW!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Will Kennedy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Tiera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiera comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Turbo Lover. Frank Tiera has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Tiera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Jane!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jane punishes Tiera's body with a nice straight punch.
Jane catches Tiera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Frank Tiera has been cut.
A cross from Jane lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jane was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiera.
Jane throws a lazy right hand but Tiera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Jane.
Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiera manages to avoid it.
Jane misses with a hook.
Jane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiera is breathing heavily.
Jane lands a left and a right that sends Tiera crashing to the canvas! Jane dives into mount looking to finish!
Tiera is rocked!
Jane takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Tiera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiera seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Jane just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiera tries to clinch up but Jane circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Jane and Tiera goes tumbling to the canvas! Jane follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Frank Tiera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
It looks like Jane is going to stand back up.
Jane content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jane stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tiera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Jane misses.
Jane loads up on a big right hand but Tiera slips the punch.
Tiera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jane misses with a straight left.
Tiera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jane misses.
A big right from Tiera misses.
Jane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Jane misses.
John Jane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiera. Jane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jane misses with a looping right.
Jane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Jane misses its intended target.
Tiera rushes Jane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jane is trying to break free.
Tiera can't find room to land a body shot as Jane controls the action.
Jane wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiera won't allow it.
Tiera is trying to maintain a safe position but Jane gets an underhook and turns Tiera into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiera as Jane tries to tie him up.
Tiera tries for a takedown but Jane manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Jane to work.
Tiera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiera slips a jab and a cross from Jane.
Jane misses with a hook. Tiera ducked under it nicely.
Jane lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Jane misses.
Jane lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jane lands a jab-cross combination.
Jeez, Frank Tiera's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Tiera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Jane!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fa Sho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts's entrance music is Serius Jones - Bars. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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23
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichi Blunts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fa Sho!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blunts is looking to clinch.
Sho throws a hook but Blunts avoids it easily.
Blunts takes a swing at Sho's ribcage but misses.
Blunts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blunts shoots in but no luck this time.
Sho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blunts momentarily.
It looks like Ichi Blunts has been cut.
Sho misses the jab.
Sho throws a hook to the side of Blunts's head but Blunts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blunts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sho as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blunts is defended easily by Sho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichi Blunts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Blunts or perhaps it was just good defense by Sho which made him look bad.
A jab from Blunts misses.
A punch combination from Blunts misses.
Blunts staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Sho as Blunts shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blunts wants to clinch up but Sho keeps it at a distance.
Sho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blunts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blunts avoids the body shot from Sho.
Blunts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sho swivels and escapes.
Sho swings for the body but Blunts moves out of range.
Blunts looks for a takedown but Sho sprawls well.
Blunts wants to clinch up but Sho keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sho is fending him off so far but Blunts persists. Nope, Sho circles away and we're back to standing.
Blunts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sho drops Blunts with a beautiful combination! Blunts stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sho is looking for the KO!
Ichi Blunts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blunts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sho defends it nicely.
Sho cracks Blunts with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sho has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blunts to stand back up!
Blunts is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sho scores with a shot to the body.
Blunts is breathing heavily.
Sho digs a good hook to Blunts's body.
Some wild striking there from Sho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sho swings for the body but Blunts moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sho misses.
Sho throws a body punch but Blunts moves out of range.
Blunts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fa Sho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blunts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blunts misses with a body shot
and Sho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ichi Blunts's cut is getting worse.
Sho connects with a stiff jab that staggers Blunts - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fa Sho!
Fa Sho is the new lightweight champion!
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