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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muza Django (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulrik Vinni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muza Django has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muza Django!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ulrik Vinni!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Django wants to clinch.
Django throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Django misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinni taking a breather.
Django scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Django throws a head punch that misses.
Django has a couple of punches blocked by Vinni.
Vinni breaks the clinch.
Vinni moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinni throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinni moves into the clinch.
Vinni manages to break the clinch.
Vinni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vinni drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Django gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Django misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Django tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Django lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Django fails to land.
Django lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vinni is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vinni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Django throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Django gets caught flat footed, as Vinni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vinni would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Django is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Django bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vinni's guard.
Django passes Vinni's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Django wants to control but Vinni is keeping him busy.
Vinni keeping hold of Django's head, controlling as best he can.
Vinni looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vinni trying to hold on to Django's head to control him but Django postures up.
Vinni has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Django not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinni manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vinni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vinni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Django's guard.
Vinni wants to control from the top but Django keeps moving.
Vinni wants to stand but Django is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vinni decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Django, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Django circles away from the clinch attempt.
Django gets tackled into the cage by Vinni. Vinni maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vinni.
Vinni struggles to land a body shot inside as Django controls his hands.
Vinni goes for a takedown in the clinch but Django prevents it.
Muza Django has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ulrik Vinni.
Vinni wants a takedown but no success here.
Vinni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Django lands.
Vinni goes for a double leg but Django avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Django continues to drive forward.
Django misses with a double jab
and Vinni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vinni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vinni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Django closes the distance and clinches up with Vinni, looking for a takedown. Django pushes Vinni against the cage but Vinni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vinni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Django swivels and escapes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Django lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Muza Django will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vinni shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vinni showed some decent athleticism there.
Django is trying to get back to full guard.
Vinni wants to free his trapped foot but Django is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vinni is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinni is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Django has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Django works his way to full guard. Good work.
Django really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vinni postures up.
Django looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Vinni has picked Django up and slammed him! Django can't keep hold of the triangle and Vinni manages to pass to side control!
Django can't do much from the bottom here.
Vinni is looking to take a break and control but Django is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Django struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Django tries to improve position but can't.
Vinni trying to control the position but Django is working away.
Ulrik Vinni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vinni working the head and body with strikes.
Django struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Django is not content to let Vinni control the position.
Django tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Django's face as Vinni controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Django is trying to control Vinni's posture but Vinni avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vinni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Django tries to avoid it but Vinni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Django to the ground. Django escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vinni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vinni shoots in for a takedown but Django shows good takedown defense.
Muza Django has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ulrik Vinni.
Vinni manages to break the clinch.
Vinni misses with a few strikes there.
Vinni shoots in for a takedown but Django shows good takedown defense.
Django thuds his right hand into Vinni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vinni looking to score a takedown here. Django is defending well but Vinni drives through and ends up in Django's guard.
Vinni is breathing heavily.
Django looking to control.
Vinni tries to free his leg and advance position but Django is retaining full guard.
Vinni wants to control from the top but Django keeps moving.
Django bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vinni's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinni has control of Django's left arm, preventing Django from doing any damage.
Django trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Django pushes down on Vinni's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinni tries to get to full guard but Django has control of the leg.
Django passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vinni!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Django wants to take his opponent's back but Vinni doesn't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Vinni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Django scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vinni has Django up against the cage in a clinch.
Django misses with the head strike.
Vinni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Django misses with a punch on the inside.
Muza Django has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Django misses with some punches.
Django letting Vinni take a breather here.
Django misses with a punch on the inside.
Django working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinni gets control of Django's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vinni will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vinni working a defensive guard here.
Django tries to free his leg and advance position but Vinni is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Django pushing down on Vinni's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Django is trying to control. Vinni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Django prevents Vinni from standing back up.
Django stalling away here and it's allowed Vinni to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Django's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vinni has his foot on Django's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Django works his way back into a safe position though.
Django trying to control but Vinni is working from the bottom.
Vinni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Django stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vinni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vinni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vinni gets a double leg takedown into Django's guard.
