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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bocano Smithian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock comes to the cage accompanied by Yo Gabba Gabba Theme Song. Bocano Smithian struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DJ Lance Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bocano Smithian!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smithian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A combination from Smithian does no damage.
Rock blocks a jab.
Smithian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smithian!
Rock thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rock working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Smithian looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Rock! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). DJ Lance Rock!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Ferraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evsei Agron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evsei Agron is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Ferraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evsei Agron!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferraz drops Agron with a right and a left! Ferraz comes rushing in but Agron regains his composure and manages to keep Ferraz in guard.
Agron is rocked!
Ferraz is stalling in the full guard.
Agron is still in real trouble! Can Ferraz finish him?
Agron has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ferraz is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Agron.
Ferraz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ferraz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ferraz stands up.
Agron seems to have recovered his senses.
Agron lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agron shoots in for a takedown but Ferraz shows good takedown defense.
Ferraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferraz scores with a jab to the body.
Agron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferraz manages to avoid it.
Ferraz takes a swing at Agron's ribcage but misses.
Anderson Ferraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agron fails with the takedown.
Agron misses with a shot to the body
and Ferraz counters with a stiff right hand.
Agron tries for a takedown but Ferraz circles away easily
and Ferraz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson Ferraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evsei Agron.
Agron looks gassed!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ferraz! Agron is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Ferraz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Art Metroman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Metroman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Cerveny!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metroman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cerveny defends it nicely.
Cerveny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cerveny will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Metroman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metroman slips a jab and a cross from Cerveny.
Metroman blocks a jab.
Metroman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cerveny to the mat! Cerveny manages to get full guard.
Cerveny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Metroman is one step ahead there.
Metroman advances position into side control!
Metroman is looking to take a break and control but Cerveny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cerveny is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cerveny manages to work his way to half guard, despite Metroman's best efforts.
Metroman prevents Cerveny from improving his position.
Metroman trying to control from half guard but Cerveny is working away.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cerveny.
Cerveny slips under a jab from Metroman.
Art Metroman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cerveny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Metroman's calf.
Cerveny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metroman swings for the body but Cerveny moves out of range.
Cerveny misses with a low kick.
Metroman lands with a shot to the body.
Metroman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerveny.
Metroman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerveny moves away.
Good work by Metroman as he checks the leg kick.
Metroman dives in and grabs Cerveny's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cerveny pushes down on Metroman's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metroman lands a jab to the nose.
Cerveny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Metroman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cerveny is fending him off so far but Metroman persists. Nope, Cerveny circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Art Metroman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerveny motions for Metroman to come forward. Cerveny throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cerveny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Metroman.
Metroman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cerveny as he jumps to the side.
Cerveny throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice takedown defense from Cerveny. No joy for Metroman on that attempt.
Metroman misses with a looping left.
Metroman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metroman fails to land the takedown.
Metroman swings for the body but Cerveny moves out of range.
Cerveny stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metroman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Metroman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Metroman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Cerveny. No joy for Metroman on that attempt.
Cerveny throws a shot from downtown. Metroman moves away and avoids it.
Cerveny lands a nice looking kick to the body. Metroman takes a step back to recover.
Metroman is breathing heavily.
Cerveny lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cerveny tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cerveny lands a slapping body shot.
Cerveny stalks Metroman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Metroman's face. Metroman staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metroman fails to land the takedown.
Cerveny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cerveny dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cerveny scores with a spinning back kick!
Cerveny keeps the fight on the outside.
Metroman fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Metroman with that takedown attempt.
Metroman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cerveny.
Metroman shoots in for a takedown but Cerveny shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Art Metroman. 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.
Cerveny misses with the combination.
Metroman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Metroman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cerveny.
Cerveny misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Metroman circles away quickly and effectively.
Cerveny is breathing heavily.
Metroman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnny Cerveny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Metroman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Metroman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Metroman working for a guillotine from mount but Cerveny is in no mood to give up.
Cerveny is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metroman tries to control but Cerveny wriggling away.
Cerveny tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Metroman misses with some ground and pound and Cerveny recovers position to half guard.
Cerveny wants to control but Metroman is keeping busy.
Metroman controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cerveny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metroman.
Metroman shoots in looking for a takedown. Cerveny tries to sprawl out of it but Metroman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cerveny manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Metroman clinches up with Cerveny and pushes him back against the cage.
Cerveny presses Metroman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cerveny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Metroman's elbow.
Cerveny breaks from the clinch.
Metroman checks a low kick from Cerveny.
