 |
D 77 : Ra vs Hillgrund PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralfson Calvacante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Calvacante might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Go to sleep bitch. Lee Wang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
|
172 cm
29
131 lbs
4 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ralfson Calvacante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Wang!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calvacante shoots in but Wang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calvacante shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Calvacante closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Calvacante not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calvacante thows a huge punch but Wang dodges it nicely.
Wang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Calvacante is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wang is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Calvacante.
Wang uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Calvacante darts in looking for a takedown but Wang gets double underhooks and turns Calvacante into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfson Calvacante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calvacante gets control of Wang's arms and successfully pulls guard. Calvacante will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wang works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Calvacante looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Calvacante has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wang is working away from the top position though.
Wang tries to stand but can't do so whilst Calvacante controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang prevents Calvacante from standing back up.
Wang wants to get back to his feet.
Calvacante trying to control but Wang postures up.
Calvacante throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wang tries to stand but can't do so whilst Calvacante controls his leg.
Calvacante wants to improve his position but Wang is controlling well.
Calvacante has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wang is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvacante tries to get to full guard but Wang has control of the leg.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calvacante looking to score a takedown here. Wang is defending well but Calvacante drives through and ends up in Wang's guard.
Calvacante trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Calvacante is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wang is trying to control the position but Calvacante postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Calvacante wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ralfson Calvacante just wasn't active enough.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calvacante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calvacante tries to clinch but Wang moves out of range.
Wang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calvacante's calf.
Calvacante checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wang clinches up with Calvacante and pushes him back against the cage.
Wang keeps control of Calvacante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wang breaks from the clinch.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calvacante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calvacante tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Calvacante somewhat.
Calvacante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralfson Calvacante dominated that round.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wang. That's going to slow Calvacante down.
Wang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wang closes the distance but Calvacante moves to the side
and Calvacante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wang clinches.
Calvacante dodges an elbow strike from Wang.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Calvacante's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Calvacante's brow.
Calvacante jumps guard and drags Wang to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wang trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Calvacante manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Calvacante drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wang looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wang looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang stands up and beckons Calvacante to his feet.
Calvacante moves into the clinch successfully.
Wang throws an elbow but it misses.
Calvacante tries to circle away but Wang has him pinned against the cage.
Wang misses with an elbow strike.
Wang throws an elbow that misses.
Calvacante wants to break free but Wang has control.
Calvacante is looking for a takedown.
Wang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Calvacante looking to throw knees to the head but Wang is blocking nicely.
Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wang enables Calvacante to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wang manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Calvacante from controlling successfully.
Wang seems keen to control Calvacante's posture.
Calvacante trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Calvacante prevents Wang from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ralfson Calvacante wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wang misses with a combination
and Calvacante counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calvacante shoots in looking for a takedown. Wang tries to sprawl out of it but Calvacante keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfson Calvacante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Wang.
Calvacante changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wang tries to avoid it but Calvacante manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wang to the ground. Wang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Calvacante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wang forces Calvacante back against the cage and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Calvacante has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wang tries a knee to the head but Calvacante blocks it.
Calvacante breaks the clinch.
Calvacante moves out of range of the leg kick from Wang.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Calvacante.
Calvacante blocks a head kick by Wang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvacante closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wang moves into the clinch.
Wang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Calvacante.
Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wang throws a series of punches but Calvacante moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wang!
Wang fails with the takedown.
Calvacante looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Calvacante fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wang pushes Calvacante up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Wang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wang looks to land a combination. Calvacante sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Wang leaves Calvacante with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wang thows a leg kick but Calvacante checks it
and Calvacante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calvacante shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wang but Wang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calvacante has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wang finds it's way round the side to connect with Calvacante's head.
That kick from Wang tenderised Calvacante's leg. Calvacante is trying to keep his angry face on.
Calvacante shoots in but Wang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfson Calvacante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calvacante is looking to clinch.
Calvacante shoots in looking for a takedown but Wang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calvacante's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calvacante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang wants to clinch up but Calvacante keeps it at a distance.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang moves into the clinch.
Calvacante dodges an elbow strike from Wang.
Wang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Calvacante's efforts to push away.
Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wang tries to clinch but Calvacante is having none of it.
Wang stuffs the takedown attempt from Calvacante. Calvacante gets slowly back to his feet.
Wang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calvacante's sensitive parts.
Calvacante throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wang's waist but Wang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Calvacante off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang takes the fight into the clinch.
Calvacante wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Wang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Calvacante blocks the elbow strike.
Calvacante has had enough of the clinch but Wang keeps him there for the moment.