Vinni won't allow Django to sweep him here.
Vinni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vinni wants to control from the top but Django keeps moving.
Vinni is looking to stand up but Django won't let him.
Vinni preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinni postures up.
Django is controlling Vinni's posture.
Django has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vinni has passed into side control.
Django is looking to regain half guard here but Vinni keeps moving and retains side control.
Vinni landing a few strikes.
Vinni stands up.
Vinni shoots in but no luck this time.
Vinni staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinni fails to land the takedown.
Django smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vinni shoots in looking for a takedown but Django manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vinni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Muza Django has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ulrik Vinni.
Vinni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vinni goes for a double leg but Django avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Django continues to drive forward.
Django throws a series of punches but Vinni moves out of range.
Vinni tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vinni throws a one two combo.
Vinni throws a head kick but Django moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Django throws a big shot that misses.
Vinni unleashes a big counter combination but Django bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Django takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Django throws a right and a left that both miss.
Django moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Muza Django.
I think Django has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miro Besic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Sigurd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miro Besic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konrad Sigurd!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Besic with that takedown attempt.
Sigurd slowing the pace effectively.
Sigurd misses with some punches.
Sigurd swings wildly with an uppercut but Besic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Besic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sigurd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Besic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sigurd has him pressed against the cage.
Besic wants a takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sigurd 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miro Besic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigurd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigurd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Besic wants to break free but Sigurd has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sigurd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Besic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Besic prevents the takedown attempt.
Sigurd swings wildly with an uppercut but Besic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigurd controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Besic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sigurd has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sigurd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigurd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Besic is trying to push Sigurd away but Sigurd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Besic working hard to break the clinch.
Sigurd taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigurd scores with a shot to the side of Besic's head.
A short left from Sigurd.
Sigurd misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Sigurd.
Sigurd lands a nice elbow.
Sigurd lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sigurd lands an elbow inside.
Sigurd taking a breather.
Besic takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Miro Besic has been cut.
Sigurd throws a punch but it's blocked by Besic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Besic tries to break the clinch but Sigurd is controlling the position.
Sigurd is leaning against Besic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sigurd lands with a short shot to the head.
Besic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sigurd has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Sigurd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigurd swings wildly with an uppercut but Besic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigurd throws an elbow that misses.
Sigurd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sigurd lands a damaging elbow.
Sigurd manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Sigurd's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Sigurd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miro Besic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sigurd works Besic's body with a nice hook.
Besic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Besic moves forwards but Sigurd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Besic is rocked!
Sigurd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Besic.
Some wild striking there from Besic.
Besic closes the distance and clinches up with Sigurd, looking for a takedown. Besic pushes Sigurd against the cage but Sigurd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sigurd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Besic.
Sigurd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Besic!
Oh Besic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sigurd lands a strong strike to the head of Besic. That's dazed him! Sigurd looking to finish here. Besic is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Sigurd lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konrad Sigurd!
In his post fight interview, Konrad Sigurd started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Channings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Skinner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clayton Channings's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clayton Channings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Channings changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Skinner throws a shot from downtown. Channings moves away and avoids it.
Channings has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WarZone Training Facility 2 in the buildup to the fight.
Channings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Channings takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Channings takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skinner dodges the punch combination from Channings.
No joy there for Skinner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Channings changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Skinner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Channings tries for a kimura but Skinner is defending well.
Skinner felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Channings blocks the strikes from Skinner.
Skinner is trying to control Channings's posture but Channings avoids it.
Channings is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Skinner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Skinner is pushing Channings's head away, looking to escape. Channings manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channings advances to full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Channings there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Skinner is in a horrible position here. Channings smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Skinner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Channings.
Channings looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Skinner tries to hold on but Channings pushes him away.
Skinner throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Channings trying to control but Skinner is having none of it.
Channings landing strikes from the mount and Skinner is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Channings 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.
Skinner is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Channings is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Skinner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Channings working for a guillotine from mount but Skinner is in no mood to give up.
Channings landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Channings prevents Skinner from getting the reversal.