Metroman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cerveny gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metroman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cerveny wants to sweep but no luck.
Metroman wants to pass the guard but Cerveny is keeping the position.
Metroman being controlled here momentarily.
Cerveny keeping moving, preventing Metroman from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Cerveny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck for Metroman with that takedown attempt.
Metroman throws a shot from downtown. Cerveny moves away and avoids it.
Cerveny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Metroman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cerveny blocking the ground and pound.
Metroman looking to control but Cerveny is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Metroman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Metroman moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cerveny has worked his arm free - good work by Cerveny!
You can see the frustration on Cerveny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metroman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cerveny keeps working.
Metroman controls the position from side control.
Metroman is looking to take a break and control but Cerveny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Metroman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cerveny is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Metroman looks up at the clock and then as Cerveny takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Metroman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Metroman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metroman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cerveny has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cerveny can't do much from the bottom here.
Metroman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cerveny keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Metroman is trying to get an arm triangle but Cerveny is defending well.
Cerveny sneaks back into half guard.
Cerveny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Metroman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cerveny knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Art Metroman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cerveny has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Art Metroman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaxson DuBrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaxson DuBrul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger doesn't manage to clinch there - DuBrul circles away.
DuBrul moves out of range of the strikes.
DuBrul darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
DuBrul trying to control from half guard but Kruger is working away.
DuBrul prevents Kruger from improving his position.
DuBrul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
DuBrul missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
DuBrul throwing shots but Kruger is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruger is looking to escape.
Kruger keeping control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kruger looks for the body kick but DuBrul saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DuBrul shoots for a takedown but Kruger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Viktor Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DuBrul doesn't seem bothered though.
DuBrul moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Kruger.
Kruger tries to clinch but DuBrul is having none of it.
Kruger cracks DuBrul with a good jab.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DuBrul moves away.
DuBrul closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - DuBrul lands in his opponent's guard.
DuBrul drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kruger looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kruger looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kruger!
DuBrul is trying to control Kruger's posture but Kruger avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DuBrul dodges the ground and pound from Kruger.
DuBrul is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
DuBrul is staying active underneath Kruger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
DuBrul trying to hold on to Kruger's head to control him but Kruger postures up.
DuBrul is pressing down on Kruger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger tries to free his leg and advance position but DuBrul is retaining full guard.
DuBrul wants to stand but Kruger is controlling the position.
DuBrul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kruger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
DuBrul is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kruger. DuBrul shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger tries to clinch but DuBrul moves out of range.
DuBrul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DuBrul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DuBrul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kruger fails in his attempt to clinch.
DuBrul takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kruger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DuBrul moves out of range as Kruger throws a body kick.
Kruger clinches with his opponent.
Kruger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DuBrul on the side of the head.
Kruger lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DuBrul shoots in for a double leg but Kruger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaxson DuBrul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger stuns DuBrul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kruger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DuBrul doesn't seem bothered though.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch but DuBrul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruger fails with an attempt to clinch.
DuBrul has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruger.
DuBrul checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kruger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
DuBrul steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kruger. That one must have hurt.
Kruger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kruger throws a sloppy head kick and DuBrul moves out of range easily.
Kruger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kruger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruger tries to clinch but DuBrul moves out of range.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
DuBrul on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruger. Kruger obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kruger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaxson DuBrul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruger is looking to clinch.
Kruger fails in his attempt to clinch.
DuBrul shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
DuBrul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DuBrul keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruger cracks a nice hook into DuBrul's ribs.
DuBrul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kruger is looking to clinch.
DuBrul shoots in for a takedown but Kruger shows good takedown defense.
DuBrul has a takedown stuffed.
Kruger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kruger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DuBrul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kruger lands a nice shot that snaps DuBrul's head back.
DuBrul is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
DuBrul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh DuBrul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruger scores with a jab to the body.
DuBrul seems to have got his legs back now.
Kruger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruger scores with a jab to the head.
Kruger fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops DuBrul to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! DuBrul looks to clinch but Kruger throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! DuBrul taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Viktor Kruger!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niels van de Veen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da mian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van de Veen's entrance music is Separate Ways - Journey. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niels van de Veen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Da mian!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mian misses with a wild body shot.
mian scores with a hook.
mian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
van de Veen wants to control but mian postures up.
van de Veen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for mian on the ground.
mian wants to control but van de Veen is keeping him busy.
van de Veen is looking to regain half guard here but mian keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mian controls the position from side control.
mian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
mian is looking to take a break and control but van de Veen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mian works to advance to full mount. van de Veen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
van de Veen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
mian seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but van de Veen is holding on tight.
mian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
van de Veen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
mian trying to control but van de Veen is having none of it.