Wang manages to break the clinch.
Calvacante shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wang as he jumps to the side.
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!
Wang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Calvacante, pushing him back against the cage.
Wang misses with an elbow strike.
Wang lands an elbow just above Calvacante 's eye.
Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calvacante shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wang sprawls well. Wang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calvacante gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang gets a clinch.
Calvacante avoids the elbow strike from Wang, against the cage.
Wang lands an elbow inside.
Calvacante tries to pull guard but Wang holds him up against the cage and eventually Calvacante drops back down to his feet.
Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calvacante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calvacante will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Calvacante clinches with his opponent.
Wang leaning against his opponent.
Wang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wang breaks from the clinch.
Lee Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvacante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ralfson Calvacante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wang darts in trying to clinch
and Calvacante counters with a straight right hand.
Wang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wang misses with a double jab
and Calvacante holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calvacante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Calvacante fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wang throws a leg kick but Calvacante sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Wang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Wang!
A victorious Lee Wang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tahkojuusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Vosne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tahkojuusto comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC : T.N.T. Teppo Tahkojuusto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
41
174 lbs
21 - 24 - 1 |
|
183 cm
19
181 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
21 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Tahkojuusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Davy Vosne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahkojuusto scores with a takedown into Vosne's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tahkojuusto trying to control but Vosne is working from the bottom.
Vosne looking for a guillotine here but Tahkojuusto defends easily.
Tahkojuusto postures up in Vosne's guard and throws a big left but Vosne blocks it.
Tahkojuusto postures up in Vosne's guard and throws a big left but Vosne blocks it.
Tahkojuusto stopping the sweep attempt from Vosne.
Vosne keeps trying to improve his position.
Tahkojuusto cracks Vosne with a solid left hand.
Tahkojuusto advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vosne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tahkojuusto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vosne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tahkojuusto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vosne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto is trying to get an arm triangle but Vosne is defending well.
Tahkojuusto tries for a kimura but Vosne is defending well.
Tahkojuusto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vosne is looking to regain half guard here but Tahkojuusto keeps moving and retains side control.
Vosne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vosne wants to improve his position but Tahkojuusto is controlling well.
Tahkojuusto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vosne defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto is looking for a kimura but Vosne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tahkojuusto to get the leverage.
Vosne wants to get back to full guard.
Tahkojuusto seems to be looking for submissions.
Vosne is looking to improve his position.
Vosne makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vosne.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahkojuusto lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vosne keeping full guard, as Tahkojuusto tries to pass.
Vosne throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vosne 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.
Vosne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tahkojuusto tries to reverse the position but Vosne maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vosne working the ground and pound effectively.
Vosne avoids the attempt from Tahkojuusto to control.
Vosne breaks from Tahkojuusto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tahkojuusto is desperately trying to improve his position but Vosne has a good base and remains in mount.
Tahkojuusto is working hard here to advance position.
Tahkojuusto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tahkojuusto tries to reverse the position but Vosne maintains control.
Tahkojuusto wants to control but Vosne is having none of it.
Tahkojuusto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vosne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tahkojuusto!
Tahkojuusto is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vosne landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Teppo Tahkojuusto has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tahkojuusto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tahkojuusto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tahkojuusto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vosne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tahkojuusto is in close to Vosne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tahkojuusto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tahkojuusto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vosne wants to sweep here but Tahkojuusto controlling him for the moment.
Tahkojuusto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tahkojuusto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tahkojuusto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teppo Tahkojuusto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tahkojuusto shoots in and drives through. Vosne sprawls well.
Tahkojuusto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vosne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tahkojuusto has his takedown stuffed
and Vosne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Tahkojuusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vosne throws out a loose jab but Tahkojuusto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tahkojuusto shoots for a double leg takedown but Vosne sprawls well. He's pushed Tahkojuusto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Vosne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vosne throws a lazy right hand but Tahkojuusto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tahkojuusto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vosne's waist but Vosne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tahkojuusto off to one side.
Vosne feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tahkojuusto sprawling to the canvas! Tahkojuusto rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vosne finish him?!
Tahkojuusto is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vosne throws a hook to the side of Tahkojuusto's head but Tahkojuusto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Tahkojuusto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tahkojuusto fails with the takedown
and Vosne counters by gaining double undehooks. He picks up Tahkojuusto and carries him across to his own corner. OH, that's a monster slam and Tahkojuusto is out cold! A brutal end to the fight and credit to Vosne for not following up with any more shots. He recognised that Tahkojuusto was out. Good sportsmanship.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Davy Vosne!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robinho Kumerlee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Rommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rommel has chosen Eric B. & Rakim - Don't Sweat The Technique as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
184 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robinho Kumerlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Rommel!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumerlee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rommel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kumerlee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kumerlee looks to throw the jab but Rommel is out of range.