Channings with good strikes from the mount here!
Skinner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Channings is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Skinner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Skinner is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Skinner throwing hammer fists to the chest of Channings. What's that going to do exactly?
A nice elbow there by Channings.
Skinner wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channings 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. Skinner looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Channings! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Clayton Channings!
Our winner, Clayton Channings, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Brasnof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicolai Brasnof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasnof lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brasnof jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brasnof missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brasnof looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Brasnof leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brasnof, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Brasnof.
Brasnof lands a glancing blow to the side of Rua's head.
Brasnof throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Rua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua with a poor takedown
and Brasnof counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Brasnof to acknowledge the strikes.
Brasnof throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brasnof counters with a straight right hand.
Nicolai Brasnof has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricio Rua.
Brasnof misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brasnof counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brasnof circles away quickly and effectively.
Brasnof swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua throws a counter combo.
Brasnof scores with a jab.
Rua is rocked!
Brasnof fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Brasnof finish him?
Rua looks winded!
Brasnof lands an uppercut, right on the button! Rua tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicolai Brasnof!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing in the name of.... Zane Mason 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zane Mason!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lodbrok thuds his shin into the meat of Mason's side.
Lodbrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mason connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mason's coach down at WarZone Training Facility 2 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mason's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lodbrok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mason blocks a head kick by Lodbrok.
Mason avoids the head kick by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands a nice hook to Mason's body. Mason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lodbrok misses with a kick to the body.
Lodbrok checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Lodbrok misses the target.
Mason's corner calls for a 1-2. Mason obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mason throws a hook but Lodbrok avoids it easily.
Lodbrok lands with a straight right. Mason didn't see that one coming.
Lodbrok lands a jab to Mason's midsection.
Mason pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lodbrok is out of range and Mason settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Lodbrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok just misses with a punch to the body.
Lodbrok closes the distance and clinches.
Lodbrok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lodbrok's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mason connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lodbrok scrambles back to his feet.
Mason takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Mason misses.
Lodbrok fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mason! But no joy.
Bjorn Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mason misses with a hook.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lodbrok has managed to clinch.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mason takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lodbrok lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws an elbow that misses.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lodbrok is keeping busy.
Lodbrok looking to throw knees to the head but Mason is blocking nicely.
Lodbrok putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mason looks winded!
Lodbrok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lodbrok is looking to clinch.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason throws a body kick that misses
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mason takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lodbrok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mason blocks a head kick by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok drives through and clinches with Mason against the cage.
Lodbrok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Lodbrok blocks an uppercut.
Lodbrok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok thumps Mason with a low kick.
Lodbrok lands a jab to Mason's midsection.
Nice body kick from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lodbrok fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lodbrok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lodbrok throws a wild body kick that Mason sees coming a mile off.
And Mason responds with a good body kick, but Lodbrok manages to step out the way in time.
Mason takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mason takes a swing at Lodbrok's ribcage but misses.
Lodbrok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A good leg kick by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands a head kick!
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!
Mason tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mason misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mason on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mason connects with an inside leg kick.
Mason lunges at Lodbrok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lodbrok's hand.
Mason is looking to land body kicks.
Lodbrok tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses.
Lodbrok checks a low kick from Mason.
Lodbrok is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Lodbrok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch! Lodbrok slams his shin into Mason's torso.
Lodbrok thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mason if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason throws an overhand right that lands on Lodbrok's shoulder, as Lodbrok tries to avoid the shot.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lodbrok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lodbrok lands with a kick to the temple. Mason shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Lodbrok dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lodbrok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lodbrok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mason misses with a head kick.
Bjorn Lodbrok is winning the standup battle so far.
Lodbrok misses with a head kick.
Lodbrok is looking to wear down Mason with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lodbrok on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lodbrok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lodbrok lands a big head kick that sends Mason tumbling to the mat! Lodbrok takes a step backwards and waves Mason back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mason is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodbrok takes one on the button.
Mason is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodbrok finish him?
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mason seems to have recovered his senses.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Lodbrok moved out of range nicely.
