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SFL #33: Kazama vs. Carpenter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliche Guevara (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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195 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cliche Guevara!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guevara pinned against the cage. Guevara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Guevara as Maia shoots in.
Maia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Guevara to the mat! Guevara manages to get full guard.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Guevara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia trying to move into half guard but instead Guevara has managed to sweep!
Guevara postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Guevara, into his guard.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Guevara is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara wants to sweep but no luck.
Maia is looking to work some ground and pound but Guevara has wrist control.
Maia trying to control but Guevara is working from the bottom.
Maia stands and throws Guevara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Guevara manages to get back to half guard.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guevara won't allow Maia to pass to mount.
Guevara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maia.
Maia trying to mount his opponent but Guevara defends it.
Maia throwing shots but Guevara is blocking nicely.
Maia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guevara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maia shoots in and bounces Guevara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Guevara blocks nicely.
Guevara trying to keep a closed guard but Maia is proving a slippery customer.
Maia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking to work some ground and pound but Guevara has wrist control.
Guevara is adopting a defensive guard.
Guevara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maia.
Guevara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guevara tries to control but Maia wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Maia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guevara connects with a right hand. Maia shakes it off.
Guevara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guevara misses with an uppercut. Maia saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Guevara just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maia is defended easily by Guevara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guevara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guevara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Guevara throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
Guevara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maia.
Guevara lands a nice shot that snaps Maia's head back.
That's two 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.
Guevara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guevara shoots and misses
and Maia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guevara's guard.
Maia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guevara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maia wants to control from the top but Guevara keeps moving.
Maia postures up.
Maia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Guevara dives on top into guard.
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara throws a big right hand that misses.
Guevara is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maia has escaped and now he's on top!
Guevara keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guevara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maia.
Guevara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guevara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maia throws a big right hand that misses.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Guevara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guevara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Anderson Maia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guevara avoids the body shot from Maia.
Guevara wants to clinch.
Guevara tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guevara looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Guevara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guevara misses with the combination.
Guevara looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Guevara counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guevara.
Anderson Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guevara misses with an uppercut.
Guevara misses with an uppercut. Maia saw that one coming.
Maia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guevara slips a jab and a cross from Maia.
Anderson Maia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guevara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia shoots and misses
and Guevara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Guevara.
Maia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maia with a nice cross.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guevara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia misses with a combination
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guevara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara blocks a jab.
Guevara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guevara.
Guevara throws a big shot that misses.
Guevara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guevara throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guevara throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily.
Maia tries for a takedown but Guevara circles away easily
letting Guevara counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cliche Guevara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maia 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cliche Guevara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Starks (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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265 lbs
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264 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Starks!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mir but Mir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Starks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mir defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Starks.
Mir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mir has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mir wants to work for an arm triangle but Starks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mir is looking for a kimura but Starks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mir to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Starks's head.
Mir not doing much here.
Mir throwing shots but Starks is blocking nicely.
Mir with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Starks keeps working.
That's two 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mir trying to control the action but Starks is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mir controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Mir just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Starks doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mir, pushing him back against the cage.
Mir tries to break the clinch but Starks is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Starks stalling in the clinch.
Starks manages to break the clinch.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Starks.
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown. Starks tries to sprawl out of it but Mir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Starks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Starks was covering up waiting for the punch and Mir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Starks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
Starks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Starks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mir.
Mir goes for a takedown attempt but Starks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tony Starks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starks tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starks misses with a takedown
and Mir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mir drops down looking for an ankle pick but Starks pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starks tries to clinch up
so Mir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir passes Starks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Starks keeps working.
Mir is trying to work for a kimura but Starks is defending well.
Well, if Mir is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mir tries to pass to full mount but Starks defends it.
Mir seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Starks is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Mir!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Taji Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bolo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This is how we do. Monroe has chosen Bad boy 4 Life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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148 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taji Bolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Monroe misses.
Bolo fails to land the takedown.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolo looks for a takedown but Monroe sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taji Bolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolo shoots in looking for a takedown. Monroe tries to sprawl out of it but Bolo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Monroe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Monroe stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo misses with a head kick.