Kumerlee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kumerlee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rommel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rommel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kumerlee wants to stand but Rommel is controlling the position.
Rommel lands a couple of digs.
Rommel wants to control from the top but Kumerlee keeps moving.
Rommel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rommel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumerlee trying to control here.
Rommel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rommel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rommel stands up from half guard.
Kumerlee missing with a left hand there. Rommel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kumerlee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rommel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kumerlee's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rommel gets to his feet. Kumerlee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kumerlee tries to bum rush Rommel with a series of wild strikes but Rommel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rommel misses with an uppercut.
Kumerlee drives through and clinches with Rommel against the cage.
A short left from Kumerlee.
Rommel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kumerlee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kumerlee stalling in the clinch but Rommel improves position.
Kumerlee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rommel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rommel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kumerlee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinho Kumerlee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erwin Rommel.
Rommel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kumerlee wants to clinch up but Rommel keeps it at a distance.
Kumerlee wants to clinch
and Rommel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kumerlee tries to clinch
and Rommel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kumerlee's guard now.
Kumerlee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kumerlee tries to get out of the position.
Rommel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rommel drops back looking for a leg! Kumerlee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kumerlee manages to kick Rommel off! Rommel jumps back into Kumerlee's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumerlee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rommel controls the pace.
Rommel is pushing down on Kumerlee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kumerlee is fighting to maintain full guard but Rommel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rommel is trying to work for a kimura but Kumerlee is defending well.
Rommel is trying for a kimura here. Kumerlee looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rommel wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Erwin Rommel!
Erwin Rommel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yun Fat Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Turisas -Take the day!. Yun Fat Chow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
32
172 lbs
18 - 19 - 0 |
|
188 cm
29
173 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sakari Nurmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yun Fat Chow!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmi swats away the attempt to clinch by Chow.
Nurmi lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick there by Nurmi.
Chow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmi throws out a loose jab but Chow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chow tries to clinch
and Nurmi counters with a thumping low kick.
Nurmi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chow.
Chow wants to clinch up but Nurmi keeps it at a distance.
Chow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chow forces Nurmi back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chow misses with a wild body shot.
Chow misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Chow there.
It looks like Sakari Nurmi has been cut.
Chow scores with a nice strike.
Nurmi doesn't manage to clinch there - Chow circles away.
Nurmi just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Chow. Those never looked like landing.
Chow misses with a double jab.
Nurmi clinches.
Chow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Our sources have told us that Nurmi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nurmi looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Chow fails to land.
Chow has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmi.
Chow misses with an elbow strike.
Nurmi tries to pull guard but Chow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow missing with knees to the body.
Chow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nurmi misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmi wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakari Nurmi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chow gets through Nurmi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Nurmi as the two fighters clinch.
Chow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Chow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chow.
Chow gets through Nurmi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nurmi goes for a takedown attempt but Chow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chow missing with a left hand there. Nurmi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chow under the eye.
Nurmi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chow is just out of range.
Chow slips under a jab from Nurmi.
Nurmi cracks a nice hook into Chow's ribs.
Chow pushes Nurmi up against the cage in a clinch.
Nurmi is trying to stall.
Chow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nurmi goes for a takedown attempt but Chow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nurmi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chow misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nurmi backwards.
Nurmi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nurmi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chow pushes Nurmi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chow misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Chow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chow stops a takedown attempt from Nurmi.
A shot in the inside from Chow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chow.
Nurmi can't get the takedown.
Nurmi drags the fight down to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nurmi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chow controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Fat Chow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi'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.
Chow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nurmi, pushing him back against the cage.
Yun Fat Chow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chow lands an elbow just above Nurmi 's eye.
Chow lands with a left to the head.
Chow trying to land knees to the body.
Nurmi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakari Nurmi's cut is getting worse.
Nurmi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Nurmi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chow uses from the top position.
Chow has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nurmi is proving hard to escape from.
Chow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yun Fat Chow hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice body punch from Chow.
Sakari Nurmi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nurmi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurmi has closed the distance and engaged Chow in a clinch.
Nurmi lands a takedown into guard.
Chow pulls Nurmi in close to prevent any damage.
Chow 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmi works over Chow with some ground and pound from guard.
Chow has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nurmi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Chow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi tries to clinch there but Chow circles away.
Nurmi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nurmi swings for the body but Chow moves out of range.
Nurmi misses with a body kick.
Nurmi lands a two punch combo.
