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D 63 : Magalhaes vs Savage PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Czeplak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Timmermans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czeplak comes to the cage accompanied by Do przodu Polsko. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Czeplak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeffrey Timmermans!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czeplak swinging wildly here.
Timmermans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Timmermans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Czeplak is looking for a sweep.
Timmermans working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Timmermans tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Czeplak looks to move to half guard but instead Timmermans has passed into mount! Damn!
Timmermans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Timmermans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Czeplak is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czeplak tries to hold on but Timmermans postures up.
Czeplak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Timmermans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Timmermans stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Timmermans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Timmermans lands an elbow that stopped Czeplak in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Krzysztof Czeplak has been cut.
Czeplak can't break the clinch.
Timmermans has Czeplak pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Timmermans pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Czeplak tumbling to the mat - Timmermans dives into Czeplak's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Czeplak trying to keep a closed guard but Timmermans is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timmermans decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Czeplak, up you get!
Timmermans scores with a kick to the midsection.
Timmermans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Czeplak.
Czeplak is breathing heavily.
Timmermans thuds a left hand into Czeplak's body.
Timmermans closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Czeplak's guard.
Czeplak wants to stand up but Timmermans is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans forces his way into half guard.
Timmermans seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Czeplak is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeffrey Timmermans!
Krzysztof Czeplak spoke after the fight, saying 'I would do everything to fight better in the future. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Blachowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blachowicz's choice of entrance music: Radogost - Tam skąd pochodzę. Jan Blachowicz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alistair Overeem's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Blachowicz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blachowicz lands a left and a right that send Overeem crashing to the mat, dazed. Blachowicz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Overeem shoots for a takedown but Blachowicz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blachowicz rushes Overeem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blachowicz is looking to control Overeem's arms but Overeem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blachowicz has his back to the cage.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blachowicz moves into range and clinches up with Overeem.
Blachowicz wants to break free but Overeem has control.
Blachowicz lands with a short shot to the head.
Overeem is rocked!
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but Blachowicz blocks with his arms.
Oh Overeem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blachowicz gets control of Overeem's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blachowicz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blachowicz with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Overeem can't handle though.
Blachowicz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Overeem frees his head nicely. Oh but Blachowicz has switched to an armbar! Overeem is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jan Blachowicz!
A very excited looking Jan Blachowicz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Alistair Overeem had this to say: 'I would just like to thank all my fans , my coaches , my sponsers and i'm sure i'l bevback stronger and hungrier than ever '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milovan Drecun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Eisenhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milovan Drecun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Eisenhardt!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eisenhardt misses the jab.
Drecun seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Eisenhardt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eisenhardt swinging wildly here.
Drecun slips a jab and a cross from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eisenhardt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drecun shoots in but no luck this time.
Drecun dives in and grabs Eisenhardt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eisenhardt pushes down on Drecun's head and hops out.
No luck for Drecun with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milovan Drecun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eisenhardt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drecun circles away quickly and effectively.
Eisenhardt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Eisenhardt scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Milovan Drecun has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drecun has managed to clinch.
Drecun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eisenhardt wants to get back to striking at distance but Drecun won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisenhardt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drecun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eisenhardt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eisenhardt is trying to break the clinch but Drecun is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eisenhardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drecun tries to score a body lock takedown but Eisenhardt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Eisenhardt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drecun shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eisenhardt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Drecun slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Eisenhardt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drecun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Milovan Drecun.
Eisenhardt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drecun looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Drecun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eisenhardt's head.
Eisenhardt is trying to stand back up but Drecun is controlling him
Eisenhardt wants to control but Drecun is keeping busy.
Drecun has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Eisenhardt defend it? Drecun steps over the head and cranks it - Eisenhardt is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Drecun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Milovan Drecun!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obban Gangmanstyle (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Obban Gangmanstyle!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangmanstyle shoots in looking for a takedown but Aerts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gangmanstyle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aerts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A lazy left from Aerts finds it's target.
Aerts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aerts landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aerts.
Aerts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gangmanstyle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Our sources have told us that Aerts has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aerts throws an elbow but misses.
Aerts misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aerts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Obban Gangmanstyle has been cut.
Aerts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gangmanstyle looks winded!
Aerts lands a nice elbow.
Gangmanstyle trying to stall but Aerts improves his position.
Gangmanstyle avoids a wild elbow strike from Aerts.
Aerts lands an elbow just above Gangmanstyle 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aerts lands an elbow inside that Gangmanstyle shrugs off.
Gangmanstyle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Badr Aerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obban Gangmanstyle.
Aerts working Gangmanstyle over with knees to the body.
Aerts landing knees to the body.