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.
mian working for a submission but van de Veen is keeping him at bay.
mian content just to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
mian with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
van de Veen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
van de Veen tries to hold on but mian pushes him away.
mian has control of van de Veen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and van de Veen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
mian looking to control but van de Veen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
van de Veen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
mian is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! mian extends the arm and van de Veen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Da mian!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Flint might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Benga & Coki - Night. Slick Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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25
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Flint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Flint throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Flint tries to clinch up.
Flint is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flint counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Flint holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Flint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Flint tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flint tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flint.
Flint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flint prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Flint.
Flint trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flint connects with a knee to the head.
Flint blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flint gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jack Flint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slick Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flint lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flint.
Flint lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flint is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson has Flint pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Flint manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Flint with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flint gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Flint crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Flint utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Flint lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flint lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flint leaning his opponent against the cage.
Flint trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flint into the cage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Flint.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flint.
Flint is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Flint blocking some punches.
Flint landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flint missing with knees to the body.
Flint is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Flint to the mat. Flint regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Flint keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Johnson crashes against the mat.
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Flint has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johnson but great work by Flint.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard but Flint has mounted him!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson trying to get back to full guard but Flint takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Flint has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flint controlling his opponent.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Flint dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Flint swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Flint moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Flint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flint misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Flint.
Flint lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Flint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson is working for takedown but Flint is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Flint crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Flint.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flint.
Flint putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flint using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Flint's head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flint scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Flint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flint backwards.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flint prevents it.
Flint stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Jack Flint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slick Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flint avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flint gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flint.
Flint crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Flint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flint.
Flint tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Flint can't fight it off and eventually Johnson manages to take the fight to the floor. Flint looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Flint on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flint tries to get out of the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Flint keeps moving.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Flint utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Flint is working from the bottom.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flint is keeping the position for now.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Flint keeps moving.
Johnson passes Flint's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson moves into full mount! Flint won't be happy about that!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson looking to control but Flint is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Johnson but it's paid off an Flint is forced to tap! Nice work by Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slick Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melhim Abu Shahin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vijay Jariwala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu Shahin comes to the cage accompanied by Desert Rose. Jariwala has chosen The 420 Anthem: Nuff Fire - Abstract Rude as his entrance music. Vijay Jariwala is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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22
219 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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22
214 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melhim Abu Shahin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vijay Jariwala!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Jariwala.
Jariwala blocks a head kick by Abu Shahin.
Abu Shahin thows a body kick. Jariwala tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jariwala misses with a looping right.
Jariwala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abu Shahin is out of range and Jariwala settles back down.
Jariwala feints and then cracks Abu Shahin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abu Shahin down.
The fighters circling - Abu Shahin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jariwala jabs Abu Shahin right on the nose. Abu Shahin blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Melhim Abu Shahin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abu Shahin tries to bum rush Jariwala with a series of wild strikes but Jariwala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jariwala throws a low kick but Abu Shahin avoids it.
Jariwala throws a body kick that misses.
Abu Shahin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abu Shahin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jariwala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Abu Shahin.
Jariwala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abu Shahin moves out of range as Jariwala throws a body kick.
Jariwala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abu Shahin counters with a stiff right hand.
Abu Shahin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jariwala blocks a head kick by Abu Shahin.
Jariwala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jariwala throws a sloppy head kick and Abu Shahin moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jariwala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abu Shahin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jariwala's guard now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jariwala can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jariwala is trying to control the position but Abu Shahin postures up.
Abu Shahin stopping the sweep attempt from Jariwala.
Abu Shahin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abu Shahin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jariwala looking to control.
Jariwala wants to sweep here but Abu Shahin controlling him for the moment.
Jariwala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abu Shahin. That's going to slow Jariwala down.
Jariwala lets loose with a powerful body kick. Abu Shahin will feel that in the morning.
Abu Shahin fails with the takedown.
Vijay Jariwala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jariwala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abu Shahin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jariwala.
Abu Shahin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jariwala circles away.
Abu Shahin scores with the left hand. Jariwala knows he should have avoided that one.
Jariwala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jariwala wants it to stay on the feet.
Abu Shahin is breathing heavily.
Jariwala misses with a double jab.
Jariwala misses with a low kick as Abu Shahin jumps back.
Good work by Abu Shahin as he checks the leg kick.
Jariwala connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jariwala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abu Shahin.