Lodbrok misses with a kick to the body.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lodbrok.
Mason throws a head kick that misses.
Mason takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Lodbrok scores with a decent looking hook.
Mason walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands a nice looking body shot.
Mason on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lodbrok! Mason is out on his feet! Lodbrok rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Mason is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Mason is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Lodbrok!
After the fight, Bjorn Lodbrok was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Metsa Aff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fridolf Gothberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gothberg has chosen Biggie-Hypnotize as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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30
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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178 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Metsa Aff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fridolf Gothberg!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gothberg swings widly with a right hand
and Aff counters by moving into the clinch.
Aff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gothberg backwards.
It looks like Fridolf Gothberg has been cut.
Aff controlling the action here for a moment.
Gothberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Aff won't allow it.
Gothberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gothberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Aff.
Gothberg managing to block the knees to the body from Aff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Aff has him pressed against the cage.
Aff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gothberg avoids it.
Aff stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hand to the body from Aff.
Gothberg tries to break the clinch but Aff is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aff missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gothberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gothberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Aff.
Aff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aff closes the distance and clinches.
Gothberg tries to break free but Aff pushes him back against the cage.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gothberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aff throws a head kick but Gothberg moves out of range.
Aff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gothberg keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg misses with a hook
and Aff counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gothberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gothberg.
Aff pushes Gothberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Gothberg being controlled against the cage.
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!
Gothberg tries to circle away but Aff has him pinned against the cage.
Gothberg breaks from the clinch.
Gothberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Aff.
Aff tries to clinch but Gothberg moves out of range.
It seemed like Gothberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gothberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aff was well out of range. Poor timing from Gothberg.
Aff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aff moves away from the strike by Gothberg.
Aff quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Gothberg.
Aff looks to clinch
and Gothberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aff moves out of range as Gothberg strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gothberg looks to land a left hand but Aff moved out of range nicely.
Gothberg blocks a head kick by Aff.
Gothberg misses with a double jab.
Aff connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aff drives through and clinches with Gothberg against the cage.
Gothberg is trying to push Aff away but Aff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aff working Gothberg over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metsa Aff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fridolf Gothberg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aff ducks under a wild hook from Gothberg.
Aff is looking for a counter combo.
Metsa Aff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gothberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gothberg throws a body punch but Aff moves out of range.
Aff wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gothberg misses with a shot to the body
and Aff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gothberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aff.
Aff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gothberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Aff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gothberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gothberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aff appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gothberg scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aff is looking to clinch but Gothberg is avoiding it.
Aff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gothberg.
Aff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gothberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Aff.
Gothberg throws a hook to the side of Aff's head but Aff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aff drives through and clinches with Gothberg against the cage.
Gothberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aff crunches a lovely knee into Gothberg's ribcage.
Aff is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gothberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aff lands a right hook to the body.
Gothberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aff scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gothberg throws out the jab.
Aff takes a swing at Gothberg's ribcage but misses.
Aff wants to clinch up but Gothberg keeps it at a distance.
Aff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gothberg.
Gothberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aff connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gothberg scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aff tries to land a front kick but Gothberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aff fails to land with a series of punches.
Gothberg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gothberg connects with a body shot.
Aff lands a really nice looking cross but Gothberg seems unphased.
Aff dodges the punch combination from Gothberg.
As Gothberg looks to move away, Aff throws a big counter combo bu Gothberg just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gothberg.
Aff tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gothberg manages to circle out of the way.
Gothberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Metsa Aff is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Aff finds it's way through Gothberg's defenses.
Gothberg looks to throw the jab but Aff is out of range.
Aff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gothberg misses the shot to the body.
Aff darts in and clinches Gothberg up against the cage.
Gothberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Fridolf Gothberg's cut even more.
Aff misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metsa Aff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fridolf Gothberg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gothberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aff manages to avoid it.
Aff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gothberg.
Aff tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Gothberg there.
Aff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gothberg just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Aff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gothberg throws a nice looking combination but Aff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aff looks to throw a body kick
and Gothberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aff just misses with a punch to the body.