Aerts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aerts lands an elbow just above Gangmanstyle 's eye.
Aerts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aerts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gangmanstyle is rocked!
That has opened up Obban Gangmanstyle's cut even more.
Aerts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gangmanstyle's defenses.
Gangmanstyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Aerts finish him?
Aerts throws an elbow but it misses.
Aerts lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gangmanstyle avoids the elbow strike from Aerts, against the cage.
Gangmanstyle dodges an elbow strike from Aerts.
Clinched against the cage, Aerts lands a big elbow that drops Gangmanstyle! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Gangmanstyle is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Badr Aerts!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Rakieta Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JaMarcus Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Russell's choice of entrance music: My Time - Fabolous & Jeremih. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grzegorz Rakieta Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JaMarcus Russell!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakieta Jr throws a head kick but Russell moves out of range.
Grzegorz Rakieta Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rakieta Jr throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Russell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rakieta Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Rakieta Jr's head coaches at Pahuyuth Muay Thai 12 elite coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rakieta Jr misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakieta Jr misses with a head kick.
Russell shoots in for a double leg but Rakieta Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Rakieta Jr.
Rakieta Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Russell counters with a one-two to the body.
Rakieta Jr misses the jab.
Rakieta Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russell manages to avoid it.
Rakieta Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rakieta Jr throws a head kick that misses
letting Russell counter with a right hand.
Rakieta Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Russell counters with a thumping low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Russell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rakieta Jr is breathing heavily.
Russell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakieta Jr misses with a head kick.
Rakieta Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rakieta Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Russell counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Rakieta Jr!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Russell seems to be working for a kimura but Rakieta Jr defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russell trying to control from half guard but Rakieta Jr is working away.
Russell is looking for a kimura but Rakieta Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Russell to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta Jr is in trouble now - Russell has advanced to mount!
Russell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Russell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Russell stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rakieta Jr throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell avoids the head kick by Rakieta Jr.
Rakieta Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Rakieta Jr misses
letting Russell counter with a right hand.
Russell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rakieta Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rakieta Jr defending against the ground and pound.
Russell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rakieta Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Russell in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakieta Jr is pushing Russell's head away, looking to escape. Russell manages to hold on to the position though.
Russell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Russell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta Jr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Russell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rakieta Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Russell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JaMarcus Russell dominated that round.
That's time! Rakieta Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rakieta Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rakieta Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rakieta Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
JaMarcus Russell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rakieta Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Russell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rakieta Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Russell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Russell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rakieta Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Russell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rakieta Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Russell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Russell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rakieta Jr, who protects the arm well.
Rakieta Jr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell advances nicely into full mount.
Russell looking to control but Rakieta Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Russell throwing strikes here but Rakieta Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
JaMarcus Russell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russell trying to control but Rakieta Jr is having none of it.
Russell goes for an armbar but Rakieta Jr turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rakieta Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is looking to stand back up but Rakieta Jr counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Russell.
Rakieta Jr wants to stand up but Russell is controlling the position.
Russell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rakieta Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Rakieta Jr trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta Jr stops Russell from getting back to his feet.
Rakieta Jr tries to stand but can't do so whilst Russell controls his leg.
Russell is looking to escape.
Rakieta Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Russell on the ground.
Rakieta Jr stands up from half guard.
Rakieta Jr stuffs the takedown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rakieta Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakieta Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakieta Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Russell avoids the head kick by Rakieta Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JaMarcus Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Russell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Russell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rakieta Jr is trying to buck Russell off.
Russell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rakieta Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Russell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Russell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rakieta Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Russell goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rakieta Jr rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Russell's guard! Nice work there by Rakieta Jr!
Rakieta Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Russell is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Russell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grzegorz Rakieta Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell tries to circle away but Rakieta Jr has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rakieta Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rakieta Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Russell has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russell.
Russell avoids a wild elbow strike from Rakieta Jr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rakieta Jr.
Russell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rakieta Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rakieta Jr keeps control of Russell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rakieta Jr breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta Jr is looking to stand up but Russell isn't so interested in that idea.
Russell throws a big elbow that misses.
Rakieta Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russell drops back looking for a leg! Rakieta Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rakieta Jr manages to kick Russell off! Russell jumps back into Rakieta Jr's guard.
Russell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Russell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rakieta Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Russell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rakieta Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rakieta Jr is looking to stand up but Russell isn't so interested in that idea.
JaMarcus Russell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
JaMarcus Russell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JaMarcus Russell!
A very excited looking JaMarcus Russell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Joe Walsh - In the City. On his way into the cage it seems that Keiji Mutou has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Keiji Mutou seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Mutou moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
Mutou's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodrigues being controlled against the cage.
We've been informed that Rodrigues has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mutou blocking some punches.