Jariwala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abu Shahin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jariwala avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melhim Abu Shahin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jariwala moves in looking to clinch but Abu Shahin pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Abu Shahin blocks the low kick.
Jariwala scores with a head kick.
Jariwala throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abu Shahin's head.
Jariwala wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Abu Shahin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Abu Shahin does it's job there.
Jariwala doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abu Shahin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jariwala misses with a wild combination.
Jariwala misses with a body shot.
Jariwala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abu Shahin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jariwala.
Melhim Abu Shahin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jariwala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abu Shahin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abu Shahin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abu Shahin avoids the head kick by Jariwala.
A leg kick checked by Abu Shahin.
Abu Shahin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jariwala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abu Shahin throws a sloppy head kick and Jariwala moves out of range easily.
Abu Shahin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jariwala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jariwala avoids the head kick by Abu Shahin.
Jariwala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abu Shahin, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jariwala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abu Shahin.
Abu Shahin avoiding damage as Jariwala throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jariwala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abu Shahin is defending well for now.
Jariwala tries to land knees in the clinch but Abu Shahin avoids the damage to the body.
Jariwala lands an elbow just above Abu Shahin 's eye.
Jariwala misses with a knee to the head.
Abu Shahin wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vijay Jariwala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melhim Abu Shahin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jariwala has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abu Shahin looks to land a combination but Jariwala avoids it well.
Abu Shahin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Jariwala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Abu Shahin working the ground and pound but Jariwala is defending the strikes.
Abu Shahin tries for a kimura but Jariwala is defending well.
Abu Shahin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Abu Shahin throws a nice looking combination but Jariwala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abu Shahin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abu Shahin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abu Shahin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jariwala's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jariwala is looking to clinch.
Jariwala has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abu Shahin cracks Jariwala with a good jab.
Abu Shahin cracks Jariwala with a good jab.
Abu Shahin swings for the body but Jariwala moves out of range.
Jariwala defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abu Shahin.
Jariwala misses with a head kick.
Abu Shahin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jariwala throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jariwala scores with a nice head shot.
Abu Shahin is rocked!
Melhim Abu Shahin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jariwala cracks Abu Shahin with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vijay Jariwala!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Rehel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Aguinaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rehel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Dark Knight. Aguinaga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Madrina kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Felix Aguinaga enters the cage!
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26
221 lbs
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24
211 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joel Rehel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Aguinaga!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Rehel does no damage.
Rehel misses with the combination.
Rehel lands a left and a right that send Aguinaga crashing to the mat, dazed. Rehel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Aguinaga is rocked!
It looks like Felix Aguinaga has been cut.
Aguinaga ducks under a wild hook from Rehel.
Aguinaga looks for a takedown but Rehel sprawls well.
Aguinaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rehel cracks Aguinaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Rehel.
Aguinaga rushes Rehel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aguinaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rehel throws a right hand that Aguinaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Aguinaga also avoids with ease.
Rehel fails to land with a series of punches.
Rehel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aguinaga.
Rehel swinging wildly here.
Aguinaga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rehel, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaga breaks from the clinch.
Aguinaga rushes Rehel and presses him up against the cage.
Aguinaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aguinaga scores a takedown into full mount!
Rehel blocking the ground and pound.
Rehel is looking to improve his position but Aguinaga isn't that keen on the idea.
Rehel just holding on.
Rehel is looking to get to half guard.
Aguinaga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rehel is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rehel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rehel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aguinaga on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga controlling from the full mount.
Rehel's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Aguinaga scoring with strikes but Rehel is staying in there.
Aguinaga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rehel is working to get back to half guard.
Aguinaga unloads with some shots from mount but Rehel bucks and avoids them well.
Rehel can't escape the position.
Aguinaga is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rehel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rehel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Aguinaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehel tries to lock up and control but Aguinaga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aguinaga misses with a head shot.
Rehel wants to hold on but Aguinaga pushes him away.
Rehel is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aguinaga fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aguinaga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aguinaga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aguinaga tries to control but Rehel wriggling away.
Rehel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga trying to control but Rehel is having none of it.
Rehel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aguinaga breaks from Rehel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rehel is working to get back to half guard.
Aguinaga controlling from mount.
Aguinaga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aguinaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rehel is trying to escape the mount.
Aguinaga avoids the attempt from Rehel to control.
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 Joel Rehel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felix Aguinaga's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rehel throws a series of punches but Aguinaga avoids them all with ease.
Aguinaga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rehel slaps away a takedown attempt from Aguinaga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aguinaga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rehel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joel Rehel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Aguinaga.