Chow cracks Nurmi with a good jab.
Chow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nurmi is looking to wear down Chow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurmi wants to clinch.
Chow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nurmi misses.
Nurmi tries to clinch but Chow is having none of it.
Chow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurmi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chow sizes up Nurmi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chow misses with a straight left.
Nurmi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nurmi.
Chow keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmi throws a right and a left that Chow avoids nicely.
Nurmi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chow. Chow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmi misses with a straight right.
Chow doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurmi circles away.
Chow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Chow misses with a hook. Nurmi ducked under it nicely.
Nurmi throws an overhand right that lands on Chow's shoulder, as Chow tries to avoid the shot.
Yun Fat Chow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmi ducks under a wild hook from Chow.
Chow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurmi misses with a body punch
and Chow counters with a one-two to the body.
Chow misses with a hook
and Nurmi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Fat Chow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi'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!
Chow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nurmi.
Nurmi clinches up against the cage.
Nurmi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nurmi has had enough of the clinch but Chow keeps him there for the moment.
Chow managing to block the knees to the body from Nurmi.
Chow lands an elbow inside.
Sakari Nurmi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nurmi wants to take the fight to the mat but Chow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nurmi throws an elbow but misses.
Nurmi jumps guard but Chow stands there with Nurmi around his waist. Nurmi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chow tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurmi avoids the damage to the body.
Chow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chow lands a nice uppercut.
Chow avoids a wild elbow strike from Nurmi.
Nurmi blocks a body shot from Chow.
Chow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chow lands an uppercut.
Nurmi prevents a body shot from Chow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi blocks the elbow strike.
Nurmi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakari Nurmi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Chow.
Jeez, Sakari Nurmi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Chow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chow.
Nurmi is working for takedown but Chow is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nurmi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Still in the clinch, Chow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Chow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurmi takes a shot to the head.
Nurmi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chow tries to work over Nurmi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nurmi backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sakari Nurmi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yun Fat Chow!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Comte De Turenne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Turenne comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Tranquility- Final Resistance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
23
166 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
|
182 cm
31
164 lbs
6 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Comte De Turenne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexi Takala!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Turenne fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Turenne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Turenne is looking to clinch.
De Turenne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takala moves into the clinch.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
De Turenne scores a nice knee to the body.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
Takala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
Takala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Turenne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
Takala tries to work over De Turenne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
Takala managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
Takala managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
De Turenne prevents a body shot from Takala.
Takala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Takala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
Takala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
Takala managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
Takala wants to get back to striking at distance but De Turenne won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as De Turenne controls the action.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
Takala managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
Takala tries to score a body lock takedown but De Turenne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Takala tries to score a body lock takedown but De Turenne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Comte De Turenne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexi Takala.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
Takala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Turenne trying to land knees to the body.
Takala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
De Turenne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
De Turenne working Takala over with knees to the body.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
Takala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
Takala digs a right hand underneath De Turenne's ribcage. De Turenne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takala with a knee to the head.
Takala managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
Takala is looking to break free of the clinch but De Turenne has double underhooks.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
Come on Takala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
Takala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Comte De Turenne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takala pushes De Turenne up against the cage in a clinch.
Takala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
Takala managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
Takala managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
Takala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Turenne up against the cage.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
Takala scores with a hook to the body.
De Turenne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
Takala trying to stall but De Turenne improves his position.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
De Turenne trying to land knees to the body.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
De Turenne blocks a body shot from Takala.
De Turenne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takala.
Takala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takala managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
De Turenne trying to land knees to the body.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Takala.
De Turenne has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left hand lands to the body for Takala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
Takala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
De Turenne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takala.
A right handed body shot lands from Takala.
De Turenne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takala.
De Turenne trying to land knees to the body.
De Turenne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takala.
Takala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
Takala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Turenne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takala.
De Turenne keeps control of Takala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takala tries to work over De Turenne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Turenne avoiding damage as Takala throws knees to the body.
Takala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takala managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
Takala digs a right hand underneath De Turenne's ribcage. De Turenne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
De Turenne is pressed up against the cage. Takala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Turenne down to the mat. De Turenne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Takala forces De Turenne back against the cage and clinches.
Takala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
Takala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takala tries a body shot but De Turenne blocks it.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
Takala managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Turenne trying to land knees to the body.
Takala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Turenne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takala looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for De Turenne!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Takala tries for a kimura but De Turenne is defending well.
Takala thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Turenne prevents Takala from moving into mount.
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 Comte De Turenne will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Turenne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - De Turenne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Turenne wants to clinch.