Bolo shoots for a takedown but Monroe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Monroe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolo shoots in for a double leg but Monroe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bolo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Monroe defends it nicely.
Bolo wants to clinch up but Monroe keeps it at a distance.
Monroe connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo tries to clinch there but Monroe circles away.
Bolo moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Monroe 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.
Bolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monroe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monroe stuffs the takedown.
Bolo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Monroe tries to avoid it but Bolo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Monroe to the ground. Monroe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bolo gets a takedown into half guard.
Bolo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Monroe sees it coming and defends easily.
Bolo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bolo wants to work for an arm triangle but Monroe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Monroe manages to get to full guard.
Bolo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Monroe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bolo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Monroe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Monroe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Monroe!
Monroe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bolo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bolo is not content to let Monroe control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Monroe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Monroe throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolo shoots for a double leg takedown but Monroe sprawls well. He's pushed Bolo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Monroe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Monroe. No joy for Bolo on that attempt.
Bolo shoots in for a double leg but Monroe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taji Bolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Monroe pinned against the cage. Monroe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dan Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Monroe as Bolo shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolo.
Monroe cracks Bolo with an open hand slap.
Monroe throws a right and a left that Bolo avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bolo.
Monroe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bolo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolo.
Monroe clobbers Bolo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bolo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Bolo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Monroe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bolo somewhat.
Monroe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolo in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bolo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Monroe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Monroe throws a hook but Bolo avoids it easily.
Bolo shoots for a double leg takedown but Monroe sprawls well. He's pushed Bolo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Monroe lands a body shot.
Bolo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monroe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Monroe drops Bolo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bolo looks back up at him and smiles so Monroe waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bolo is rocked!
Bolo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oh Bolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Bolo slips the punch.
Bolo seems to have got his legs back now.
Taji Bolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Monroe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bolo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Monroe as he jumps to the side.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dan Monroe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Bolo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe misses with the combination.
Bolo looks for a takedown but Monroe sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Monroe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bolo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monroe counters with a thumping low kick.
Bolo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bolo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monroe keeps working.
Bolo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Monroe sees it coming and defends easily.
Bolo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Monroe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bolo.
Monroe trying to control but Bolo postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe tries to get to full guard but Bolo has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Monroe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bolo.
Bolo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bolo blocks the strikes from Monroe.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Monroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolo.
Bolo tries for a takedown but Monroe circles away easily
and Monroe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bolo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monroe.
Bolo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Monroe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Bolo doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Monroe counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taji Bolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monroe throws a shot to the body.
Bolo seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Monroe shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Bolo is backing up but Monroe catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Bolo covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Monroe Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Monroe!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fortune Cookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cookie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to c is for cookie. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MV C/S kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fortune Cookie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but Cookie is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch there but Cookie circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Cookie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cookie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Cookie moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cookie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cookie. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cookie pushes him off.
Cookie throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Cookie keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch but Cookie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva tries to clinch but Cookie moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cookie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cookie leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Cookie moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cookie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cookie defends it nicely.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cookie pushes him off.
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cookie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cookie working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Cookie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cookie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Cookie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cookie wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Cookie controlling from the full mount.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cookie landing strikes from the mount.
Cookie cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fortune Cookie dominated that round.
That's time! Cookie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cookie throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Cookie keeps the fight on the outside.
Cookie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cookie controlling the action here.
Silva is in trouble now - Cookie has advanced to mount!
Cookie looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva really wants to buck Cookie off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookie throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Cookie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cookie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cookie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cookie wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cookie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Cookie throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Cookie with good strikes from the mount here!
Cookie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cookie lands a heavy elbow.
Cookie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Cookie's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Cookie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cookie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cookie goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.
Cookie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cookie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Cookie 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.
Cookie has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fortune Cookie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cookie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cookie looking to pass the guard.
Cookie won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Cookie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva is looking to stand up but Cookie isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cookie has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cookie's guard.