Rehel throws a right and a left that Aguinaga avoids nicely.
Rehel throws a nice looking combination but Aguinaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rehel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rehel misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rehel throws a jab but it's blocked by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aguinaga slips a straight right by Rehel.
Rehel works over Aguinaga's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aguinaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Aguinaga throws a nice looking combination but Rehel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aguinaga.
Aguinaga moves into the clinch.
Rehel tries to circle away but Aguinaga has him pinned against the cage.
Aguinaga breaks the clinch.
Rehel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rehel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aguinaga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rehel's guard now.
Aguinaga is in close to Rehel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aguinaga is in close to Rehel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aguinaga throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguinaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rehel is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rehel wants to stand but Aguinaga is controlling the position.
Aguinaga tries to free his leg and advance position but Rehel is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aguinaga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rehel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rehel misses with a double jab
and Aguinaga counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Rehel does no damage.
Aguinaga clinches with his opponent.
Aguinaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aguinaga has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rehel uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguinaga looking for a sweep. Not yet Aguinaga, not yet.
Aguinaga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rehel stopping the sweep attempt from Aguinaga.
Rehel wants to stand but Aguinaga has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rehel stopping the sweep attempt from Aguinaga.
Aguinaga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rehel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aguinaga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aguinaga fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aguinaga is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rehel.
Rehel misses with a straight right.
Rehel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aguinaga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aguinaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rehel.
Rehel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rehel!
Joel Rehel is winning the standup battle so far.
Aguinaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rehel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aguinaga counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aguinaga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rehel pinned against the cage. Rehel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aguinaga throws a hook but Rehel blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Aguinaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Felix Aguinaga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rehel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aguinaga counters with a takedown into side control.
Aguinaga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Aguinaga scoring with punches and elbows.
Rehel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Aguinaga trying to control the position but Rehel is working away.
Rehel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rehel tries to get out of the position.
Rehel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Aguinaga is looking to take a break and control but Rehel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aguinaga throws a strike aimed at the side of Rehel's head but Rehel avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aguinaga cracks Rehel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aguinaga.
Rehel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rehel misses with a few strikes there.
Rehel throws a combination that misses
and Aguinaga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rehel's guard.
Rehel keeping moving, preventing Aguinaga from controlling successfully.
Rehel wants to stand up but Aguinaga is controlling him.
Aguinaga wants to control from the top but Rehel keeps moving.
Rehel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aguinaga stops Rehel from standing up.
Rehel keeping moving, preventing Aguinaga from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aguinaga clinches.
Aguinaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aguinaga tries to bum rush Rehel with a series of wild strikes but Rehel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rehel scores with the left hand. Aguinaga knows he should have avoided that one.
Rehel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aguinaga shoots in and drives through. Rehel sprawls well.
Rehel stuffs the takedown attempt from Aguinaga. Aguinaga gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aguinaga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rehel trying to keep a closed guard but Aguinaga is proving a slippery customer.
Rehel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aguinaga stopping the sweep attempt from Rehel.
Aguinaga wants to control from the top but Rehel keeps moving.
Rehel keeping full guard, as Aguinaga tries to pass.
Rehel wants to stand but Aguinaga is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga postures up in Rehel's guard and throws a big left but Rehel blocks it.
Aguinaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rehel is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rehel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aguinaga counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rehel!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguinaga throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rehel because Aguinaga loaded up on that one.
Rehel tries to lock up and control but Aguinaga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rehel is looking to get to half guard.
Aguinaga trying to control but Rehel is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rehel is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Aguinaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aguinaga 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Aguinaga!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kanuuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bridges's choice of entrance music: I-F - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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222 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kanuuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JP Bridges!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanuuna feints and then cracks Bridges's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bridges down.
Kanuuna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bridges's sensitive parts.
Keijo Kanuuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanuuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bridges.
Kanuuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bridges checks a low kick from Kanuuna.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanuuna. That's going to slow Bridges down.
Kanuuna plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kanuuna throws a leg kick which misses Bridges's front leg but catches the back leg as Bridges tries to avoid it.
Kanuuna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kanuuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Bridges blocks the low kick.
Kanuuna slips a straight right by Bridges.
Kanuuna throws a leg kick which misses Bridges's front leg but catches the back leg as Bridges tries to avoid it.
Kanuuna throws a head kick but Bridges moves out of range.
Kanuuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bridges takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kanuuna, right into the meat.
Kanuuna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bridges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanuuna throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bridges checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bridges wants to clinch.
Kanuuna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bridges.
Kanuuna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bridges.