Gothberg looks to land a combination. Aff sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gothberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aff tries to land a body kick
and Gothberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Gothberg needs to keep his hands up - Aff had a free shot at his head there.
Aff throws the kick towards the body but Gothberg avoids it.
Gothberg with a nice cross.
Aff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A lazy left from Gothberg finds it's target.
Aff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aff avoids the body shot from Gothberg.
Gothberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aff throwing a counter right hand but Gothberg manages to avoid it.
Gothberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gothberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aff moves into the clinch.
Aff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gothberg.
Aff tries to stall but Gothberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gothberg tries to break the clinch but Aff is controlling the position.
Gothberg working hard to break the clinch.
Aff slows down the pace here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gothberg is trying to push Aff away but Aff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gothberg can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gothberg is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Aff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gothberg wants to break free but Aff has control.
Gothberg managing to block the knees to the body from Aff.
Aff lands a left hand.
Metsa Aff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gothberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aff crunches a lovely knee into Gothberg's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Aff as the two fighters clinch.
Gothberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gothbergs head.
Aff displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gothberg up against the cage.
Gothberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Aff.
Aff presses Gothberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aff tries to work over Gothberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gothberg backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aff lands with a short shot to the head.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Aff is controlling him.
Gothberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Aff won't allow it.
Gothberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fridolf Gothberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aff lands with a short shot to the head.
Aff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Metsa Aff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Metsa Aff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aff, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metsa Aff!
During a confident post fight interview, Metsa Aff thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Rockin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Tummanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tummanen has chosen Musta Barbaari - Salil eka salil vika as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robbie Rockin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rami Tummanen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tummanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tummanen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tummanen trying to control but Rockin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockin keeping full guard, as Tummanen tries to pass.
Tummanen wants to control from the top but Rockin keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tummanen throwing strikes from guard but Rockin blocks nicely.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tummanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rockin misses the shot to the body.
Tummanen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rockin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tummanen checks a low kick from Rockin.
Tummanen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tummanen stalling.
Rockin is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockin wants to control but Tummanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rockin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tummanen is working for a kimura but Rockin is defending it quite comfortably.
Rockin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rockin throws a sloppy head kick and Tummanen moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rockin misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Rockin. Those never looked like landing.
Rockin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tummanen manages to avoid it.
Rockin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rockin misses with a body shot.
Rockin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rockin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tummanen.
Tummanen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tummanen has closed the distance and engaged Rockin in a clinch.
Tummanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Rockin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tummanen wants to take the fight to the mat but Rockin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tummanen breaks the clinch.
Rockin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rockin throws a jab but it's blocked by Tummanen.
Tummanen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tummanen prevents Rockin from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tummanen not doing much here.
Rockin is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tummanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rami Tummanen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rockin moves out of range as Tummanen throws a body kick.
Tummanen avoids the head kick by Rockin.
Rockin tries to land a front kick but Tummanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tummanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tummanen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rockin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tummanen is in Rockin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tummanen wants to control from the top but Rockin keeps moving.
Tummanen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tummanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rockin is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockin keeping moving, preventing Tummanen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tummanen looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tummanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tummanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rockin scores with a punch to the head.
Tummanen dives in for a single leg takedown but Rockin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Tummanen looks to move away, Rockin throws a big counter combo bu Tummanen just gets out of the way.
Rockin lands with a right hand.
Rockin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tummanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockin.
Rockin swings for the body but Tummanen moves out of range.
Tummanen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rockin tries to avoid it but Tummanen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rockin to the ground. Rockin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tummanen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rockin circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Tummanen drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Rockin follows Tummanen to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Rockin!
During a confident post fight interview, Robbie Rockin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajai Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavius Odoacer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odoacer has chosen Entrance of the Gladiator as his entrance music. Flavius Odoacer 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajai Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavius Odoacer!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odoacer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Odoacer if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hoo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Odoacer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoo. Hoo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hoo showed some decent athleticism there.
Hoo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Odoacer wants to improve his position but Hoo is controlling well.
Odoacer gets back to full guard.