Cookie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Cookie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cookie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fortune Cookie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Cookie is controlling the position.
Cookie trying to control but Silva postures up.
Cookie is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva tries to stand but Cookie is controlling from the bottom.
Andre Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up.
Cookie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cookie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cookie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cookie trying to control the position here.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cookie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fortune Cookie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cookie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fortune Cookie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squirrel comes to the cage accompanied by Looking For An Answer - La Matanza. Ramsay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't Be Stopped kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Squirrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Ramsay!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrel tries to clinch there but Ramsay circles away.
Ramsay swats away the attempt to clinch by Squirrel.
Squirrel tries to clinch but Ramsay moves out of range.
Ramsay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Squirrel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramsay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Squirrel tries to clinch up.
Squirrel moves in looking to clinch but Ramsay pushes him off.
Squirrel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramsay.
Squirrel is looking to clinch but Ramsay is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Ramsay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramsay thuds his shin into the meat of Squirrel's side.
Ramsay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Squirrel is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramsay scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Ramsay lands but Squirrel takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramsay.
Squirrel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramsay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramsay connects with a high kick.
Ramsay throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Squirrel stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Ramsay follows into mount!
It looks like Steve Squirrel has been cut.
Squirrel has given up his back. Will we see Ramsay going for some submissions?
Ramsay is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Squirrel with him. Squirrel is trying to defend but Ramsay has an arm under the chin now! Squirrel grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Badr Ramsay!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Burt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Kaulaote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaulaote comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LL Cool J - Phenomenon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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285 lbs
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24
285 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Burt Burt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sakari Kaulaote!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaulaote changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burt tries to avoid it but Kaulaote manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burt to the ground. Burt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kaulaote bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaulaote takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Sakari Kaulaote has been cut.
Kaulaote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaulaote shoots in looking for a takedown. Burt tries to sprawl out of it but Kaulaote keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaulaote looks for a takedown but Burt sprawls well.
Burt Burt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakari Kaulaote.
Kaulaote shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Burt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burt.
Burt keeping moving, preventing Kaulaote from controlling successfully.
Kaulaote throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Burt pulls Kaulaote in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaulaote postures up.
Burt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burt lands with a right hand.
Burt throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaulaote.
Burt swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaulaote.
Burt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kaulaote shoots in for a takedown but Burt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burt lands a left and a right that send Kaulaote crashing to the mat, dazed. Burt thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kaulaote is rocked!
Kaulaote looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaulaote displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burt throws out the jab.
Burt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burt cracks Kaulaote with a hook to the temple - Kaulaote is on wobbly legs here! Burt swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kaulaote falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Burt wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Burt Burt!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win. The crowd seem to be enjoying Crazy's choice of entrance music: Crazy Train. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Titus Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazy loads up on a big right hand but Garner slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joe Crazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crazy looks to land a right hand but Garner moved out of range.
Crazy throws an overhand right that lands on Garner's shoulder, as Garner tries to avoid the shot.
Crazy misses with a wild combination.
Garner lunges at Crazy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crazy's hand.
Crazy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crazy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garner lunges at Crazy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crazy's hand.
Crazy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crazy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garner has Crazy up against the cage in a clinch.
Crazy wants to get back to striking at distance but Garner won't allow it.
Garner lands a body shot.
Crazy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Garner.
Crazy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garner has him pressed against the cage.
Garner is working Crazy over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner cracks Crazy with a nice body shot.
Crazy looks gassed!
Garner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crazy tries to break the clinch but Garner is controlling the position.
Crazy can't break the clinch.
Garner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crazys head.
A right hook to the body lands for Garner.
Garner gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Garner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crazy on the ground.
Garner lands a couple of elbows.
Crazy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crazy keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
Garner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crazy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Crazy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crazy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crazy misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garner scores with a jab to the body.
Garner throws a good cross that connects.
Garner throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Garner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garner lands a nice uppercut.
Crazy is trying to break the clinch but Garner is controlling him.