Rodrigues lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodrigues wants to get back to striking at distance but Mutou won't allow it.
Mutou is trying to stall.
Rodrigues with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mutou tries to score a body lock takedown but Rodrigues shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodrigues just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mutou's brow.
Mutou will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodrigues up against the cage.
Rodrigues is looking to control Mutou's arms but Mutou gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodrigues has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues prevents the takedown attempt.
Mutou pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mutou wants to take the fight to the mat but Rodrigues manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutou avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodrigues manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mutou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodrigues avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mutou postures up in Rodrigues's guard and throws a big left but Rodrigues blocks it.
Rodrigues can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mutou controls the pace.
Rodrigues has his feet on Mutou's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rodrigues takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues looking to throw knees to the head but Mutou is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mutou has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rodrigues regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mutou looking to pass the guard.
Mutou prevents Rodrigues from getting back to his feet.
Rodrigues is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mutou is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodrigues has wrist control.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues wants to stand up but Mutou is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
Mutou landing with the ground and pound.
Mutou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodrigues's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodrigues working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Rodrigues is trying to keep Mutou in close.
Mutou postures up in Rodrigues's guard and throws a big left but Rodrigues blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues trying to keep a closed guard but Mutou is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake Rodrigues hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rodrigues has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutou is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rodrigues is defending well.
Rodrigues scores with a knee to the head.
Mutou trying to stall but Rodrigues improves his position.
Rodrigues misses with a knee strike.
Mutou successfully pulls guard.
Rodrigues trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mutou's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rodrigues clinches.
Mutou effectively controlling the action here.
Mutou manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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 Keiji Mutou will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodrigues closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rodrigues is stalling here.
Rodrigues successfully pulls guard.
Rodrigues keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Mutou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mutou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodrigues's head.
Mutou chips away with some ground and pound.
Mutou throws an elbow that misses. Rodrigues uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mutou's guard. Nice move by Rodrigues!
Mutou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodrigues has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mutou is proving hard to escape from.
Mutou throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mutou is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying to stand up here but Mutou is controlling him well.
Mutou moves nicely into side control.
Mutou cracks Rodrigues with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mutou lands a nice forearm strike.
Rodrigues is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mutou misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mutou cracks Rodrigues with a big right hand but Rodrigues just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mutou creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutou cracks Rodrigues with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutou in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues pushes Mutou away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mutou gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mutou landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mutou scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rodrigues to see if he's OK.
Mutou lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rodrigues down.
Rodrigues is not content to let Mutou control the position.
Mutou lands a few punches from side control.
Mutou in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Keiji Mutou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mutou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigues keeps working.
Rodrigues managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mutou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rodrigues's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rodrigues taking a bit of punishment here - Mutou scoring with strikes.
Mutou is chipping away with strikes.
Mutou tries to score with some ground and pound. Rodrigues controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mutou has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to his feet.
Mutou trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Mutou with the ground and pound but Rodrigues regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rodrigues is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying to stand up here but Mutou is controlling him well.
Mutou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodrigues's head.
Rodrigues tries to kick Mutou off but Mutou keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Mutou.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutou is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mutou prevents Rodrigues from standing back up.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to full guard.
Mutou moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mutou lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodrigues moves into range and clinches up with Mutou.
Mutou wants the takedown. Rodrigues is fighting it off but Mutou persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rodrigues's guard against the cage.
Mutou distracts Rodrigues with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mutou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodrigues controls Mutou momentarily but Mutou frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutou working some strikes from top position.
Mutou is pushing down on Rodrigues's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rodrigues is fighting to maintain full guard but Mutou has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mutou working over Rodrigues with some ground and pound. Rodrigues looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues is looking to escape.
Mutou looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rodrigues has hold of Mutou's hands but Mutou slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mutou is nestled in close to Rodrigues, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou thows a huge punch but Rodrigues dodges it nicely.
We've been hearing that Mutou has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mutou working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rodrigues avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mutou.
Rodrigues blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mutou.
Rodrigues kicks off Mutou and gets to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mutou is defended easily by Rodrigues.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mutou.
Rodrigues thows a leg kick but Mutou checks it
so Mutou counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutou scoring with some ground and pound.
Mutou postures up in Rodrigues's guard and throws a big left but Rodrigues blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mutou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigues can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mutou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mutou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mutou postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mutou cracks Rodrigues with a solid left hand.
Mutou won't allow Rodrigues to get back to his feet.
Mutou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou landing some decent shots from guard.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou throws a strike but Rodrigues rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mutou is on top in guard.