Hoo trying to control but Odoacer is working from the bottom.
Odoacer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoo is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odoacer controls Hoo momentarily but Hoo frees himself.
Hoo stopping the sweep attempt from Odoacer.
Hoo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Odoacer is keeping the position for now.
Odoacer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Odoacer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Odoacer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Odoacer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Odoacer is pulling down on Hoo's head. It's preventing any offense from Hoo, at least for the moment.
Hoo is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hoo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Odoacer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sloppy strikes from Odoacer. Those never looked like landing.
Hoo throws a head kick that Odoacer semi-blocks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoo, right into the meat.
Hoo throws a push kick but Odoacer slaps the foot to one side.
Hoo misses with a body kick.
Odoacer dives in for a single leg takedown but Hoo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hoo lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoo misses the target.
Odoacer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoo.
A shot to the liver by Odoacer. Beautiful body shot.
Hoo keeps Odoacer at a distance using the push kick.
Odoacer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Odoacer takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo throws a leg kick which misses Odoacer's front leg but catches the back leg as Odoacer tries to avoid it.
Odoacer takes a swing at Hoo's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Odoacer misses.
Odoacer cracks Hoo with a good jab.
Odoacer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Odoacer misses with a looping left.
Hoo throws a head kick that misses.
Odoacer misses with a hook.
Odoacer misses with a straight left.
A combination from Odoacer does no damage.
Hoo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoo slips under a jab from Odoacer.
Hoo is looking to clinch but Odoacer is avoiding it.
It seemed like Odoacer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Odoacer!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hoo is looking to take a break and control but Odoacer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hoo throws a strike aimed at the side of Odoacer's head but Odoacer avoids it well.
Odoacer has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hoo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Odoacer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hoo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hoo trying to control the action but Odoacer is working from the bottom.
Hoo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Odoacer is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ajai Hoo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hoo moves out of range as Odoacer strikes.
Hoo scores with a sloppy right hand. Odoacer should have avoided that one.
Odoacer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Odoacer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoo.
Hoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Odoacer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Odoacer can do to turn this around?
Hoo throws a low kick, looking for Odoacer's leg but Odoacer calmly moves out of range.
Hoo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Odoacer throws out the jab.
Odoacer forces Hoo back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Odoacer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Odoacer tries to throw a body punch but Hoo avoids it by throwing Odoacer back against the cage.
Odoacer misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Odoacer blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Odoacer.
Odoacer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Odoacer breaks from the clinch.
Hoo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoo loads up on a big right hand but Odoacer slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo lands a nice looking body kick.
Hoo slips a jab from Odoacer.
Odoacer avoids the head kick by Hoo.
Hoo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hoo misses with a straight left.
Hoo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Odoacer misses.
Hoo dodges the punch combination from Odoacer.
Odoacer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Odoacer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Odoacer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Odoacer misses with an uppercut. Hoo saw that one coming.
Hoo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Odoacer sprawls and moves away.
Hoo is looking to land body kicks.
Odoacer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Odoacer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Odoacer misses with a straight right.
Hoo takes a swing at Odoacer's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer goes for a double leg but Hoo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hoo continues to drive forward.
Hoo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odoacer misses with an uppercut
and Hoo counters with a body kick.
Hoo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Odoacer.
Hoo ducks under a wild hook from Odoacer.
Odoacer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoo. Hoo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoo scores with a push kick.
Hoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ajai Hoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Odoacer lands with a right hand.
Hoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Odoacer is out of range.
Odoacer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hoo with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoo.
Odoacer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoo.
Hoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Odoacer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoo misses with a body kick.
Odoacer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hoo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Hoo slams his shin into Odoacer's torso.
Odoacer throws a hook but Hoo avoids it easily.
Odoacer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoo.
Odoacer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoo finds it's way round the side to connect with Odoacer's head.
Nice sprawl there from Odoacer as Hoo shoots in.
Hoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Odoacer misses.
Hoo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hoo misses with a body kick.
Odoacer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoo cracks Odoacer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crunch! Hoo slams his shin into Odoacer's torso.