Garner digs a right hand underneath Crazy's ribcage. Crazy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garner lands a hook that snaps the head of Crazy backwards.
Crazy tries to circle away but Garner has him pinned against the cage.
Garner digs a right hand into Crazy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crazy's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garner has clasped his hands together around Crazy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Garner is chipping away with strikes.
Garner lands a few punches from side control.
Garner scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is chipping away with strikes.
Garner is putting a hurting on Crazy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Crazy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garner trying to control the action but Crazy is working from the bottom.
Crazy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Crazy is rocked!
Garner working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crazy can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Crazy to see if he's OK.
Crazy wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Crazy pushes Garner away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Garner gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Garner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Crazy some visible discomfort.
Garner working the ground and pound.
Crazy manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner lands strikes from half guard.
Crazy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crazy is refusing to be controlled, as Garner sits in half guard.
Garner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Crazy is refusing to be controlled, as Garner sits in half guard.
Crazy tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Garner manages to move to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garner with a couple of short strikes.
Garner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garner scoring with strikes but Crazy is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Garner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crazy is still on wobbly legs! Can Garner finish him?
Garner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garner lands a nice short elbow.
Garner slows the pace down in half guard.
Garner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garner lands a nice short elbow.
Garner slips a nice elbow through Crazy's hands, connecting with Crazy's forehead.
Garner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crazy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crazy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The referee warns Crazy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner trying to control but Crazy is having none of it.
Garner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Crazy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Crazy working to try and regain half guard.
Crazy seems to have recovered his senses.
Garner looking to finish Crazy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crazy!
Crazy wants to get back to his feet.
Crazy is breathing heavily.
Garner landing strikes from the mount and Crazy is in trouble!
Crazy throwing hammer fists to the chest of Garner. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two 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.
Crazy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crazy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Garner with shots to the head and body - Crazy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crazy tries to buck Garner off but he can't manage it.
Garner with shots to the head and body - Crazy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Garner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garner working the ground and pound effectively.
Garner postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Crazy in real trouble here! The ref calls for Crazy to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titus Garner!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is Cypress Hill - Tequila Sunrise. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Jesus Sanchez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jesus Sanchez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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143 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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuuto Kawasati!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez with a hook.
Kawasati closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kawasati lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kawasati scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kawasati tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Kawasati pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kawasati avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanchez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sanchez manages to end up in side control.
Sanchez grinds an elbow into Kawasati's temple.
You can see the frustration on Kawasati's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Kawasati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kawasati is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez looking to control but instead Kawasati has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kawasati is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Kawasati dodges it nicely.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kawasati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Kawasati's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Kawasati moves away and avoids it.
Kawasati takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kawasati moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kawasati seems keen to control Sanchez's posture.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawasati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawasati utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Kawasati can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanchez controls the pace.
Kawasati pulls Sanchez in to control the position.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawasati works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Kawasati or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Kawasati closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Kawasati has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kawasati prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Kawasati manages to get underhooks.
Kawasati lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Kawasati throws knees to the body.
Kawasati manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Kawasati with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez tries to break free but Kawasati pushes him back against the cage.
Kawasati tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawasati lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Kawasati tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kawasati prevents it.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Kawasati manages to get underhooks.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Kawasati utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kawasati misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawasati is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kawasati.
Kawasati lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawasati has him pressed against the cage.
Kawasati lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawasati creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kawasati working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
Kawasati with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawasati is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kawasati lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawasati prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kawasati is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kawasati is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Kawasati looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawasati is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawasati obliges.
Kawasati lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kawasati won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Kawasati.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Kawasati pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawasati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawasati throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Kawasati dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kawasati.
Kawasati tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez cracks Kawasati with an open hand slap.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Kawasati moves out of range.
Kawasati moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kawasati tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawasati.
Sanchez throws a hook but Kawasati blocks it.
Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kawasati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but Kawasati is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanchez to get the leverage.
Kawasati has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kawasati is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kawasati trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Kawasati's head but Kawasati sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kawasati doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Kawasati.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Kawasati sprawls well.