Kanuuna finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kanuuna feints and then cracks Bridges's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bridges down.
Kanuuna throws a head kick but Bridges moves out of range.
Kanuuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kanuuna.
Kanuuna misses with a low kick.
Kanuuna wants to land a leg kick but Bridges is out of range.
Kanuuna is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanuuna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kanuuna lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice cross by Kanuuna.
Kanuuna throws a head kick but Bridges moves out of range.
Kanuuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanuuna tries to work over Bridges's front leg with a kick but Bridges checks it.
Kanuuna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bridges. That did some damage!
Bridges tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Kanuuna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bridges takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kanuuna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bridges looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanuuna is just out of range.
Kanuuna connects with a high kick.
Kanuuna thumps Bridges with a low kick.
Bridges slips a straight right by Kanuuna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanuuna moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Kanuuna.
Bridges takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kanuuna fakes the leg kick and cracks Bridges in the body.
Bridges looks gassed!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kanuuna.
Kanuuna tries a low kick but Bridges avoids it.
Bridges avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kanuuna.
Bridges checks a leg kick.
Kanuuna throws a head kick but Bridges moves out of range.
Kanuuna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bridges. That did some damage!
Kanuuna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bridges avoids the head kick by Kanuuna.
Kanuuna misses with a head kick.
Bridges on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kanuuna. Kanuuna obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanuuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanuuna scores with a head kick.
Kanuuna misses with a low kick.
Kanuuna slips a straight right by Bridges.
Kanuuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanuuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanuuna cracks the inside of Bridges's front leg.
Kanuuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kanuuna.
Bridges moves forwards but Kanuuna connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanuuna moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bridges takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kanuuna throws a front kick that sends Bridges stumbling back into the cage.
Kanuuna is looking to slow Bridges down with leg kicks.
Kanuuna connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kanuuna 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.
Kanuuna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bridges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kanuuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kanuuna.
A head kick misses from Kanuuna.
Bridges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanuuna.
Kanuuna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kanuuna tries a head kick but it misses.
Bridges avoids the head kick by Kanuuna.
Keijo Kanuuna is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanuuna does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bridges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanuuna.
Bridges is breathing heavily.
Kanuuna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bridges's sensitive parts.
A head kick from Kanuuna lands but Bridges takes it in his stride.
Kanuuna throws a sloppy head kick and Bridges moves out of range easily.
A big left from Bridges misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanuuna tries a head kick but it misses.
Kanuuna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bridges checks it well.
Kanuuna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bridges checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kanuuna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bridges. That did some damage!
Kanuuna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bridges can do to turn this around?
Kanuuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bridges.
Bridges is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kanuuna rather than just go for the knockout.
Bridges avoids the head kick by Kanuuna.
Kanuuna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kanuuna.
Bridges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanuuna.
Bridges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kanuuna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kanuuna, right into the meat.
Kanuuna throws a head kick that half lands.
Bridges misses with a few strikes there.
Kanuuna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanuuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bridges digs a good body shot into Kanuuna's ribs.
Kanuuna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kanuuna explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kanuuna throws a nice head kick!
Kanuuna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kanuuna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kanuuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bridges blocks a head kick by Kanuuna.
Kanuuna cracks the inside of Bridges's front leg.
Kanuuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kanuuna cracks the inside of Bridges's front leg.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bridges might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kanuuna has got the better of the exchanges.
Bridges sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kanuuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanuuna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kanuuna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bridges blocks a head kick by Kanuuna.
Kanuuna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kanuuna throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kanuuna.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanuuna.
Kanuuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kanuuna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanuuna. That's going to slow Bridges down.
Kanuuna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kanuuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanuuna.
Kanuuna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanuuna. That's going to slow Bridges down.
Kanuuna throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bridges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanuuna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bridges. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Kanuuna.
Kanuuna throws a sloppy head kick and Bridges moves out of range easily.
Bridges walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kanuuna.
Bridges takes a head kick and keeps coming.
JP Bridges is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanuuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kanuuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanuuna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kanuuna. Bridges shrugs it off though.
Bridges has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kanuuna.
Kanuuna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kanuuna is looking to slow Bridges down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kanuuna dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kanuuna throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kanuuna is looking to slow Bridges down with leg kicks.
Bridges takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Kanuuna.
Bridges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanuuna.
Kanuuna throws a head kick but Bridges moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kanuuna - that will leave a mark!
Kanuuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bridges.
Kanuuna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kanuuna throws the kick towards the body but Bridges avoids it.