Odoacer throws a hook but Hoo blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Odoacer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odoacer looks to land a left hand but Hoo moved out of range nicely.
Hoo defending well as Odoacer loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hoo.
Odoacer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Odoacer throws a lazy right hand but Hoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Odoacer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoo.
Odoacer misses with a hook. Hoo ducked under it nicely.
Hoo connects with a looping right hand.
Hoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Odoacer unleashes a big counter combination but Hoo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Hoo there.
Hoo throws a lazy body kick
and Odoacer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Odoacer moves out of range of the body kick from Hoo.
Odoacer throws out a counter right but Hoo avoids it with no problem.
Odoacer fails to land the takedown.
Odoacer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoo can pounce on him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hoo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ajai Hoo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Odoacer gets caught flat footed, as Hoo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hoo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Odoacer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hoo throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoo stopping the sweep attempt from Odoacer.
Hoo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoo wants to control from the top but Odoacer keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Odoacer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo connects with a single shot there.
Hoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoo.
Hoo scores with a nice body kick.
Odoacer misses with the combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Hoo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Odoacer checks a low kick from Hoo.
Nice shot by Hoo.
Hoo scores with a head kick. Odoacer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Odoacer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoo doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoo throws a wild body kick that Odoacer sees coming a mile off.
Odoacer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odoacer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo misses with a left hand
and Odoacer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoo throws a head kick but Odoacer moves out of range.
Hoo tries to sprawl but Odoacer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Odoacer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Odoacer throwing strikes from guard but Hoo blocks nicely.
Hoo is trying to control the position but Odoacer postures up.
Odoacer lands a couple of elbows.
Odoacer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Odoacer scoring with some ground and pound.
Odoacer postures up.
Odoacer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hoo keeping moving, preventing Odoacer from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo has his hands on Odoacer's head, controlling the position.
Odoacer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoo 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.
Odoacer throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoo blocks a jab.
Odoacer with a jab.
Odoacer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Odoacer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hoo.
Odoacer cracks Hoo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Odoacer scores with a hook.
Hoo staying out of range there.
Hoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoo.
Hoo misses with a kick to the body.
Hoo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Odoacer's waist but Odoacer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoo off to one side.
Odoacer throws a shot from downtown. Hoo moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Hoo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Odoacer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoo moves away.
Hoo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flavius Odoacer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Hoo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Odoacer connects with a looping right hand.
Odoacer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoo manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Hoo.
Hoo misses with a head kick.
Hoo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Odoacer is able to avoid easily.
Odoacer lands a big uppercut and Hoo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hoo looks OK. Odoacer waves Hoo back to his feet!
Hoo is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavius Odoacer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ajai Hoo!
The defeated Flavius Odoacer had this to say: 'Harrumph! A minor setback on my path to the throne.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Big Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Wade (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Big Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samson Wade!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Big Baby.
Wade throws out a counter right but Big Baby avoids it with no problem.
Big Baby missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wade tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Big Baby needs to keep his hands up - Wade had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like John Big Baby has been cut.
Wade throws a body punch but Big Baby moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Big Baby misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wade.
Big Baby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Big Baby gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wade counters with a series of strikes that sends Big Baby to the canvas! Wade follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Big Baby working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wade doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wade manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Big Baby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Big Baby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Big Baby looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wade passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Baby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wade wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Wade's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Big Baby is trying to get back to half guard.
Big Baby is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Big Baby sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wade is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wade is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Big Baby is pressing down on Wade's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Big Baby has his foot on Wade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wade works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Baby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wade postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Big Baby is looking for a triangle but Wade pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Big Baby looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wade passes into half guard.
Wade takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wade scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Big Baby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Big Baby is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wade pulls his head out easily.
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!
Big Baby is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Baby is staying active underneath Wade, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wade scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wade lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wade not doing much here.
Big Baby is defending against the submission attempts here by Wade.
Wade 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.
Big Baby wants to improve his position but Wade is controlling well.
Wade maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Big Baby could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Wade has cracked it and Big Baby is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Wade!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samson Wade!