De Turenne closes the distance but Takala moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Turenne tries to clinch up but Takala circles away and keeps his distance.
De Turenne tries to clinch up
and Takala counters with a straight right hand.
Comte De Turenne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Turenne wants to clinch
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Turenne tries to clinch up.
De Turenne doesn't manage to clinch there - Takala circles away.
Nice sprawl there from De Turenne as Takala shoots in.
De Turenne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Turenne tries to clinch there but Takala circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Turenne darts in trying to clinch
and Takala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Turenne moves to clinch but Takala breaks away
and Takala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Turenne tries to clinch up
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Takala finds it's target.
De Turenne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Turenne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takala scores with the left hand. De Turenne knows he should have avoided that one.
De Turenne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Comte De Turenne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takala lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Turenne backwards.
Takala tries to score a body lock takedown but De Turenne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Takala drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Turenne pulls his leg out and moves away.
Comte De Turenne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexi Takala.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takala forces De Turenne back against the cage and clinches.
Takala lands a good knee to the midsection. De Turenne won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Turenne blocks it with crossed arms.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
Takala can't get the takedown.
Takala misses with a punch to the body.
De Turenne trying to land knees to the body.
Alexi Takala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Takala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takala avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
Takala is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Takala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexi Takala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Turenne 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olof Orkidea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerzy Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Orkidea might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You're The Best. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
34
170 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
|
177 cm
26
168 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Orkidea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Killer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orkidea is out of range and Killer settles back down.
Killer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orkidea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orkidea connects with a high kick.
Orkidea looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Killer lands a nice shot that snaps Orkidea's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orkidea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orkidea staying out of range there.
Orkidea avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Orkidea.
Killer throws a head kick that misses.
Killer throws a sloppy head kick
and Orkidea counters with a head kick. That will keep Killer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Killer connects with a leg kick. Orkidea looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Killer avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Killer. Those never looked like landing.
Killer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orkidea has time to react.
Killer tries a low kick but Orkidea avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer throws a series of strikes that have Orkidea backpedaling.
It looks like Olof Orkidea has been cut.
Killer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orkidea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Killer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orkidea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Killer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Orkidea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Killer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Killer throws a head kick but Orkidea moves out of range.
Killer avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
Killer keeps the fight on the outside.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Killer misses with a head kick.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses.
Orkidea tries to clinch there but Killer circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer blocks a head kick by Orkidea.
A head kick misses from Killer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orkidea misses with a head kick.
Orkidea thows a body kick. Killer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orkidea throws a sloppy head kick and Killer moves out of range easily.
Orkidea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Killer misses with a head kick.
Killer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Orkidea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Killer connects with a looping right hand.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Killer moves out of range.
Orkidea lands a jab.
Killer throws a low kick but Orkidea avoids it.
Orkidea lands a head kick!
Killer misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea's corner calls for a 1-2. Orkidea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oooooh!!! Killer has knocked Orkidea down with a huge combo! Killer steps away and waves a wobbly Orkidea back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Orkidea is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orkidea is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Killer Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Orkidea is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jerzy Killer!
Our winner, Jerzy Killer, 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
82% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan McCready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
36
182 lbs
20 - 11 - 3 |
|
180 cm
35
185 lbs
26 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
20 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Declan McCready!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a low kick but McCready avoids it.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCready fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as McCready checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCready takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCready tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Novae in the buildup to the fight.
Silva blocks a head kick by McCready.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCready cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
McCready gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McCready misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCready keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
McCready swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but McCready is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCready lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCready tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
McCready misses with a body punch.
McCready lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from McCready.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
It looks like Declan McCready has been cut.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCready scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCready misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCready lands a body shot.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCready prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McCready controls the action.
Silva is trying to push McCready away but McCready has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCready misses with some punches.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCready is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCready scores with a hook to the body.
McCready tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from McCready as the two fighters clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCready lands a nice uppercut.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCready tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Still in the clinch, McCready scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCready tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
McCready cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
McCready fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
McCready tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
McCready lands a body shot.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but McCready has the dominant position.
McCready lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
McCready lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCready lands a body shot in the clinch.
McCready lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
McCready lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCready misses with the head strike.
McCready lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCready has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
McCready throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a body shot from McCready.
McCready working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva stalling in the clinch but McCready improves position.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
McCready lands with a light punch inside.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McCready controls the action.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from McCready.
McCready misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCready misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries to stall but McCready uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCready struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCready misses with a body punch.
McCready gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from McCready.
McCready scores with a shoulder strike.