Bridges throws a hook but Kanuuna avoids it easily.
Bridges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanuuna can pounce on him.
Kanuuna misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kanuuna throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bridges takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanuuna throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kanuuna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kanuuna throws a head kick that misses.
Kanuuna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kanuuna scoring well with a low kick there.
Kanuuna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bridges blocks a head kick by Kanuuna.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanuuna.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanuuna. That's going to slow Bridges down.
Kanuuna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kanuuna moves away from the strike by Bridges.
A big right from Bridges misses.
Kanuuna misses with a head kick.
Bridges throws a right hand that Kanuuna ducks under and follows up with a left that Kanuuna also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanuuna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanuuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bridges on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kanuuna. Kanuuna obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Bridges.
Kanuuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kanuuna lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kanuuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kanuuna. Bridges shrugs it off though.
Kanuuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bridges's calf.
Kanuuna misses with a head kick.
Bridges's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Kanuuna.
Bridges takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kanuuna.
Bridges takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bridges tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bridges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kanuuna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanuuna. That's going to slow Bridges down.
Bridges takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bridges misses with an uppercut.
Kanuuna plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kanuuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanuuna scores with a push kick.
Kanuuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bridges's calf.
Kanuuna bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kanuuna throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bridges takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bridges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanuuna throws a head kick that misses.
JP Bridges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanuuna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Kanuuna.
Kanuuna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bridges fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bridges checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bridges has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kanuuna.
A clash of legs there as Bridges blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanuuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanuuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bridges will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keijo Kanuuna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kanuuna scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Kanuuna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kanuuna 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Kanuuna!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarius Matzischin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuch comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Seger - Turn the Page. Ledil Kuch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zarius Matzischin's chin.
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ledil Kuch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zarius Matzischin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matzischin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matzischin takes a swing at Kuch's ribcage but misses.
Kuch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matzischin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuch.
Kuch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuch scores with a jab to the body.
Kuch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matzischin has time to react.
Kuch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matzischin checks a leg kick.
Kuch cracks Matzischin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matzischin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Kuch does no damage.
Kuch closes the distance and clinches.
Matzischin blocks a body shot from Kuch.
Kuch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch digs a right hand into Matzischin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matzischin's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuch has a couple of punches blocked by Matzischin.
Kuch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuch trying to control the position but instead, Matzischin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuch into the cage.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch tries to throw a body punch but Matzischin avoids it by throwing Kuch back against the cage.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kuch as the two fighters clinch.
Matzischin looks gassed!
Kuch is leaning against Matzischin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matzischin tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kuch as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Kuch.
Kuch swings wildly with an uppercut but Matzischin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Kuch.
Kuch misses with a punch to the body.
Kuch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
Kuch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kuch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matzischin backwards.
Kuch lands a body shot.
Kuch has a couple of punches blocked by Matzischin.
Kuch stalls.
Kuch lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch tries a body shot but Matzischin blocks it.
Kuch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kuch lands a nice uppercut.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuch lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuch lands a right hand.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kuch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuch.
Kuch lands a shoulder strike.
Kuch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matzischin or not.
Kuch is working Matzischin over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kuch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuch.
Kuch slows down the pace here.
Kuch scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matzischin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matzischin manages to break the clinch.
Kuch just misses with a punch to the body.
Matzischin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matzischin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuch.
Kuch throws a jab when Matzischin was well out of range.
Matzischin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuch throws a low kick but Matzischin avoids it.
Kuch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kuch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matzischin is looking to clinch.
Kuch clinches.
Kuch struggles to land a body shot inside as Matzischin controls his hands.
Kuch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matzischin backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matzischin lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuch won't want to take too many of those.
Matzischin blocking some punches.
Matzischin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuch avoiding damage as Matzischin throws knees to the body.
Kuch lands a nice shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuch gets through Matzischin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuch.
Kuch lands a left hand.
A short right from Kuch.
A body shot lands from Kuch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuch digs a right hand into Matzischin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matzischin's gas tank.
The referee calls for Kuch to work.
A nice left hand lands by Kuch.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matzischin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuch lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuch digs a right hand into Matzischin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matzischin's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Kuch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuch.
Kuch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matzischin blocking some punches.
Kuch is leaning against Matzischin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Kuch there.
Kuch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Matzischin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuch which made him look bad.
Kuch throws a good cross that connects.
Kuch throws a series of strikes that have Matzischin backpedaling.
Kuch scores with a body shot.
Kuch lands with a shot to the body.
Matzischin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuch to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuch cracks Matzischin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Kuch misses its intended target.