Samson Wade made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Have a nice retirement kiddo. Thanks to GONY for allowing me to showcase my skills and my camps greatness.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Madden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killing in the name of.... Ivar Lodbrok could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Casey Madden's 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Casey Madden!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Madden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lodbrok - the referee stops the clock and Madden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lodbrok. Madden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Madden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lodbrok takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Madden 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.
A head kick misses from Madden.
Madden just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLodbrok.
Lodbrok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Madden's head.
Lodbrok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ivar Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lodbrok moves in looking to clinch but Madden pushes him off.
Madden lands a slapping body shot.
Lodbrok is looking to slow Madden down with leg kicks.
Lodbrok throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Madden throws a body shot but no joy.
Lodbrok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Madden misses.
Madden throws a nice looking combination but Lodbrok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lodbrok scores with a head kick. Madden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lodbrok has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beauty School in the buildup to the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lodbrok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madden throws a wild body kick that Lodbrok sees coming a mile off.
Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madden.
Lodbrok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madden.
Ivar Lodbrok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lodbrok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madden.
Lodbrok on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Madden. Madden obviously looking to wear him down.
Lodbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Madden 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.
Lodbrok misses with a head kick.
Lodbrok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madden.
Lodbrok takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lodbrok ducks under a wild hook from Madden.
Lodbrok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lodbrok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madden manages to avoid it.
Madden tries a head kick but it misses.
Madden misses with a hook. Lodbrok ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Madden moves out of range of the body kick from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok cracks Madden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok motions for Madden to come forward. Lodbrok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madden appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lodbrok lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Madden at a distance.
Lodbrok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot.
Madden tries a quick counter leg kick but Lodbrok is wise to it.
Lodbrok throws a sloppy head kick and Madden moves out of range easily.
Lodbrok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lodbrok lands with a slapping head kick.
Madden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madden missing with a left hand there. Lodbrok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lodbrok looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Madden shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lodbrok manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lodbrok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Madden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Madden postures up in Lodbrok's guard and throws a big left but Lodbrok blocks it.
Madden throws a big right hand that misses.
Lodbrok is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lodbrok will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Madden is working Lodbrok over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Madden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Madden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Madden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Madden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Madden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Madden throws a big right hand that misses.
Madden throws a big elbow that misses.
Madden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Decent striking displayed by Madden there.
Lodbrok is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lodbrok swings for the body but Madden moves out of range.
Madden blocks a head kick by Lodbrok.
Madden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lodbrok takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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 Ivar Lodbrok will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A lazy body kick from Lodbrok
and Madden counters with a straight right hand.
Lodbrok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madden is able to avoid easily.
Lodbrok cracks the inside of Madden's front leg.
Lodbrok avoids the body shot from Madden.
And Lodbrok counters with a quick kick to the body but Madden blocks it.
Madden throws a head kick but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Lodbrok avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lodbrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madden tries a quick counter leg kick but Lodbrok is wise to it.
Madden lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lodbrok lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok swings for the body but Madden moves out of range.
Madden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lodbrok thuds his right hand into Madden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lodbrok delivers a nice body kick.
Lodbrok punishes Madden's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madden.
Madden just misses with a punch to the body.
Lodbrok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lodbrok is looking to wear down Madden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lodbrok lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Madden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Madden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lodbrok swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Madden misses with a body shot
and Lodbrok counters with a right hand to the body.
Madden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Madden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lodbrok scores with a jab.
Madden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lodbrok misses with a body kick.
Madden appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lodbrok.
Lodbrok cracks Madden with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lodbrok throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Madden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok scores with a jab to the body.
Madden is breathing heavily.
Lodbrok throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madden.
Lodbrok lands a nice looking body kick.
Lodbrok lands a big head kick that sends Madden tumbling to the mat! Lodbrok takes a step backwards and waves Madden back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Madden is rocked!
Madden walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lodbrok.
Madden is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodbrok finish him?
Madden is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Lodbrok Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Madden is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ivar Lodbrok!
Ivar Lodbrok decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Casey Madden stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey props, always gonna be a tough fight in the clinch. I will be back.'.
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