Kawasati slips under a jab.
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Kawasati checks it.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kawasati uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kawasati. Kawasati obviously looking to wear him down.
Kawasati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawasati tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two 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.
Kawasati doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick from Kawasati lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Kawasati walks into a jab.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Kawasati seems unphased.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Kawasati takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Kawasati avoids the punch easily.
Kawasati misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kawasati doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez jabs Kawasati right on the nose. Kawasati blinks but takes it well.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kawasati bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Kawasati seems unphased.
Jesus Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawasati gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawasati has wrist control.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawasati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawasati works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez trying to control but Kawasati is working from the bottom.
Kawasati looking for a sweep. Not yet Kawasati, not yet.
Kawasati utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kawasati fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kawasati has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez tries to score a body lock takedown but Kawasati shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sanchez has Kawasati pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kawasati manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasati gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
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.
Kawasati with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawasati stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Kawasati throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kawasati with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Kawasati is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawasati.
Kawasati landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawasati.
Kawasati lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawasati with a knee to the head.
Kawasati lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Kawasati holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Kawasati stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
Kawasati unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kawasati connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Kawasati is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kawasati landing knees to the head.
Kawasati gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kawasati controlling the pace.
Kawasati wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Kawasati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kawasati avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawasati swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kawasati shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Kawasati avoids it.
Kawasati displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Kawasati tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawasati blocks a jab.
Kawasati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez 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.
Kawasati uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Kawasati throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawasati.
Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kawasati is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Kawasati is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sanchez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kawasati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Sanchez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kawasati is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez cracks Kawasati with a big elbow.
Kawasati struggling a bit here.
Sanchez is putting a hurting on Kawasati here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kawasati sneaks back into half guard.
Kawasati looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Yuuto Kawasati is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kawasati knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
Kawasati wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kawasati is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kawasati has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
Kawasati throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kawasati lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kawasati.
Kawasati fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jesus Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Kawasati avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Kawasati knows he should have avoided that one.
Kawasati throws a head kick that half lands.
Kawasati tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kawasati momentarily.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Kawasati tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez catches Kawasati with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kawasati takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Kawasati slips under a jab.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Kawasati saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasati tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Kawasati has managed to clinch.
Kawasati has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Kawasati pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kawasati has managed to clinch.
Kawasati lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
A knee to the head by Kawasati.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Kawasati with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Kawasati connects with a knee to the head.
Sanchez has Kawasati pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kawasati manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kawasati throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kawasati 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuto Kawasati!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ville Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It's Catching Up (NoMeansNo). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ville Apila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mini Bard!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apila feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bard wants to get back to his feet but Apila is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Apila wants to control from the top but Bard keeps moving.
Bard keeping full guard, as Apila tries to pass.
Bard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Apila can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Apila wants to control from the top but Bard keeps moving.
Apila sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bard keeping moving, preventing Apila from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Apila blocks a head kick by Bard.
Bard throws a chopping leg kick but Apila manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Apila dodges the punch combination from Bard.
Bard swings for the body but Apila moves out of range.
Bard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apila.
The fighters circling - Bard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bard throws a head kick that misses.
Bard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bard throws a head kick that misses.
Bard looks gassed!
Bard misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apila checks it well.
Apila scores a takedown into full mount!
Apila is landing with some decent strikes but Bard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Apila controlling the position easily from mount.
Bard is controlling an arm, preventing Apila from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Bard is looking to improve his position but Apila isn't that keen on the idea.
Bard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apila is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bard is surviving well by controlling Apila's body position as best he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Apila controlling the pace for now.
Apila is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bard shrugs it off.
Apila is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apila is working for a guillotine from mount but Bard frees his head quite easily.
Apila goes for an armbar but Bard turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bard.
Apila can't keep his opponent in guard - Bard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bard wants to stand but Apila has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Apila dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bard - that will leave a mark!
Bard throws a head kick that misses.
Bard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apila.