McCready swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
McCready tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing McCready back against the cage.
McCready has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Silva blocks a body shot from McCready.
McCready tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCready or not.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on McCready's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCready fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva prevents a body shot from McCready.
McCready scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan McCready dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Declan McCready's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCready throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McCready ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCready doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCready.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCready on the side of the head.
McCready avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCready scores with a nice strike.
Silva cracks McCready with an open hand slap.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCready feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCready tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
McCready tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from McCready.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva cracks McCready with a good jab.
McCready works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - McCready throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mauricio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCready uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
A low kick from McCready is predictable there
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but McCready shrugs it off.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
McCready instigates a clinch.
McCready breaks the clinch.
Silva misses with a low kick.
McCready misses with a series of wild punches.
McCready ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
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!
McCready pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab when McCready was well out of range.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
McCready misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with an uppercut. McCready saw that one coming.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Good leg kick by McCready there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCready avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCready tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCready thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCready goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCready pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCready. McCready obviously looking to wear him down.
McCready misses with a low kick.
Declan McCready seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCready tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCready moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McCready lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! McCready takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCready goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCready throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCready has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCready moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
McCready has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
McCready digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
McCready throws a head punch that misses.
McCready fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCready prevents a body shot from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCready.
McCready throws an elbow but it misses.
McCready lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
McCready struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from McCready, against the cage.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCready tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
A short left from McCready.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCready just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
McCready trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCready into the cage.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws the kick towards the body but McCready avoids it.
Silva misses with a right hand
and McCready counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan McCready showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Declan McCready's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCready moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
McCready tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by McCready.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a head kick but McCready moves out of range.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from McCready does no damage.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCready feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCready lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! McCready takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCready, right into the meat.
McCready tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCready moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
McCready misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by McCready.
McCready misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCready.
McCready tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCready.
McCready lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCready blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
McCready lands a left hand.
McCready pushes Silva against the cage. McCready is working some dirty boxing. McCready pushes off with a quick right hook! Silva goes down! Silva tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McCready moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Declan McCready!
Declan McCready seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuudai has chosen Fear of the dark - Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
28
156 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
|
173 cm
35
170 lbs
29 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radar Salter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter misses with a hook. Yuudai ducked under it nicely.
Salter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salter throws a jab but it's blocked by Yuudai.
Salter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yuudai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.
Salter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuudai fails to land the takedown.
Salter throws a right and a left that Yuudai avoids nicely.
Salter cracks Yuudai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Salter does no damage.
Salter throws a combination. Yuudai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yuudai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salter throws a wild body kick that Yuudai sees coming a mile off.
Salter misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter digs a good body shot into Yuudai's ribs.
Yuudai looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yuudai trying to mount his opponent but Salter defends it.
Salter is trying to stand up here but Yuudai is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yuudai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yuudai seems to be working for a kimura but Salter defends the submission attempt.
Yuudai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Salter defends it well.
Salter is trying to stand up here but Yuudai is controlling him well.
Salter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yuudai is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuudai throwing shots but Salter is blocking nicely.
Yuudai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Salter wants to get back to his feet.
Yuudai winds up and cracks Salter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yuudai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salter defending well though.
Yuudai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salter defending well though.
Salter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yuudai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salter sees it coming and defends easily.
Yuudai is looking to advance position but Salter won't allow it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Yuudai working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter is trying to stand back up but Yuudai is controlling him
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yuudai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Salter defends it well.
Yuudai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Salter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Salter manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Yuudai keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Salter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yuudai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Radar Salter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Yuudai.
Salter is trying to break the clinch but Yuudai is controlling him.
Salter can't break the clinch.
Salter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yuudai.
Salter breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter lands with a good body shot.
Salter gets caught napping as Yuudai dives in and scores a takedown. Salter manages to retain guard.
Salter wants to stand up but Yuudai is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yuudai.
Yuudai prevents Salter from getting back to his feet.
Salter trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Salter has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Yuudai off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Salter is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuudai slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
A left lands for Salter.
Salter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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 Radar Salter will probably get the nod.
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.
A combination from Salter does no damage.
Salter throws an overhand right that lands on Yuudai's shoulder, as Yuudai tries to avoid the shot.
Yuudai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Salter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Salter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yuudai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Radar Salter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salter misses with a wild combination.
Yuudai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salter.
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yuudai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salter looks to land a combination but Yuudai avoids it well.
Yuudai moves out of range as Salter throws a body kick.
Salter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yuudai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Yuudai slips the punch.