Kuch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matzischin is out of range.
Matzischin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuch.
Kuch throws out a powerful jab.
Kuch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matzischin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matzischin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matzischin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab lands there for Kuch.
A swing and a miss from Kuch.
Kuch misses with a body shot
and Kuch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuch looks to score with a jab to the body but Matzischin is just out of range.
Kuch misses with a looping right.
Kuch throws a shot to the body.
Matzischin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ledil Kuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matzischin on the side of the head.
Ledil Kuch is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuch loads up on a big right hand but Matzischin slips the punch.
Kuch lands a jab to the head.
Kuch is looking to score with low kicks.
Matzischin slips under a jab.
Kuch misses with a jab to the body
and Matzischin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuch throws a combination that misses
and Matzischin counters by clinching up.
Kuch misses with a punch to the body.
Matzischin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuch avoids it.
Kuch stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kuch as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Kuch.
Kuch misses with the head strike.
Kuch swings wildly with an uppercut but Matzischin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Kuch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuch.
Kuch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
Kuch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matzischin or not.
Kuch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matzischin can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch struggles to land a body shot inside as Matzischin controls his hands.
Kuch tries a body shot but Matzischin blocks it.
Kuch lands an uppercut.
Kuch lands a body shot.
Kuch trying to control the position but instead, Matzischin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuch into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Kuch.
A right hand to the body from Kuch.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matzischin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Kuch.
Kuch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kuch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matzischin or not.
Kuch misses with the head strike.
Kuch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch digs a right hand underneath Matzischin's ribcage. Matzischin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuch pushes Matzischin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matzischin tries to stall but Kuch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ledil Kuch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuch slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch lands a body shot.
Kuch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matzischin's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Kuch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuch.
Kuch lands a nice shot to the body.
Matzischin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuch.
Kuch cracks Matzischin with a nice body shot.
Kuch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matzischin up against the cage.
Kuch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matzischin's elbow.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Kuch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuch.
Kuch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuch cracks Matzischin with a nice body shot.
Kuch lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Kuch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Matzischin slips a straight right by Kuch.
Kuch throws a lazy right hand but Matzischin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuch scores with the left hand. Matzischin knows he should have avoided that one.
Kuch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuch scores with a punch to the head.
Kuch scores with a one two! Matzischin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuch misses with a hook.
Kuch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matzischin moves away.
Matzischin slips under a jab from Kuch.
Kuch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matzischin's head.
Nice body punch from Kuch.
Kuch throws a series of punches but Matzischin moves out of range.
Kuch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matzischin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matzischin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheers as Kuch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matzischin doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matzischin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuch.
Kuch rushes Matzischin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Matzischin.
Kuch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuch lands a shot to the body.
Kuch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matzischin.
Kuch throws a head punch that misses.
Matzischin being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuch tries to work over Matzischin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kuch struggles to land a body shot inside as Matzischin controls his hands.
Kuch misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Matzischin.
Matzischin breaks the clinch.
Kuch tries to close the distance and clinch but Matzischin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matzischin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ledil Kuch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch throws a hook but Matzischin blocks it.
Kuch lands the left hand.
Jab from Kuch.
Kuch staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Kuch.
Matzischin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuch throws and low kick but Matzischin moves out of range easily.
Kuch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matzischin.
Ledil Kuch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matzischin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuch lands a jab to Matzischin's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matzischin's hands.
Matzischin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuch lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matzischin manages to avoid it.
Kuch walks into a straight right hand from Matzischin.
Kuch misses with a hook. Matzischin ducked under it nicely.
Zarius Matzischin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matzischin lunges at Kuch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuch's hand.
Matzischin throws a head kick but Kuch moves out of range.
Matzischin ducks under a wild hook from Kuch.
Kuch throws a hook to the side of Matzischin's head but Matzischin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuch throws a combination. Matzischin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Matzischin scores with a leg kick.
Kuch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matzischin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuch throws a series of punches but Matzischin moves out of range.
Kuch misses with an uppercut. Matzischin saw that one coming.
Kuch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matzischin walks into a straight right hand from Kuch.
Kuch lands with a nice combination. Matzischin backs away looking to recover.
Kuch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kuch misses with a hook. Matzischin ducked under it nicely.
Kuch misses the shot to the body.
Kuch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matzischin wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Matzischin.
Kuch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuch punishes Matzischin's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuch catches Matzischin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kuch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matzischin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Kuch.
Kuch throws a one two combo.
Matzischin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matzischin keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ledil Kuch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuch 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ledil Kuch!
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