Mutou works over Rodrigues with some ground and pound from guard.
Mutou controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodrigues pushes Mutou off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rodrigues rushes Mutou and presses him up against the cage.
Rodrigues lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mutou or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Rodrigues as Mutou shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues gets a clinch.
Mutou has Rodrigues pressed against the cage, preventing Rodrigues from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mutou looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodrigues throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jake Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls for Mutou to work.
Mutou tries to pull guard but Rodrigues won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues digs a right hand underneath Mutou's ribcage. Mutou let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rodrigues will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keiji Mutou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mutou, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiji Mutou!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Keiji Mutou waved his t-shirt featuring Meet the Future's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Ibanez Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Takedown. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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36
281 lbs
22 - 17 - 0 |
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290 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alvaro Ibanez Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juha Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Koistinen.
Koistinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koistinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Juha Koistinen has been cut.
Koistinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Alvaro Ibanez Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Koistinen misses the target.
Santos throws a wild body kick that Koistinen sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheers as Koistinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos avoids the head kick by Koistinen.
Santos lands a high kick to the side of Koistinen's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Santos dives into guard, looking to finish.
Koistinen is rocked!
Koistinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koistinen is still in real trouble! Can Santos finish him?
Koistinen wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koistinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koistinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Santos trying to control but Koistinen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koistinen looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Koistinen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koistinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Santos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santos trying to control but Koistinen is working from the bottom.
Santos landing some decent shots from guard.
Koistinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
Koistinen throws a strike but Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koistinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koistinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Koistinen's brow.
Koistinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santos postures up in Koistinen's guard and throws a big left but Koistinen blocks it.
Santos lands a couple of digs.
Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos is in close to Koistinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santos lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen wants to control but Santos passes easily into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Koistinen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koistinen tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
Koistinen actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
Koistinen is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos wants to pass the guard but Koistinen is defending well.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koistinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos wants to pass to mount but Koistinen is defending the position.
Koistinen taking some punishment here, with Santos in his half guard.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Koistinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Koistinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Koistinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!
Santos avoids the strikes from Koistinen.
Koistinen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koistinen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Ibanez Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juha Koistinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koistinen throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koistinen gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Santos gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Koistinen is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alvaro Ibanez Santos!
Alvaro Ibanez Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Dredd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dredd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Am The Law!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
215 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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25
214 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quentin Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dredd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Dredd misses the target.
Dredd throws a low kick but Costa avoids it.
Dredd misses with a straight right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dredd - that will leave a mark!
Costa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dredd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Costa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sloppy strikes from Dredd. Those never looked like landing.
Dredd misses with a straight left.
Costa clobbers Dredd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dredd pushes Costa up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dredd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Dredd to work.
Dredd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dredd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costa shoots in looking for a takedown but Dredd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Costa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dredd lands with a hook. Costa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dredd blocks a jab.
Costa moves out of range of the body kick.
Costa looks to throw the jab but Dredd is out of range.
Costa misses with a hook.
Dredd slips under a jab.
Dredd scores with a decent looking hook.
Costa misses the shot to the body.
Costa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dredd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Costa won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quentin Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dredd stands up.
A good leg kick by Dredd.
A swing and a miss from Dredd.
Dredd gets the takedown into side control.
Costa is looking to reverse the position.
Dredd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costa keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dredd is staying tight to Costa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Costa is trying to control Dredd's posture but Dredd avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is not content to let Dredd control the position.
Dredd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dredd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dredd trying to control the position but Costa is working away.
Costa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Costa being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dredd goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Costa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dredd's guard! Nice work there by Costa!
Costa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dredd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Costa is one step ahead there.
Costa advances position into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dredd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Dredd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dredd takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Costa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dredd misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Dredd.
Dredd throws a leg kick but Costa moved away.
Dredd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson Dredd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Costa misses with a looping left.
Dredd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Costa loads up on a big right hand but Dredd slips the punch.
Jackson Dredd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dredd connects with a solid leg kick.
Costa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dredd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dredd moves away from the strike by Costa.
Dredd misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd lands a glancing blow to the side of Costa's head.
Costa avoids the body shot from Dredd.
Dredd lands a glancing blow to the side of Costa's head.
Dredd lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dredd. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa blocks a low kick nicely.
Dredd scores with a kick to the body.
Dredd lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dredd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Costa.
Dredd drops Costa with a naaaaasty hook - Costa is in real trouble here! Dredd dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Dredd!
Jackson Dredd seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lisandro Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen Bon Jovi - It's my life as his entrance music. Jackson Savage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lisandro Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Savage!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savage.
Savage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savage looks for a takedown but Magalhaes sprawls well.