Bard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Apila scores with a takedown into Bard's guard.
Bard working for a triangle but Apila defends it easily.
Apila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bard is breathing heavily.
Bard is working an open guard so Apila takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ville Apila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apila shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Apila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Apila slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Apila forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apila performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard is looking to escape.
Apila is looking for a kimura here.
Apila stalling.
Bard wants to improve his position but Apila is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Apila in particular looking to stall.
Bard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Apila has gone for a leg lock! Bard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Apila's guard.
Bard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Apila is proving hard to escape from.
Apila is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Apila's guard.
Apila keeping full guard, as Bard tries to pass.
Apila looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Apila is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bard is fighting to break Apila's control of his arms but Apila is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Apila dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Apila decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Apila is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Apila wants to take a breather but Bard is having none of it.
Bard is looking to escape.
Bard is staying active underneath Apila, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Apila is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bard sees it coming and defends easily.
Apila trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ville Apila just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A combination from Bard does no damage.
Bard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Apila is out of range and Bard settles back down.
Bard thows a body shot but no joy.
Bard throws a sloppy head kick and Apila moves out of range easily.
Bard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Apila rather than just go for the knockout.
Bard throws a right and a left that Apila avoids nicely.
Apila drives through and clinches with Bard against the cage.
Apila tries to pull guard but Bard holds him up against the cage and eventually Apila drops back down to his feet.
Apila tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Apila fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Apila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apila tries to pull guard but Bard won't allow it.
Bard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Apila has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Apila digs a right hand into Bard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bard's gas tank.
Ville Apila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Apila jumps guard.
Apila trying to control the position here.
Ville Apila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bard wants to stand but Apila is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bard being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apila working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Apila is tightening it up a little... Bard has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bard reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bard taps out! nice BJJ there by Apila!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ville Apila!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazama's entrance music is Mamma said Knock you out. A fine choice. Carpenter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let The Sunshine In. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Drew Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama gets caught flat footed, as Carpenter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carpenter throwing strikes but missing.
Carpenter throwing strikes from guard but Kazama blocks nicely.
Carpenter throws a strike but Kazama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carpenter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kazama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kazama wants to control from the top but Carpenter keeps moving.
Kazama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carpenter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kazama trying to control but Carpenter is working from the bottom.
Carpenter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carpenter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kazama misses with a kick to the body.
Carpenter tries to work over Kazama's front leg with a kick but Kazama checks it.
Carpenter throws a lazy body kick
and Kazama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carpenter thinking.
Kazama wants to clinch up but Carpenter keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Carpenter.
Kazama looks to land a combination but Carpenter avoids it well.
Carpenter throws a leg kick but Kazama checks it.
Kazama tries to clinch there but Carpenter circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carpenter - that will leave a mark!
Kazama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carpenter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kazama is looking to escape.
Carpenter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carpenter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carpenter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kazama is trying to get back to full guard.
Carpenter wants to pass the guard but Kazama is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazama preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carpenter misses with a low kick.
Carpenter looks to throw a body kick
and Kazama counters with a straight right hand.
Carpenter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kazama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kazama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kazama fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kazama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kazama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carpenter misses with a body kick.
Kazama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jin Kazama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carpenter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kazama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jin Kazama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Carpenter.
A low kick from Carpenter is predictable there
and Kazama counters with a straight right hand.
Carpenter is rocked!
Kazama misses with a straight left.
Kazama throws out a loose jab but Carpenter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carpenter is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Carpenter misses
and Kazama counters with a nice uppercut.
Carpenter is still on wobbly legs! Can Kazama finish him?
Carpenter throws a leg kick that misses.
Carpenter seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab from Kazama.
Kazama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carpenter tries to work over Kazama's front leg with a kick but Kazama checks it.
Carpenter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Carpenter fails with a takedown attempt.
Drew Carpenter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpenter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kazama as he avoids it easily.
Carpenter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carpenter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carpenter looks gassed!
Carpenter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carpenter throwing shots but Kazama is blocking nicely.
Kazama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kazama.