Yuudai ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Salter misses with a hook
so Yuudai counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yuudai looking to pass the guard.
Takeshi Yuudai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yuudai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yuudai won't allow Salter to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yuudai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yuudai stops Salter from standing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuudai drops back looking for a leg! Salter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Salter manages to kick Yuudai off! Yuudai jumps back into Salter's guard.
Yuudai slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yuudai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Salter, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yuudai has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yuudai misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Yuudai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yuudai working the body and head with strikes.
Yuudai prevents Salter from escaping the position.
Yuudai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Salter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yuudai working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Salter is trying to buck Yuudai off.
Yuudai looks up at the clock and then as Salter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yuudai smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Salter throws Yuudai to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter misses with a straight right.
Salter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuudai.
Salter misses with an uppercut
and Yuudai decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Salter's guard.
Salter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yuudai is controlling him.
Yuudai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salter's guard.
Yuudai prevents Salter from standing back up.
Salter regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yuudai.
Salter has momentary wrist control but Yuudai slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuudai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Salter wants to stand up but Yuudai is controlling him.
Yuudai drops back looking for a leg! Salter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Salter manages to kick Yuudai off! Yuudai jumps back into Salter's guard.
Salter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai looking to pass the guard.
Yuudai passes Salter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yuudai is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yuudai is working for a kimura but Salter is defending it quite comfortably.
Salter is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuudai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yuudai is looking for a kimura but Salter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yuudai to get the leverage.
Yuudai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Yuudai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yuudai walks into a left hand.
Salter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yuudai has closed the distance and engaged Salter in a clinch.
Yuudai is working for takedown but Salter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yuudai wants a takedown but no success here.
Salter stops a takedown attempt from Yuudai.
Radar Salter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Yuudai.
Yuudai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yuudai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Salter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yuudai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yuudai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter is looking to break free of the clinch but Yuudai has double underhooks.
Yuudai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yuudai has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Salter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salter misses with a head kick.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.
Yuudai needs to keep his hands up - Salter had a free shot at his head there.
Salter misses with a few strikes there.
Radar Salter is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Salter.
A lazy left from Salter finds it's target.
A jab lands there for Salter.
Yuudai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Radar Salter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yuudai looking to score a takedown here. Salter is defending well but Yuudai drives through and ends up in Salter's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throws a big right hand that misses.
Yuudai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yuudai stops Salter from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuudai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salter wants to stand but Yuudai is controlling the position.
Yuudai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yuudai is looking to work some ground and pound but Salter has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salter wants to stand and escape but Yuudai is having none of it.
Yuudai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yuudai passes Salter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yuudai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yuudai thows a huge punch but Salter dodges it nicely.
Salter wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yuudai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yuudai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yuudai prevents Salter from standing back up.
Yuudai is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Salter wants to get back to his feet.
Yuudai is looking for a kimura here.
Yuudai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yuudai wants to work for an arm triangle but Salter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai seems to be working for a kimura but Salter defends the submission attempt.
Salter wants to get back to his feet.
Yuudai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salter is trying to stand.
Yuudai is looking for submissions but instead, Salter has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salter keeping full guard, as Yuudai tries to pass.
Salter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Yuudai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yuudai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Yuudai!
During a confident post fight interview, Takeshi Yuudai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
90% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christopher McCormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pj Veenstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCormick comes to the cage accompanied by Shipping up to Boston. Christopher McCormick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pj Veenstra's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 164 cm
32
165 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
|
165 cm
36
167 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christopher McCormick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pj Veenstra!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veenstra gets tackled into the cage by McCormick. McCormick maintains the clinch.
McCormick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veenstra backwards.
McCormick managing to block the knees to the body from Veenstra.
McCormick has a couple of punches blocked by Veenstra.
Veenstra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veenstra takes a shot to the head.
McCormick lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from McCormick fails to land.
McCormick gets underhooks to prevent Veenstra's takedown attempt.
Veenstra gets control of McCormick's arms and successfully pulls guard. Veenstra will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Veenstra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCormick is aware though and is defending well.
McCormick stays in close to Veenstra's body and controls the position.
McCormick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Veenstra trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Veenstra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCormick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCormick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCormick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Christopher McCormick wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters circling - Veenstra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCormick lands a head shot.
McCormick scores with a nice right hand.
Veenstra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCormick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veenstra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCormick counters with a good low kick that Veenstra was not able to check.
McCormick throws a head kick that misses.
McCormick sizes up Veenstra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCormick scores with a shot to the body.
Veenstra throws a series of punches but McCormick moves out of range.