We've been hearing reports that Magalhaes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Magalhaes fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magalhaes swinging wildly here.
Magalhaes keeps the fight on the outside.
Savage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magalhaes defends well and Savage ends up having to push Magalhaes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lisandro Magalhaes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Savage.
Savage tries to pull guard but Magalhaes won't allow it.
Magalhaes manages to break the clinch.
Magalhaes throws a poor cross that misses
and Savage counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Savage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Magalhaes keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Savage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes being controlled here, momentarily.
Magalhaes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magalhaes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Savage thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Savage passes Magalhaes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Magalhaes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Savage's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Savage's back!
Magalhaes is looking for the choke from the back position but Savage is controlling his hands well.
Magalhaes is trying to stick to Savage's back but Savage is turning into Magalhaes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Magalhaes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Savage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage drops back looking for a leg! Magalhaes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Magalhaes manages to kick Savage off! Savage jumps back into Magalhaes's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage 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.
Magalhaes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magalhaes working for a triangle but Savage defends it easily.
Savage slips nicely into half guard.
Savage seems to be working for a kimura but Magalhaes defends the submission attempt.
Magalhaes actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes gets back to full guard.
Savage is stalling in the full guard.
Savage wants to pass the guard but Magalhaes is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Magalhaes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Savage!
Savage tries to hold on but Magalhaes postures up.
Savage is wriggling around trying to escape.
Savage slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage is trying to control but can't.
Savage is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Magalhaes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Magalhaes's back!
Savage is hanging on to Magalhaes's back as he tries to escape.
Savage is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Magalhaes is defending well though. Savage let's go of the attempt for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Savage is looking for the choke from the back position but Magalhaes is controlling his hands well.
Magalhaes wants to control his opponent's hands but Savage gets his hands free.
Savage is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Well, with Savage on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Magalhaes is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Magalhaes wants to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Magalhaes is defending well though. Savage let's go of the attempt for now.
Magalhaes tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Savage dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magalhaes scores with a sloppy right hand. Savage should have avoided that one.
Savage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magalhaes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Savage somewhat.
Savage closes the distance and clinches up with Magalhaes, looking for a takedown. Savage pushes Magalhaes against the cage but Magalhaes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magalhaes misses with the combination.
Savage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magalhaes as he avoids it easily.
Lisandro Magalhaes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Savage.
Savage shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Magalhaes is trying to defend but Savage finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Savage is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Magalhaes is just riding it out for now. Savage eventually gives up the hold.
Savage blocks the strikes from Magalhaes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes is trying to get back to full guard.
Magalhaes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Magalhaes actively working from the bottom here.
Savage is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Magalhaes defends it well.
Magalhaes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Savage is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Magalhaes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Magalhaes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Savage is looking to take a break and control but Magalhaes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Magalhaes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Savage is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Magalhaes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Savage is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Magalhaes is just riding it out for now. Savage eventually gives up the hold.
Magalhaes is trying to maintain the position but Savage is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes tries to roll over but Savage keeps him under control.
Savage is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Magalhaes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Savage is thwarting Magalhaes's attempts to control the position.
Magalhaes is not content to let Savage control the position.
Jackson Savage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magalhaes is looking for a sweep. Savage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magalhaes is refusing to be controlled, as Savage sits in half guard.
Savage is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Magalhaes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Savage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes is pressing down on Savage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Savage wants to control from the top but Magalhaes keeps moving.
Savage forces his way into half guard.
Magalhaes manages to get to full guard.
Magalhaes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Savage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Magalhaes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Savage has managed to get both his arms back between Magalhaes's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magalhaes controls Savage momentarily but Savage frees himself.
Magalhaes keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackson Savage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Magalhaes blocks a head kick by Savage.
Magalhaes misses with a double jab.
Savage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Savage wants to control but Magalhaes is keeping him busy.
Magalhaes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Savage wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Savage is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Magalhaes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Magalhaes is trying to get back to half guard.
Magalhaes struggling a bit here.
Savage tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes is looking for a sweep.
Magalhaes can't do much from the bottom here.
Magalhaes is looking for a sweep.
Savage tries for a kimura but Magalhaes is defending well.
Savage working away.
Savage is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Magalhaes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Savage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Magalhaes has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes is trying to control Savage's posture but Savage avoids it.
Savage tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Savage has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Magalhaes is looking to regain half guard here but Savage keeps moving and retains side control.
Magalhaes can't do much from the bottom here.
Savage has hold of Magalhaes's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Magalhaes tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Savage cranks the arm and Magalhaes screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Magalhaes, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jackson Savage!
A less than humble Jackson Savage misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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