Kazama wants to stand and escape but Carpenter is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carpenter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carpenter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jin Kazama will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kazama just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazama throws out a loose jab but Carpenter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazama connects with a looping right hand.
Carpenter misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carpenter. That's going to slow Kazama down.
Carpenter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kazama.
Carpenter fakes the leg kick and cracks Kazama in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kazama, right into the meat.
Carpenter gets the takedown into side control.
Carpenter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kazama some visible discomfort.
Kazama takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kazama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Carpenter working away.
Kazama manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Carpenter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carpenter keeping moving, preventing Kazama from controlling successfully.
Carpenter throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kazama stopping the sweep attempt from Carpenter.
Kazama tries to free his leg and advance position but Carpenter is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter wants to sweep here but Kazama controlling him for the moment.
Carpenter is looking for a triangle here but Kazama uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Carpenter is breathing heavily.
Carpenter prevents Kazama from improving position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kazama has Carpenter up against the cage in a clinch.
Kazama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carpenter's face.
Kazama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kazama avoiding damage as Carpenter throws knees to the body.
Carpenter looking to throw knees to the head but Kazama is blocking nicely.
Carpenter has Kazama pushed against the cage.
Kazama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kazama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carpenter.
Kazama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Kazama.
Carpenter shoots in and drives through. Kazama sprawls well.
Carpenter throws and low kick but Kazama moves out of range easily.
Kazama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carpenter shoots in for a takedown but Kazama shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Kazama misses.
Jin Kazama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carpenter tries to work over Kazama's front leg with a kick but Kazama checks it.
Kazama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carpenter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kazama is out of range and Carpenter settles back down.
Carpenter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kazama counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Kazama - just one landing.
Kazama takes a swing at Carpenter's ribcage but misses.
Carpenter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kazama to the mat! Kazama manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazama wants to sweep here but Carpenter controlling him for the moment.
Carpenter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carpenter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kazama pulls Carpenter in close to prevent any damage.
Kazama scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Carpenter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kazama did well to prevent Carpenter getting side control.
Kazama is looking for a sweep. Carpenter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carpenter throwing shots but Kazama is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Carpenter there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Drew Carpenter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kazama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carpenter ducks under a wild hook from Kazama.
Kazama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carpenter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kazama sprawls well. Kazama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carpenter gets slowly back to his feet.
Carpenter misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy body kick from Carpenter
enabling Kazama to counter with a crisp jab.
Carpenter misses with a takedown attempt - Kazama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kazama misses the target.
Kazama scores with a jab to the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kazama.
Carpenter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carpenter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carpenter postures up.
Carpenter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kazama keeping full guard, as Carpenter tries to pass.
Kazama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kazama is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carpenter throws a wild body kick that Kazama sees coming a mile off.
Carpenter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kazama swings for the body but Carpenter moves out of range.
That's two 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.
Kazama misses with a two punch combination.
Carpenter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kazama tries to close the distance and clinch but Carpenter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carpenter.
Carpenter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kazama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carpenter avoids the body shot from Kazama.
Kazama wants to clinch up but Carpenter keeps it at a distance.
Carpenter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kazama moves into the clinch.
Carpenter has clasped his hands together around Kazama's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kazama dodges the ground and pound from Carpenter.
Carpenter working the body and head with strikes.
Kazama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carpenter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Carpenter tries to advance to mount but can't.
Carpenter lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter is putting a hurting on Kazama here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carpenter looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kazama is avoiding damage well.
Carpenter throws an elbow but Kazama slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kazama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carpenter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Carpenter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kazama knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kazama is looking for a sweep.
Kazama struggling a bit here.
Kazama manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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.
Kazama taking some punishment here, with Carpenter in his half guard.
Kazama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carpenter.
Kazama is looking for a sweep. Carpenter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carpenter misses with a head shot. Kazama uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kazama wants to sweep here but Carpenter controlling him for the moment.
Carpenter thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Drew Carpenter.
I think Carpenter 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 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Carpenter!
Drew Carpenter is the new featherweight champion!
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