Nice body punch from McCormick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veenstra lands with a good body shot.
Veenstra throws a jab when McCormick was well out of range.
McCormick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veenstra manages to avoid it.
McCormick avoids the body shot from Veenstra.
McCormick scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCormick lands with a nice body punch.
Veenstra moves out of range of the strikes.
Veenstra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Veenstra there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Veenstra 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 McCormick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCormick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McCormick cracks the inside of Veenstra's front leg.
Veenstra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCormick throws a good cross that connects.
McCormick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Veenstra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCormick jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Veenstra is rocked!
Veenstra thows a body shot but no joy.
Veenstra is still on wobbly legs! Can McCormick finish him?
Veenstra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCormick drops Veenstra with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Veenstra! McCormick dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher McCormick!
Christopher McCormick retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Christopher McCormick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
77% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Hillgrund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
29
165 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
|
170 cm
25
164 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amun Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harald Hillgrund!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra dips to his left and cracks Hillgrund with an uppercut!
Hillgrund throws a shot from downtown. Ra moves away and avoids it.
Hillgrund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ra.
Ra checks a leg kick.
Ra punishes Hillgrund's body with a nice straight punch.
Ra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Hillgrund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Hillgrund misses.
Hillgrund defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ra.
The fighters circling - Hillgrund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ra darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hillgrund trying to control but Ra postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Ra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra is keen to just control but Hillgrund is a slippery customer.
Ra is thwarting Hillgrund's attempts to control the position.
Ra prevents Hillgrund from improving his position.
Hillgrund wants to control but Ra is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Ra seems content to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Harald Hillgrund wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ra throws a body punch but Hillgrund moves out of range.
A cross from Hillgrund lands.
Hillgrund tries to clinch up but Ra circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra misses with a wild body shot.
Ra ducks under a wild hook from Hillgrund.
Hillgrund just misses with a punch to the body.
Hillgrund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ra.
Hillgrund swings widly with a right hand
and Ra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra wants to control from the top but Hillgrund keeps moving.
Hillgrund controls Ra momentarily but Ra frees himself.
Hillgrund looking for a sweep. Not yet Hillgrund, not yet.
Ra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hillgrund's head.
Hillgrund keeping moving, preventing Ra from controlling successfully.
Ra postures up in Hillgrund's guard and throws a big left but Hillgrund blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund has momentary wrist control but Ra slips an elbow through the middle.
Hillgrund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hillgrund is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hillgrund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ra.
Ra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hillgrund trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Harald Hillgrund hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ra circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ra counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hillgrund tries to get to full guard but Ra has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hillgrund's head.
Hillgrund slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hillgrund controls Ra momentarily but Ra frees himself.
Ra scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ra stands up over Hillgrund, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hillgrund trying to control the position here.
Hillgrund 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hillgrund looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amun Ra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Hillgrund does it's job there.
Ra swats away the attempt to clinch by Hillgrund.
Hillgrund staying out of range there.
Ra punishes Hillgrund's body with a nice straight punch.
Ra drops Hillgrund with a nice combination! Ra dives into Hillgrund's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Harald Hillgrund has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ra cracks Hillgrund with a solid left hand.
Ra won't allow Hillgrund to sweep him here.
Ra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hillgrund utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra stopping the sweep attempt from Hillgrund.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hillgrund's head.
Ra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hillgrund wants to sweep but no luck.
Ra throws a big right hand that misses.
Hillgrund not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ra tries to free his leg and advance position but Hillgrund is retaining full guard.
Ra is working Hillgrund over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ra's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hillgrund pulls Ra in close to prevent any damage.
Hillgrund wants to improve his position but instead Ra has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hillgrund works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ra slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ra throws a strike aimed at the side of Hillgrund's head but Hillgrund avoids it well.
Hillgrund parries the strikes from Ra easily there. Ra is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hillgrund to escape.
Hillgrund tries to bench press Ra off him but Ra keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Hillgrund's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hillgrund is trying to get back to half guard.
Ra has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hillgrund!
Ra landing strikes from the mount.
Hillgrund is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hillgrund that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ra is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hillgrund can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hillgrund is rocked!
Hillgrund is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hillgrund is still in real trouble! Can Ra finish him?
Hillgrund is squirming around, avoiding Ra's attempts to control the action.
Hillgrund seems to have recovered his senses.
Ra is landing with some decent strikes but Hillgrund is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That has opened up Harald Hillgrund's cut even more.
Ra 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ra working Hillgrund over with strikes here.
Ra loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hillgrund scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Ra land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Ra stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amun Ra!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
